New Deal CoalitionAll 5 grade bands · K-2 through APFree download
1940
Lesson plan.
Franklin D. Roosevelt vs Wendell Willkie — Roosevelt broke the two-term tradition set by Washington, winning an unprecedented third term amid the European crisis. Wendell Willkie was a liberal Republican businessman who agreed with much of the New Deal; the election turned largely on foreign policy, with Roosevelt promising to keep America out of the war while supporting Britain. Willkie made the race competitive but Roosevelt's incumbency advantage and the anxiety over Hitler's conquests in Europe sealed his victory.
What is in each packet
| Band | Reading | Vocabulary | Questions | Discussion | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K-2 | 341 words | 4 terms | 3 | 1 prompt | image, answer key |
| 3-5 | 1264 words | 5 terms | 4 | 1 prompt | answer key |
| 6-8 | 947 words | 7 terms | 6 | 2 prompts | primary source, answer key |
| 9-12 | 748 words | 7 terms | 7 | 2 prompts | primary source, answer key |
| AP | 595 words | 9 terms | 8 | 1 prompt | primary source, second source, long essay, answer key |
Primary sources quoted
Quick quiz
Five questions on 1940
Every answer here is read off the 1940 returns — the same rows the packets below are built from.
Who won the 1940 presidential election?
Which party did the winner of the 1940 election represent?
How many electoral votes did Franklin D. Roosevelt win in 1940?
Which of these states did Franklin D. Roosevelt carry in 1940?
Which era of American politics does the 1940 election belong to?
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