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Ages: 11 - 18
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The Hoover administration stayed on the gold standard, even though other countries were abandoning the standard. Narrator interdispursed with interviews and videos describe the economic times. FDR questions the policy.
July 12, 2009 at 03:14 PM
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Not Right For WatchKnowLearn
Ages: 11 - 16
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Video discusses the economy before the Great Depression, FDR, and the New Deal. (Amateur video with slides, narration and some text.)
August 17, 2009 at 06:39 PM
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Not Right For WatchKnowLearn
Ages: 12 - 18
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FDR's New Deal
From pbslearningmedia.org, produced by WGBH Educational Foundation
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In this video adapted from American Experience, archival photos, newsreel footage, and interviews describe the conditions facing the country during the Great Depression and the policy responses of Franklin D. Roosevelt during his first term in office... (1933–1936). Among the initiatives he championed were those that addressed farming, banking, labor/management issues, housing, and public welfare. This array of initiatives, which was named the New Deal, transformed government’s relationship to the economy. (5:38)
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February 17, 2012 at 12:17 AM
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Not Right For WatchKnowLearn
Ages: 13 - 18
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In his April 28, 1935, fireside chat radio broadcast, President Franklin D. Roosevelt praises the newly adopted Works Relief Program and discusses the new Social Security Act recently introduced in Congress. (2:25)
July 10, 2012 at 02:20 PM
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Not Right For WatchKnowLearn
Ages: 13 - 18
279 Views:
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On March 17, 1944, Sen. Robert La Follette urges congressional passage of a bill that would enable low-income families to buy food with coupons provided by the government. (1:03)
July 16, 2012 at 12:16 AM
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Not Right For WatchKnowLearn
Ages: 13 - 18
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In an effort to pass his New Deal legislation, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed adding extra Supreme Court justices sympathetic to his policies. In an address about the situation, Sen. Robert M. La Follette supports the plan. (1:23)
July 15, 2012 at 07:01 PM
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Not Right For WatchKnowLearn
Ages: 13 - 18
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Born January 30th, 1882 in New York, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was inspired to pursue a life of politics after his fifth cousin – Theodore Roosevelt – ascended to the presidency in 1901. After marrying his fifth cousin once removed, Eleanor Roosevelt..., he began his climb that ultimately got him to the White House. His New Deal politics promised to alleviate the strain from the ongoing Great Depression. He spent much of his third and fourth terms fighting the Second World War. Just a month before the war ended in Europe, FDR died and left a legacy as one of the best presidents in history. In this video, WatchMojo.com learns more about the life and career of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. (5:15)
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October 9, 2012 at 10:56 PM
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