Franklin+D.+Roosevelt



Franklin D. Roosevelt was the United States president from 1933-1945 during WWII. The United States stayed neutral even though Roosevelt wanted to go into the war. He decided that it would be best if he focused more on getting America out of the depression instead of addressing foriegn demands. After the attakc on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese, he finally agreed to join the war in Europe.

Information provided by chapter 17 section 4 of Prentice Hall's America Pathways to the Present. Picture provided by http://z.about.com/d/americanhistory/1/0/x/9/32_fdr_1.jpg