History probably considered the top three greatest american president s along with washington and lincoln. It is an assessment based on the fact he steered the nation through the two greatest crises. One internally, the Great Depression and one externally, world war ii. There has been a long and ongoing debate among historians as to whether history is influenced more by individuals or larger social, cultural and economic forces. I think it is of course both of those. Certainly it seems to me that Franklin D Roosevelt is a prime example of the significant of an individuals impact on history. Broader social and Economic Conditions that allowed fdr to become a great leader, but in his case i believe it was force of personality that was a paramount element as i think we will see as we go along. Rooseveltse presidency beginning with a brief look at the conditions in the country that led to his election in 1932. The economic collapse of 1920 nine had brought the worst conditions the country
World Health Organization to register 1000 vaccine for emergency you. Are broadcasting live from our studios moscow this is our G International im sean thomas going to have you with us as we recap the weeks top stories with our weekly program. Now a tumultuous week in france the latest a suspect in the shooting of a Greek Orthodox priest in leon has been released by Police Suggesting the gunman is still at large the victim remains in intensive care after saturdays incident now it took place as the priest was closing his church and investigation into attempted murder has been opened and antiterrorism authorities are cooperating with local police we heard from witnesses. I live in the area i heard gunshots but at 1st i thought it was firecrackers we didnt take it seriously and then i saw the most of pikes the roadblocks and the police and i realized that it was serious there was a church here and the priest who is 47 years old was shot. I live nearby i was watching t. V. At home and sudd
Ongoing debate among historians as to whether history is influenced more by individuals or larger social, cultural and economic forces. I think it is of course both of those. Certainly it seems to me that franklin d. Roosevelt is a prime example of the significant of an individuals impact on history. It was broader social and Economic Conditions that allowed fdr to become a great leader, but in his case i believe it was force of personality that was a paramount element as i think we will see as we go along. Lets examine roosevelts presidency beginning with a brief look at the conditions in the country that led to his election in 1932. The economic collapse of 1920 9 had brought the worst conditions the country had experienced since the civil war. Herbert hoover seemed incapable of leading the way out of it despite some moderate attempts to do so. The suffering was widespread with approximately one quarter of the workforce unemployed and others having to take substantial pay cuts. The c
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