60-Second Presidents video [1:23] on the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Students will learn about the many accomplishments of Roosevelt's unprecedented 12 year term. Student handouts include fact sheet and background essay on Roosevelt.
Offers a concise overview of life during the Great Depression and the living conditions of Hoovervilles.
An exhibition that celebrates FDR's love for stamps and stamp collecting.
Explains the wide-sweeping social programs Franklin Roosevelt introduced after taking office in 1933, and traces the development of the New Deal from Roosevelt's proposals to Congress, the Supreme Court's nullification of many of the reforms as the Agricultural Adjustment Act, to the Farm Security Administration's subsidization of farm purchases.
U.S. History is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of most introductory courses. The text provides a balanced approach to U.S. history, considering the people, events, and ideas that have shaped the United States from both the top down (politics, economics, diplomacy) and bottom up (eyewitness accounts, lived experience). U.S. History covers key forces that form the American experience, with particular attention to issues of race, class, and gender.Senior Contributing AuthorsP. Scott Corbett, Ventura CollegeVolker Janssen, California State University, FullertonJohn M. Lund, Keene State CollegeTodd Pfannestiel, Clarion UniversityPaul Vickery, Oral Roberts UniversitySylvie Waskiewicz
U.S. History is designed for a two-semester American history sequence. It is traditional in coverage, following a roughly chronological outline, and using a balanced approach that includes political, economic, social, and cultural developments. At the same time, the book includes a number of innovative and interactive features designed to enhance student learning. Instructors can also customize the book, adapting it to the approach that works best in their classroom.
View text of Franklin D. Roosevelt's official Proclamation of Unlimited National Emergency in May, 1941, that puts the armed services on notice in case of aggression against any parts of the Western Hemisphere.