Research basic information about the four presidential elections of Franklin D. Roosevelt (1932, 1936, 1940, and 1944) to complete Presidential Election - Organizing Information Chart.
Ending the War in Japan: Evaluating the options available to Truman
Using the primary sources provided, students will work in groups to evaluate four options available to President Truman to end the war in Japan and to end the Second World War.
Evaluating a Campaign Slogan: The 1948 Presidential Election
Students will look at a campaign button from losing candidate Dewey in the 1948 election. They will then weigh the merits of using the slogan in a short writing assignment.
Warren G. Harding and the 1920 Election: Women Pave the Way
This lesson will allow advanced middle school or high school students to analyze primary source documents concerning the women's rights movement in the United States to end suffrage and propose a constitutional amendment for the right to vote.