1. How were the "plumbers" connected to President Nixon?
Because they plugged leaks to make sure that government secrets didn't get out and dug up dirt to tell the public about the opponent of Nixon. They also broke in at Watergate.
2. Who was the judge? Why did he hand out maximum sentences?
John Sirica that people in high places were doing bad things and so he had to do something in order to get them to confessing to lying under oath.
3. How were Mitchell and Dean connected to Nixon?
They played key roles in Nixon's 1968 election victory and now helped the president direct White House policy.
4. How were Haldeman and Erlichman connected to Nixon?
Haldeman was the white house chief of staff and Erlichman was the chief of domestic advisor and also helped Nixon's 1968 victory.
5. What did the following men tell the Senate about Nixon?
a. Dean- "What did he know and when did he know it?" and referred to one meeting with the president where he and several advisors discussed strategies for continuing the deceit.
b. Butterfield- He told the Senate that Nixon had recorded virtually all of his conversations and so the Senate could know what Nixon knew and when he knew it.
6. Who was fired or forced to resign in the "massacre"?
Haldenman, Erlichman and Attorney General Richard Kleindiest.
7. Why weren't investigators satisified with the transcripts?
Because they wanted to hear the unedited tapes.
8. What did the tapes reveal?
White House conversations about Watergate.
9. Why did Vice President Spiro Agnew resign?
After it had been revealed that while he was governor of Maryland he had accepted bribes from engineering firms.
10. What did the House Judiciary Committee charge President Nixon with?
Obstruction of justice, abuse of power, and contempt of Congress for refusing to obey a congressional subpoena to release the tapes.
11. How did the Watergate scandal create a constitutional crisis?
Because after it and Vietnam the American public and the media developed a general cynicism about public officials that still exists today.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Monday, May 24, 2010
Women Fight for Equality
Directions: As you read about the rise of a new women’s movement, take notes to explain how each of the following helped to create or advance the movement.
1. Experiences in the workplace- Women were paid much less and it was seldom that one was promoted to management positions, reguardless of their education, experience or ability.
2. Experiences in social activism- When women protested that they were assigned lesser roles then the men usually brushed them aside. This lead to some women to organize small groups where they could discuss their concerns.
3. "Consciousness raising"- These are the small groups that women organized to discusss their concerns and shared their lives with each other and discovered that their experiences were not unique.
4. Feminism- The belief that women should have economic, political and social equality with men.
5. Betty Friedan and The Feminine Mystique- A book that captured the very discontent that many women were feeling, quickly a best-seller and helped to galvanize women across the country.
6. Civil Rights Act of 1964- It prohibited descrimination based on race, religion, national origin, and gender and created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to handle discrimination claims.
7. National Organization for Women (NOW)- An organization created by 28 women to pursue women's goals.
8. Gloria Steinem and Ms. Magazine- A journalist, political activists, and ardent supporter of the women's liberation movement, who made her voice heard on the subjects of feminism and equality.
9. Congress- They passed the Equal Rights Amendment which made it guarantee that both men and women would enjoy the same rights and protections under the law.
10. Supreme Court- They ruled in Roe vs. Wade that women do have the right to choose an abortion in the first three months of pregnancy.
11. The Equal rights Amendment would have guaranteed equal rights under the law, regardless of gender. Who opposed this amendment? Why?
The conservative religious groups, political organizations, and many anti-feminists were against the Amendment with Phyllis Schlafly that was against it because they felt that the ERA would lead to things such as the drafting of women, the end of protecting homemakers, the end of husband's responsibility to provide for his family and same sex-marriages.
1. Experiences in the workplace- Women were paid much less and it was seldom that one was promoted to management positions, reguardless of their education, experience or ability.
2. Experiences in social activism- When women protested that they were assigned lesser roles then the men usually brushed them aside. This lead to some women to organize small groups where they could discuss their concerns.
3. "Consciousness raising"- These are the small groups that women organized to discusss their concerns and shared their lives with each other and discovered that their experiences were not unique.
4. Feminism- The belief that women should have economic, political and social equality with men.
5. Betty Friedan and The Feminine Mystique- A book that captured the very discontent that many women were feeling, quickly a best-seller and helped to galvanize women across the country.
6. Civil Rights Act of 1964- It prohibited descrimination based on race, religion, national origin, and gender and created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to handle discrimination claims.
7. National Organization for Women (NOW)- An organization created by 28 women to pursue women's goals.
8. Gloria Steinem and Ms. Magazine- A journalist, political activists, and ardent supporter of the women's liberation movement, who made her voice heard on the subjects of feminism and equality.
9. Congress- They passed the Equal Rights Amendment which made it guarantee that both men and women would enjoy the same rights and protections under the law.
10. Supreme Court- They ruled in Roe vs. Wade that women do have the right to choose an abortion in the first three months of pregnancy.
11. The Equal rights Amendment would have guaranteed equal rights under the law, regardless of gender. Who opposed this amendment? Why?
The conservative religious groups, political organizations, and many anti-feminists were against the Amendment with Phyllis Schlafly that was against it because they felt that the ERA would lead to things such as the drafting of women, the end of protecting homemakers, the end of husband's responsibility to provide for his family and same sex-marriages.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Why did the USA lose the Vietnam War?
The Americans did not lose purely for military reasons. There were other factors as well.
Write an explanation AND cite a source which shows the importance of the following six factors:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2049639/posts
1. US military tactics in Vietnam
The US military tactics in Vietnam were just that they should search and destroy and drop bombs on them.
2. The unpopularity of the South Vietnamese regime
With Diem in power and the US pumping money to him the US became very unpopular because he was a horrible leader and was killing all people he didn't like such as Communists which the US wanted but he was also fine with the Buddhists burning themselves alive.
3. The experience of the Viet Cong and the inexperience of the American soldiers
The Viet Cong had much more experience than the American soldiers which helped because they knew good tactics such as Guerrilla Warfare where the American soldiers just knew to kill whoever was suspected and lived in constant fear of the Viet Cong.
4. Domestic opposition to the war in the U.S.
The propaganda in the U.S. and having the American people against the war made it harder for the government because they began to have fewer and fewer reasons to be in the war.
5. Chinese and Soviet support for the Viet Cong
Since the Viet Cong had support from the Chinese and the Soviets they had trails from North Vietnam that was giving them supplies from the Chinese and the Soviets.
6. 'But did they really lose?' Summarize the argument put forward in Source 57, and your view on it.
I think that they really did lose because even though they did have a major military defeat of the VC and NVA, Vietnam still became Communists and it did spread to other countries just as thought it would in the domino theory.
Write an explanation AND cite a source which shows the importance of the following six factors:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2049639/posts
1. US military tactics in Vietnam
The US military tactics in Vietnam were just that they should search and destroy and drop bombs on them.
2. The unpopularity of the South Vietnamese regime
With Diem in power and the US pumping money to him the US became very unpopular because he was a horrible leader and was killing all people he didn't like such as Communists which the US wanted but he was also fine with the Buddhists burning themselves alive.
3. The experience of the Viet Cong and the inexperience of the American soldiers
The Viet Cong had much more experience than the American soldiers which helped because they knew good tactics such as Guerrilla Warfare where the American soldiers just knew to kill whoever was suspected and lived in constant fear of the Viet Cong.
4. Domestic opposition to the war in the U.S.
The propaganda in the U.S. and having the American people against the war made it harder for the government because they began to have fewer and fewer reasons to be in the war.
5. Chinese and Soviet support for the Viet Cong
Since the Viet Cong had support from the Chinese and the Soviets they had trails from North Vietnam that was giving them supplies from the Chinese and the Soviets.
6. 'But did they really lose?' Summarize the argument put forward in Source 57, and your view on it.
I think that they really did lose because even though they did have a major military defeat of the VC and NVA, Vietnam still became Communists and it did spread to other countries just as thought it would in the domino theory.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Vietnam War Opposition
1. Note all of the reasons why you feel the war in Vietnam is wrong.
I feel that the war in Vietnam is wrong because all of the soldier that are sent over there are only 18 and untrained for this line of work and are mostly just going over there to die. Also because America is pumping money over there when there is no need for that and they are being so gruesome to the innocent civilians.
2. Note what you re trying to achieve with this poster. (e.g. to convince people to write to their Congressmen to get the troops out.)
