"1933": Critical Choice of Leaders in the 20th Century
- January 30, 1933 Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany. He ruled absolutely until his death by suicide on April 30, 1945.
- March 4, 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt was sworn in as the 32nd United States president and served in office until his death on April 12, 1945.
As a democrat, FDR won a record 4 presidential elections. He led the US out of the Great Depression and during war against the fascist powers in the Second World War. Considered one of the greatest US presidents, Roosevelt became a central figure in world events of the first half of the 20th century.
- Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law, Aug. 14, 1935.
- How Did Hitler Happen? The National World War II Museum,
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/how-did-hitler-happen
- FDR First Inaugural Address Declaring 'War" On The Great Depression, March 4, 1933
https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/fdr-inaugural
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American politician who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. A member of the Democratic Party, he won a record four presidential elections and became a central figure in world events during the first half of the 20th century.
Roosevelt directed the federal government during most of the Great Depression, implementing his New Deal domestic agenda in response to the worst economic crisis in U.S. history. As a dominant leader of his party, he built the New Deal Coalition, which realigned American politics into the Fifth Party System and defined American liberalism throughout the middle third of the 20th century.
His third and fourth terms were dominated by World War II, which ended shortly after he died in office. He is usually rated by scholars among the nation's greatest presidents, after George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, but has also been subject to substantial criticism...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt
- VE Day, Victory In Europe, Defeat of Nazis in WWII, London, May 8, 1945.
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