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The Enduring Vision, Fifth Edition
Paul S. Boyer, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Clifford E. Clark, Jr., Carleton College
et al.
American Ethnic Identities: Online Activities
Unit 9: Selling the American Dream:
Propaganda and Advertising in World War II


Step One:  Gaining a basic understanding about the objectives of the government’s approach to propaganda in World War II.

Using the resources below, complete the following tasks.
  • Read Franklin D. Roosevelt’s January 6, 1941 speech to the US Congress to assess the ways that he used his request for the lend-lease act to present his argument for United States’ position in World War II.  This argument is best stated in the section on the Four Freedoms.
  • Listen and re-read the section on the Four Freedoms.
  • Make notes on your observations. (You might wish to use Document Analysis Worksheet for this task.)
ONLINE RESOURCES:

Franklin Delano Roosevelt The Four Freedoms.
Audio Excerpt from President Roosevelt's address (920K WAV File).
Written Document Analysis Worksheet



E-notes
By clicking on this link a window will launch in which you can record your notes on these activities. When you are finished with the activity print these notes or e-mail them to your instructor.
Click here to open Enotes



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