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History of the United States II
1865 to the Present
Unit 5: The Depression -- FDR -- World War II -- The Fifties
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FDR and the Depression
Professor Brinkley continues his story of twentieth century presidents with a profile of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Brinkley paints a picture of America during the Depression and chronicles some of Roosevelt’s programmatic and personal efforts to help the country through its worst economic crisis. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt is at FDR’s side and, in many respects, ahead of him as the decade unfolds.
Program 21: FDR and the Depression (Transcript) (Broadband Video on Demand) 

World War II
America is enveloped in total war, from mobilization on the home front to a scorching air war in Europe. Professor Miller’s view of World War II is a personal essay on the morality of total war, and its effects on those who fought, died, and survived it, including members of his own family.
Program 22: World War II (Transcript) (Broadband Video on Demand) 

The Fifties
World War II is fought to its bitter end in the Pacific and the world lives with the legacy of its final moment: the atomic bomb. Professor Miller continues the story as veterans return from the war and create new lives for themselves in the '50s. The GI Bill, Levittown, civil rights, the Cold War, and rock 'n' roll are discussed.
Program 23: The Fifties (Transcript) (Broadband Video on Demand) 

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Chapter 11: The New Deal and World War II Outline of American History
  • Roosevelt and the New Deal
  • Unemployment
  • Agriculture
  • Industry and Labor
  • The Second New Deal
  • A New Coalition
  • Eve of World War II
  • Japan, Pearl Harbor and War
  • The War in North Africa and Europe
  • The War in the Pacific
  • The Politics of War
  • War, Victory and the Bomb
  • The Rise of Industrial Unions

    Chapter 12: Postwar America Outline of American History

  • Consensus and Change
  • Cold War Aims
  • Harry Truman's Leadership
  • Origins of the Cold War
  • Containment
  • The Cold War in Asia and the Middle East
  • Eisenhower and the Cold War
  • The Cold War at Home
  • The Postwar Economy: 1945-1960
  • The Fair Deal
  • Eisenhower's Approach
  • The Culture of the 1950s
  • Origins of the Civil Rights Movement
  • Desegregation

    Basic Reading in U.S. Democracy
    PART VII: Freedom of Expression

      44. Whitney v. California (1927)
      45. Near v. Minnesota (1931)

    Basic Reading in U.S. Democracy
    PART VII: Freedom of Expression

      46. West Virginia Board of Education v. Barnette (1943)
    Basic Reading in U.S. Democracy
    PART VIII: Facing the World
      52. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Address at Charlottesville (1940)
      53. The Atlantic Charter (1941)

    Basic Reading in U.S. Democracy
    PART IX: COLD WAR ISSUES

      57. The Marshall Plan (1947)
      58. Recall of Gen. Douglas MacArthur (1951)
      59. Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer (1952)
      60. Censure of Senator Joseph McCarthy (1954)
    Basic Reading in U.S. Democracy
    PART X: A MORE INCLUSIVE AMERICA
    • Lectures
    Sparknotes The Great Depression (1929-1941)
    Sparknotes World War II (1939-1945)
    Sparknotes The Korean War (1950-1953

    Go to Pink Monkey
    Click on:
    Chapter 9 The Great Depression

  • Chronology of Major Events in this Period
  • Republican Ascendancy and the World Politics
  • The Washington Conference
  • Republicanism at home
  • Panic of 1929
  • Causes
  • The Effects of the New Deal
  • Impact of the Great Depression
  • Points to Remember

    Chapter 10 World War II: American entry into the Second World War

  • Chronology of Major Events in this Period
  • America before the outbreak of the Second World War
  • German Expansion
  • The US and the war
  • Departure from Neutrality
  • The Lend Lease Act
  • The Pearl Harbor Incident - the US entry into the war
  • Impact of the war
  • US Diplomacy during the war
  • Conference at Dumberton Oaks
  • The Yalta Conference
  • Points to Remember

    Go to Pink Monkey
    Click on:
    Chapter 11 The Post-war Period

  • Chronology of Major Events in this Period
  • Conditions at Home
  • The Employment Act
  • The Taft-Hartley Labor Management Relations Act
  • Truman's Civil Rights Program
  • The McCarthy period
  • The Cold War Abroad
  • The Korean War

    Lecture 18: The Crash and the Great Depression (Schultz)

    Lecture 19: The Great Depression and the New Deal (Schultz)

    Lecture 20: Dr. New Deal and Dr. Win-the-War (Schultz)

    Lecture 21: World War II: The Home Front (Schultz)
    Lecture 22: From New Deal to Fair Deal: New Deal or Same Shuffle? (Schultz)
    Lecture 23: The Coils of Cold War (Schultz)
    Lecture 24: The Cold War and the 1950's: The Affluent Society (Schultz)

    Click on Great Depression Sit-down Strike at Flint (Rutledge)
    Click on World War II Los Alamos, New Mexico (Rutledge)
    Click on MidCentury (Rutledge)
    Click on Cold War (Rutledge)

    Roosevelt's Administration - New Deal (Rankin)

    Interventionism (Rankin)

    U.S. Participation in World War II (Rankin)

    Beginning of the Cold War (Rankin)

    1929-1932 Mayer
    1930's-1941 Mayer
    The New Deal Mayer
    World War II Mayer
    The Cold War Mayer
    1945-1955 Mayer
    US Overthrow of Iranian Government Mayer -- scroll down page
    Eisenhower and JFK: 1952-1963 Mayer

    • Quiz
  • The American People - Brief Edition (Nash)
    or Sixth Edition (Nash)
    Chapter 24: The Great Depression and The New Deal
  • The American People - Brief Edition (Nash)
    or Sixth Edition (Nash)
    Chapter 25: World War II
  • The American People - Brief Edition (Nash)
    or Sixth Edition (Nash)
    Chapter 26: Postwar Growth and Social Change
  • The American People - Brief Edition (Nash)
    or Sixth Edition (Nash)
    Chapter 27: Chills and Fever During the Cold War
  • The American People - Brief Edition (Nash)
    or Sixth Edition (Nash)
    Chapter 28: High Water and Ebb Tide of the Liberal State

    • Library

    Bibliography from Biography of America

    Resources

    From the History Channel search for "Cartoons Go to War"
  • November Warriors Part Three: The New Arena from Hoover to the Kennedy Assassination

    Start here and click on photo and then select Presidential Biographies.

  • Franklin Delano Roosevel
  • Harry S. Truman
  • Dwight David Eisenhower

    The following provide a brief biography and many links:

  • Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1933-1945
  • (POTUS)
  • Harry S. Truman, 1945-1953 (POTUS)
  • Dwight David Eisenhower, 1953-1961 (POTUS)

    There are extensive links for each program in the Biography of America series. Click on the Homepage then click on the program, and then on Webography.

    From American Memory by the Library of Congress. Follow the links.
    Great Depressions/World War II, 1929-1945

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