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1. teachingamericanhistory.org › document › fireside"Arsenal of Democracy" Fireside Chat | Teaching American History

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   4 days ago · President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s fireside chats were weekly radio addresses to the American people about important issues of the day. In this fireside chat, Roosevelt argued that the United States had to do all it could, short of war, to help Great Britain in a fight it was waging alone against Nazi Germany and its Italian ally.

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   5 days ago · Great Depression, worldwide economic downturn that began in 1929 and lasted until about 1939. It was the longest and most severe depression ever experienced by the industrialized Western world, sparking fundamental changes in economic institutions, macroeconomic policy, and economic theory.

3. shec.ashp.cuny.edu › items › showPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt Redefines Liberty · SHEC ...

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   3 days ago · President Franklin D. Roosevelt Redefines Liberty. President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave this speech in Philadelphia at the Democratic National Convention in 1936, at which he was nominated for a second term. In it, he explained why New Deal reforms and spending programs were necessary. Roosevelt likened the 1930s struggle with monopolists and ...

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   What was FDR's role in World War II?

   • FDR faced the difficult task of conveying the seriousness of the threat to the United States while simultaneously reassuring the public that “ [o]ur national policy is not directed toward war. Its sole purpose is to keep war away from our country and our people.” World War II had begun in Europe in 1939 after Germany invaded Poland.

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   Did FDR speak at the World's Fair in 1939?

   • FDR at the opening day speech of the World’s Fair on this date in 1939. Photo from NYPL Digital Collections. Recent gridlocked debates in Washington D.C. over the funding for national infrastructure expansion expose one of the most enduring divides in American history: the rural-urban divide.

   FDR’s Legacy: 5 New Deal Infrastructure Projects in NYC

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   What did Roosevelt do to help farmers?

   • Roosevelt’s commission called for farm relief by proposing a gasoline tax to fund rural infrastructure projects such as roads, schools, and electrification, while centralizing tax collection, eliminating estate taxes to provide tax relief to farmers.

   FDR’s Legacy: 5 New Deal Infrastructure Projects in NYC

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5. www.youtube.com › watchDeep Fact from Franklin D. Roosevelt - YouTube

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   1 day ago · In this video, we see an enlightening and inspiring fatc from Franklin D. RooseveltJoin us as we delve into the words of influential figures who have shared ...

6. teachingamericanhistory.org › document › fireside“Fireside Chat” on “Purging” the Democratic Party

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   See Roosevelt's Fireside Chat on the Plan for Reorganizing of the Judiciary. 6. The “Copperheads” were mostly Midwestern Democrats with agrarian interests and Southern roots. An editorialist likened their call for peace with the Confederacy to the behavior of a well-camouflaged snake that strikes without warning.

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8. untappedcities.com › 2021/04/20 › new-york-new-dealFDR’s Legacy: 5 New Deal Infrastructure Projects in NYC

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   5 days ago · Franklin D. Roosevelt, as governor of New York from 1929 -1933, sought to incorporate the needs of rural and urban New Yorkers. As a Democratic governor with a Republican-controlled legislature ...

9. untappedcities.com › 2018/10/25 › the-top-10-secretsThe Top 10 Secrets of FDR Four Freedoms Park in NYC

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   5 days ago · 10. Four Freedoms Park is Louis Kahn’s only design in NYC. The idea for a memorial to Franklin D. Roosevelt was first brought up in 1970, when input from residents of New York City highlighted a ...

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