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President Wilson asks congress to declare war on Germany on April 2, 1917

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Theodore Roosevelt fights in the Spanish-American War of 1898

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In 1921 Eleanor joined the board of women's voters and made new lifelong friends

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Timeline Clip - Eleanor Roosevelt on Troubled World

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FDR’s Second 100 Days; National Labor Relations Board; Social Security Act.

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End of 30’s New Deal’s achievements; FDR’s new focus on war crisis;

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Timeline Clip - FDR’s D-Day prayer

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Eleanor and Franklin were both horrified at the actions of Kristallnacht.

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With Germany's invasion of Poland, World War II begins.

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FDR was elected for a third term- the first time in U.S. history.

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On Dec. 7, 1941 Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and drew the United States into the war

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FDR started talking straight to the American people using a new medium- radio