Teaching
History Online
Number
29: 10th November, 2001
Introduction
1.
Franklin
D. Roosevelt: Fireside Chats
2.
Roosevelt
and the New Deal
3.
Dwight
David Eisenhower
4.
Character
Above All
5.
Life
and Times of Winston Churchill
6.
Abraham
Lincoln Online
7.
Jack
the Ripper
8.
Wedgwood and
Slavery
Introduction
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Franklin
D. Roosevelt: Fireside Chats:
A week after his Inauguration, Franklin D. Roosevelt gave the first
of what became known as his fireside chats. On 12th March 1933 an
estimated 60 million people sat round their radio sets to listen to
Roosevelt's talk on the Bank Crisis. This website is devoted to these
fireside chats and includes the transcripts of 30 talks including
those on the New Deal Program (7th May 1933), Purposes and Foundations
of the Recovery Program (24th July 1933), Works Relief Program (28th
April 1935), Reorganization of the Judiciary (9th March 1937), the
European War (3rd September 1939) and Declaration of War With Japan
(9th December 1941).
Roosevelt
and the New Deal: A directory of the best websites on Roosevelt
and the New Deal. It provides links to over 50 websites including
the New Deal Network, Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, FDR Cartoon Archive,
Anticommunism and the New Deal Federal Art, The Four Freedoms, Roosevelt's
Administration, New Deal Cultural Programs, Franklin & Eleanor
Roosevelt Institute and the Federal Writers' Project.
Dwight
David Eisenhower: A collection of websites on Dwight D. Eisenhower
run by the Internet Public Library. Links are collected under the
following headings: Internet Biographies, Presidential Election Results,
Cabinet Members, Notable Events, Historical Documents, Media Resources
and Points of Interest.
Character
Above All: Produced by PBS the website contains a collection of
essays on ten American political leaders. This includes Franklin D.
Roosevelt (Doris Kearns Goodwin), Harry S. Truman (David McCullough),
Dwight D. Eisenhower (Stephen E. Ambrose), John F. Kennedy (Richard
Reeves), Lyndon B. Johnson (Robert Dallek), Richard Nixon (Tom Wicker),
Gerald Ford (James Cannon), Jimmy Carter (Hendrik Hertzberg), Ronald
Reagan (Peggy Noonan) and George Bush (Michael Beschloss).
Life
and Times of Winston Churchill:
The
most comprehensive website on Winston Churchill on the Internet. There
is a day by day account of his life and a complete list of books written
by Churchill. Other sections include Churchill's speeches and quotes,
Churchill trivia, debates about Churchill, and reviews of early books
by Churchill.
Abraham
Lincoln Online: This website contains everything you will ever
want to know about Abraham Lincoln. Sections include News, Speeches,
Books, Places, Resources, Students, Discussion and Frequently Asked
Questions. An interesting feature is This Week in History that provides
information about Lincoln's life in the week you view the website.
There is also a Lincoln Quote of the Week.
Wedgwood
and Slavery: Josiah Wedgwood is generally
known for the beautiful Jasper ware he created in the eighteenth century.
Wedgwood was also an inventor, a neoclassical artist, and an enlightened
thinker. It is through this combination of facets that Wedgwood became
involved in the plight of the African American slave. This site features
the undergraduate thesis of Vanessa Byrd, a student of Humanities
and Elementary Education in Louisiana. Her thesis examines Josiah
Wedgwood's Emancipation Badge and its Neoclassical influences. The
site also includes a full lesson plan with attachments for teaching
students about slavery from Josiah Wedgwood's unique perspective.
Jack
the Ripper: Stephen P. Ryder & John A. Piper, the creators
of Casebook: Jack the Ripper website, claim that it is the world's
largest public repository of Ripper-related information! The website
includes sections on Victims, Suspects, Witnesses, Ripper Letters,
Police Officials, Official Documents, Press Reports, Timeline and
Games & Diversions. The section on Victorian London will be particularly
useful for history teachers.
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