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Eleanor Roosevelt: South Pacific Visit
Eleanor embarked on a humanitarian trip on behalf of the president to the South Pacific to see the troops in hospitals. The Navy’s top command believed it was a publicity stunt, but her actions there quickly changed their minds.
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Examine Eleanor’s role as civil rights and U.N champion after FDR’s death.
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1:55:05
Survey FDR’s leadership during WWII, while Eleanor tends to wounded servicemen.
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1:56:40
Examine FDR’s New Deal and Eleanor’s growing political activism.
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1:56:40
FDR battles with polio and responds to the Great Depression.
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1:56:30
Trace the effects of WWI on the lives of the Roosevelts.