Apparently we need to kill the innocent, so just use the orange agent.
3. List possible images for your poster. Think about: background (e.g. destroyed villages); the central image (e.g. picture of a young soldier); whether you will need words to explain your image.
An airplane going over civilians with agent orange.
4. List some possible slogans for your poster.
Apparently we need to kill the innocent, so just use the orange agent.
I feel that the war in Vietnam is wrong because all of the soldier that are sent over there are only 18 and untrained for this line of work and are mostly just going over there to die. Also because America is pumping money over there when there is no need for that and they are being so gruesome to the innocent civilians.
2. Note what you re trying to achieve with this poster. (e.g. to convince people to write to their Congressmen to get the troops out.)
Apparently we need to kill the innocent, so just use the orange agent.
3. List possible images for your poster. Think about: background (e.g. destroyed villages); the central image (e.g. picture of a young soldier); whether you will need words to explain your image.
An airplane going over civilians with agent orange.
4. List some possible slogans for your poster.
Apparently we need to kill the innocent, so just use the orange agent.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Vietnam War Turning Points
1. Why was the Tet Offensive a turning point? Explain your answer.
It was a turning point in the war because it raised hard questions for the US. Was it right to have the US using so much money and soldiers and civilians lives to take back all the land lost when taken by surprise so easily.
2. Are Sources 51 and 52 making the same point about the My Lai Massacre?
They are and are not because it shows all the people that they killed but that doesn't show the point of how the soldiers weren't prepared to kill all the towns, it just shows that they killed a lot of people and not that they showed compassion for the people that they were killing.
3. Why do you think it took 12 months for
anyone to do anything about the massacre?
I think it took them 12 months for anyone to do anything about the massacre because they hadn't found out that they had done something wrong because the soldiers had thought that they were supposed to murder all of the village.
4. Why was the massacre so shocking to
the American public?
Because when they had heard from all of their sources that the Americans were being drafted not to kill all these innocent people but to prevent the spread of communism so they weren't prepared to hear that the American soldiers were killing so many innocent.
It was a turning point in the war because it raised hard questions for the US. Was it right to have the US using so much money and soldiers and civilians lives to take back all the land lost when taken by surprise so easily.
2. Are Sources 51 and 52 making the same point about the My Lai Massacre?
They are and are not because it shows all the people that they killed but that doesn't show the point of how the soldiers weren't prepared to kill all the towns, it just shows that they killed a lot of people and not that they showed compassion for the people that they were killing.
3. Why do you think it took 12 months for
anyone to do anything about the massacre?
I think it took them 12 months for anyone to do anything about the massacre because they hadn't found out that they had done something wrong because the soldiers had thought that they were supposed to murder all of the village.
4. Why was the massacre so shocking to
the American public?
Because when they had heard from all of their sources that the Americans were being drafted not to kill all these innocent people but to prevent the spread of communism so they weren't prepared to hear that the American soldiers were killing so many innocent.
Monday, May 3, 2010
The U.S. struggles against the Communist in Vietnam
1. Now think about the overall picture - how the strengths and weaknesses work together.
a) Were the armies finely balanced or was the balance strongly weighted to one side or the other?
From the reading I have found that they were equally balanced because the Communists knew the technic of Guerrilla Warfare and though many were killed while being a part of the Viet Cong they still had the upper hand and were able to kill many U.S. troops. However America had bombs that they could drop and knew the method of search and destroy.
b) Which quality was most important in determining who won the war? Was one feature so important that being ahead in that area meant that other advantages or disadvantages did not matter?
I believe that propaganda was the most important in determining who won the war because if it had not been for American and British propaganda then American troops might have not gotten in as much if any trouble for killing all the innocent civilians.
2. Now write up your answer. Use this structure:
a. The U.S. weaknesses were:
they couldn't tell the differences between the civilians and the Viet Cong thus killing innocent people.
b. At the same time, the Communist strengths were:
that they used Guerrilla tactics which helped them because they never gave up even if a bunch of men died and wouldn't retreat unless attacked.
c. The U.S. forces did have some successes. For example:
with bombs they could disrupt the North Vietnam's supply routes. Also they used chemical bombs which was to much the same affect as the regular bombs.
d. However, there were some major failures as well. Examples of these were:
the My Lai massacre of an innocent town where mostly women, children and the elderly were killed which was a very large mistake for the Americans.
e. The Viet Cong had some major successes, such as:
using the Guerrilla tactics because they helped the Viet Cong with all of their battles.
f. However, they also suffered defeats, for example:
the Tet Offensive because the Communists wanted the people of South Vietnam would rise up and join them but they didn't do that at all and the Viet Cong lost 10,000 fighers and was badly weakened.
g. If I had to identify one major American weakness, it would be lack of better military tactics because:
if they had better tactics such as the Guerrilla tactics and could not be so obvious that they are American troops and used the element of surprise.
h. The key Viet Cong strength was the Guerrilla tactics because:
they used them as an element of surprise and they could blend in with civilians which most likely helped many of the Viet Cong survive because they could point their fingers at the civilians.
a) Were the armies finely balanced or was the balance strongly weighted to one side or the other?
From the reading I have found that they were equally balanced because the Communists knew the technic of Guerrilla Warfare and though many were killed while being a part of the Viet Cong they still had the upper hand and were able to kill many U.S. troops. However America had bombs that they could drop and knew the method of search and destroy.
b) Which quality was most important in determining who won the war? Was one feature so important that being ahead in that area meant that other advantages or disadvantages did not matter?
I believe that propaganda was the most important in determining who won the war because if it had not been for American and British propaganda then American troops might have not gotten in as much if any trouble for killing all the innocent civilians.
2. Now write up your answer. Use this structure:
a. The U.S. weaknesses were:
they couldn't tell the differences between the civilians and the Viet Cong thus killing innocent people.
b. At the same time, the Communist strengths were:
that they used Guerrilla tactics which helped them because they never gave up even if a bunch of men died and wouldn't retreat unless attacked.
c. The U.S. forces did have some successes. For example:
with bombs they could disrupt the North Vietnam's supply routes. Also they used chemical bombs which was to much the same affect as the regular bombs.
d. However, there were some major failures as well. Examples of these were:
the My Lai massacre of an innocent town where mostly women, children and the elderly were killed which was a very large mistake for the Americans.
e. The Viet Cong had some major successes, such as:
using the Guerrilla tactics because they helped the Viet Cong with all of their battles.
f. However, they also suffered defeats, for example:
the Tet Offensive because the Communists wanted the people of South Vietnam would rise up and join them but they didn't do that at all and the Viet Cong lost 10,000 fighers and was badly weakened.
g. If I had to identify one major American weakness, it would be lack of better military tactics because:
if they had better tactics such as the Guerrilla tactics and could not be so obvious that they are American troops and used the element of surprise.
h. The key Viet Cong strength was the Guerrilla tactics because:
they used them as an element of surprise and they could blend in with civilians which most likely helped many of the Viet Cong survive because they could point their fingers at the civilians.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
The U.S. Enters the Vietnam War
1. Many neutral observers in Vietnam were critical of US policy. Explain why.
Because America had helped the crazy leader Diem to set up the Republic of Vietnam which was because he was strictly anti-communist but this ended in deaths because he was also a Christian extremist and was very harsh to Buddhists.
2. Explain how US politicians would have defended their policies.
Because they did all of this to prevent the spread of Communism and the domino affect thus having all of Asia in Communism.
3. The following events are not listed in correct date order. Place them in the correct chronological order. (Write the year inside the parenthesis, i.e. (1965). Then note the reason for each U.S. action, and how it brought the U.S. into deeper involvement in Vietnam.
The reasons you can choose from are: No direct involvement; financial support; political involvement; military involvement. Also, note what events triggered the increased involvement.
( 8 ) Assassination of JFK - Johnson becomes president
( 3 ) Formation of South Vietnam
( 9 ) Gulf of Tonkin Incident
( 7 ) Number of 'advisers' reaches over 11,500
( 6 ) JFK sends military advisers
( 10 ) U.S. Marines land at Da Nang
( 1 ) U.S. stops elections in Vietnam
( 5 ) U.S. supports South Vietnam government after army overthrow Diem
( 4 ) Viet Cong attacks on U.S. and South Vietnam bases
( 2 ) Viet Cong formed
4. Choose two events that you think were critical in getting the U.S. involved in a war in Vietnam. Explain
your choice.
