Chapter 12: 1932-1945

3 Lessons

Overview

Chapter 12 of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, BRI’s U.S. History Curriculum Resource, invites students to explore how Franklin Roosevelt responded to the crises of the Great Depression at home and the war against tyrannical states during World War II abroad.

Lessons

Lesson

Was the Use of the Atomic Bomb Justified? DBQ

65 Min

Use this lesson with The Manhattan Project Narrative and the Dropping the Atomic Bomb Decision Point to show the development of the United States' nuclear program and subsequent use in the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings.

Lesson

Korematsu v. United States and Japanese Internment DBQ

80 Min

Use this lesson to have students explore the challenges to civil liberties faced by Japanese Americans in internment camps during WWII.

Lesson

Unit 6 Essay Activity

Use this lesson as the conclusion of the unit.

Activities

Activity

Did the New Deal End the Great Depression?

40 Min

Two scholars debate this question.

Activity

Franklin D. Roosevelt, First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1933

40 Min

Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.

Activity

Art Analysis: The Art of the New Deal, 1934

40 Min

Use this primary source imagery to analyze major events in history.

Activity

Huey Long and the American Liberty League, 1934

40 Min

Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.

Activity

Photographs: The Dust Bowl and Rural Poverty, 1936–1937

40 Min

Use this primary source imagery to analyze major events in history.

Activity

“Sit Down,” Maurice Sugar, 1936–1937

40 Min

Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.

Activity

The Atlantic Charter, 1941

40 Min

Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.

Activity

A. Philip Randolph, The Call to Negro America to March on Washington, 1941

40 Min

Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.

Activity

World War II Propaganda Posters, 1941–1945

40 Min

Use this primary source imagery to analyze major events in history.

Activity

Photographs: Women at Work on the Homefront during World War II, 1941–1945

40 Min

Use this primary source imagery to analyze major events in history.

Activity

Franklin Roosevelt, Second Bill of Rights, 1944

40 Min

Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.

Activity

Dwight Eisenhower, D-Day Statement, 1944

40 Min

Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.

Activity

Phil “Bo” Perabo, Letter Home, 1945

40 Min

Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.

Activity

Images from the Congressional Committee Investigating Nazi Atrocities, 1945

40 Min

Use this primary source imagery to analyze major events in history.

Essays

Essay

Chapter 12 Introductory Essay: 1932-1945

9612 Words

How did the U.S. handle WWII and the Depression?

Essay

The Dust Bowl

2023 Words

By the end of this section, you will explain the causes of the Great Depression and its effects on the economy.

Essay

The National Recovery Administration and the Schechter Brothers

2694 Words

By the end of this section, you will explain how the Great Depression and the New Deal impacted American political, social, and economic life over time.

Essay

New Deal Critics

2645 Words

By the end of this section, you will explain how the Great Depression and the New Deal impacted American political, social, and economic life over time.

Essay

Labor Upheaval, Industrial Organization, and the Rise of the CIO

2376 Words

By the end of this section, you will explain how the Great Depression and the New Deal impacted American political, social, and economic life over time.

Essay

Court Packing and Constitutional Revolution

2729 Words

By the end of this section, you will explain how the Great Depression and the New Deal impacted American political, social, and economic life over time.

Essay

Eleanor Roosevelt and Marian Anderson

1922 Words

By the end of this section, you will explain how the Great Depression and the New Deal impacted American political, social, and economic life over time.

Essay

Foreign Policy in the 1930s: From Neutrality to Involvement

2622 Words

By the end of this section, you will explain the similarities and differences in attitudes about the nation's proper role in the world.

Essay

Pearl Harbor

2162 Words

By the end of this section, you will explain the similarities and differences in attitudes about the nation's proper role in the world.

Essay

Double V for Victory: The Effort to Integrate the U.S. Military

2959 Words

By the end of this section, you will explain the causes and effects of the victory of the United States and its allies over the Axis Powers.

Essay

D-Day

2083 Words

By the end of this section, you will explain the causes and effects of the victory of the United States and its allies over the Axis Powers.

Essay

Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima

1693 Words

By the end of this section, you will explain the causes and effects of the victory of the United States and its allies over the Axis Powers.

Essay

The Manhattan Project

1848 Words

By the end of this section, you will explain the causes and effects of the victory of the United States and its allies over the Axis Powers.

Essay

Dropping the Atomic Bomb

2638 Words

By the end of this section, you will explain the causes and effects of the victory of the United States and its allies over the Axis Powers.

Educator Resources

Educator Resource

Chapter 12: 1932-1945 Inquiry Organizer

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?

Educator Resource

Chapter 12 Answer Key

Answer Key for Chapter 12 of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness