Did Roosevelt's upbringing, background and character make it easy for him to understand the concerns and fears of ordinary Americans? Explain your answer

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Did Roosevelt understand ordinary Americans?

Q 1: did Roosevelt’s upbringing, background and character make it easy for him to understand the concerns and fears of ordinary Americans? Explain your answer

In this question I will explain Roosevelt’s life and his upbringing and how this effected his knowledge of knowing the fears and concerns of ordinary Americans:

In 1932 America saw one of it its closest ever elections between Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt. After a long hard campaign Roosevelt’s countless speeches and promises claiming he would give relief to the poor and unemployed, give protection to workers with irresponsible employers and to introduce government schemes to provide more employment opportunities finally paid off he was elected as Americas new president.

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Roosevelt came from a very wealthy background, born in 1882 to wealthy parents, he was an only child. He went to an expensive private school and then on to Harvard university. The fact that Roosevelt was blessed with such a wealthy background later posed questions that he could not possibly understand the situations which millions of Americans were being faced with. Personally I don’t think Roosevelt did understand ordinary Americans. I think this because he had come from a background which was extremely sheltered from the outside world, he was also educated privately. Up to a certain age Roosevelt had ...

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