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Country Studies US

Country Studies: Nixon's Accomplishments and Defeats

For Students 9th - 10th
One of the most controversial presidents since Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt, learn more than just the basic facts in this article about Richard M. Nixon's presidency.
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Digital History

Digital History: Bonus Army

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the government's reaction to the unemployed World War I veterans who comprised the Bonus Army encamped in Washington, D.C. See what the the veterans were asking for, and see how their treatment assured the election of Franklin...
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Digital History

Digital History: Neutrality and the Lusitania [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
American neutrality in World War I was sorely tested with the attack and sinking of the passenger ship, Luisitania. Read information about the attack and find conflicting reactions by Franklin Roosevelt and William Jennings Bryan about...
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: The Supreme Court: Biographies of the Robes: Felix Frankfurter

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS online resource for learning biographical details about the life and career of Supreme Court Justice, Felix Frankfurter, appointed by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1939.
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Other

Biographies: Harry S. Truman

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief, but comprehensive look at the Truman administration covers Truman's actions from the time he took office upon the death of Franklin Roosevelt to his decision not to run in the election of 1952.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Herblock's Presidents

For Students 9th - 10th
Features an online exhibition of the presidential political cartoons of Herbert Block being shown at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. Contains drawings from Franklin Roosevelt through Bill Clinton which can be viewed by...
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Kansas Historical Society

Kansapedia: Alfred M. Landon

For Students 9th - 10th
One of the few progressive Republicans to hold state office during the presidency of Franklin Roosevelt, Landon was tapped to run against him in 1936. Read about the life of this interesting Kansan both before and after his run for the...
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Wessels Living History Farm

Living History Farm: Farming in the 1930s: Crash!

For Students 9th - 10th
A multi-page site that focuses on the effects of the Great Depression primarily in rural America in the early days before the election of Franklin Roosevelt. Find videos interviews with those who lived through the trying times.
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Curated OER

A View on Cities: Washington: Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial

For Students 9th - 10th
Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial (Washington)
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Ny: Eleanor Roosevelt Natl Historic Site

For Students 9th - 10th
Eleanor Roosevelt developed property; place that she could develop some of her ideas for work with winter jobs for rural workers and women; includes a large two-story stuccoed building that housed Val-Kill Industries; would become...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Herblock's Presidents

For Students 9th - 10th
Historically significant collection of political cartoons featuring U.S. Presidents from Library of Congress online teacher-student resources.
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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: State of the Union Addresses and Messages

For Students 9th - 10th
This site compiles all of the State of the Union addresses and messages by all the presidents in U.S. history (except William Henry Harrison and James A. Garfield).
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White House Historical Association

The White House Historical Association: The Presidents

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete biographies and photos of all past presidents.
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Teaching American History

Teaching American History: United Nations Conference at Bretton Woods

For Students 9th - 10th
A summary of the agreements created by the United Nations in the summer of 1944 concerning foreign trade and banking.
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Digital History

Digital History: The New Dealers

For Students 9th - 10th
Franklin D. Roosevelt brought in many different thinkers to help find ideas to fix the Great Depression. Read about their ideas and the ways they instituted their ways of thinking.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: A Bank Holiday

For Students 5th - 8th
Actions taken by Franklin D. Roosevelt upon becoming president in 1933. Read about how he took immediate steps to restore confidence in the banking segment of the American economy.
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Curated OER

Museum of the City of New York: Franklin D. Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
A photograph of Franklin D. Roosevelt from the Musum of the City of New York.
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Curated OER

Franklin D. Roosevelt

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Curated OER

Franklin D. Roosevelt

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Other

Fdr Cartoon Archive: The Road to Pennsylvania Avenue

For Students 9th - 10th
Reading political cartoons is a great way to follow current events. This compilation of cartoons follows the selection of a Democratic candidate for president from March through June, 1932. Franklin D. Roosevelt eventually won the...
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: The Presidents

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the PBS "The Presidents" provides detailed biographies of several of the most popular or most infamous U.S. presidents throughout history. Selected presidents include Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Harry S Truman, Lyndon...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: The Economic Bill of Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "The Economic Bill of Rights" by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Excerpt From "On Drought Conditions"

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Excerpt from "On Drought Conditions"" by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1890 1945: Japanese Internment

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Unfounded fears that Japanese American citizens might sabotage the war effort led Franklin Delano Roosevelt to order that all Americans of Japanese descent be forced into internment camps.

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