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Teaching American History

Teaching American History: Address on Constitution Day

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the speech given by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on September 17, 1937, honoring the Constitution and applying the tenets of the Constitution to contemporary issues in the 1930s.
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of Us: Depression and War

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at the Great Depression in America and the events of World War II under Franklin D. Roosevelt. Adapted from A History of US by Joy Hakim. Includes timeline, glossary, quiz, historic photographs, audioclips, links for further...
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PBS

Pbs: Wwii Behind Closed Doors: Prelude to Cold War

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the uneasy alliance maintained by Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, and Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II and the implications of this alliance on the development of the Cold War.
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PBS

Pbs: Wwii Behind Closed Doors:the Conferences

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a comprehensive overview of many conferences between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill and the Allies' conferences with Stalin and others during World War II and includes links to related resources and media.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: D Day Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
A summary and detailed facts about D Day in WW2, June 6, 1944, and the landings on the beaches at Normandy.
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Curated OER

Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum: Roosevelts: Photograph

For Students 9th - 10th
Black and white photograph of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt on Inauguration Day in 1941.
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University of Groningen

American History: Presidents: Franklin Delano Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides links to all of FDR's inaugural addresses, State of the Union addresses and Pearl Harbor speech.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: American Exp:primary Resources: Second Inaugural Address 1937

For Students 9th - 10th
President Franklin Roosevelt's second inaugural address delivered in 1937. In this speech FDR calls for the nation to accept and prepare to move forward.
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Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: The New Deal

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Read about the New Deal, its programs, and the ways it helped a nation in the grips of the Great Depression. The New Deal was not universally popular, so find out what Franklin Roosevelt did to keep the...
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Teaching American History

Teaching American History: Fireside Chat on the New Deal

For Students 9th - 10th
Excerpts from Franklin Roosevelt's delivery of the May 7, 1933 Fireside Chat highlighting the purpose and goals of the New Deal.
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C3 Teachers

C3 Teachers: Inquiries: New Deal

For Teachers 8th
A comprehensive learning module on Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal that includes three supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Topics covered include economic...
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Primary Resources: Pearl Harbor Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
A transcript of the infamous speech delivered by Franklin Roosevelt asking Congress to declare war on Japan following the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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New Deal Network

New Deal Network: Cartoons: Fdr and the Supreme Court

For Students 9th - 10th
Features an archive of editorial cartoons focusing on the debate surrounding FDR'S Court Packing bill and comments on the Supreme Court and the Roosevelt Administration between 1933-36.
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Other

U.s. Securities and Exchange Commission: Securities Act of 1933 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
President Roosevelt and his administration accomplished a lot during his first one hundred days in office. One piece of legislation was the Securities Act of 1933. Read the text of the entire act on this site. [pdf]
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Curated OER

A View on Cities: Washington: Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial

For Students 9th - 10th
Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial (Washington)
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1936: Roosevelt Defeats Landon

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of the 1936 election in which Franklin Delano Roosevelt defeated Alfred Landon for the presidency.
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Curated OER

Museum of the City of New York: Franklin D. Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
A photograph of Franklin D. Roosevelt from the Musum of the City of New York.
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Curated OER

Franklin D. Roosevelt

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Curated OER

Franklin D. Roosevelt

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: An Evaluation of the New Deal

For Students 5th - 8th
No discussion about the Great Depression can be complete without a look at the legacy of Franklin D. Roosevelt and his New Deal programs. Read about the changes and effects on the economy brought about by the programs, but see what...
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Digital History

Digital History: The New Dealers

For Students 9th - 10th
Franklin D. Roosevelt brought in many different thinkers to help find ideas to fix the Great Depression. Read about their ideas and the ways they instituted their ways of thinking.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: A Bank Holiday

For Students 5th - 8th
Actions taken by Franklin D. Roosevelt upon becoming president in 1933. Read about how he took immediate steps to restore confidence in the banking segment of the American economy.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: What Fdr Meant to Me

For Teachers 9th - 10th
As a review of the presidency of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, students will prepare remarks from differing perspectives for a special graveside eulogy. In addition to the remarks, students will bring symbolic mementos to leave at...
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Other

Fdr Cartoon Archive: The Road to Pennsylvania Avenue

For Students 9th - 10th
Reading political cartoons is a great way to follow current events. This compilation of cartoons follows the selection of a Democratic candidate for president from March through June, 1932. Franklin D. Roosevelt eventually won the...

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