Franklin D. Roosevelt was extremely important to the 1920's. Roosevelt was primarily known for having the deadly disease Polio, and being the governor of New York in 1928. FDR also ran in the democratic party for President of the United States of America. Franklin D. Roosevelt is important to the 1920's in a couple of ways. One such way Roosevelt is important to the time period is because he declared a bank holiday. This holiday shut down the nation's banks for four days in order to halt the nationwide epidemic of bank failures. Another way he is important is because he pledged "A new deal" during his political campaign. His deal was to provide jobs by creating new programs that provided jobs. The theme that Franklin Roosevelt represents is theme four: The Magnitude of Me. This theme is basically wanting to be seen a certain way by the public. FDR was paralyzed waste-down from Polio, and didn't ever want to be seen that way. He didn't allow photographers to take pictures of him in his wheel chair, and one time when he went up on stage, he was being supported by his son.
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