Which 20th Century President Did the Most to Make America Great? (middle east, military)
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FDR came into office faced with the greatest Depression in our history and took the steps needed to recover from it. He also faced the greatest military threat to western civilization and mobilized the country to defeat it.
No other president in the 20th century comes close.
FDR is the highest ranked 20th century president in every single poll listed.
Historians lean one way as we know. Just like everyone, what they say is simply opinion.
That being said, I would happen to put him on my list as well. To say, one President stands out more than another, is almost impossible to do:
I would rather name a few: Ronald Reagan (he made us pround of our country again)
FDR, he introduced a few programs, that yes, might borderline on socialism (which I am oppossed to) but at the time they helped us out of a financual mess and he was our President during the war, we eventually won.
Add to the list, Teddy and those would be my picks.
FDR would be first, of course, having cleaned up the worst republican-made mess in history up to his time.
Teddy, in second place, who dismantled monopolies and busted up would-be monopolies that wanted to bleed America dry, and who also gave America its National Parks for ALL citizens to enjoy, not just the wealthy few.
Historians lean one way as we know. Just like everyone, what they say is simply opinion.
That being said, I would happen to put him on my list as well. To say, one President stands out more than another, is almost impossible to do:
I would rather name a few: Ronald Reagan (he made us pround of our country again)
FDR, he introduced a few programs, that yes, might borderline on socialism (which I am oppossed to) but at the time they helped us out of a financual mess and he was our President during the war, we eventually won.
Add to the list, Teddy and those would be my picks.
I would say "Ronnie" (Ronald Reagan)...(just MY opinion, not a debate)
Listen to his speeches from the 80's when he was President--what a great & compassionate speaker!
He defended our country (not apologize for it), economic prosperity via Reaganomics, less taxes, low unemployment, strengthened our military, fall of the Berlin Wall, he made us proud to be an American...
LOL..I guess everybody has an opinion even if it's not based on truth..
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