Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929–1945
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Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929–1945 is a Pulitzer Prize–winning historical study that examines how the United States and its citizens confronted the intertwined crises of the Great Depression and World War II.
All labels observed (1)
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| Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929–1945 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929–1945 Context triple: [David M. Kennedy, notableWork, Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929–1945]
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A.
No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II
"No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II" is a Pulitzer Prize–winning historical study that examines the Roosevelts’ leadership and American domestic life during World War II.
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B.
The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War
"The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War" is a nonfiction history book by A. J. Baime that chronicles how Detroit’s auto industry transformed into a wartime production powerhouse during World War II under Franklin D. Roosevelt’s leadership.
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C.
The Franklin D. Roosevelt Years
The Franklin D. Roosevelt Years is a historical work by journalist and presidential aide Jonathan Worth Daniels that offers an insider’s account of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency.
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D.
The World of the Four Freedoms
The World of the Four Freedoms is a political and diplomatic study by U.S. statesman Sumner Welles that explores the principles and postwar vision embodied in Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “Four Freedoms” doctrine.
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E.
Four Freedoms
The Four Freedoms are a set of fundamental human rights—freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear—articulated by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in his 1941 State of the Union address.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929–1945 Target entity description: Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929–1945 is a Pulitzer Prize–winning historical study that examines how the United States and its citizens confronted the intertwined crises of the Great Depression and World War II.
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A.
No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II
"No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II" is a Pulitzer Prize–winning historical study that examines the Roosevelts’ leadership and American domestic life during World War II.
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B.
The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War
"The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War" is a nonfiction history book by A. J. Baime that chronicles how Detroit’s auto industry transformed into a wartime production powerhouse during World War II under Franklin D. Roosevelt’s leadership.
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C.
The Franklin D. Roosevelt Years
The Franklin D. Roosevelt Years is a historical work by journalist and presidential aide Jonathan Worth Daniels that offers an insider’s account of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency.
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D.
The World of the Four Freedoms
The World of the Four Freedoms is a political and diplomatic study by U.S. statesman Sumner Welles that explores the principles and postwar vision embodied in Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “Four Freedoms” doctrine.
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E.
Four Freedoms
The Four Freedoms are a set of fundamental human rights—freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear—articulated by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in his 1941 State of the Union address.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pulitzer Prize–winning work
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history book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
American studies
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history ⓘ |
| author | David M. Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Pulitzer Prize for History NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coversEvent |
New Deal
NERFINISHED
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U.S. involvement in World War II ⓘ rise of the American national security state ⓘ |
| examines |
interrelationship of the Great Depression and World War II
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responses of U.S. citizens to economic crisis ⓘ responses of U.S. citizens to global war ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
American people
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U.S. economy ⓘ U.S. politics ⓘ U.S. society ⓘ |
| genre |
historical study
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scholarly work ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analysis of the impact of crisis on American democracy
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integrated treatment of domestic and military history ⓘ |
| partOf | Oxford History of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perspective | narrative history ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| publisher | Oxford University Press ⓘ |
| subject |
Great Depression
NERFINISHED
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United States history ⓘ World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | 1929–1945 ⓘ |
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Subject: Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929–1945 Description of subject: Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929–1945 is a Pulitzer Prize–winning historical study that examines how the United States and its citizens confronted the intertwined crises of the Great Depression and World War II.
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David M. Kennedy
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Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929–1945
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David M. Kennedy
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Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929–1945
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