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The Roosevelts
Education Clip Bull Moose Party
Taft as president is popular, but is a disappointment to Roosevelt for not carrying out the Progressive reforms as he would. Roosevelt determined to run under the Republican ticket, even though warned by closest advisors not to. Primaries indicated Republicans wanted change to Roosevelt, but Party convention gave delegates to Taft. Roosevelt pulls out and forms his own political party.
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Survey FDR’s leadership during WWII, while Eleanor tends to wounded servicemen.

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Examine FDR’s New Deal and Eleanor’s growing political activism.

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FDR battles with polio and responds to the Great Depression.

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Theodore’s presidency and FDR and Eleanor’s courtship and marriage.

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Examine the early lives of Theodore Roosevelt and his younger cousin, Franklin.

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Examine Eleanor’s role as civil rights and U.N champion after FDR’s death.

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1:55:05
Survey FDR’s leadership during WWII, while Eleanor tends to wounded servicemen.

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1:56:40
Examine FDR’s New Deal and Eleanor’s growing political activism.

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1:56:40
FDR battles with polio and responds to the Great Depression.

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1:56:30
Trace the effects of WWI on the lives of the Roosevelts.