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World War II

America in the Second World War, at home and abroad.

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25 documents

1939F.D.R. On The European War (14th Fireside Chat)› 1940Lend Lease Act› 1940F.D.R. On The Fall of France (15th Fireside Chat)› 1940F.D.R. On National Defense (16th Fireside Chat)› 1941Four Freedoms Speech› 1941Mitchell vs. United States› 1941Franklin Delano Roosevelt's 3rd Inaugural Address› 1941F.D.R. On Unlimited National Emergency (17th Fireside Chat)› 1941F.D.R. On Freedom Of The Seas (18th Fireside Chat)› 1941F.D.R.'s War Message To Congress› 1941F.D.R. On The Japanese Attack (19th Fireside Chat)› 1942F.D.R. On The Progress Of The War (20th Fireside Chat)› 1942F.D.R. On Sacrifice (21st Fireside Chat)› 1942F.D.R. On National Economic Policy (22nd Fireside Chat)› 1942F.D.R. On The Home Front (23rd Fireside Chat)› 1943F.D.R. On The Coal Crisis (24th Fireside Chat)› 1943Hirabyshai vs. United States› 1943F.D.R. On War And Peace (25th Fireside Chat)› 1943F.D.R. On The Third War Loan (26th Fireside Chat)› 1943F.D.R. On Teheran And Cairo (27th Fireside Chat)› 1944F.D.R. On The State of the Union- (28th Fireside Chat)› 1945United Nations Participation› 1945F.D.R. On The Fall Of Rome (29th Fireside Chat)› 1945F.D.R. Opening Fifth War Loan Drive (30th Fireside Chat)› 1945Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Fourth Inaugural Address›

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