A brief introduction to Roosevelt's life

Confident in his youth, Roosevelt was a descendant of Dutch immigrants. He was born in January 1882 into a wealthy, privileged family in the upper class of New York State. He graduated from Harvard University in 1904 and began to form his own political ideals at this time, hoping to engage in social activities after graduation. He realized that law could lay a stepping stone for social activities, and entered Columbia University to study law. In 1907, he entered a famous law firm as an ordinary clerk. A colleague at the time recalled Roosevelt: "When chatting after work, he said frankly that he would not always engage in law. Whenever he had the opportunity, he would run for public office. That was what he wanted to do most, and he really wanted to be president. He thought he really had a chance to be president." In 1910, Roosevelt was elected to the New York State Senate. In 1920, Roosevelt accepted the Democratic Party's nomination as vice presidential candidate and participated in the national campaign. In this election, the Democratic Party was defeated by the Communist Party.

After losing the election, Roosevelt decided to leave politics for a short adjustment. He came to work for the New York Chamber of Commerce, which paid an astonishing salary of $25,000 a year, and vacationed with his family on Campobello Island, Maine, in the summer of 1921. During his vacation, he suddenly became paralyzed in his legs after swimming in cold sea water. He was diagnosed with poliomyelitis (commonly known as poliomyelitis). Under the medical conditions at the time, it became an obvious fact that Roosevelt, who was 39 years old and in his prime, would be permanently paralyzed.

At the beginning of his illness, almost everyone thought Roosevelt's political career was over. But when Roosevelt, with the support of his son James, appeared at the Democratic National Convention in 1924 to deliver the "Happy Warrior" speech to win the nomination of Al Smith, he received extraordinary appreciation from the party, the public and the press. . On October 3, 1928, Roosevelt announced his acceptance of the nomination for governor of New York State. In order to convince voters that he was not a dysfunctional person, Roosevelt devised physical gestures and methods of action that allowed him to maintain a dynamic, capable, and relatable image in public, which most onlookers at the time were barely aware of. He is a disabled person. On November 6, 1928, he narrowly won the governorship of New York State. During his tenure as governor, Roosevelt implemented the first social relief welfare program in American history, which won the hearts of the people and allowed him to be re-elected as governor for the second time. "Legislative President" In the last days of October 1929, the greatest economic crisis in history arrived. This typhoon swept across the capitalist world, and the center of the typhoon was New York. It was at the height of the Great Depression that Roosevelt took over and became the 32nd President of the United States. On March 4, 1933, Roosevelt issued his Inaugural Declaration. He said to the American people: "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself, hoping to stop the mental panic caused by the Great Depression, and started the 'New Deal' in a bold way."

The most direct manifestation of Roosevelt's implementation of the New Deal was legislation, and he was nicknamed the "legislative president." It is these quick and decisive legislation that have achieved great results and brought vitality to the American economy. After the implementation of the New Deal legislation, the number of unemployed people decreased by 4 million compared with the beginning of 1933, and at least 6 million jobs were provided. Farmers' total cash income rose to nearly $7 billion in 1935 from $4 billion in 1932.

During the anti-fascist war, Roosevelt was pushed onto the stage of history by the domestic economic crisis in the United States. But what established his status as a global historical figure was his achievements in the anti-fascist struggle. At the end of 1940, Britain was almost at the end of its rope. It relied on the United States for arms, but it had no money to buy them and no shipping. Churchill repeatedly expressed his concern to Roosevelt. After reviewing the situation of World War II, Roosevelt realized that the United States must provide assistance to the invaded countries in order to safeguard its own interests. By mobilizing public opinion, Congress finally passed the Lend-Lease Act on March 8, 1941. As of 1945, the United States had provided assistance worth more than $50 billion to other allies through the Lend-Lease Act. The biggest beneficiary of the Lend-Lease Act was the Soviet Union. Stalin once spoke highly of Roosevelt's implementation of the Lend-Lease Act: "The President and the United States have made great efforts to win this war. The most important thing in this war is machinery...The United States...is a The countries that have the machines. If we cannot use Lend-Lease to use them, we will lose the war.

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Roosevelt under the sunset. Many times, the American public, including the people around him, almost ignored his disability. He always appeared in front of others with a positive and strong image, and also In a friendly tone, he told reporters not to take photos of him in a wheelchair or of him struggling to get in and out of a car to avoid drawing attention to his physical disabilities. In fact, even without mentioning the impact of polio, Roosevelt's physical condition has deteriorated. Very bad. People around him noticed that one of his hands had begun to tremble involuntarily, and he often dozed off while dictating letters. The doctor found that he had high blood pressure, a weakened atrium, and Bronchitis. Roosevelt failed to complete his last term. On April 12, 1945, the 63-year-old Roosevelt died of a sudden massive cerebral hemorrhage.