HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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FDR
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Harry Truman
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Woodrow Wilson
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Detailed explanation-1: -Overview. Democrat Franklin Delano Roosevelt led the nation through the Second World War. Roosevelt built a powerful wartime coalition with Britain and the Soviet Union, and led the nation to victory against Nazi Germany.
Detailed explanation-2: -U.S. Congress Joint Resolution signed by President Roosevelt on December 8, 1941 at 4:10 p.m., Public Law 77-328, 55 STAT 795, which declared war on Japan.
Detailed explanation-3: -1932 was a political realignment election: not only did Roosevelt win a sweeping victory over Hoover, but Democrats significantly extended their control over the U.S. House, gaining 101 seats, and also gained 12 seats in the U.S. Senate to gain control of the chamber.
Detailed explanation-4: -Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum-1941 Declaration of War. On December 8, 1941, the day after Japanese forces attacked the American military base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Franklin Roosevelt addressed Congress and asked for a Declaration of War with Japan.