Reading7.2.3


 * Read, Reflect, Post, & Discuss: Impact of WWII on American Life **
 * Read: **

Reading 1: "[|The War at Home]", Chapter 24, Section 3 of the textbook, pages 816-20.

Reading 2: "[|Four Freedom's Speech]", also known as Roosevelt's State of the Union, given January 6, 1941. This is excerpted from the full version, which you can read at American Rhetoric. Feel free to listen to this speech as you read.


 * Reflect: **
 * 1) How did the mobilization for the war create opportunities for addressing issues of equality and fairness?
 * 2) What level of involvement did FDR demand or expect of Americans in response to the presence of war (because remember, we did not enter WWII until December, 1941)?

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 * Post and Discuss: **
 * Written response to the reading is due on Thursday, March 31. Replies to two classmates' posts are due Friday, April 1.**