​Unit 4: The Roosevelt Years


​Critical Vocabulary: Dow-Jones Industrial Average, Speculation, Buying on Margin, Black Tuesday, Great Depression, Rugged Individualism, “Hoovervilles,” Bread Lines, Soup Kitchens, Bonus Army, Dust Bowl, Reconstruction Finance Corporation, New Deal, Emergency Banking Act, Fireside Chat, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Securities & Exchange Commission, Agricultural Adjustment Act, Civilian Conservation Corps, Court-Packing Bill, National Labor Relations Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, Social Security Act, Works Progress Administration, New Deal Coalition, Deficit Spending, Totalitarianism, Fascism, Nazism, Allied Powers, Axis Powers, Isolationism, America First Committee, Neutrality Acts, Internationalism, “Quarantine” Speech, Cash & Carry Policy, “Arsenal of Democracy," Lend-Lease Act, Atlantic Charter, Pearl Harbor, Battle of the Atlantic, North Africa Campaign, Battle of Stalingrad, Italian Campaign, Normandy Invasion, Battle of the Bulge, Bataan Death March, Doolittle’s Raid, Battle of the Coral Sea, Battle of Midway, Island-Hopping, Battle of Okinawa, Hiroshima, Office of War Information, Selective Training & Service Act, “Double V” Campaign, War Production Board, Zoot Suit Riots, Executive Order 9066

Lesson 1: The Great Depression

We will explain the causes of the Great Depression, & we will describe its effects on ordinary Americans.
  • This means we will list the causes of the Great Depression, and we can explain how each impacted the health of the American economy.
  • It also means we will describe how the Great Depression affected the lives of ordinary Americans.

Lesson 2: The New Deal

We will describe the government's response to the Great Depression, & we will evaluate its effects on the nation.
  • This means we will compare and contrast Hoover and Roosevelt’s response to the Great Depression.
  • It also means that we will analyze the ways in which the size and power of the U.S. government changed during this period.

Lesson 3: World War Looms

We will summarize the origins of World War II, & we can assess the American response to the growing international crisis from 1935-1941.
  • This means we will identify the events that led to the start of World War II in 1939.
  • It also means that we will evaluate the United States’ reaction to each event.

Lesson 4: America at War

We will analyze the military strategies the United States & its allies pursued during World War II.
  • This means we will assess the battle strategies of the U.S. in both the Pacific and European Theaters and determine how each led to victory for the Allied Powers.
  • It also means we will analyze Truman’s decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan in order to end the war.

Lesson 5: The War at Home

We will explain the opportunities & hardships the war created for Americans on the home front.
  • This means that we will explain the ways in which the home front supported the war effort, and we will analyze its impact on the lives of Americans.
  • It also means that we will describe the growth of the US government during World War II.
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