I believe that JFK's assassination where Johnson came into presidency was a critical event in getting the US involved in the war in Vietnam. This is because I believe if JFK had never been assassinated then Johnson would've never been in power and wouldn't have gotten into the war. Also I believe that the Gulf of Tonkin Incident was a critical even in getting the US involved because had Vietnamese patrol boats not opened fire on the US ships then Johnson would have never had to pass the resolution to allow his to lead America into a full scale war.
Because America had helped the crazy leader Diem to set up the Republic of Vietnam which was because he was strictly anti-communist but this ended in deaths because he was also a Christian extremist and was very harsh to Buddhists.
2. Explain how US politicians would have defended their policies.
Because they did all of this to prevent the spread of Communism and the domino affect thus having all of Asia in Communism.
3. The following events are not listed in correct date order. Place them in the correct chronological order. (Write the year inside the parenthesis, i.e. (1965). Then note the reason for each U.S. action, and how it brought the U.S. into deeper involvement in Vietnam.
The reasons you can choose from are: No direct involvement; financial support; political involvement; military involvement. Also, note what events triggered the increased involvement.
( 8 ) Assassination of JFK - Johnson becomes president
( 3 ) Formation of South Vietnam
( 9 ) Gulf of Tonkin Incident
( 7 ) Number of 'advisers' reaches over 11,500
( 6 ) JFK sends military advisers
( 10 ) U.S. Marines land at Da Nang
( 1 ) U.S. stops elections in Vietnam
( 5 ) U.S. supports South Vietnam government after army overthrow Diem
( 4 ) Viet Cong attacks on U.S. and South Vietnam bases
( 2 ) Viet Cong formed
4. Choose two events that you think were critical in getting the U.S. involved in a war in Vietnam. Explain
your choice.
I believe that JFK's assassination where Johnson came into presidency was a critical event in getting the US involved in the war in Vietnam. This is because I believe if JFK had never been assassinated then Johnson would've never been in power and wouldn't have gotten into the war. Also I believe that the Gulf of Tonkin Incident was a critical even in getting the US involved because had Vietnamese patrol boats not opened fire on the US ships then Johnson would have never had to pass the resolution to allow his to lead America into a full scale war.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
The Cuban Missile Crisis
1. Kennedy described Wednesday, Oct. 24 and Saturday, Oct. 27 as the darkest days of the crisis. Use the information on page 350 to explain why.
This could be because these were the two days that the most amount of danger was shown to Kennedy.
2. Do you think that nuclear war was ever a possibility in this crisis?
It could have been a possibility because they each had missiles however we don't know whether they would have used them on each other.
3. Is Source 26 a Soviet or an American cartoon? Explain your answer by referring to the details in the cartoon.
I believe that source 26 is an American cartoon because the Khrushchev is the one sweating and Kennedy is the one with the button that he is able to press at anytime.
4. Using Source 27 list any evidence you can find for and against each of the explanations.
Why did the Soviet Union place nuclear missiles on Cuba?
To bargain with the USA- Khrushchev wanted the missiles as a bargaining counter. If he had missiles on Cuba, he could agree to remove them in return for some American concessions.
To test the USA- In the strained atmosphere of Cold War politics the missiles/were designed to see how strong the Americans really were - whether they would back off or face up. The Soviet Union wanted to test out Kennedy.
To trap the USA- The missiles were a trap. Khrushchev wanted the Americans to find them and be drawn into a nuclear war. He did not even try to hide them.
To get the upper hand in the arms race- Khrushchev was so concerned about the missile gap between the USSR and the USA that he would seize any opportunity he could to close it. With missiles on Cuba it was less likely that the USA would ever launch a 'first strike' against the USSR.
To defend Cuba- The missiles were genuinely meant to defend Cuba.
5. Choose the explanation(s) that you think best fit what you have found out about the crisis. Explain your choice.
I believe that they are all true except they are just using the betterment of Cuba and their protection as a way to make it seem better. I believe that Khrushchev
was trying to test the USA to see if they would use them and if Kennedy would be willing to risk that. Also I believe that Khrushchev had planted nuclear missiles on Cuba to trap the USA and that is why he didn't hide them. Another reason I believe Khrushchev put nuclear missiles on Cuba was to get an upper hand on America and use it as bargaining because if they could have the upper hand on America like having missiles closer they could bargain with America and ask for them to not have missiles in Turkey if they weren't going to have them in Cuba.
This could be because these were the two days that the most amount of danger was shown to Kennedy.
2. Do you think that nuclear war was ever a possibility in this crisis?
It could have been a possibility because they each had missiles however we don't know whether they would have used them on each other.
3. Is Source 26 a Soviet or an American cartoon? Explain your answer by referring to the details in the cartoon.
I believe that source 26 is an American cartoon because the Khrushchev is the one sweating and Kennedy is the one with the button that he is able to press at anytime.
4. Using Source 27 list any evidence you can find for and against each of the explanations.
Why did the Soviet Union place nuclear missiles on Cuba?
To bargain with the USA- Khrushchev wanted the missiles as a bargaining counter. If he had missiles on Cuba, he could agree to remove them in return for some American concessions.
To test the USA- In the strained atmosphere of Cold War politics the missiles/were designed to see how strong the Americans really were - whether they would back off or face up. The Soviet Union wanted to test out Kennedy.
To trap the USA- The missiles were a trap. Khrushchev wanted the Americans to find them and be drawn into a nuclear war. He did not even try to hide them.
To get the upper hand in the arms race- Khrushchev was so concerned about the missile gap between the USSR and the USA that he would seize any opportunity he could to close it. With missiles on Cuba it was less likely that the USA would ever launch a 'first strike' against the USSR.
To defend Cuba- The missiles were genuinely meant to defend Cuba.
5. Choose the explanation(s) that you think best fit what you have found out about the crisis. Explain your choice.
I believe that they are all true except they are just using the betterment of Cuba and their protection as a way to make it seem better. I believe that Khrushchev
was trying to test the USA to see if they would use them and if Kennedy would be willing to risk that. Also I believe that Khrushchev had planted nuclear missiles on Cuba to trap the USA and that is why he didn't hide them. Another reason I believe Khrushchev put nuclear missiles on Cuba was to get an upper hand on America and use it as bargaining because if they could have the upper hand on America like having missiles closer they could bargain with America and ask for them to not have missiles in Turkey if they weren't going to have them in Cuba.
Monday, April 26, 2010
The U.S. Attempts to Contain Cuba
1. Why was Cuba so important to the United States?
Because America had owned most of its businesses on the island and they had a huge naval base there.
2. Why do you think the Americans chose to equip Cuban exiles rather than invading themselves?
Because teh US was no longer prepared to tolerate a Soviet satellite in the heart of its own 'sphere of influence'.
3. Why did the invasion fail?
Because Castro captured or killed all of the American troops within days when JFK was no willing to send many troops over.
4. Compare Source 17 on page 345 (in the Arms Race.pdf reading) with Source 24 on page 348. Describe how the Soviet Union missiles on Cuba changed the Cold War balance of power.
The balance of power during the Cold War was very much swayed judging by the two sources because in Source 17 we can see and read about how it took the long range missiles about half an hour to get to the USSR from America and it took only about a few mins with the shorter range missiles. This shows how it was changed because since the USSR had control over the missiles in Cuba they could set them to go off very quickly and they could have the upper hand since it would only take about a few minutes for the missiles to reach America. However it would still take America about a half an hour to get their missiles into the USSR.
Because America had owned most of its businesses on the island and they had a huge naval base there.
2. Why do you think the Americans chose to equip Cuban exiles rather than invading themselves?
Because teh US was no longer prepared to tolerate a Soviet satellite in the heart of its own 'sphere of influence'.
3. Why did the invasion fail?
Because Castro captured or killed all of the American troops within days when JFK was no willing to send many troops over.
4. Compare Source 17 on page 345 (in the Arms Race.pdf reading) with Source 24 on page 348. Describe how the Soviet Union missiles on Cuba changed the Cold War balance of power.
