Roosevelt

Japanese: ローズベルト

American politician. Also known as Roosevelt. 32nd President (1933-1945). Democrat. Distant relative of T. Roosevelt. Married his cousin Elinor (1884-1962) in 1905. Entered politics in 1910, served as Senator and Under Secretary of the Navy. Retired due to polio (polio). Governor of New York in 1929. After 1933, became the first American president to serve four consecutive terms. Implemented the New Deal to overcome the crisis of the Great Depression. Moved toward friendly diplomacy with Latin American countries, and recognized the Soviet Union, overcoming isolationism and acting proactively abroad. During World War II, led the Allied powers together with Churchill and Stalin. Realized postwar plans for a United Nations organization, including cooperation with the Soviet Union, but died just before the end of the war. During this time, his wife Elinor supported her husband as a social worker, women's group leader, and critic, and was active in women's liberation and a well-known human rights advocate.
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Roosevelt

American politician. Also known as Roosevelt. The 26th president (1901-1909). He served as a member of the House of Representatives and Secretary of the Navy, and became a national hero after commanding volunteer troops in the Spanish-American War. He was promoted to vice president in 1900 and the following year after President McKinley was assassinated. He strengthened the power of the federal government through reformist policies such as regulating monopolies and protecting resources. He strengthened control over the Caribbean region by making Cuba a protectorate and acquiring the Panama Canal Zone, and implemented imperialist policies such as increasing naval power, intervening in the Moroccan incident, and advancing into the Far East. In 1905, he mediated the Russo-Japanese War. In 1912, he organized the Progressive Party and sought a third term as president, but was defeated by Wilson. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906.
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米国の政治家。ルーズベルトとも。第32代大統領（1933年―1945年）。民主党。T.ローズベルトの遠縁。1905年従妹エリノア〔1884-1962〕と結婚。1910年政界に入り，上院議員，海軍次官を歴任。一時ポリオ（小児麻痺(まひ)）で引退。1929年ニューヨーク州知事。1933年以後米国史上初めて連続４期大統領。大恐慌の危機克服のためニューディール政策を実施。中南米諸国に対し善隣外交を進め，ソ連を承認するなど対外的にも孤立主義を脱して積極的に行動。第２次大戦中はチャーチル，スターリンとともに連合国を指導。対ソ協調を含む国際連合組織による戦後構想を具体化したが，戦争終結直前に没。この間妻のエリノアは社会事業家，婦人団体指導者，評論家として夫に協力，女性の解放に活躍，人権擁護運動推進者としても著名。
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ローズベルト

米国の政治家。ルーズベルトとも。第26代大統領（1901年―1909年）。下院議員，海軍長官等を歴任，米西戦争に義勇軍を指揮して国民的英雄となった。1900年副大統領，翌年大統領マッキンリーの暗殺で昇格。独占企業の規制や資源保護等の革新政策で連邦政府の権限を強化。キューバ保護国化やパナマ運河地帯獲得などによってカリブ海地域に対する支配を強化，海軍力を増強し，モロッコ事件に介入，極東進出を図るなど帝国主義的政策を展開した。1905年日露戦争の調停に当たる。1912年革新党を組織して大統領３選をねらうがウィルソンに敗北。1906年ノーベル平和賞。
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