Question

What was the PRIMARY reason for President Franklin

d. Roosevelt's repeated trips to Georgia?
A) His wife was born in Atlanta and raised in Savannah.
B) His Vice-President was a native of Pine Mountain, Georgia.
C) The waters at Warm Springs helped to ease the effects of polio.
D) The coastal area was key to getting his New Deal through Congress.

Answer 1

Answer: C) The waters at Warm Springs helped to ease the effects of polio.

In 1921, while Roosevelt was vacationing with his family at Campobello Island, he fell ill. His symptoms were diagnosed at that time as poliomyelitis. However, some experts believe the condition was more likely to be Guillain–Barré syndrome. He suffered from this condition for the rest of his life. He often frequented Georgia, and in particular Warm Springs, as the waters there helped to ease the effects of his condition.

Answer 2

The primary reason for President Franklin d. Roosevelt's repeated trips to Georgia was that "C) The waters at Warm Springs helped to ease the effects of polio," since this ailment was something he had lived with for a great deal of his life.