The balance of power during the Cold War was very much swayed judging by the two sources because in Source 17 we can see and read about how it took the long range missiles about half an hour to get to the USSR from America and it took only about a few mins with the shorter range missiles. This shows how it was changed because since the USSR had control over the missiles in Cuba they could set them to go off very quickly and they could have the upper hand since it would only take about a few minutes for the missiles to reach America. However it would still take America about a half an hour to get their missiles into the USSR.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
The American Dream in the 1950s
For each term or name, write a concise sentence or two explaining its significance.
1.Baby Boom- After WWII, the soldiers returning from war that were settling into family life who contributed to an unprecedented population explosion.
2. Dr. Jonas Salk- The doctor that developed a vaccine for the crippling disease known as polio.
3. Interstate Highway System- An act that was authorized by Eisenhower that authorized the building of a nationwide highway network that was 41,000 miles of expressway.
4. Franchise- A system when a company offers similar products or services in many locations such as McDonalds. In places like McDonalds the franchise would send money and products to the locations so that the owner could run the business.
5. In a paragraph, describe in detail how Americans spent their leisure time in the 1950s
In the 1950s the average American was given more time that they could spend on their leisure once given 40-hour weeks and vacation time. It also helped them to have more leisure time when people began to own labor-saving devices such as washing machines, clothes dryers, dishwashers, and power lawn mowers. Once they were given more time they could use it to enjoy sports such as fishing, bowling, hunting, boating and golf. Also many Americans became fans and attended baseball, basketball and football games and also watched professional sports games on their televisions.
1.Baby Boom- After WWII, the soldiers returning from war that were settling into family life who contributed to an unprecedented population explosion.
2. Dr. Jonas Salk- The doctor that developed a vaccine for the crippling disease known as polio.
3. Interstate Highway System- An act that was authorized by Eisenhower that authorized the building of a nationwide highway network that was 41,000 miles of expressway.
4. Franchise- A system when a company offers similar products or services in many locations such as McDonalds. In places like McDonalds the franchise would send money and products to the locations so that the owner could run the business.
5. In a paragraph, describe in detail how Americans spent their leisure time in the 1950s
In the 1950s the average American was given more time that they could spend on their leisure once given 40-hour weeks and vacation time. It also helped them to have more leisure time when people began to own labor-saving devices such as washing machines, clothes dryers, dishwashers, and power lawn mowers. Once they were given more time they could use it to enjoy sports such as fishing, bowling, hunting, boating and golf. Also many Americans became fans and attended baseball, basketball and football games and also watched professional sports games on their televisions.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
The Arms Race
1. Read Source 12. What methods do you think Dulles had in mind to 'liberate captive peoples' without a war?
I think that Dulles is speaking about an atomic bomb that they could drop on the USSR.
2. Look at Source 13. Would you agree that the Communist world was encircled? Explain your answer.
Yes I would because the Communists are the USSR is surrounded on all sides by the NATO, the SEATO and the CENTO.
3. Carefully examine the verticle timeline on page 343. Then look back at Source 12. Do you think the development of nuclear weapons was what Dulles might have had in mind?
Yes, I do think that Dulles had a nuclear weapon in mind.
4. Look at Source 16. What is the Soviet cartoon saying about the U-2 plane?
That they were using the U-2 plane to spy on the Soviet.
5. Read the Factfile on page 344. Explain why the USSR was so angry about the US spy flights.
Because they were spying on the USSR.
6. How would the USA justify this violation of Soviet territory?
The USSR had never said no to the USA flying over them and looking for evidence, they just said that they didn't want to agree to the treaty.
7. If the USSR had had U-2 planes, do you think it would have used them? Why?
Yes, I do believe that they would have used them and possibly agreed to the treaty depending on what they were trying to hide.
8. Look at Source 17. Why do you think the USA had missiles based in Europe?
So that it would be harder for the USSR to link the missles to the USA and might believe that it was just Europe.
9. Define the term 'nuclear deterrent' in not more than 20 words.
Bombs made more for security than to actually use on the opponent to prevent them from using theirs.
I think that Dulles is speaking about an atomic bomb that they could drop on the USSR.
2. Look at Source 13. Would you agree that the Communist world was encircled? Explain your answer.
Yes I would because the Communists are the USSR is surrounded on all sides by the NATO, the SEATO and the CENTO.
3. Carefully examine the verticle timeline on page 343. Then look back at Source 12. Do you think the development of nuclear weapons was what Dulles might have had in mind?
Yes, I do think that Dulles had a nuclear weapon in mind.
4. Look at Source 16. What is the Soviet cartoon saying about the U-2 plane?
That they were using the U-2 plane to spy on the Soviet.
5. Read the Factfile on page 344. Explain why the USSR was so angry about the US spy flights.
Because they were spying on the USSR.
6. How would the USA justify this violation of Soviet territory?
The USSR had never said no to the USA flying over them and looking for evidence, they just said that they didn't want to agree to the treaty.
7. If the USSR had had U-2 planes, do you think it would have used them? Why?
Yes, I do believe that they would have used them and possibly agreed to the treaty depending on what they were trying to hide.
8. Look at Source 17. Why do you think the USA had missiles based in Europe?
So that it would be harder for the USSR to link the missles to the USA and might believe that it was just Europe.
9. Define the term 'nuclear deterrent' in not more than 20 words.
Bombs made more for security than to actually use on the opponent to prevent them from using theirs.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Eisenhower & The Cold War
How did the United States react to the following 7 events, and why?
1. The Soviet Union exploded its first atomic bomb in 1949.
The United States had to decide whether to develope a more destructive weapon so that they could stay on top of the Soviet Union.
2. In 1951, the Iranian prime minister placed the oil industry in Iran under the Iranian government’s control.
The US was worried that Iran would turn to the Soviets after Great Britian stopped buying oil from them so instead the CIA could give several million dollars to anti-Mossadegh supporters. This was to get the pro-American Shan of Iran back into power so that they could give the oil fields to the Western companies.
3. The Guatemalan head of government gave American-owned land in Guatemala to peasants.
The US said that this was an act that shows that the Guatemalan government had Communist sympathies and so the CIA trained an army and marched them into Guatemala and whnen the Guatemalan army did nothing to defend the ruler he resigned.
4. In 1956, Britain, France, and Israel invaded Egypt and occupied the Suez Canal.
The UN stepped in to stop the fighting and talked Great Britian, France and Isreal to stop fighting and then Egypt still had control of the Suez Canal.
5. Soviet tanks invaded Hungary and fired on protesters in 1956.
They did not help the Hungarians because they were part of the Soviet satellites and the Truman Doctrine did not cover them and then in the UN the resolutions that were passed were vetoed by the Soviet Union.
6. In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik.
They began pouring money into their space program after being surprised that the Soviet Union had beat them into space and were able to launch their own satelite in just about 5 months later.
7. In 1960, the Soviet Union brought down an American U-2 piloted by Francis Gary Powers.
The US was caught spying and Khrushchev was angered and demanded that Eisenhower apologize and no longer launch U-2 flights which Eisenhower agreed to however would not apologize.
1. The Soviet Union exploded its first atomic bomb in 1949.
The United States had to decide whether to develope a more destructive weapon so that they could stay on top of the Soviet Union.
2. In 1951, the Iranian prime minister placed the oil industry in Iran under the Iranian government’s control.
The US was worried that Iran would turn to the Soviets after Great Britian stopped buying oil from them so instead the CIA could give several million dollars to anti-Mossadegh supporters. This was to get the pro-American Shan of Iran back into power so that they could give the oil fields to the Western companies.
3. The Guatemalan head of government gave American-owned land in Guatemala to peasants.
The US said that this was an act that shows that the Guatemalan government had Communist sympathies and so the CIA trained an army and marched them into Guatemala and whnen the Guatemalan army did nothing to defend the ruler he resigned.
4. In 1956, Britain, France, and Israel invaded Egypt and occupied the Suez Canal.
The UN stepped in to stop the fighting and talked Great Britian, France and Isreal to stop fighting and then Egypt still had control of the Suez Canal.
5. Soviet tanks invaded Hungary and fired on protesters in 1956.
They did not help the Hungarians because they were part of the Soviet satellites and the Truman Doctrine did not cover them and then in the UN the resolutions that were passed were vetoed by the Soviet Union.
6. In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik.
They began pouring money into their space program after being surprised that the Soviet Union had beat them into space and were able to launch their own satelite in just about 5 months later.
