Compelling Question: How did Franklin Roosevelt respond to the crises of the Great Depression at home and the war against tyrannical states during World War II abroad?

Chapter Objectives:

• Students will assess the success of the federal government in solving the economic collapse of the Great Depression.
• Students will explain the changes and continuities in U.S. foreign policy objectives during the 1930s and 1940s.
• Students will explore the long-term changes to American society that were caused by World War II.

• The Dust Bowl Narrative
• The National Recovery Administration and the Schechter Brothers Narrative
• Court Packing and Constitutional Revolution Narrative
• New Deal Critics Narrative
• Labor Upheaval, Industrial Organization, and the Rise of the CIO Narrative
• Did the New Deal End the Great Depression? Point-Counterpoint
• Franklin D. Roosevelt, First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1933 Primary Source
• Photographs: The Dust Bowl and Rural Poverty, 1936-1937 Primary Source
• Art Analysis: The Art of the New Deal, 1934 Primary Source
• Sit Down,” Maurice Sugar, 1936-1937 Primary Source
• Franklin Roosevelt, Second Bill of Rights, 1944 Primary Source
• Huey Long and the American Liberty League, 1934 Primary Source

• Foreign Policy in the 1930s: From Neutrality to Involvement Narrative
• Pearl Harbor Narrative
• Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima Narrative
• D-Day Narrative
• The Manhattan Project Narrative
• Dropping the Atomic Bomb Decision Point
• The Atlantic Charter, 1941 Primary Source
• Dwight Eisenhower, D-Day Statement, 1944 Primary Source
• Images from the Congressional Committee Investigating Nazi Atrocities, 1945 Primary Source
• Was the Use of the Atomic Bomb Justified? DBQ Lesson

• Phil “Bo” Perabo, Letter Home, 1945 Primary Source
• World War II Propaganda Posters, 1941-1945 Primary Source
• Korematsu v. United Statesand Japanese Internment DBQ Lesson
• Double V for Victory: The Effort to Integrate the U.S. Military Narrative
• A. Philip Randolph, The Call to Negro America to March on Washington, 1941 Primary Source
• Photographs: Women at Work on the Homefront during World War II, 1941-1945 Primary Source

Additional Resources:

• Chapter 12 Introductory Essay: 1932-1945
• Eleanor Roosevelt and Marian Anderson Narrative
• Unit 6 Civics Connection: The Role of Government According to the Founders and the Progressives Lesson
• Unit 6 Civics Connection: The Constitution and Foreign Policy, 1898-1945 Lesson
• BRI Homework Help Video: Loyal American: Fred Korematsu

• How did Franklin Roosevelt respond to the crises of the Great Depression at home and the war against tyrannical states during World War II abroad? Explore the similarities and differences in domestic attitudes about the proper role of the United States in the world during the period c. 1898-1945.

Through this inquiry, students will evaluate primary and secondary sources to explain the factors that contributed to a shift in U.S. relations with the rest of the world. Ultimately, students will use the primary and secondary sources in this chapter to practice constructing an essay, in AP Long Essay Question format, demonstrating their skills in explaining historical comparison. Students should be evaluated using the AP Rubric. Assess students’ progress in understanding the compelling question for this chapter by assigning Unit 6 Essay Activity.