http://www.whitehousehistory.org/06/subs/images_subs/d_03b.jpgEleanor Roosevelt like any other American didn't like the idea of going to war. She was hoping we stuck to our word and stood neutral. But unlike the rest she thought realistically and knew it was only a matter of time before America would join the war. She was really involved with the war even though Franklin wasn't president anymore. She was very unhappy with William Jennings Bryan which was the Secretary of State. She called his submarine attack an outrage, and was actually glad when he resigned. The president announced at the cabinet that America had to go to war because "the world must be made safe for democracy". When America joined the war, Eleanor like many other women went to support the troops. She worked in the American Red Cross helping the wounded, and sick. She joined because she was very disappointed with the treatment the soldiers were receiving. They should get the best cause I mean their putting their life on the line for us. During the war Eleanor accompanied Franklin to Europe. While there she visited all the sites of war, all their hospitals. She hated the feeling she said "as though ghosts were beside you." All those lives lost for nothing. Eleanor hated the fact of war but still thought we should fight to defend democracy.
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