Isolationists and hostile critics in 1940–1941, and even after world war ii, charged franklin roosevelt with deliberately and sometimes deceitfully manipulating events and public opinion so as to lead the united states into war. what factual basis, if any, is there for such a charge? which of roosevelt's words and actions tend to refute it?

Many historians have shown that Roosevelt thought that the United States needed to become involved in World War II long before the nation became so. Roosevelt felt that the Nazi takeover of Europe would eventually either spill into the U.S. or greatly effect American economics and political power.  Some argue - as some did in the 1940s - that Roosevelt allowed the Pearl Harbor attach to happen - despite forewarning - in order to spurn Americans into supporting a war against the Axis powers.  Roosevelt contended in public that he felt American involvement in the war was absolutely necessary, even through he did not want American to become involved in the conflict.   

1920 census

the census was scheduled for january the 1st, as the government believed that more farmers would be in their homes by that time instead of april. the census did not ask about unemployment, the number of children, and how long was a couple married were not taken into consideration. individuals were considered as residents of the places they normally slept, not the places were they worked at or visited.

2010 census

the census was scheduled for april 1st, 2010. it was the shortest census in history: it only contained 10 questions related to name, age, gender, ethnicity, relationship, and whether the citizen owned a home or rented one. the government launched a website in order to provide the citizens with information regarding the census. there were also "teach census weeks" in schools nationwide.