FDR
Back Ground:
- Born in New York
- Governor of New York
- Assistant Secretary of the Navy (WWI)
- Had Polio in the early 1920's
- Defeated Herbert Hoover for presidency
Power
- FDR constructed the New Deal in WWII
What was the role in WWII
1.Neutrality- passed neutrality acts, we were officially neutral through December 7, 1941
2. Pearl Harbor- December 7, 1941
- 12/8/41 is when we declared war
3. Pacific War- Atomic Bombs-August 1945
4. Africa- we invaded north Africa and pushed Germans out, then moved to Italy
5. Italy-Germany had control, not free until 1945
6. D-Day- June 6, 1944- the day that we invaded France
7. Yalta Conference-Germany gets split into 4 areas - Churchill, FDR, Stalin
8. The End- April 1945 dies of cerebral hemorrhage
- Harry Truman takes over as president
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