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Docsteach: Baseball: A Morale Booster During Wartime? Lesson PlanDocsteach: Baseball: A Morale Booster During Wartime? Lesson Plan
Publisher
US National Archives
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9th - 10th
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Physical Education
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960L
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Docsteach: Baseball: A Morale Booster During Wartime?

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Students will learn about the role of baseball on the American homefront during World Wars I and II. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy (during World War I) and President (during World War II), commented on the importance of the continuance of baseball for morale during wartime in these two letters.

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baseball history, historical research, primary sources

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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