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No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II
by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Biographies & Memoirs
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United States
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Presidents & Heads of State
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World War II
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Table of Contents
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Summary
Chapter Summaries
Chapter 1: The Decisive Hour has Come
Chapter 2: A Few Nice Boys with BB Guns
Chapter 3: Back to the Hudson
Chapter 4: Living Here Is Very Oppressive
Chapter 5: No Ordinary Time
Chapter 6: I Am a Juggler
Chapter 7: I Can't Do Anything About Her
Chapter 8: Arsenal of Democracy
Chapter 9: Business as Usual
Chapter 10: A Great Hour to Live
Chapter 11: A Completely Changed World
Chapter 12: Two Little Boys Playing Soldier
Chapter 13: What Can We Do to Help?
Chapter 14: By God, If It Ain't Old Frank!
Chapter 15: We Are Striking Back
Chapter 16: The Greatest Man I Have Ever Known
Chapter 17: It Is Blood on Your Hands
Chapter 18: It Was a Sight I Will Never Forget
Chapter 19: I Want to Sleep and Sleep
Chapter 20: Suspended in Space
Chapter 21: The Old Master Still Had It
Chapter 22: So Darned Busy
Chapter 23: It Is Good to Be Home
Chapter 24: Everybody Is Crying
Chapter 25: A New Country Is Being Born
Key Takeaways
World War II Transformed American Society
Eleanor Roosevelt's Home Front Activism
The Roosevelts' Partnership in Leadership
Racial Tensions on the Home Front
Women's Wartime Contributions
Japanese American Internment
The Holocaust and American Apathy
Government, Business, and Labor
Roosevelt's Declining Health
Personal and Public Lives
Questions
How prepared was the United States Military for World War II, and why was there concern?
What were the key difficulties Roosevelt faced in mobilizing the US for the war?
What was Eleanor Roosevelt's role on the home front, and why was she a controversial figure?
What characterized Roosevelt's relationship with Churchill?
How did mobilization for World War II transform the American economy and society?
What was the significance of the Pearl Harbor attack, and what were its immediate consequences?
What was the role of race in the United States during World War II and Eleanor Roosevelt's involvement?
What was the debate surrounding America First and aid to Allies about?
How did World War II affect American Women?
What were the main points regarding Japanese-American Internment?
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