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Schs: Fdr and the Court Packing Controversy

For Students 9th - 10th
A narrated slideshow detailing the problems Franklin Roosevelt ran up against with putting his New Deal plans into effect. The conservative justices on the Supreme Court determined that many of the reforms were unconstitutional. Find out...
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Au: Frances Perkins on the Social Security Act (1935)

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a speech given by Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor in the administration of Franklin Roosevelt, praising the passage of the Social Security Act in 1935. See how this groundbreaking legislation would help the elderly, disabled,...
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Library of Economics and Liberty

Concise Encyclopedia of Economics: Great Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
For upper level classes and abilities only. A very scholarly explanation of the causes of the Great Depression and steps Franklin Roosevelt to end it. An excellent source due to its thorough analysis and detail.
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US Department of State

U.s. Department of State: Atlantic Charter

For Students 9th - 10th
This article published by the US Department of State's Office of the Historian discusses the significance of the Atlantic Charter. In it Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill agreed on a broad statement of war aims for Great Britain...
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: The Stabilizing of the National Economy

For Students 9th - 10th
Original document, 1942. Roosevelt places in effect emergency orders to control prices, inflation and domestic economics during war time.
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New Deal Network

New Deal Network: An Extemporaneous Address at Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, Ny

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of a speech by Franklin D. Roosevelt on the National Recovery Act and encouraging citizen involvement in government.
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Teaching American History

Teaching American History: Pearl Harbor Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
A printable version of the speech delivered by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on December 8, 1941 following the events on Pearl Harbor.
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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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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Japanese Internment

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Frances Perkins

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopedia Britannica provides a biography of Frances Perkins. Appointed secretary of labor by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, she was the first female cabinet member.
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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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Virginia History Series

Virginia History Series: Virginia State History 20th Century (1921 1940) [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th
The Roaring Twenties was a time of great prosperity in America and Virginia. However, it ended with a bust that shook our country to its core. Imagine the culture of this time with the help of pictures, charts, and maps. This slideshow...
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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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University of North Carolina

Documenting the American South: North Carolina Emergency Relief Administration

For Students 9th - 10th
An electronic edition of a very interesting, though dense, book written in 1936 as a record of the activies of the Emergency Relief Adminstration in North Carolina. The book begins with a look at how relief for the indigent was provided...
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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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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Table of Contents

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Library of Congress

Loc: American Treasures: Memo From Stalin

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Lin and Don Donn

American History Lesson Plans: Fdr's Fireside Chats

For Teachers 5th - 8th
A great lesson plan to examine Franklin D. Roosevelt's first fireside chat and apply the format in explaining a current economic problem.
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270 To Win

270towin: 1940 Presidential Election

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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270 To Win

270towin: 1936 Presidential Election

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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270 To Win

270towin: 1944 Presidential Election

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1944 won by Franklin D. Roosevelt, a record fourth term.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Putting Pople Back to Work

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the many programs that were part of Roosevelt's New Deal that targeted at getting the unemployed back to work.
Website
Digital History

Digital History: The Farmers' Plight

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the plight of American farmers in the Great Depression. Franklin Roosevelt instituted several programs to help the rural population, the most important of which was the Agricultural Adjustment Act. Find out whom this act...
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Digital History

Digital History: The New Deal in Decline

For Students 9th - 10th
The Supreme Court, in 1935 and 1936, found unconstitutional several programs that were the backbone of the New Deal. See how President Roosevelt tried to deal with these setbacks, and the results both for him personally and for the law.

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