When fdr said there was nothing to fear but fear itself, what did he think fear caused people to do?

Franklin D. Roosevelt who is commonly known as FDR was the 32nd President of the United States of America. He thought fear makes people doubt everything which leads to uncertainty and chaos. When in fear people cannot see solutions and they lose faith in everything making “fear” the worst thing happening to anyone.

the correct answer option is: weapons.

explanation:

tensions rose as the two opposing superpowers competed for 'weapons'.

referring to the cold war (1945-1991), the two superpowers, usa and ussr, experienced a phase of struggle and conflict with each other. these two superpowers considered each other as a threat to their survival and thus opted for policies to strengthen their positions.

the two superpowers never went to war with each other directly but competed for weapons to preserve their positions.