2008 test · Question 80 of 100
Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
Answers from the USCIS list
Give this answer. Words in light (parentheses) are optional.
- optional: (Franklin) Roosevelt
Our explanation
The Great Depression was the worst time for jobs and money in U.S. history. Many banks and businesses closed. Franklin Roosevelt was President from 1933 to 1945. He was President during the Great Depression and World War II.
Remember it
Roosevelt was elected four times, long enough for both the Depression and World War II.
Source
USCIS 2025 Study Guide (M-1175) pp. 63–64: “the worst time for the U.S. economy in American history”; “banks and businesses … closed”; Roosevelt “was President from 1933 – 1945” and “during the Great Depression and World War II.”
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