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Amistad Digital Resource: The Great Depression
Provides discussion on the Great Depression, the effect this economic crisis had on African American families, and how Roosevelt's New Deal provided relief for black people.
New Deal Network
New Deal Network: Great Depression and the Arts
Part of a wonderful website devoted to researching and teaching the Great Depression and the New Deal. These pages are focused specifically on the arts during this time.
New Deal Network
New Deal Network: Works of Fdr: A Message to the Congress on Social Security
Text of FDR's speech to Congress on January 17, 1935, regarding Social Security.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Us History: Period 7: 1890 1945
This Khan Academy resource provides a table of contents with notes for several sections of AP US History Period 5: 1890-1945.
Library of Congress
Loc: Learning Page: Labor Unions During the Great Depression and the New Deal
A timeline of events related to the Great Depression, labor unions and the New Deal along with primary sources.
US National Archives
Nara: Teaching With Documents: Fdr's First Inaugural Address
Features background on FDR and his platform for dealing with the Great Depression. Included are primary source documents of his first inaugural address and photos related to his New Deal programs.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Russell Freedman Biography
Discover more about the author Russell Freedman when you visit this site. This resource provides a biography, an interview transcript, a booklist and more.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: World War Ii Resources: Address Before the Pan American Union, 4/12/33
Roosevelt spoke to 21 nations of the Americas about common ideas aimed against acquisition of territories in the Northern Hemisphere by "any non-American power." This led to Roosevelt's development of the Good Neighbor Policy.
The History Place
The History Place: For a Declaration of War Against Japan
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 resulting in a declaration of war.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The New Deal
A brief biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the ideas he had for getting the United States back on its feet during the Great Depression.
TES Global
Blendspace: Fdr Fireside Chats
A nine-part learning module with links to videos, websites, and images to use while learning about President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his Fireside Chats.
270 To Win
270towin: 1932 Presidential Election
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1932 won by Franklin D. Roosevelt in a landslide victory.
Library of Congress
Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Wallace, Henry Agard 1888 1965
Biographical details on Henry Wallace, Vice President of the United States on the Democratic ticket with President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The History Place
The History Place: Atlantic Charter Fdr and Chruchill
This site from The History Place provides a brief summary of the Atlantic Charter. Includes photo of Roosevelt and Churchill. A link is also provided to return to the WWII timeline for additional information on related subjects.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Table of Contents
This site from ibiblio.org provides a page of links (all on the same server) to various speeches and documents given and written by Franklin D. Roosevelt which is related to foreign policy.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: A Prayer for Overlord, a Commentary
This commentary summarizes the Normandy Invasion, from its plan to its execution, intertwined with passages of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's prayer to the nation on June 6, 1944.
Library of Congress
Loc: American Treasures: Memo From Stalin
Stalin's memo to representative W. Averell Harriman following a conference with U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister W. Churchill on military planning of WWII against Hitler.
Lin and Don Donn
American History Lesson Plans: Fdr's Fireside Chats
A great lesson plan to examine Franklin D. Roosevelt's first fireside chat and apply the format in explaining a current economic problem.
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.
270 To Win
270towin: 1936 Presidential Election
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1936 won by Franklin D. Roosevelt, the greatest electoral landslide since the beginning of the current two-party system in the 1850s.
270 To Win
270towin: 1944 Presidential Election
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1944 won by Franklin D. Roosevelt, a record fourth term.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: History Explorer: Nbc "Fireside Chat" Microphone
Read about the first of FDR's "Fireside Chats" that he delivered over the radio with an image of the microphone used.
Digital History
Digital History: The Decision to Drop the Bomb [Pdf]
The day before the bombing of Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt gave the go-ahead to scientists to develop an atomic bomb. This site gives a good overview of the war in the Pacific against Japan, the increasing successes of the...
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...
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