7. In 1960, the Soviet Union brought down an American U-2 piloted by Francis Gary Powers.
The US was caught spying and Khrushchev was angered and demanded that Eisenhower apologize and no longer launch U-2 flights which Eisenhower agreed to however would not apologize.
Monday, April 5, 2010
The Red Scare (1950s)
For each term or name, write a concise sentence or two explaining its significance.
1. HUAC- House Un-American Activities Committee which was the committee that began to investigate the Communist influence in the movie industry.
2. Blacklist- The list of people that the Hollywood executives condomned for having a Communistic background made up of approximately 500 actors, writers, producers, and directors.
3. Alger Hiss- A man that was sent to jail for supposedly having produced microfilm f government documents that the former Communist spy, Wittaker Chambers had said was written on his typewriter.
4. Ethel and Julius Rosenberg- Said to have been one of the dealiest clashes of the Cold War when found guilty of espionage and were minor activists in the American Communist Party.
5. Joseph McCarthy- A Republican from Wisconsin that was known as being an ineffectice legislature so in order to aquire more votes to be reelected he charged that Communism was taking over the government.
6. McCarthyism- It was when people referred to as the unfair tactic of accusing people of disloyalty without providing evidence.
7. In a paragraph, describe the motivations and actions of Joseph McCarthy during the 1950s. What prompted his actions? What did he do? What happened as a result of his actions?
During 1950 Joseph McCarthy realized that in order to be reelected into the Senate he needed more public votes. In order to get these votes he began suspecting other members of the Senate of Communism. He had said that he had a list of 205 names of people involved in Communism that were part of the State Department. However later on in 1954 when he made accusations against the U.S.Army he was condemned for imporper conduct that "tended to bring Senate into dishonor and disrepute." Also costing him public support when he alienated the audience and bullied the witnesses. Then just three years later he died of alcoholism.
1. HUAC- House Un-American Activities Committee which was the committee that began to investigate the Communist influence in the movie industry.
2. Blacklist- The list of people that the Hollywood executives condomned for having a Communistic background made up of approximately 500 actors, writers, producers, and directors.
3. Alger Hiss- A man that was sent to jail for supposedly having produced microfilm f government documents that the former Communist spy, Wittaker Chambers had said was written on his typewriter.
4. Ethel and Julius Rosenberg- Said to have been one of the dealiest clashes of the Cold War when found guilty of espionage and were minor activists in the American Communist Party.
5. Joseph McCarthy- A Republican from Wisconsin that was known as being an ineffectice legislature so in order to aquire more votes to be reelected he charged that Communism was taking over the government.
6. McCarthyism- It was when people referred to as the unfair tactic of accusing people of disloyalty without providing evidence.
7. In a paragraph, describe the motivations and actions of Joseph McCarthy during the 1950s. What prompted his actions? What did he do? What happened as a result of his actions?
During 1950 Joseph McCarthy realized that in order to be reelected into the Senate he needed more public votes. In order to get these votes he began suspecting other members of the Senate of Communism. He had said that he had a list of 205 names of people involved in Communism that were part of the State Department. However later on in 1954 when he made accusations against the U.S.Army he was condemned for imporper conduct that "tended to bring Senate into dishonor and disrepute." Also costing him public support when he alienated the audience and bullied the witnesses. Then just three years later he died of alcoholism.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Korean War Lessons
It is 1952. A new president, Eisenhower, has been elected in the US. Your task is to write a report for him on what lessons the United States can learn from the war. Your report should advise the President on:
the military and civilian cost of war
Hello Eisenhower,
I wanted to fill you in on the recent war that happened in Korea. So for beginners when the USA went into Korea they were just looking to get the North Koreans out of Southern Korea and keep the boarder. But before they could even go into Korea they had to get the go ahead from the UN. However this was just a minor speed bump in since they had most of the say in the UN budget because they were the main contributer of the money into the UN bu. Also since the USA had cut the USSR out of the UN and so therefore the vote was unanimous and the USA could get 18 countries to go into the war with them. Then once over in Korea they began to push the border and then they came up with the plan to try and push them farther into Northern Korea. However then China became involved in the affairs because China was in charge of Korea where they pushed the UN forces back to the original border that South Korea had in place. This was a very bad decision to try to continue to push South Korea northward because they it killed many more civilians and it made General MacArthur have too much confidence and think that they could handle much more than they could.
Thank you for your time,
Erika Lind
the military and civilian cost of war
Hello Eisenhower,
I wanted to fill you in on the recent war that happened in Korea. So for beginners when the USA went into Korea they were just looking to get the North Koreans out of Southern Korea and keep the boarder. But before they could even go into Korea they had to get the go ahead from the UN. However this was just a minor speed bump in since they had most of the say in the UN budget because they were the main contributer of the money into the UN bu. Also since the USA had cut the USSR out of the UN and so therefore the vote was unanimous and the USA could get 18 countries to go into the war with them. Then once over in Korea they began to push the border and then they came up with the plan to try and push them farther into Northern Korea. However then China became involved in the affairs because China was in charge of Korea where they pushed the UN forces back to the original border that South Korea had in place. This was a very bad decision to try to continue to push South Korea northward because they it killed many more civilians and it made General MacArthur have too much confidence and think that they could handle much more than they could.
Thank you for your time,
Erika Lind
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Dropping the Atomic Bomb
1. What factors have affected viewpoints on Truman's decision?
That it would save thousands of American lives though it would kill millions of Japanese. Also he had to question whether to tell the Japanese so that they might surrender however the president recieved signs that the Japanese would fight to the finish and what if the testing didn't work for the Japanese to see?
2. Do you think he made the right decision? Give your reasons.
I think they did however I also think that it was a bed decision because they saved thousands of Americans lives but was it at the right cost of millions of Japanese lives? Also I think it might have been the correct decision because if they hadn't then it could've cost even more lives if they had fought and the Japanese had ended with a win. If the Japanese had won then they might have started a war on American soil or the Axis Powers would've been at an advantage suddenly with Japan killing so many Americans.
That it would save thousands of American lives though it would kill millions of Japanese. Also he had to question whether to tell the Japanese so that they might surrender however the president recieved signs that the Japanese would fight to the finish and what if the testing didn't work for the Japanese to see?
2. Do you think he made the right decision? Give your reasons.
I think they did however I also think that it was a bed decision because they saved thousands of Americans lives but was it at the right cost of millions of Japanese lives? Also I think it might have been the correct decision because if they hadn't then it could've cost even more lives if they had fought and the Japanese had ended with a win. If the Japanese had won then they might have started a war on American soil or the Axis Powers would've been at an advantage suddenly with Japan killing so many Americans.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
War in the Pacific
1. What was the importance of the Battle of Midway?
It was important because that was when the American's got their revenge on Japan from Pearl Harbor. Also because then the Allies began island hopping and slowly they were winning all the islands and working their way towards Japan.
2. What strategy did the United States adopt in fighting Japan?
The strategy that the United States adopted in fighting Japan was kamikaze which was suicide-plane.
3. Why did the Japanese fight so hard on Iwo Jima?
Because it was cruitial to win so that they could have a base from which heavily loaded bombers might reach Japan.
4. Why did the Allies believe Okinawa was a foretaste of an invasion of Japan?
Because it was what they imagined as a fortaste of what the Allies invasion of Japan's home islands would be.
5. What was the Manhattan Project?
An atomic bomb that was to be used on Japan.
6. Ultimately, why did President Truman decide to drop atomic bombs on Japan?
So that the Allies didn't need to do an invasion on the mainland which could kill thousands if not millions of Americans.
It was important because that was when the American's got their revenge on Japan from Pearl Harbor. Also because then the Allies began island hopping and slowly they were winning all the islands and working their way towards Japan.
2. What strategy did the United States adopt in fighting Japan?
The strategy that the United States adopted in fighting Japan was kamikaze which was suicide-plane.
3. Why did the Japanese fight so hard on Iwo Jima?
Because it was cruitial to win so that they could have a base from which heavily loaded bombers might reach Japan.
4. Why did the Allies believe Okinawa was a foretaste of an invasion of Japan?
Because it was what they imagined as a fortaste of what the Allies invasion of Japan's home islands would be.
5. What was the Manhattan Project?
An atomic bomb that was to be used on Japan.
