FDR Screws POWs: Changes World History  During the early 1930s
the U.S. Army had a chance to acquire the revolutionary Christie
tank suspension.  In tests, it easily out performed all other
suspensions.  Christie Suspension Easily Bounds Over Obstacle
With the track removed, rubber tire could be placed on the
tank's wheels allowing it to travel at over 40 mph. on roads.
The Army didn't buy it because it didn't want something that
wasn't designed by the army.  Left: Suspension Chosen By The
U.S. Army Proved A Failure In W.W. II. Right: Christie
Suspension  After Franklin Roosevelt was elected president in
1932, the second biggest mistake in U.S. history was made.  FDR
agreed to trade w/ the U.S.S.R. in 1934.  He didn't care that
the U.S.S.R. still hadn't accounted for all of the U.S. soldiers
it had captured during and after W.W.I.  One of the first
products they bought from America was the Christie suspension.
They quickly scrapped all their obsolete designs and built what
became known as the T-34.  Christ