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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness Chapter 12

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Chapter 12 Introductory Essay: 1932-1945
Essay - 9612 Words

Essay

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How did the U.S. handle WWII and the Depression?
A man and two children walking through a dusty landscape near a dilapidated wooden house.
The Dust Bowl
Essay - 2023 Words

Essay

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By the end of this section, you will explain the causes of the Great Depression and its effects on the economy.
Logo featuring a stylized eagle, text "NRA Member U.S. We Do Our Part" and a symbol of a firearm.
The National Recovery Administration and the Schechter Brothers
Essay - 2682 Words

Essay

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By the end of this section, you will explain how the Great Depression and the New Deal impacted American political, social, and economic life over time.
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Court Packing and Constitutional Revolution
Essay - 2729 Words

Essay

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By the end of this section, you will explain how the Great Depression and the New Deal impacted American political, social, and economic life over time.
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New Deal Critics
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Essay

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By the end of this section, you will explain how the Great Depression and the New Deal impacted American political, social, and economic life over time.
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Labor Upheaval, Industrial Organization, and the Rise of the CIO
Essay - 2376 Words

Essay

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By the end of this section, you will explain how the Great Depression and the New Deal impacted American political, social, and economic life over time.
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Did the New Deal End the Great Depression?
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40 Min

Under the New Deal, federal programs spent huge amounts of money in an attempt to combat the Great Depression. Were these programs an effective way to restore economic prosperity in the country? Glenda Gilmore and Michael Parrish debate this question.
A chart comparing two claims about the New Deal's effectiveness in ending the Great Depression.
Did the New Deal End the Great Depression Graphic Organizer
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40 Min

A handout to accompany the scholarly claims made in the corresponding Point-Counterpoint readings that helps student synthesize the claims put forth.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1933
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40 Min

Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
A man and two children walking through a dusty landscape near a dilapidated wooden house.
Photographs: The Dust Bowl and Rural Poverty, 1936–1937
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Activity

40 Min

Use this primary source imagery to analyze major events in history.
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“Sit Down,” Maurice Sugar, 1936–1937
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40 Min

Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
Franklin D. Roosevelt seated at a desk with multiple microphones during a radio broadcast.
Franklin Roosevelt, Second Bill of Rights, 1944
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40 Min

Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
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Huey Long and the American Liberty League, 1934
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Activity

40 Min

Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
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Foreign Policy in the 1930s: From Neutrality to Involvement
Essay - 2622 Words

Essay

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By the end of this section, you will explain the similarities and differences in attitudes about the nation's proper role in the world.
Map showing the air attack routes on Oahu during the Pearl Harbor attack on December 8, 1941.
Pearl Harbor
Essay - 2162 Words

Essay

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By the end of this section, you will explain the similarities and differences in attitudes about the nation's proper role in the world.
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Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
Essay - 1693 Words

Essay

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By the end of this section, you will explain the causes and effects of the victory of the United States and its allies over the Axis Powers.
A military leader addresses soldiers in field uniforms, surrounded by troops in a wartime setting.
D-Day
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Essay

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By the end of this section, you will explain the causes and effects of the victory of the United States and its allies over the Axis Powers.
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Dropping the Atomic Bomb
Essay - 2638 Words

Essay

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By the end of this section, you will explain the causes and effects of the victory of the United States and its allies over the Axis Powers.
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The Atlantic Charter, 1941
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40 Min

Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
A black and white photo of military personnel listening to a commanding officer in a camp setting.
Dwight Eisenhower, D-Day Statement, 1944
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Activity

40 Min

Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
A black and white photograph of a cemetery with numerous wooden crosses in a grassy field.
Images from the Congressional Committee Investigating Nazi Atrocities, 1945
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Activity

40 Min

Use this primary source imagery to analyze major events in history.
Image of a document analysis titled "Einstein-Szilard Letter, 1939," detailing historical context and significance.
Primary Sources Use of the Atomic Bomb
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Seven sources to help students evaluate the use of the atomic bomb on Japan during World War II and a culminating essay activity.
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Phil “Bo” Perabo, Letter Home, 1945
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40 Min

Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
Two men working together on an aircraft with an American flag in the background, featuring the text "UNITED WE WIN."
World War II Propaganda Posters, 1941–1945
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40 Min

Use this primary source imagery to analyze major events in history.
Document discussing Franklin D. Roosevelt's Infamy Speech delivered on December 8, 1941, following the Pearl Harbor attack.
Primary Sources Korematsu DBQ Part 1
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How did wartime experiences lead to challenges to the civil liberties Japanese Americans? Use these eight primary sources which include excerpts of the U.S. Constitution, Executive Order 9066, and opinions for the Korematsu v. United States Supreme Court Case to help students explore this question.
Excerpt from the majority opinion in Korematsu v. United States (1944) by Justice Hugo Black discussing citizenship and civil rights.
Primary Sources Korematsu DBQ Part 2
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How did wartime experiences lead to challenges to the civil liberties Japanese Americans? This set contains the majority and dissenting opinions from the Korematsu v. United States Supreme Court Case and a 1983 White House Report to help students explore this question.
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Double V for Victory: The Effort to Integrate the U.S. Military
Essay - 2959 Words

Essay

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By the end of this section, you will explain the causes and effects of the victory of the United States and its allies over the Axis Powers.
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A. Philip Randolph, The Call to Negro America to March on Washington, 1941
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40 Min

Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
Rosie the Riveter, Women Working during WWII
Photographs: Women at Work on the Homefront during World War II, 1941–1945
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40 Min

Use this primary source imagery to analyze major events in history.
A large crowd gathers along a riverbank, listening to a speaker at an outdoor event. Black and white photo.
Eleanor Roosevelt and Marian Anderson
Essay - 1922 Words

Essay

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By the end of this section, you will explain how the Great Depression and the New Deal impacted American political, social, and economic life over time.
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Loyal American: Fred Korematsu | BRI’s Homework Help Series
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In this Homework Help narrative, learn the story of Fred Korematsu and his lifelong struggle for justice for himself and the thousands of Japanese-Americans wrongfully interned by the U.S. government during World War II.
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