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Teaching American History

Teaching American History: State of the Union Address 1938

For Students 9th - 10th
A transcribed version of the State of the Union delivered by Franklin D. Roosevelt on January 3, 1938.
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Teaching American History

Teaching American History: State of the Union Address 1942

For Students 9th - 10th
Franklin D. Roosevelt's State of the Union Address to the nation in January 1942.
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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

National Park Service: Eleanor Roosevelt, American Visionary

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features photos and artifacts from the life of one of the most dynamic and controversial First Ladies in U.S. history, as well as a virtual tour of her home.
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Teaching American History

Teaching American History: Franklin D. Roosevelt: First Fireside Chat

For Students 9th - 10th
A transcript of the very first Fireside Chat given by FDR in 1933. He addressed the American people about banking.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: World War Ii Resources: 1935 Neutrality Act

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of Franklin Roosevelt's approval of the Neutrality Act of 1935, passed by the Congress in August, 1935. Read why Roosevelt thinks this act is a reasonable reflection of American foreign policy in the mid-1930s.
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Other

Georgia Info: Fdr's Visits to Georgia

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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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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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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Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: Women and the Great Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A very interesting essay showing how the Great Depression affected women as housewives and as employees. See how many New Deal programs discriminated against women, and find out who supported women's...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Fdr and the Great Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt, who held this office from 1933 to 1945, and his New Deal policies and initiatives that saw the United States through the Great Depression.
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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 Farmer and the Depression [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
One of the first laws passed in Franklin Roosevelt's first hundred days was the Agricultural Adjustment Act. Read about how it helped farmers in crisis. and how it was the forerunner of the federal farm program in existence today. [pdf]
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Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Roosevelt's Tree Army: The Civilian Conservation Corps

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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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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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: What Fdr Meant to Me

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

Khan Academy: Us History: 1890 1945: The New Deal

For Students 9th - 10th
When Franklin Delano Roosevelt took office in 1933, he enacted a range of experimental programs to combat the Great Depression.
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Other

Fdr Project: Fdr Cartoon Archives

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive collection of political cartoons about the Roosevelt administration. Included are cartoons relating to the first 100 days, the Supreme Court, and Roosevelt's war years.
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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.
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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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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Economics of the New Deal

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The stock-market crash of 1929 is generally seen as the start of The Great Depression, the worst economic downturn in the history of the United States. The Depression had devastating effects on the country. But it also served as a...
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University of Notre Dame

University of Notre Dame: The Story of the Steel Seizure Case [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about how President Roosevelt used his presidential powers to prohibit labor strikes during World War II. Scroll to page 4 of this PDF to read this background information which is part of a discussion about President Truman's...

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