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Digital History

Digital History: Social Security, Unemployment Insurance, and Welfare [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
After reading a brief history of Social Security and its inception in the United States during the Great Depression, find out about the various programs that provide a social safety net to its citizens. See how these programs are funded,...
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US National Archives

Nara: Social Security Act

For Students 9th - 10th
See the first page of the Social Security Act from the National Archives date stamped August 12, 1935. FDR signed the act into law two days later.
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Dwight David Eisenhower

For Students 9th - 10th
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969 CE) was the allied commander of all European forces. AmericanPresident.org takes the reader through the exploration of President Eisenhower's distinguished career. Use this site to learn about the life of...
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Curated OER

National Park Service: National Mall

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site is from the National Park Service. No shoe stores at this mall! Find out about our national "front yard" -- statistics, a link to the history of the National Mall, and a listing of all the monuments on the Mall. Also includes a...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Social Security

For Students 5th - 8th
See how the relationship between the government and its citizens was changed with the passage of the Social Security Act in 1935.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Farming Problem

For Students 5th - 8th
The farm crisis began years before the stock market crash and was made worse by the Great Depression. Read about the legislation that was passed to stabilize commodity prices and help farmers stay on their farms.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Fdr and the New Deal

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "FDR and the New Deal" by Mike Kubic, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher...
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Top 100 Speeches

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is an interactive collection of the top 100 speeches in order of their popularity; most include the text and audio of the speech and several also offer the video. RI.9-10.9 US Documents
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Japanese Relocation During World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Japanese Relocation During World War II" by The National Archives, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Pearl Harbor

For Students 5th - 8th
A concise look at the economic relations between Japan and the United States just prior to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Find out what the Japanese hoped to achieve with the attack, and read about the American response.
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Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission

Explore Pa History: Rural Electrification, Crawford County Historical Marker

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the attempt to bring electricity to rural Pennsylvania during the Great Depression with the help of the New Deal program, the Rural Electrification Administration.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1890 1945: Great Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
A quick comprehension check of the Great Depression period in the United States.
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Curated OER

President Franklin D. Roosevelt Meets With Saudi King Abdul Aziz in 1945

For Students 9th - 10th
A six-part series from NPR provides an easy-to-understand history of the relations between the Middle East and the Western world. Beginning with the Crusades, the series takes us through the rise of the Ottoman Empire, European...
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Curated OER

Franklin D. Roosevelt Prepares to Give the First 'Fireside Chats' March 12, 1933

For Students 9th - 10th
Interesting article and a picture gallery on the textile workers' strike in 1934. The 500,000 workers were brought together through radio and music. You can listen to some of this music as well as a FDR Fireside Chat.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Garner, John Nance 1868 1967

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographic details about the political career of John Nance Garner, Democratic Representative from Texas and a Vice President of the United States on the ticket headed by Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Georgia: Warm Springs Historic District

For Students 9th - 10th
Includes Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Little White House and the Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation.
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Library of Congress

Loc: "I Do Solemnly Swear"

For Students 9th - 10th
An online exhibit of historically pertinent items dealing with the inauguration of a number of US Presidents.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Fdr: Fireside Chats, the New Deal, and Eleanor

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this Curriculum Unit, students will consider "FDR: Fireside Chats, the New Deal, and Eleanor" in 5 Lessons. The unit also includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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Other

So just.net: Historic Speeches

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from EdChange.org gives the speeches of many American speakers on various topics related to social justice.
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BBC

Bbc: Atlantic Charter

For Students 9th - 10th
This primary source article discusses the development of the Atlantic Charter and its provisions for self-determination in Europe.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: The Quest for Social Justice in the Interwar Years

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this Curriculum Unit, students will consider "NAACP's Anti-Lynching Campaigns: The Quest for Social Justice in the Interwar Years" in 2 Lessons. The unit also includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Education: Spotlight Biography: Labor Reformers

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical information on Samuel Gompers, Frances Perkins and Cesar Chavez. All three were inspirations for the labor union movement.
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: The Works Progress Administration (Wpa)

For Students 9th - 10th
A great summary of the Works Progress Administration, its goals, and the support it gave ordinary workers as well as artists, writers, and musicians.
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Poll Results: The Election of 1936

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is an interesting look at three of the issues debated in the 1936 election. See a poll taken in 2002 by American Experience to see how a contemporary audience would have voted based on those issues in 1936.

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