President Franklin Roosevelt and his defense cabinet discuss retaliation plans for the Pearl Harbor attack. He urges them to strike the heart of Japan and not to give up or give in. When they claim his request is not possible, he stands up out of his wheelchair to illustrate that it can be done.

This clip describes the attack on Pearl Harbor, which quickly crippled the United States' Naval Forces in less than 2 hours. It includes footage of the attacks and testimony from survivors. The clip explains the impact of the Pearl Harbor attacks: they drove the United States into WWII and increased racial tensions domestically.

Maude sits in Archie's chair and won't move, so Archie uses his secret weapon to upset her: talking negatively about President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Archie and Maude get into an argument, and during it, they mention many defining aspects of FDR's presidency: his four-term presidency, polio illness, fireside chats, the recovery from the Great Depression, and the United States' entrance into World War II.

A drama about World War II women at work in a munitions factory.

John Green explains the New Deal, President FDR's plan to rescue the nation from the Great Depression.