Fdr Dbq

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FDR a Great, But Flawed Leader
Fatema Al Brich
The United States has had many incredible leaders during its more than two hundred year history. One of the most revered is Franklin Delano Roosevelt. His image appears on our currency, buildings are named in his honor, and he is one of a handful of presidents to have a monument celebrating his life and work in Washington, DC. FDR, a Democrat, was elected to the presidency for four terms beginning in 1932. He held this prestigious office during some of the nation’s most tumultuous times - the Great Depression and the Second World War. FDR was one of the nation's greatest Presidents . He helped end the Great Depression and led the nation to victory in World War II. However, at times his leadership …show more content…
FDR wanted to evacuate 93,000 Japanese in California 60,000 of which were american citizens, “To evacuate the 93,000 Japanese in California over night would materially disrupt agricultural production in which they play a large part and farm labor now is so limited that they could not be quickly replaced.” Said Francis Biddle. “Under the Constitution 60,000 of these Japanese are American citizens.” Also said by Francis Biddle. (Document F) “FDR perpetrated one of the most egregious examples of executive overreaching in American history. Despite his enormous virtues, he was also vindictive, a trait clearly in evidence when he was also internment of Japanese Americans. He authorized the so-called exclusion zones in 1942, when he was still bursting with bitterness because of the attack on Pearl Harbor. A month later, when his secretary of the Treasury informed him of the enormous financial losses being suffered by Japanese Americans as a result of their internment, Roosevelt said he didn’t care. In all, more than 100,000 people were imprisoned, the majority of them American citizens.” --Jean Edward Smith, Professor of political science, Marshall University: author of “FDR”. (Document G) For many weeks there were increasing demands for evacuation of all Japanese, citizens or not, from the West Coast states. Many of the West Coast people do not trust the Japanese, several would welcome their removal from good farmland and eradication of their competition, some of the press and local radio in California demanded evacuation and the West Coast Congressional Delegation requested the same thing. (Document
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