Roosevelt V. Roosevelt: The Four Freedoms

Franklin D. Roosevelt took office in November 1940 in the middle of the Great Depression. The stock market was in chaos, the world around us was in turmoil: Adolph Hitler was controlling Germany, France falling into the powers of Germany, Axis power almost had complete control of Europe. Many strongly opposed about not going to war but Roosevelt was trying to encourage the joining of the United States into World War 2. His speech “Four Freedoms” was giving 2 years after World War 2 had started, his significance in this announcement was

President Truman was the 33rd President of the United States. He was born in Lamar, Missouri, 1884. As a child, he spent nine years in Independence Missouri and went to a public school. Truman enjoyed reading on his own outside of school. In 1919, Harry Truman married Elizabeth Virginia Wallace. In 1923, they had their only child Mary Margaret. Truman was in the National Guard and became a member of the 129th Artillery Regiment. Harry was asked to run for judgeship by Tom Pendergast in 1922. He easily beat his Republican challenger in November. Essentially, he served as a county commissioner. He was elected as the presiding judge of the county court in 1926. He proved to be a politician who could win support from urban and rural constituencies.

He faced many important challenges and decisions. The war in Europe ended when Germany surrendered on May 8th. The United Nations signed a charter. Roosevelt participated in the Potsdam Conference to discuss treatment after the war with Churchill and Stalin. Soon after this, President Roosevelt passed away and Truman took office. In order to end the war in the Pacific and prevent the loads U.S. casualties that would happen from an invasion of Japan, Truman approved the dropping of atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Japan surrendered, however, Truman’s atomic bomb was one of the most controversial decisions of any American

However, Roosevelt’s support and vitality to the nation in the time of peril won him a third term in 1940, despite criticism by isolationists and the risky move to initiate the first peacetime draft in United States history. After receiving a very important letter from Winston Churchill concerning American aid and dreaming of an ingenious solution, Roosevelt called for America to become the “arsenal for democracy” (Goodwin 195), and emphasized the lend-lease program as an alternative to war. At the end of 1941, Congress was painfully slow to set up defense against the Axis, but FDR insightfully waited for the right moment. On December 7, the Japanese launched a massive surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, and Roosevelt did exactly what the people wanted―he declared war on the Axis powers and ramped up war production. Through the progression of the war, Roosevelt was on good terms with Stalin, however he became fantastic friends with Churchill. Occasionally, Franklin took business trips around the country to the various auto manufacturers that had been converted to production lines for the war effort. He knew his visits boosted productivity as well as morale, so he enjoyed them, especially when workers shouted his name with glee. Late in 1942, civilian support for the war dropped with a decrease in morale. Franklin knew just the right move, and launched an invasion of North Africa that

Harry S. Truman was born in Missouri on May 8, 1884 and was the first of three children born to John Truman, a farmer and mule trader, and his wife, Martha Truman. Harry was named in honor of his maternal uncle, Harrison Young, but his parents could not decide on his middle name, and after more than a month, they finally settled on using the letter “S” as tribute to both of his grandfather's, Solomon Young, and Anderson Shipp Truman.

During the early 17th century slavery was being practiced in the South for over 350 years. They were forced to work the production of tobacco, crops, and later cotton. When the cotton grin was evented in 1793 along with the growing demand product in Europe. The slaves had become a use to the South and it formed a foundation for their economy. Going into the late 18th century there were problems with slavery and they are the abolitionist movement, the Missouri Compromise, the Dred Scott Decision, and Abraham Lincoln.

