Four Freedoms Speech

Mr. Tran

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Standard 11.7.4

4. Analyze Roosevelt’s foreign policy during World War II (e.g., Four Freedoms speech).

Objective

Students will dissect the foreign policy beliefs of Franklin Delano Roosevelt by reading the “Four Freedom Speech” and creating a foldable outlining his ideals

Anticipatory Set

Think/Pair/Share: What freedoms do we have here in the United States?

Review

1941 • Japan increases its attacks in Asia, taking French colonies.

- U.S. cuts off oil supplies to Japan

- U.S. knows Japan will attack, but not when and where; U.S. continues preparing for war with Japan and in Europe.

Pearl Harbor

Sank 8 shipsDamaged 10 shipsDestroyed 188

planesKilled 2,300

Americans

Four Freedoms Speech

January 6, 1941 – before Pearl Harbor

President Roosevelt stated four freedoms that everyone in the world should enjoy. Freedom of Speech Freedom of Religion Freedom from Want Freedom from Fear

Would lead to future goals of the United Nations.

Freedom of Speech

People have the right to speak their minds without censorship

Freedom of Worship

People have the right to choose and practice any religion.

Freedom from Want

Economic desire should be granted for everyone.

Economic alliances

Freedom from Fear

Nations should be disarmed so that invasion/attack is truly difficult.

Wars victimize civilians.

Creating a Foldable The Four Door Book

Student Engagement

You will now read and annotate the four freedoms speech.

You will create a four-door book analyzing Roosevelt’s different freedoms.

Underneath each flap please draw a picture illustrating a physical representation of the freedom.

Underneath the Flaps Write what the

freedom is in your own words.

Write an example of the freedom.

Draw a picture illustrating the freedom.

After you are done, write three paragraphs addressing the following questions:

1) Introduce the context of the speech (World War II, what was happening)? What is FDR saying in his four freedoms speech?

2) What are the four freedoms and what is an example of each of them?

3) Which freedom do you think is the most important and why?

Sentence Starters During World War II, the United States

_________________________________.

In his Four Freedoms, Speech FDR _________________________________.

One of the Four Freedoms was ______________. An example of this is ______________.

I believe the most important freedom FDR talked about was __________________ because ________________________________.

Closing Which freedom is the most important?

Freedom of worship

Freedom of speech

Freedom fro

m

want

Freedom from

fear