Who was the president during the great depression and world war two?
The Great Depression began in October 1929 when Herbert Hoover was president. Hoover ran for re-election in 1932 and, not surprisingly, was defeated by Franklin Roosevelt. Roosevelt was still president on December 7, 1941 when the United States entered WWII. Roosevelt died in April 1945 and Harry Truman became president. WWII ended the next month in Europe and in August 1945 in Japan. In summary, Hoover and Roosevelt were president during the Great Depression and Roosevelt and Truman were president during WWII.
Herbert Hover was the president during 1929 when the great depression hit. In 1933 Franklin Delano Roosevelt became president . He and Harry S. Truman were the presidents during world war two. Harry S. Truman ended the war by dropping the two bombs on Japan. Roosevelt was Also president when pearl harbor was attacked.
