Franklin D. Roosevelt: Timeline

1933   American President Herbert Clark Hoover is succeeded by Franklin D. Roosevelt, who in reference to the Great Depression Great Depression

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, gives his "We have nothing to fear, but fear itself" inauguration speech.

1933   Great Depression Great Depression

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: President President of the United States

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 Franklin D. Roosevelt declares a "bank holiday", closing all United States United States

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 banks and freezing all financial transactions (the 'holiday' ended on March 13).

1940   U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, addressing a joint session of Congress Congress

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, asks for an extraordinary credit of approximately $900 million to finance construction of at least 50,000 airplanes per year.

1940   World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt denounces Italy's actions with speech from the graduation ceremonies of the University of Virginia University of Virginia

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.

1940   U.S. politics: Democratic Party Democratic Party (United States)

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 begins its national convention in Chicago Chicago

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 and nominates Franklin D. Roosevelt for an unprecedented third term as president

1940   World War II World War II

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: Selective Service Act signed into law by Franklin D. Roosevelt, creating the first peacetime draft in U.S. history.

1940   Franklin D. Roosevelt, in a fireside chat to the nation, declares that the United States United States

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 must become, "...the great arsenal of democracy."

1941   Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill Winston Churchill

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 meet at Argentia, Newfoundland. The Atlantic Charter is created as a result.

1941   World War II World War II

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: Franklin D. Roosevelt orders the United States Navy United States Navy

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 to shoot on sight if any ship or convoy is threatened.

1943   Trident Conference begins in Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C.

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 with Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill Winston Churchill

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 taking part.

1943   Quadrant Conference begins in Quebec City Quebec City

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. Canadian Prime Minister Prime minister

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 MacKenzie King meets with Winston Churchill Winston Churchill

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 and Franklin D. Roosevelt.