HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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To visit his house at Warm Springs and receive medical treatment.
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He felt the key to winning World War II was getting Georgia’s support.
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Because he did not enjoy being in the Northeast.
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His family was instrumental in Georgia politics at the time.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Roosevelt at the Little White House. In 1924, three years after Roosevelt contracted polio, he began visiting Warm Springs in Georgia. The springs were thought to be beneficial for polio victims. Roosevelt, who became the U.S. president in 1932, is pictured in front of the Little White House in Warm Springs.
Detailed explanation-2: -It is now the Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation, a comprehensive rehabilitation facility operated by the state of Georgia.
Detailed explanation-3: -At Warm Springs, Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd president of the United States found the strength to resume his political career and a positive outlet for his own personal struggle with polio through creation of the Warm Springs Foundation.
Detailed explanation-4: -For the first time in three years, he was able to move his right leg. Because Roosevelt was nationally prominent, his visit assured publicity for Warm Springs.
Detailed explanation-5: -Legislation. While Roosevelt’s main goal was to increase employment, he also recognized the need for a support system for the poor. The Federal Emergency Relief Administration, started in 1933, addressed the urgent needs of the poor.