Franklin D. Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan

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respective presidencies. Another great contribution to American history FDRs had was his leadership throughout World War Two, even though the United States had an act of neutrality after World War two brook out he suggested to congress that they revise the act of neutrality. After the start of World War two the United States starting selling weapons and supplies to France and Great Britain. But the day after Pearl Harbor FDR and congress declared war on japan and eventually going the axis powers and abandoning the United States neutrality. One of Ronald Reagan’s great contributions was helping end the cold war. Even early into his political career he was always against communism and wanted to do more than just contain it. Though out the cold war there was no fighting between the US and Soviet Union but there was the arms race and the space race. In 1986 Ronald Reagan and Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev agreed to a 50 percent reduction of both the US and Soviet Union nuclear arsenals. The cold war wasn’t an actually war but there was lots of tension between the US and Soviet Union and ending the cold war was very good for American society.

Both Ronald Reagan and FDR had a great impact on American history but I believe FDR had a greater impact. Although Ronald Reagan had many great contributions to American history FDR had greater overall contributions. One of FDRs greatest contributions was whet he did for the country during the depression. When he took office the country was in the worst finical state it has ever been in, millions of people were unemployed and thousands of banks were closing. But Roosevelt was able to help the country he closed remaining banks avoiding a run on deposits which would have made the depression even worse (PBS.org). Roosevelt was also the president for 12 years and 1 month he died in office. Throughout those 12 years he defiantly had a lasting impact on American history. Both Ronald Reagan and FDR were similar in many ways but also different in some. But both were great presidents who have had great contributions to American history.