By: ALEXIS A BIOGRAPHY FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (1882-1945)

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By: ALEXIS

A BIOGRAPHY FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

(1882-1945)

BACKGROUND

• Born with wealthy family

• Born with Polio• His house view

overlooked the Hudson River

1913

• Named Assistant Secretary of Navy

*He’s an important

person in the Navy.

1921

• Diagnosed with Polio

* He was treated for polio, although some doctors today think he may have had a different illness.

1928

• Elected Governor of New York

• He wrote conservation bills to help protect the environment.

1932

• Elected 32nd President of the United States of America.

• Helped the poor and the homeless to make our country a better place with a plan called The New Deal.

1941• Asked Congress to

declare war on Germany and Japan

• They had the war because the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.

CHARACTER TRAITS

• He was brave because he could speak in front of a crowd.

• He was caring because he helped the poor and homeless.

QUOTE

“ Happiness lies in the joy of and the thrill of creative effort.”

He means that you should be happy by trying to have new ideas to make changes in the world.

RESOURCESPage 3

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http://www.thesoundsofhistory.com/pearlharborattack.jpg

http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/day-of-infamy/images/fdr-signing-declaration.gif

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