Roosevelt
• 1908: He worked as a clerk for a Wall Street firm.
• 1921: He fell ill and became paralyzed（瘫痪） from his waist down.
Early political career
State Senator 州参议员（1910） Assistant Secretary of the Navy 海军助理国务卿（1913） Campaign for Vice-President 副总统竞选（1920） Governor of New York 纽约州长（1929-1932） Presidential election 总统大选 （1932）
First Term of Presidency(1933–1937) First Presidential Election: 1932
Great Depression(1929-1933)
The Great Depression had devastating effects in this country .
wants Roosevelt!
World War Ⅱ
Roosevelt secured a declaration of war against Japan after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Roosevelt launched major legislation and a profusion of executive orders that gave form to the New Deal—a complex set of programs designed to produce relief (especially government jobs for the unemployed), recovery (of the economy), and reform (through regulation of Wall Street, banks and transportation)
Personal life
Roosevelt sailing with half-niece Helen and father James, 1899.
His uncle, Theodore Roosevelt(西奥 多●罗斯福), is the 26th president of America. (Republican Party, 共和党)
Personal life
• He was educated privately at home until age 14 • 1905: After graduation at Havard University he
entered Columbia Law School • 17 March 1905: Marriage with Anna Eleanor
Third Term of Presidency(1941–1945)
The two-term tradition was an unwritten rule but the loud speaker screamed:
January 1941: Four Freedom Speech
We want Roosevelt… The world
World War Ⅱ
As World War II loomed after 1938, with the Japanese invasion of China and the aggressions of Nazi Germany, Roosevelt gave strong diplomatic and financial support to China and Britain, while remaining officially neutral.
It was the longest, most widespread, and deepest depression of the 20th cen(1929-1933)
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself！
Franklin D. Roosevelt
the longest American presidency
Introduction
• Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945) was the 32nd President of the United States (1933-1945) and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war. He is the only American president who was elected more than two terms,and served for a total of 16 years, of which he served 12 before his death.
Great Depression(1929-1933)
Total employment numbers in the United States from 1920 to 1940
GDP of the United States from 1929 to 1941
Second Term of Presidency(1937–1941) Second Presidential Election: 1936