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Why might some Americans have been fearful to have Franklin Roosevelt as president so many years?
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∙ 8y ago
Roosevelt was the only President who did not retire after 8 years. People who did not agree with his approach to big federal government liked him less each year he was in office. When he ran the third time, people were afraid he would get the country into the world war, even though he said he would never send American boys overseas. When he ran the fourth time, the country was at war on two fronts and sorely pressed.
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∙ 8y ago
Some Americans may have been fearful to have Franklin Roosevelt as president for many years because they disagreed with his policies, particularly his expansion of the federal government and his implementation of the New Deal. Some also feared that his leadership during the Great Depression and World War II would lead to a concentration of power and a departure from traditional American values. Additionally, his progressive agenda and the perception that he was undermining the capitalist system raised concerns among those who favored limited government intervention in the economy.
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What fearful situation was Franklin Delano Roosevelt referring to in his speech?
He was referring to the depression and the us economy.
Who said the only thing we have to fearis fear itself?
Franklin D Roosevelt at his first inaugural speech. "The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself!" Speaking of the depression and the prospect of turning the U.S. economy around.Actually Francis Bacon said it about 400 years ago in his essay on Tribute. He was talking about fortune and change of fortune and how a man with fortitude will not be shaken. Whereas a person who is fearful will suffer much by these changes. He referred to fear as the inner enemy and said "Nothing is to be feared but fear itself. Nothing grievous but to yield to grief" FDR probably learned this in grammar schoolIn all reality you are both correct. While Francis Bacon did say this quote, so did Franklin D. Roosevelt. While the quote was quoted from Francis Bacon by Franklin Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt did say it in his inaugural speech so technically, both of you are correct!i have the answer to apex simplifiedConfidence was needed to overcome the Depression.
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Cause he loved chicken just like the rest of the african americans!
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What do you think president d roosevelt meant when he said that the only thing the us had to fear was fear itself?
President Roosevelt took office in the midst of the Great Depression, a financial catastrophe of global proportions, that caused sudden and severe poverty throughout the country. While there was debate over whether the economic policies of the previous president (Hoover) were to blame, there was no debate that people were suffering and they were terrified. Mr. Roosevelt was a masterful radio speaker (TV had not yet been invented); he took to the radio with a series of what were called "Fireside Chats," where he both informed and reassured the American public, letting his audience know he was now in charge and he had a plan to turn the Depression around.But first, he had to restore confidence-- Americans had been badly shaken by the impact of the Depression, so he was telling them not to be afraid, because he and his administration were working to move the country forward; and being afraid was not going to help with that process. His speech, which contained the famous quote "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself," first acknowledged how frightened and worried the American public had become. Mr. Roosevelt recognized that many Americans were fearful (convinced things would never get better), and the quote, as well as the entire speech, was meant to be both reassuring and motivating to the American public, letting them know that there was no reason to be afraid, because things would soon improve.
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Something you are afraid of makes you fearful.
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i was fearful because of the scary movie
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I was rather fearful about what I had done when the supervisor entered the room.
