USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM(1890 1919)

THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I

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How did the personal diplomacy conducted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II affect the Presidency?

(A) Subsequent Presidents have refused to use this unsuccessful method.

(B) ** The President’s role in shaping United States foreign policy was strengthened.

(C) The President’s war powers as Commander in Chief were sharply reduced.

(D) Congress increased its power over the executive branch.

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -How did the personal diplomacy conducted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II affect the Presidency? The President’s role in shaping United States foreign policy was strengthened.

Concept note-2: -Roosevelt built a powerful wartime coalition with Britain and the Soviet Union, and led the nation to victory against Nazi Germany. His wartime efforts prepared the path for his successor, Harry Truman, to win the war against Japan four months after his death.

Concept note-3: -In foreign policy, he focused on Central America where he began construction of the Panama Canal. He modernized the U.S. Army and expanded the Navy. He sent the Great White Fleet on a world tour to project American naval power.

Concept note-4: -Why did President Franklin D. Roosevelt drop the idea of pushing aggressor states into diplomatic isolation in October 1937? Roosevelt had been called a warmonger by many newspapers and Republican opponents.