diego z. buckeye may 2011 died april 12 1945 1905 marries his fifth cousin eleanor born january 30 1882 fDRwas president during the great depression and ww2, the great depression was a bad time for the economy and people lost their money and homes. he did not give up when he did not want to join the war. i think it was hard for fdr to decide to fight in the war and at the same time help people gain money. fdr helped guide the US navy through ww 1. Write your thinking on here as well