Curated OER
Freedom by the Fireside: The Legacy of FDR's "Four Freedoms" Speech
Students read and analyze Franklin Delano Roosevelt's 1941 State of the Union Address. They listen to recordings of speeches by F.D.R., answer discussion questions, and participate in a debate.
Curated OER
Differing Federal Responses to the Great Depression: Letter Analysis
Young analysts examine two letters, one written by President Hoover and one written by FDR. Each letter contains that president's response to the role of the Federal Government during times of crisis (The Great Depression). They analyze...
Curated OER
"Breadline": The Great Depression Causes, Consequences and Recovery
Learners compare prices of popular items of late 1920s to cost of those items presently, determine which companies are best in which to invest, analyze causes and consequences of stock market crash of 1929, and evaluate significance of...
Curated OER
Franklin Roosevelt and the Dime
Young scholars study about the life, presidency, monument, and tribute of Franklin Delano Roosevelt through stories and poems. They study the attributes of a dime.
Curated OER
Freedom and Dignity Project
Students apply real life historical experiences towards the analysis of civil rights. They read handouts on the presidency of FDR, participate in a debate about the internment of Japanese Americans, and analyze primary source documents.
Digital History
Digital History: African Americans and the New Deal
Article discusses why African Americans supported Franklin Roosevelt despite the slight gains in civil rights offered by the New Deal.
Library of Congress
Loc: Herblock's Presidents
Historically significant collection of political cartoons featuring U.S. Presidents from Library of Congress online teacher-student resources.
American Presidency Project
American Presidency Project: State of the Union Addresses and Messages
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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Other
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston: Closed for the Holiday [Pdf]
"Closed for the Holiday" is an excellent account of the consequential events of the Great Depression focusing on the Stock Market Crash of 1929 as the beginning of the Great Depression, and ending with the emergency bank actions Franklin...
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: Mail to the Chief: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
An exhibition that celebrates FDR's love for stamps and stamp collecting.
Other
Georgia Info: Fdr's Visits to Georgia
A very detailed account of FDR's involvement in Georgia, in particular, his role in the establishment of a medical foundation at Warm Springs, Georgia. FDR actually bought the property and used the warm waters to try to help with his...
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum: Facts & Figures: Fdr
A long list of questions and answers about President Franklin D. Roosevelt's life, political policy, family, and more.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: America's History in the Making:by the People, for the People
A great lesson plan that explores the attempts to revive the American economy after the Great Depression through the New Deal programs of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Included are a video, text and questions, and primary source materials. A...
US Senate
U.s. Senate: Art & History: John Nance Garner, 32nd Vice President
From the official site of the U.S. Senate, this biography of John Nance Garner, at first a candidate running for the Demcratic nomination for president, and becoming the candidate for Vice-President for Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1932...
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.
Other
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
This site provides access to the personal archives of Franklin D. Roosevelt. These archives include personal and family papers, manuscripts from Roosevelt's political career, and the papers of Eleanor Roosevelt.
Other
New York Historical Society: Fdr's First Hundred Days
This exhibit allows us to see the first hundred days of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's term as president. Includes photos and political cartoons.
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Franklin Delano Roosevelt: First Fireside Chat
This is the text and audio of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's first Fireside Chat "The Banking Crisis" on March 12, 1933, in Washington D.C.
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.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: There Is No Cure for Polio
This collection uses primary sources to explore the polio epidemic and vaccine.
Digital Public Library of America
Dpla: Prisoners at Home: Everyday Life in Japanese Internment Camps
This exhibition tells stories of everyday lives in Japanese Internment camps during World War II.
Digital Public Library of America
Dpla: America's Great Depression and Roosevelt's New Deal
Details on how the Great Depression affected the nation and how Roosevelt's New Deal created many relief and recovery programs to try to bring economic stability to the nation.
Digital Public Library of America
Dpla: Roosevelt's Tree Army: The Civilian Conservation Corps
This exhibition tells the stories of the CCC's administration and controversial policies, the men who joined, and the contributions its projects made to the history of conservation in the United States.
US Mint
U.s. Mint: Circulating Coins: Ten Cent Coin (Dime)
Read the complete history of the current circulating dime. Find out about the symbols, size, and the metal composition of this coin.