6. Ultimately, why did President Truman decide to drop atomic bombs on Japan?
So that the Allies didn't need to do an invasion on the mainland which could kill thousands if not millions of Americans.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
War for Europe and North Africa - Part Il
6. What was D-Day?
It was the first day of the Allies invasion on Germany behind enemy lines, followed the next day by thousands and thousands of seaborne soldiers.
7. What happened at the Battle of the Bulge?
When tanks drove 60 miles into Allies territory, creating a bulge in the lines.
8. What did Allied troops find in Germany?
The death camps, where the U.S.S.R. found a thousand starving prisoners barely alive, the world's largest crematorium and a storehouse filled with 800,000 shoes.
9. What happened to Hitler? What happened to F.D. Roosevelt? Who became U.S. President?
He married his long time love and then wrote out a letter where he blamed the Jews and the generals for losing the war. Then he shot himself while his wife drank poison.
F.D.R. died on April 12, 1945 of a stroke and then Vice President Harry S. Truman became the 33rd president.
It was the first day of the Allies invasion on Germany behind enemy lines, followed the next day by thousands and thousands of seaborne soldiers.
7. What happened at the Battle of the Bulge?
When tanks drove 60 miles into Allies territory, creating a bulge in the lines.
8. What did Allied troops find in Germany?
The death camps, where the U.S.S.R. found a thousand starving prisoners barely alive, the world's largest crematorium and a storehouse filled with 800,000 shoes.
9. What happened to Hitler? What happened to F.D. Roosevelt? Who became U.S. President?
He married his long time love and then wrote out a letter where he blamed the Jews and the generals for losing the war. Then he shot himself while his wife drank poison.
F.D.R. died on April 12, 1945 of a stroke and then Vice President Harry S. Truman became the 33rd president.
Monday, March 8, 2010
War for Europe & North Africa
1. To what did Roosevelt and Churchill agree early in the war?
That Germany and Italy posed a greater threat than Japan, Churchill convinced Roosevelt to strike against Hitler.
2. Why was winning the Battle of the Atlantic so crucial to the fortunes of the Allies?
Because Britian depended on supplies from the sea. The 3,000-mile-long shipping lanes from North America were her lifeline. Hitler knew that if he could cut off that lifeline, Britian would be starve for submission.
3. Why was the Battle of Stalingrad so important?
Because it was the first great turning point for the Allies to see victories on land as well as at sea.
4. What happened in the war in North Africa?
Allied troops, of mostly Americans, went to Africa to fight and win to be "masters of the North African shores".
5. What happened after the Allies invaded Italy?
Mussolini resigned and Italy cheered because they thought the war was over however Hitler had a different plan.
That Germany and Italy posed a greater threat than Japan, Churchill convinced Roosevelt to strike against Hitler.
2. Why was winning the Battle of the Atlantic so crucial to the fortunes of the Allies?
Because Britian depended on supplies from the sea. The 3,000-mile-long shipping lanes from North America were her lifeline. Hitler knew that if he could cut off that lifeline, Britian would be starve for submission.
3. Why was the Battle of Stalingrad so important?
Because it was the first great turning point for the Allies to see victories on land as well as at sea.
4. What happened in the war in North Africa?
Allied troops, of mostly Americans, went to Africa to fight and win to be "masters of the North African shores".
5. What happened after the Allies invaded Italy?
Mussolini resigned and Italy cheered because they thought the war was over however Hitler had a different plan.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Mobilizing for WWII
1. Selective Service System
It expanded the draft and eventually provided anoter 10 million soldiers to meet the armed forces' needs.
2. Women
Under the Marshall's bill women volunteers would serve in noncombat positions.
3. Minorities
They were restricted to racially segregated neighborhoods and reservations and denied basic citizen rights, some members of these groups questions whether it was their war to fight.
4. Manufacturers
They all started making war materials.
5. Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD)
To bring the scientist into the war. To work on spurred improvements in sonar and radar, new technologies for locating submarines underwater. Also in making the atomic bomb.
6 Entertainment Industry
They created the Manhattan Project which became a code for any nationwide research.
7. Office of Price Administration (OPA)
It fought the inflation by freezing prices on most goods. While Congress also raised income tax rates and extended the tax to millions of people who had never paid it before.
8. War Production Board (WPB)
They decided which companies would convert from peacetime to wartime production and allocate raw materials to key industries.
9. Rationing
Households recieved ration books with coupons to be used for buying such scarce goods as meats, shoes, sugar, coffee and gasoline.
It expanded the draft and eventually provided anoter 10 million soldiers to meet the armed forces' needs.
2. Women
Under the Marshall's bill women volunteers would serve in noncombat positions.
3. Minorities
They were restricted to racially segregated neighborhoods and reservations and denied basic citizen rights, some members of these groups questions whether it was their war to fight.
4. Manufacturers
They all started making war materials.
5. Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD)
To bring the scientist into the war. To work on spurred improvements in sonar and radar, new technologies for locating submarines underwater. Also in making the atomic bomb.
6 Entertainment Industry
They created the Manhattan Project which became a code for any nationwide research.
7. Office of Price Administration (OPA)
It fought the inflation by freezing prices on most goods. While Congress also raised income tax rates and extended the tax to millions of people who had never paid it before.
8. War Production Board (WPB)
They decided which companies would convert from peacetime to wartime production and allocate raw materials to key industries.
9. Rationing
Households recieved ration books with coupons to be used for buying such scarce goods as meats, shoes, sugar, coffee and gasoline.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Japan and U.S. Relations in 1941
Document A
-This is when Japan was talking to Germany and Italy about how to take over the world.
-That Japan is planning on how to take down America and England.
Document B
-How Japan is circling America in the ocean.
-How America is choosing whether or not to care and protest.
Document C
-That Japan is talking with the other Axis powers of how they tried to talk to America
-Also how Japan tried to negotiate with an unbendable America.
Document D
-This is the Japanese Prime Minister talking about either America or Britian
-He is mentioning them like he has to make sure that he has their trust or something.
Document E
-This document was saying that President Roosevelt was calling war on Japan.
-Also it was informing the American people that Japan was dicieving us and didn't really want peace with America.
-This is when Japan was talking to Germany and Italy about how to take over the world.
-That Japan is planning on how to take down America and England.
Document B
-How Japan is circling America in the ocean.
-How America is choosing whether or not to care and protest.
Document C
-That Japan is talking with the other Axis powers of how they tried to talk to America
-Also how Japan tried to negotiate with an unbendable America.
Document D
-This is the Japanese Prime Minister talking about either America or Britian
-He is mentioning them like he has to make sure that he has their trust or something.
Document E
-This document was saying that President Roosevelt was calling war on Japan.
-Also it was informing the American people that Japan was dicieving us and didn't really want peace with America.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
America Moves Toward War
1. What did the 1939 Neutrality Act allow?
It allowed the cash-and-carry policy go into affect.
2. Who were the Axis powers?
Germany, Italy and Japan.
3. What did the Lend-Lease Act do?
It was the only thing to do to prevent the fire from spreading to your own property.
4. What pledges were contained in the Atlantic Charter?
Collective security, disarment, self-determination, economic cooperation, and freedom of the seas.
5. Who were the Allies?
The nations that fought the Axis Powers.
6. What did the attack at Pearl Harbor do to the U.s. Pacific fleet?
It killed 2,403, wounded 1,178, sunk or dmaged 21 ships, including 8 battleships which was nearly the whole U.S. Pacific fleet.
7. Why did Germany and Italy declare war on the U.S.?
Because Congress quickly approved for Roosevelt's request to declare war on Japan.
It allowed the cash-and-carry policy go into affect.
2. Who were the Axis powers?
Germany, Italy and Japan.
3. What did the Lend-Lease Act do?
It was the only thing to do to prevent the fire from spreading to your own property.
4. What pledges were contained in the Atlantic Charter?
Collective security, disarment, self-determination, economic cooperation, and freedom of the seas.
5. Who were the Allies?
The nations that fought the Axis Powers.
6. What did the attack at Pearl Harbor do to the U.s. Pacific fleet?
It killed 2,403, wounded 1,178, sunk or dmaged 21 ships, including 8 battleships which was nearly the whole U.S. Pacific fleet.
