New Deal CoalitionAll 5 grade bands · K-2 through APFree download

1944

Lesson plan.

Franklin D. Roosevelt vs Thomas E. Dewey — Roosevelt won an unprecedented fourth term during World War II, defeating New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey. The war and Roosevelt's wartime leadership made changing presidents unthinkable to most Americans; his slogan was effectively 'Don't change horses midstream.' Harry S. Truman replaced Henry Wallace as VP, a decision of enormous historical consequence. FDR died in April 1945, just three months into his fourth term, leaving Truman to lead the country to victory and into the atomic age.

In 1944, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) won the U.S. presidency. Franklin D. Roosevelt took 432 of the 531 electoral votes to Thomas E. Dewey's 99. Franklin D. Roosevelt led the national popular vote with 53.39%. The race falls within the New Deal Coalition era; the lesson packets below dig into its central debates, with World War II leadership among the major themes.

What is in each packet

Cover

Cycle metadata + band eyebrow

Lesson plan

Instructor — timing, materials, standards

Reading

Sized to grade band (K-2: ~250 words → AP: ~650)

Background

Curated cycles — 5-7 vocab terms + primary-source excerpt

Student worksheet

K-2: 3 questions → AP: 8, mixed format

Answer key

Instructor — rationale on every item

Discussion prompts

3 prompts tied to era

DBQ (AP only)

Long-essay + 5-point rubric + second source

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K-2
Story
4 pp
20 min
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3-5
Reading
5 pp
35 min
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6-8
Reading
6 pp
50 min
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9-12
Source
8 pp
75 min
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AP
DBQ
12 pp
105 min
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