Ap us history question:
during the past four decades, historians consistently have rated washington, lincoln and franklin d. roosevelt as the greatest presidents. assess the greatness of any two of these chief executives, making clear the criteria on which you base your judgment.

Washington is mostly considered one of the greatest presidents because he was loved by practically every American and was a great military leader. FDR and Lincoln, however, are considered to be truly great because there ushered in new eras of American progressiveness and liberal action. 

Answer: tokugawa ieyasu (徳川家康, january 31, 1543 – june 1, 1616) was the founder and first shōgun of the tokugawa shogunate of japan, which effectively ruled japan from the battle of sekigahara in 1600 until the meiji restoration in 1868.