7. Why did Germany and Italy declare war on the U.S.?
Because Congress quickly approved for Roosevelt's request to declare war on Japan.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
World Events Set Stage for Isolationism
1. What was the Japanese reaction to the Treaty of Versailles? (pgs. 4 - 5)
There were some in Japan who believed that their country should engage the great powers and support the international system as means of obtaining the national resources and markets its growing economy needed. Others believed that the great powers, particuraly Britian, France and the United States, would never treat Japan fairly or with respect.
2. Read the pull-out box on page 4 entitled, "Japan Becomes a Great Power." Cite specific evidence Japan was becoming a strong power that rivaled European & American interests. And, why specifically was Japan threatened by U.S. actions?
They had pratciced extreme isolationism and did not interact with other countries economically in any way. Once they began trading with other countrys, however, their economic, military, and political power grew exponentially. They became a world power after this but felt threatened by the US's constant growing presence in the pacific, which interfeared with the imperialist policys Japan was beginning to develop.
3. Why was the Washington Naval Conference convened and what was accomplished? (pg. 6) (Note: Japan signs the agreement.)
Because the US felt threatened by Japan's growing naval power and the treaty being signed would limit naval importance in the future.
4. The Senate's willingness to ratify the Kellogg-Briand Pact relected two strong and widely held sentiments. What were they? (pgs. 6 - 7)
They wanted to avoid a war and wanted the ability to take forceful international action when necessary.
5. Why did Hitler enjoy popular support in Germany for most of the 1930s? Give three reasons. (pgs. 9 - 10)
Improved economy, reduced unemployment and fed on build up anger from WWI.
6. Japan voiced its intentions to invade China for what two reasons? (pg. 10)
As a retaliation of the japanese train station being bombed. And a self-sufficent and not need to rely on foreign trade.
7. Compare the Reichstag fire and the explosion on the Japanese railway in Manchuria. What did they accompllish?
The fire gave Hitler a reason to declare all German Constitutional rights invalid, which helped his druing his rise to power. The bombing of the train station gave the Japanese a reason to invade China, which helped them expand their power outside of their island nation territory.
8. Why was the united States unable to oppose Japan in the early 1930s with a significant military force? (pgs. 11 - 12)
Because the US had made the Japanese military smaller after WWI.
9. Describe the major similarities and differences among liberal democracy, fascism, and socialism. (pg. 8)
Fascists believe that govenrment should have total, unquestioned, rule over the people. Almost like the individual surrenders all of his/her rights to the government. Socialists are similar in the sence that they both believe in the lack of individual rights, hovever socialists believe that all citizens should be considered equal, and that all citizens should work for the betterment of society. Liberal democracy is the only of these ideologies that believes in and stresses the importance of the rights of the individual. This political system believes in a government run by elected officials who's job is to represent the views and concerns of the people whom they represent.
There were some in Japan who believed that their country should engage the great powers and support the international system as means of obtaining the national resources and markets its growing economy needed. Others believed that the great powers, particuraly Britian, France and the United States, would never treat Japan fairly or with respect.
2. Read the pull-out box on page 4 entitled, "Japan Becomes a Great Power." Cite specific evidence Japan was becoming a strong power that rivaled European & American interests. And, why specifically was Japan threatened by U.S. actions?
They had pratciced extreme isolationism and did not interact with other countries economically in any way. Once they began trading with other countrys, however, their economic, military, and political power grew exponentially. They became a world power after this but felt threatened by the US's constant growing presence in the pacific, which interfeared with the imperialist policys Japan was beginning to develop.
3. Why was the Washington Naval Conference convened and what was accomplished? (pg. 6) (Note: Japan signs the agreement.)
Because the US felt threatened by Japan's growing naval power and the treaty being signed would limit naval importance in the future.
4. The Senate's willingness to ratify the Kellogg-Briand Pact relected two strong and widely held sentiments. What were they? (pgs. 6 - 7)
They wanted to avoid a war and wanted the ability to take forceful international action when necessary.
5. Why did Hitler enjoy popular support in Germany for most of the 1930s? Give three reasons. (pgs. 9 - 10)
Improved economy, reduced unemployment and fed on build up anger from WWI.
6. Japan voiced its intentions to invade China for what two reasons? (pg. 10)
As a retaliation of the japanese train station being bombed. And a self-sufficent and not need to rely on foreign trade.
7. Compare the Reichstag fire and the explosion on the Japanese railway in Manchuria. What did they accompllish?
The fire gave Hitler a reason to declare all German Constitutional rights invalid, which helped his druing his rise to power. The bombing of the train station gave the Japanese a reason to invade China, which helped them expand their power outside of their island nation territory.
8. Why was the united States unable to oppose Japan in the early 1930s with a significant military force? (pgs. 11 - 12)
Because the US had made the Japanese military smaller after WWI.
9. Describe the major similarities and differences among liberal democracy, fascism, and socialism. (pg. 8)
Fascists believe that govenrment should have total, unquestioned, rule over the people. Almost like the individual surrenders all of his/her rights to the government. Socialists are similar in the sence that they both believe in the lack of individual rights, hovever socialists believe that all citizens should be considered equal, and that all citizens should work for the betterment of society. Liberal democracy is the only of these ideologies that believes in and stresses the importance of the rights of the individual. This political system believes in a government run by elected officials who's job is to represent the views and concerns of the people whom they represent.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
New Deal Essay Outline
How, and with what success, did the United States government try to solve the problems caused by the Great Depression?
The United States government tried to solve the problems caused by the Great Depression by the three Rs. The three things that Roosevelt came up with are Relief, Recovery and Reform, with Relief it was brought through the Emergence Bank act, the FDIC, and FERA. He brought Recovery to the United States through associations that focused on banking, farming, and labor reforms. Also Roosevelt thought of Reform through associations such as NRA, TVA, the Wagner Act, and Social Security which were used to try and focus on fixing with long-term actions and to build a future that would be better.
In the 1930s with presidents Hoover in presidency from 1928 to 1932 and then FDR in presidency from 1932 to 1940. The actions that Hoover took were to just sit back and watch the economy pick itself back up while the actions that FDR took were the New Deal, and the three Rs- Relief, Recovery, Reform. The impact of the New Deal on Americans was that they got jobs, got money and shut down the banks cut the business failures, however there were still millions out of work and homeless. The opposition to the New Deal is that it was too complicated and there were too many codes and regulations, and that government should not support trade unions and it should not support calls for higher wages- the market should deal with these issues.
The United States government tried to solve the problems caused by the Great Depression by the three Rs. The three things that Roosevelt came up with are Relief, Recovery and Reform, with Relief it was brought through the Emergence Bank act, the FDIC, and FERA. He brought Recovery to the United States through associations that focused on banking, farming, and labor reforms. Also Roosevelt thought of Reform through associations such as NRA, TVA, the Wagner Act, and Social Security which were used to try and focus on fixing with long-term actions and to build a future that would be better.
In the 1930s with presidents Hoover in presidency from 1928 to 1932 and then FDR in presidency from 1932 to 1940. The actions that Hoover took were to just sit back and watch the economy pick itself back up while the actions that FDR took were the New Deal, and the three Rs- Relief, Recovery, Reform. The impact of the New Deal on Americans was that they got jobs, got money and shut down the banks cut the business failures, however there were still millions out of work and homeless. The opposition to the New Deal is that it was too complicated and there were too many codes and regulations, and that government should not support trade unions and it should not support calls for higher wages- the market should deal with these issues.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
FDR & the New Deal
1. Describe how people struggled to survive during the depression.
Some people in the cities that were evicted from their homes when they lost their homes slept in parks and in sewer pipes, wrapping themselves in newspapers to fend off the cold. While others made makeshift homes out of scrap metal.
2. How was what happened to men during the Great Depression different from what happened to women? Children?
Some men that had become unemployed could not cope with it and then began walking the country hitching rides and looking for work. While women worked sewing clothes and canning food much to the resentment of men who thought it unfair that women should have work when so many men were unemployed. The children suffered from malnutrition and some teenagers looked for a way out of suffering and so they became "wild boys" who hopped aboard freight trains and crossed country looking for food, work and adventure.
3. Describe the causes and effects (on people) because of the Dust Bowl.
The causes of the Dust Bowl is that many people went crazy and the rate of people that went into mental hospitals and the rate of suicides rose a lot. The effects of the Dust Bowl was that many people showed great kindness to strangers and invited them into their homes and gave food and clothing to the needy. While families helped other families and shared resources and strengthened the bonds within their communities.
