Evaluate the domestic and international leadership of Presidents Roosevelt and Truman during World War II. Be sure to include details on how they...

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Roosevelt was president during the Great Depression and for much of WWII.  He created a system
of public works projects, managed agricultural production, and created worker protections such
as a minimum wage and social security.  He was able to get most of his domestic agenda through
Congress because of the desperation of the Great Depression and his immense popularity.  It was
only when the Supreme Court went against some of his programs did the Roosevelt domestic agenda
lose steam.  

In foreign policy, Roosevelt negotiated lend-lease with
Britain in the early days of WWII. He also sent naval escorts to ensure that war materiel would
reach Britain, thus creating a state of undeclared war with German submarines. Roosevelt enacted
the first peacetime draft in American history. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Roosevelt
administration encouraged industry to create enough munitions for the US, Britain, and the
Soviet Union. Roosevelt also authorized the integration of...

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