Franklin Roosevelt was the thirty-second president of the United States. He served twelve years and four terms. He fought to keep the United States out of the war and helped those nations that were threatened or attacked. As a result, when France fell and Great Britain came under siege in 1940; he began to send all possible aid short of military involvement. The nation’s largest contribution was made to Great Britain in the form of fifty old and out dated destroyers that were built between 1918 and 1920. The Lend Lease Program and the Destroyers Bases Program was a major way the U.S. supported the Allies was efforts in 1940. At this point as a country we were anti-war and isolationist. So

Harry S. Truman was born May 8, 1884 in Lamar, Missouri and grew up near Independence. The young Truman enjoyed his youth on the family farm with his younger

With such events occurring quickly in such a small time period, the second World War came as a massive shock. Yet again, Americans called for isolationism and neutrality as they believed America should focus on ending the Great Depression, not worrying about and dealing with the international issues of other nations and peoples. By analyzing Document 5, it is clear that many Americans still believe in isolationism during the Great Depression. Bennett Champ Clark states in his Defense of the First Neutrality Act that “the desire to keep the United States from becoming involved in any war between foreign nations seems practically unanimous among the rank and file of American citizens.” Americans influenced the US foreign policy yet again as the First Neutrality Act was passed in 1935. By analyzing Document 6, it is clear that President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the choices he made were still influenced by isolationist sentiment as he states in his Quarantine Speech that “it is my determination to adopt every practicable measure to avoid involvement in war.” However, it is clear in President Roosevelt's speech that he knew that entering the war was inevitable as he states that the “peace of the world and the welfare and security of every nation, including our own is today being threatened by that very thing (war).” Although the United States tried its best to not enter the second World War for many years, it could not avoided by the end of 1941. On December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor was bombed by the Japanese. The federal government’s response to this attack can be analyzed in Document 7, President Roosevelt’s Pearl Harbor Address to the Congress of the United States. In response to the attack, Roosevelt calls for Congress to “declare . . . a state of war has existed between the United States and the

Roosevelt had two opportunities to involve America in World War II: Japan was at war with China, and Germany was at war with Great Britain, France and other countries. Both war zones presented plenty of opportunities to involve the American government in the war, and Roosevelt was quick to seize upon the opportunities presented.

Before the United States became involucrated in World War II, the U.S. had an idea of isolationism. The president at the time in 1941 was Franklin D. Roosevelt who strongly believed in world peace. Throughout his presidential term he managed to improve the economy of his country and have positive affairs with other countries. He was marked by his first one hundred days during office in which he passed many laws to improve the quality of life. However, on December 7, 1941 pearl harbor which is located in

President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s actions during World War II also restricted constitutional liberties. The U.S. entered World War II in 1941 after the Japanese bombed the naval base at Pearl Harbor. Mass hysteria broke out about Japanese spies and future attacks. Because of this, President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 which forced Japanese residents living on the west coast into internment camps. Executive Order 9066 violated many of the Constitutional Amendments: freedom of speech, freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures, right to trial, right to equal protection under the law, etc. The government forced innocent people into imprisonment camps and denied them basic rights given to them in the Constitution. Similarly,

On May 8, 1884 Harry S. Truman was born in Lamar, Missouri. His Mother was Martha. His Father was John. His father had a horse and mule business. When that failed John started a family farm. In 1890 Truman Got a brother and sister, John and Mary. Also in 1890 him and his family moved to Independence, Missouri. Growing up Truman had poor vison and he had to wear glasses. Truman was not into sports. Truman was interested in music and reading. Truman did not make friends easily and he had trouble getting the ladies. Harry went to public schools in Independence. Harry graduated from high school in 1901. Harry wanted to West Point after high school. He could not attend because of his eyesight. Harry could not attend a four-year college right after high school because of his father’s financial problems. Truman did go to college he went to a business college in college for a semester. He had to dropout due to money problems.

Harry Truman, son of John Anderson Truman and Martha Ellen Truman was born in Lamar, Missouri on May 8, 1884. As a young boy Harry went to public schools in Independence, graduating high school in the year 1901 after that Trumann’s family financial problem kept him from attending college. As a result, Truman worked on the family farm between the years 1906 to 1914. Later on, Truman wedded Bess Wallace on June 28, 1919, a woman whom he had known growing up. Truman and Bess only had one child that was born on February 17, 1924 named Mary Margaret. After Truman’s father past away, he tried to make a living as an operator of a small mining company and some oil business, but when he failed he remained working in the farm. “In 1917, Truman 's National Guard unit shipped out to France as part of the American Expeditionary Force fighting the World War I. The soldiering life suited Truman,