in the 1930 the great depression
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Because he realized that the world was in fact round and that if you went the opposite way you would eventually end up in the same place.
The major complication was the Americas. A GIANT land mass with no way through it at the time.
He had polio. It affected is motor (physical) movement greatly. He was wheelchair bound for most of his tenure as president. I hope this was helpful (:
The cross is a really meaningful symbol