because he would of gone to jail
Ben Franklin
It weakened public support for new legislation.
It didn't take much after the attack of Pearl Harbor. Everyone was ready to fight.
He felt people should be able to support themselves and not sponge off others and make their own way in life
To persuade them to declare war explanation (Apex)
Roosevelt founded the UN Association of the United States in 1943 to advance support for the formation of the UN.
I just read a new book that states the Roosevelt couldn't get support to help the Jews of Europe to leave. The author makes a petty good case that he tried and Congress wouldn't listen or do anything. Imagine how many people would have been saved if he had.
Support increased; Congress approved the Lend-Lease Act.
Support increased; Congress approved the Lend-Lease Act.
Hobos in the street
Support increased; Congress approved the Lend-Lease Act.
Franklin D. Roosevelt was partially paralyzed in his legs from polio several years before he ran for president. He wore braces on his legs and could stand up with the support of the podium to make speeches and I think he could take a few steps to get to the podium. He hid his disability from the public. He had a special car with hand controls that he could drive.
Yes
arsenal of democracy
Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president in 1932 because voters really believed that he could take the country out of the Great Depression. His ideas were much more popular than Hoovers.
Ben Franklin
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