Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Japanese Internment
Discusses the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, an action that resulted from Franklin D. Roosevelt's Executive Order 9066. The constitutionality of the order was challenged all the way to the Supreme Court by Fred...
American Public Media
American Radio Works: White House Tapes
American RadioWorks does an overview of the 19th and 20th century Presidents and their use of taping conversations in the Oval Office and on their phones. Copies of some of these tapes are available as well as the audio of an hour long...
Other
Niskayuna High School: Fdr Archive
Learn more about the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt through the collection of political cartoons on this site.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Lend Lease
A summary of what the Lend-Lease Act was and how it played an important part in World War II.
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Digital History
Digital History: Social Security, Unemployment Insurance, and Welfare [Pdf]
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,...
US National Archives
Nara: Social Security Act
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.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Social Security
See how the relationship between the government and its citizens was changed with the passage of the Social Security Act in 1935.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Farming Problem
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.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Fdr and the New Deal
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...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Japanese Relocation During World War Ii
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...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Pearl Harbor
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.
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission
Explore Pa History: Rural Electrification, Crawford County Historical Marker
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.
Curated OER
President Franklin D. Roosevelt Meets With Saudi King Abdul Aziz in 1945
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...
Library of Congress
Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Garner, John Nance 1868 1967
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.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: New Deal
Article on FDR's New Deal provides detailed facts and a summary of a series of relief programs during the Great Depression.
270 To Win
270towin: 1940 Presidential Election
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1940 won by Franklin D. Roosevelt. This election was the only occasion in American history in which a candidate was elected to a third term as president.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Fireside Chats
Provides detailed facts and interesting information about FDR's Fireside Chats, radio broadcasts made to reassure the nation and convey important information during the Great Depression and WW2.
PBS
Pbs: Brother Can You Spare a Billion? The Story of Jesse H. Jones
Companion website to the PBS documentary on Jesse H. Jones, real estate mogul, activist for the Red Cross, head of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, and Secretary of Commerce. Read about how he served his nation under President...
Curated OER
Richard Nixon
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.
Curated OER
The History Place World War Ii in Europe
This site from the History Place provides the original speech delivered by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to Congress regarding Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor.
University of Washington
University of Washington in Seattle: The Great Depression in Washington State
This website provides a large collection of resources, many of them primary resources, for studying about the impact of the Great Depression on Washington State.
State Library of North Carolina
N Cpedia: Josephus Daniels
Read this detailed biography of Daniels, who is known for serving as Secretary of the Navy under Wilson's administration.
US National Archives
Docsteach: Baseball on the World War I Homefront
Students will begin to learn about the changes that occurred on the American homefront because of World War I by analyzing correspondence from Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt and Boston Red Sox Owner and President...
US National Archives
Docsteach: Baseball: A Morale Booster During Wartime?
Students will learn about the role of baseball on the American homefront during World Wars I and II. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy (during World War I) and President (during World War II), commented on the...