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A 3 page paper discussing the other side of FDR’s presidency. FDR’s administration was no more successful in ending the Great Depression than Herbert Hoover’s administration had been. It was World War II that put an end to the Depression, rather than any specific actions of FDR. His zeal to see the UN become an effective reality led him to make far too many concessions to Stalin, forming conditions that later would lead to the Cold War. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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File: CC6_KSfdrOpposition.rtf
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the office of President at the height of the Great Depression, after campaigning on criticism of Herbert Hoovers inability to encourage economic growth despite significant increases in government spending.
FDRs administration was known for decades as the biggest-spending one in the history of the country, however. Instituting measures such as income tax and the Tennessee Valley Authority was
irritating to some; others found Lend-Lease to be abominable. Still others believed that FDR had advance notice of the attack on Pearl Harbor but chose not to act defensively
so that the United States would have clear reason to enter World War II. Regardless of items of speculation, FDR enough opposition to
deal with during his administration. Wendell Willkie, aviator Charles Lindbergh and 1936 GOP nominee Alfred Landon were among his opponents. "Loyal Opposition"
Wendell Willkie ran for president in 1940 opposite FDR, but before and after that election he often worked for FDR in some official capacity. A leader in the US
Congress, Republican Willkie often took FDRs side in debates as to how the US should proceed in light of the war in Europe. Willkie stated that he would provide
the "loyal opposition" that he believed is needed in order for the two-party system to work best. He opposed FDR seemingly at every turn, at least until FDR proposed
Lend-Lease as aid to Britain. When the issue of Lend-Lease came before the House, Willkie surprisingly supported the spirit and provisions of the
measure. In Congressional testimony, "Willkie faced a committee with several GOP Senators who were furious with him for his position on the bill" (Loyal Opposition). The Republican senators
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