1940 ⟶ Roosevelt Requests Military Preparations Increase

President Roosevelt asks Congress for huge increases in mili...
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1944

🇺🇸 Roosevelt Requests Military Preparations Increase

President Roosevelt asks Congress for huge increases in military preparations.⟶
United StatesRooseveltmilitary buildupcongresspreparednessisolationisminterventionismdefense spendingWorld War IIpolicy change

🗳️ Roosevelt Promises Not to Send US Troops to War

President Roosevelt, in the middle of an election campaign, promises not to send "our boys" to war.⟶
electionUSRooseveltisolationismneutralityWorld War IIpoliticscampaign

🇺🇸 Roosevelt Wins Third Term

President Roosevelt wins a third term. The British see the event as promising of more help from the US.⟶
United StatesPresidential ElectionFranklin D. RooseveltPoliticsIsolationismLend-LeaseWorld War IIUS Entry

🗳️ Roosevelt Announces Fourth Term Bid

President Roosevelt announces that he will run for an unprecedented fourth term as U.S. President.⟶
Roosevelt Announces Fourth Term Bid (1944)
RooseveltUSWorld War IIpoliticselectionfourth termPresidentUnited Statesleadershippolitical history