The Roosevelts During World War II
Author and historian Craig Shirley talked about his book, "April 1945: The Hinge of History," and the impact of Franklin D. and Eleanor Roosevelt during World War Two.
Description
Author and historian Craig Shirley talked about his book, "April 1945: The Hinge of History," and the impact of Franklin D. and Eleanor Roosevelt during World War Two.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- Why does Craig Shirley consider Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) one of the country's "four greatest presidents?"
- Based on the clip, was the New Deal successful?
- Who were the two men "most responsible for winning World War II?" Why?
- Why was FDR "brilliant?" What impact did this have on the nation's war efforts?
- According to Shirley, how did the war impact FDR privately?
- Who was FDR's "best advisor," and why? What other impact(s) did this individual have?
Additional Resources
- Video Clip: The Legacy of the New Deal
- Bell Ringer: Reasons for War and its Ramifications
- Bell Ringer: General Douglas MacArthur and World War II
- Bell Ringer: Admiral Chester Nimitz
- Bell Ringer: American Industry and World War II
- Bell Ringer: Eleanor Roosevelt and World War Two
- Bell Ringer: President Franklin D Roosevelt - Biography
- Bell Ringer: First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt
- Lesson Plan: The First 100 Days of a Presidential Term
- Lesson Plan: Presidential Leisure and Relaxation
- Lesson Plan: World War II
Participants
Vocabulary
- Abraham Lincoln
- Attack On Pearl Harbor (1941)
- Battle Of Midway (1942)
- Chester W. Nimitz
- Chiang Kai-shek
- Douglas Macarthur
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Eleanor Roosevelt
- Elliott Roosevelt
- Ernest J. King
- First Lady
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr.
- George S. Patton
- George Washington
- James Roosevelt
- John Aspinwall Roosevelt
- New Deal
- Normandy Landings (1944)
- Polio
- President
- Ronald Reagan
- Unemployment
- United Service Organizations
- William Halsey Jr.
- Winston Churchill
- World War Two