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Lessons: 1929-1945

The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)

WWII Poster
  • FDR's First Inaugural Address: Declaring "War" on the Great Depression

  • FDR's Fireside Chat on the Purposes and Foundations of the Recovery Program

  • The Don Henry Story

  • Constitutional Issues: Separation of Powers

  • A Date Which Will Live in Infamy

  • Powers of Persuasion—Poster Art of World War II

  • Documents Related to Churchill and FDR

  • D-Day

  • Documents and Photographs Related to Japanese Relocation During World War II

  • Memorandum Regarding the Enlistment of Navajo Indians

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