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A&E Television

History.com: World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive look at World War II including video clips and audio clips of important speeches by the world leaders of the time.
Handout
US Mint

U.s. Mint: Circulating Coins: Ten Cent Coin (Dime)

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read the complete history of the current circulating dime. Find out about the symbols, size, and the metal composition of this coin.
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Digital History

Digital History: National Recovery Administration

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides an overview of the codes set by the National Recovery Administration that helped industry and labor in the 1930s and their positive and negative affects.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Growth of Government Intervention

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of the changing federal government role as it increased involvement and intervention in business and social welfare in the 1900s.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Lend Lease

For Students 9th - 10th
A summary of what the Lend-Lease Act was and how it played an important part in World War II.
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Other

American Political Buttons: Election of 1944

For Students 9th - 10th
In addition to finding an array of political buttons from the presidential campaign of 1944, there is a succint overview of the candidates and the tone of the campaign.
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BBC

Bbc Ww2 People's War: Casablanca Conference 14 24 January 1943

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of the Casablanca Conference where Allied leaders met to plot out the future strategy for World War II. Read about the final outcome of the conference and the issues that were considered in the decision-making.
Article
BBC

Bbc News: On This Day: December 1,1943: Allies United After Tehran Conference

For Students 9th - 10th
An account of what transpired at the Tehran Conference when the Allied leaders met to plot further World War II strategy and postwar issues. Read portions of the declaration made at the end of the conference, and, perhaps equally...
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American Public Media

American Radio Works: White House Tapes

For Students 9th - 10th
American RadioWorks does an overview of the 19th and 20th century Presidents and their use of taping conversations in the Oval Office and on their phones. Copies of some of these tapes are available as well as the audio of an hour long...
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Digital History

Digital History: Social Security, Unemployment Insurance, and Welfare [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
After reading a brief history of Social Security and its inception in the United States during the Great Depression, find out about the various programs that provide a social safety net to its citizens. See how these programs are funded,...
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Digital History

Digital History: More Like the Tva? [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the history of the Tennessee River Valley and the tension between private enterprise and government in the development of electricity and, surprisingly, fertilizer. Find out how the Tennessee Valley Authority was developed during...
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Scholastic

Scholastic History Mystery: World War Ii: The Lend Lease Program

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students try to guess the mystery subject Carlotta Facts, the History Mystery Museum's professor, is studying. They read the clues, do some online and offline research, and then attempt to identify the game's mystery subject, the...
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University of Washington

Survey of the History of the United States: New Deal Agencies

For Students 9th - 10th
This list of the New Deal agencies does not give extensive information about each agency, but it's a great resource to get an overview of what was accomplished during the New Deal. This partial list gives a brief description and...
Primary
US National Archives

Nara: Social Security Act

For Students 9th - 10th
See the first page of the Social Security Act from the National Archives date stamped August 12, 1935. FDR signed the act into law two days later.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Defeat of Hitler: America Enters the War

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the events surrounding the decision of the United States to join the war against Germany in 1941 after the attack on pearl Harbor, and the reaction of Hitler to that attack.
Handout
US Department of Labor

U.s. Department of Labor: Hall of Secretaries: Frances Perkins

For Students 9th - 10th
The U.S. Department of Labor provides this brief biography of Cabinet member, Frances Perkins, who led reform efforts in the realm of labor law during the Great Depression. Short, biographical sketch with good, factual information being...
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Other

Fdr Cartoon Collection Database: Casablanca Conference

For Students 9th - 10th
A good description of the Casablanca Conference, its participants, those who were absent, and the accomplishments of the meeting. Hyperlinks to political cartoons reflecting the dealings at the conference.
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Other

Nyit: School of Management: New Deal

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the programs instituted by FDR between 1933 and 1938 to curb the effects of the Great Depression. Lists and briefly defines such programs as the Agricultural Adjustment Act, WPA, National Housing Act, etc.
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Other

Children of the Camps: Internment History

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the history of people of Japanese ancestry who were confined to internment camps during World War II. There is a timeline of events and links to original documents.
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Other

Broward County Library: The Wpa and Its Sub Agency, the Museum Extension Project

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and some of its projects.
Primary
Yale University

Avalon Project: Cairo Conference

For Students 9th - 10th
The brief document outlining the resoulutions made at the Cairo Conference at the end of World War II.
Primary
Yale University

Avalon Project: Pearl Harbor Documents

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains links to documents concerning Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. Includes: United States note to Japan November 26, 1941, the message from the President of the Emperor of Japan December 6, and Japanese Note to the United States...
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Wessels Living History Farm

Living History Farm: Farming in the 1930s: The Politics of the Rea

For Students 9th - 10th
Electrifying rural America revolutionized farm life. Read about how the Rural Electrification Administration was instituted and what had to be done to encourage rural families to form electric co-ops. Included is an interview with a...
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Dwight David Eisenhower

For Students 9th - 10th
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969 CE) was the allied commander of all European forces. AmericanPresident.org takes the reader through the exploration of President Eisenhower's distinguished career. Use this site to learn about the life of...

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