Curated Video
President Franklin Roosevelt 1933 Inauguration
Though President Franklin Delano Roosevelt led the United States for a record-breaking four terms, he began his administration with a single day of pomp, circumstance, and inspiring words. Young historians watch and listen to footage of...
Biography
Franklin D. Roosevelt- Mini Biography
The New Deal, Fireside Chats, the Arsenal for Democracy, the Four Freedoms. This short video of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States, provides viewers with a brief overview of FDR's life and...
Crash Course
World War II Part 2
How did World War II affect the home front in the United States, particularly its economic development and in defining the idea of Americanism? This information-packed video details the expanding role of the federal government during the...
Crash Course
The New Deal
Did the New Deal end the Great Depression? Did it destroy American freedom or expand the definition of liberty? In addition to reviewing the traditional alphabet soup of government programs, this video will offer your learners the...
Curated OER
History of the Cold War
This resource shows video clips and still images while dramatic music blasts in the background. Written commentary is provided, but it moves quickly. While it probably moves too fast for a note-taking guide to accompany it, consider...
Curated OER
How the Federal Reserve Works, Part 4
Follow banking through the 1920s. An era that truly went from boom to bust, the stock market lost over 30% of its value. By 1933, the economy was still failing, and Roosevelt needed more money to pay for his large-budgeted plans. How did...
Curated OER
History Matters: Fdr's First Fireside Chat
Features the full address and an audio excerpt of FDR's first fireside chat in 1933 to explain to the American people about the nation's banking problem. [5:03 min.]
PBS
Pbs American Experience: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
PBS' "American Experience" provides a detailed biography of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Content includes an overview as well as a focus on Roosevelt's early career, domestic and foreign politics, role as President, and legacy....
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: Visions of State in New Deal: International
[Free Registration/Login Required] Alan Brinkley addresses the ways the New Deal development drew on experiences in other nations, particularly in the blurred areas between fascism, liberal democracy, and communism. [01:13:06]
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: Fireside Chats on the New Deal
These clips deal with the New Deal. They include six of Franklin D. Roosevelt's Fireside Chats on the economic policy for fighting the Great Depression. Note: When the first Fireside Chat finishes, click the PLAY arrow on the screen to...
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: President Franklin Roosevelt
This is the first sound movie of a presidential inauguration, it includes the ride to the capitol with Herbert Hoover, the taking of the oath, his inaugural speech and parade. [8:00]
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: President Franklin Roosevelt
President Roosevelt helped lead the U.S. out of the great depression and through most of World War II until his death in 1945, not long after his re-election to his 4th term. [1:00]
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: President Franklin Roosevelt
Newsreel announcement of Franklin Roosevelt's unprecedented bid for a fourth term as president of the United States. [1:00]
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Role of President Pt. 12: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt was a significant figure in strengthening the power of the presidential office. He guided the United States through the Depression Years and World War II. Two of the methods he used to garner support were his famous...
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Role of President Pt. 13: Serving in Fdr's Shadow
Each effective president who followed in FDR's footsteps used some of his strategies for strengthening presidential power, e.g., through good communication or personal charisma.
PBS
The War: A Date Which Will Live in Infamy
At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," watch a short documentary about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, featuring the speech Franklin Roosevelt gave to a Joint Session of Congress on Dec. 8, 1941,...
Library of Congress
Loc: American Leaders Speak: Presidential Election of 1920
A fascinating site which has recorded speeches of the presidential and vice-presidential candidates in 1920. These speeches had been recorded for public use on phonograph records.
PBS
Pbs: American Radioworks: The New Deal: Public Works Administration
PBS provides information on the Public Works Administration which was created by Franklin Roosevelt as part of the New Deal program and was responsible for building bridges, roads, buildings, schools, and dams.
Crash Course
Crash Course Us History #34: The New Deal
Crash Course video [14:57] on The New Deal teaches students about Franklin D. Roosevelt's policies and domestic programs which were designed to lift the U.S. out of economic depression. Narrator John Green discusses which programs helped...
Charles I. Kelly and Lawrence E. Kelly
American History: Road to World War Two: 1930s See Major Changes in Europe, Asia
This Voice of America transcript and recording gives a good overview of American foreign policy in the 1930s. Read about the improved relations with Latin America, but the hesitance to become involved in problems in Europe and Asia.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: 60 Second Presidents: Franklin D. Roosevelt
60-Second Presidents video [1:23] on the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Students will learn about the many accomplishments of Roosevelt's unprecedented 12 year term. Student handouts include fact sheet and background essay on...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: How to Read a Document: Analyzing a Historical Text
How do historians analyze sources from the past? Khan Academy's historian Kim Kutz Elliott and grammarian David Rheinstrom continue their conversation about how to interpret Roosevelt's First Inaugural Address. [13:48]
A&E Television
History.com: Roosevelt Elected to Third Term
From WGN Chicago on November 7, 1940, news reporter Fulton Lewis Jr. details the historic third-term election of Franklin D. Roosevelt as president of the United States. This is the audio about the results of the election to FDR's third...