FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT 32nd President of the US Buschistory Presents – The Presidents

The Election 1.President: Franklin Roosevelt Number 32 VP - Charles Curtis 2. Political Party - Democrat 3. Term of Office Who came before and after him, and what were their Political parties? Herbert Hoover(Republican) preceded him and Harry Truman (Democrat) followed him 5. Were there any unusual circumstances surrounding his ascent to the presidency? If so, describe the situation in specific detail. The inability of the Hoover administration to solve the problems of the Great Depression led to his election.

The Office 6. Are there any catch phrases or terms specifically associated with this president? If so, list and explain them. New Deal, “The Only Thing we have to Fear, is fear itself, ” “A Day that will Live in Infamy” Bank Holiday, The First Hundred Days, Alphabet Soup, Court Packing, Arsenal for Democracy 7. When he left office, was it by: choice, defeat, natural death, assassination, or resignation. Explain your answer. He died in Office on April 12, 1945

Domestic Issues and Events 1933 – 1939 New Deal th Amendment (Inauguration Day 1/21), 21 st Amendment (Repeals Prohibition) 1934 – Gold Standard Terminated(Citizens had to turn in gold to counter deflation), Dust Bowl begins and lasts through – Nye Report (Gerald Nye, “Merchants of Death”) 1937 – Court Packing, Roosevelt Recession 1939 – Hatch Act – Barred Federal employees from engaging in political activities 1940 – First peacetime draft 1942 – Japanese Internment 1944 – Korematsu V. United States, Second Bill of Rights - FDR's SpeechFDR's Speech Second Bill of Rights Text The Servicemen's Readjustment Act

Foreign Policy and Events 1933 – Good Neighbor Policy (reevaluation of Latin American policies), Recognizes the USSR 1935 – Neutrality Act 1936 – Neutrality Act 1937 – Japan invades China, Neutrality Act 1938 – Hitler takes Austria, Munich Agreement 1939 – Hitler invades Poland – WW II begins, Neutrality Act The Battle of Britain 1941 – Lend Lease, Atlantic Charter, Pearl Harbor 1942 – Manhattan Project begins 1944 – D Day Yalta