Franklin D. Roosevelt

By Andrew Ottenbreit

  • Birth Of Franklin D. Roosevelt

    Birth Of Franklin D. Roosevelt
    Franklin D. Roosevelt was born in 1882 at Hyde Park, New York
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    Franklin D. Roosevelt

  • Groton Schooling

    Groton Schooling
    In 1896, FDR attended the Groton school for boys and was taguht that he should he the less fortunate through public service.

  • Education

    Education
    Most of his early education was from his parents and private tutors. He went to Harvard and recieved a BA in history and later went to Columbia University for law and passed the Bar examination. He left the University without getting a degree.

  • Contracting Polio

    Contracting Polio
    In 1921 in Canada, FDR was diagnosed with polio and was not able to recover, he was paralized from the waist down, because of this he establing a care center for others with polio and funded research to find an effective vaccine.

  • The Great Depression

    The Great Depression
    During the Great Depression, President Herbert Hoover did not want to help bail the citizens of the United States of America out the the Depression. F.D.R made a promise during his campaign to help bail the citizens out. F.D.R had delivered his promised and brought the country out of the depression with bills such as the "New Deal"

  • World War II

    World War II
    The United States Entered WWII after the perl harbor bombing and FDR lead the country through the war until the time of his death in 1945.

  • Only President To Have Four Terms

    Only President To Have Four Terms
    Franklin D. Roosevelt had run for 4 total terms but died during his fourth, he is the only president to have run and won four terms.

  • Death of Franklin D. Roosevelt

    Death of Franklin D. Roosevelt
    Franklin D. Roosevelt died April 12, 1945 at Warm Springs Georgia

  • Significance

    Significance
    Franklin D. Roosevelt is still signifcant today because he was and sill it the very templete of what a president should be. He helped the country during the economic "Great Depression" and lead the country to victory during World War II, He wasn't like our presidents today who sit around and argue over tax budgets, he got bills passed, he brought the American Encomy back, he made progress in this country and was a president who made so much to shape this country into what we live in today.