WWII_Ch2_primary-sources

=**Primary Sources**= Answer the following questions by reading primary source documents from the World War II era.


 * What was Winston Churchill's stance on the Munich Conference agreement? Important excerpts are bold faced for you. Click here to read the source


 * Read FDR's State of the Union Address from 1939. What does he say about the present situation in the world? Click here to read the source


 * Read FDR's State of the Union Address from 1940. How are his words similar? How are they different? Click here to read the source


 * Read the Atlantic Charter and answer the key questions: (1) What do FDR and Churchill agree on in terms of territorial changes? (2) What style of government is preferred based on choosing leaders? (3) What do they agree on in terms of trade? (4) What is agreed to in terms of the use of war? Click here to read the source

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 * Choose three other documents from the list below. Read these documents and explain what you read.
 * Albert Einstein's letter to President Roosevelt: click here
 * Winston Churchill's War Speech: click here
 * FDR's Quarantine speech: click here


 * FDR's Arsenal of Democracy speech: click here


 * FDR's Four Freedoms speech: click here

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