Objective: Summarize the initial steps Franklin D. Roosevelt took to reform banking and finance.
4. What was the New Deal and its three general goals? (The 3 Rs)
Relief for the needy, economic recovery, and financial reform.
5. What did Roosevelt do during the Hundred Days?
Congress passed more than 15 major peices of New Deal legislation. These laws, and others that followed, significantly expanded the federal government's role in the nation's economy.
6. Why were Roosevelt's fireside chats significant?
Because they made people feel as if the president were speaking to them directly.
7. Describe four significant agencies and/or bills that tightened regulation of banking and finance.
The Glass-Steagall Act provided federal insurance for individual bank accounts of up to $5,000, reassuring millions of bank customers that their money was safe. The Federal Securities Act, required corporations to provide complete information on all stock offerings and made them liable for many misrepresentations. The Agricultural Adjustment Act sought to raise crop prices by lowering production, which the government achieved by paying farmers to leave certain amounts of every acre unseeded. The Civilian Conservation Corps put young men to work building roads, developing parks, planting trees and helping in soil-erosion and flood-control projects.
Some people in the cities that were evicted from their homes when they lost their homes slept in parks and in sewer pipes, wrapping themselves in newspapers to fend off the cold. While others made makeshift homes out of scrap metal.
2. How was what happened to men during the Great Depression different from what happened to women? Children?
Some men that had become unemployed could not cope with it and then began walking the country hitching rides and looking for work. While women worked sewing clothes and canning food much to the resentment of men who thought it unfair that women should have work when so many men were unemployed. The children suffered from malnutrition and some teenagers looked for a way out of suffering and so they became "wild boys" who hopped aboard freight trains and crossed country looking for food, work and adventure.
3. Describe the causes and effects (on people) because of the Dust Bowl.
The causes of the Dust Bowl is that many people went crazy and the rate of people that went into mental hospitals and the rate of suicides rose a lot. The effects of the Dust Bowl was that many people showed great kindness to strangers and invited them into their homes and gave food and clothing to the needy. While families helped other families and shared resources and strengthened the bonds within their communities.
Objective: Summarize the initial steps Franklin D. Roosevelt took to reform banking and finance.
4. What was the New Deal and its three general goals? (The 3 Rs)
Relief for the needy, economic recovery, and financial reform.
5. What did Roosevelt do during the Hundred Days?
Congress passed more than 15 major peices of New Deal legislation. These laws, and others that followed, significantly expanded the federal government's role in the nation's economy.
6. Why were Roosevelt's fireside chats significant?
Because they made people feel as if the president were speaking to them directly.
7. Describe four significant agencies and/or bills that tightened regulation of banking and finance.
The Glass-Steagall Act provided federal insurance for individual bank accounts of up to $5,000, reassuring millions of bank customers that their money was safe. The Federal Securities Act, required corporations to provide complete information on all stock offerings and made them liable for many misrepresentations. The Agricultural Adjustment Act sought to raise crop prices by lowering production, which the government achieved by paying farmers to leave certain amounts of every acre unseeded. The Civilian Conservation Corps put young men to work building roads, developing parks, planting trees and helping in soil-erosion and flood-control projects.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Causes of the Great Depression Outline
To what extent was the Wall Street Crash a cause of the Great Depression of 1929? Support your argument with specific examples.
The Wall Street Crash was a cause of the Great Depression of 1929 because when the farmers were making more crops than they could sell they were then in debt. Once the farmers were losing money and their land they had to up the prices. With the prices risen the customers couldn't buy as much. And when the customers can't buy as much the stores lose money and the entire country falls. Then when the stock market came into play and bottomed out when homeowners could not pay the bank back for their loans that they used in the stock market the country as a whole no longer had money to pay back other European countries and didn't have money to pay to ship their goods to other countries.
Main Point 1
The Farms borrowed loans from the bank to pay for the mechinary that they bought when they were prosperous during the war.
Evidence
They had to pay for the mechinary but then when they no longer had money because America didn't have much money they had to get loans.
Details
When the farmers had to borrow money from the banks they couldn't pay them back so they went into debt and had to charge more money for their products.
Main Point 2
With the prices higher with farming the everyday buyer had to pay more money for their things.
Evidence
When the price of thing rose the buyers had less money because where they work isn't making enough money and they can't pay for the necesities.
Details
So therefore with the price rising on everyday goods the everyday people couldn't pay for it and so they resorted to the Stock Market.
Main Point 3
With the people of America resorting to the Stock Market they had no money to pay to buy stocks.
Evidence
Without money to buy the stocks they had to buy money from the bank. And since the bank never got paid back they were losing money and couldn't give people their money.
Details
With the people not making money and paying back the banks the stock market dropped.
Main Point 4
With the stock market crashing America couldn't pay foreign countries back such as Germany and Europe.
Evidence
With America not able to pay back foreign countries they also did not have the money to pay for the products to be sold in Europe.
Details
With the products unable to be sold in Europe America lost even more money because the demand was very low in America for buyers however they had no way to ship it to Europe.
Conclusion
So with the farming need dropping, the American need dropping and the Stock Market Crash it showed how the crash of the Stock Market affected America. What with them not being able to sell to Europe or pay back European countries.
Thesis
I. Main Point 1
a. Evidence 1 that supports Main Point 1
i. further supporting details
b. Evidence 2 that supports Main Point 1
II. Main Point 2.... and so on.
The Wall Street Crash was a cause of the Great Depression of 1929 because when the farmers were making more crops than they could sell they were then in debt. Once the farmers were losing money and their land they had to up the prices. With the prices risen the customers couldn't buy as much. And when the customers can't buy as much the stores lose money and the entire country falls. Then when the stock market came into play and bottomed out when homeowners could not pay the bank back for their loans that they used in the stock market the country as a whole no longer had money to pay back other European countries and didn't have money to pay to ship their goods to other countries.
Main Point 1
The Farms borrowed loans from the bank to pay for the mechinary that they bought when they were prosperous during the war.
Evidence
They had to pay for the mechinary but then when they no longer had money because America didn't have much money they had to get loans.
Details
When the farmers had to borrow money from the banks they couldn't pay them back so they went into debt and had to charge more money for their products.
Main Point 2
With the prices higher with farming the everyday buyer had to pay more money for their things.
Evidence
When the price of thing rose the buyers had less money because where they work isn't making enough money and they can't pay for the necesities.
Details
So therefore with the price rising on everyday goods the everyday people couldn't pay for it and so they resorted to the Stock Market.
Main Point 3
With the people of America resorting to the Stock Market they had no money to pay to buy stocks.
Evidence
Without money to buy the stocks they had to buy money from the bank. And since the bank never got paid back they were losing money and couldn't give people their money.
Details
With the people not making money and paying back the banks the stock market dropped.
Main Point 4
With the stock market crashing America couldn't pay foreign countries back such as Germany and Europe.
Evidence
With America not able to pay back foreign countries they also did not have the money to pay for the products to be sold in Europe.
Details
With the products unable to be sold in Europe America lost even more money because the demand was very low in America for buyers however they had no way to ship it to Europe.
Conclusion
So with the farming need dropping, the American need dropping and the Stock Market Crash it showed how the crash of the Stock Market affected America. What with them not being able to sell to Europe or pay back European countries.
Thesis
I. Main Point 1
a. Evidence 1 that supports Main Point 1
i. further supporting details
b. Evidence 2 that supports Main Point 1
II. Main Point 2.... and so on.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Causes & Early Effects of the Great Depression
1. What happened on "Black Tuesday"?
The bottom fell out of the market and the nation's confidence. Shareholders frantically tried to sell before prices plunged even lower.
2. How did the economic trends of the 1920s in industry, agriculture, and with consumers help cause the Great Depression? (Make sure you include significant details about each area in your answer. It should be at least a paragraph)
The important industries struggled, farmers grew more crops and raised more livestock than they could sell, and both consumers and farmers were steadily going into debt. In industry railroads and textiles barley made a profit and mining and lumbering were no longer in high demand. Also housing declined and when housing declines so do jobs.
3. According to your reading, what are the major causes of the Great Depression?
Tariffs and war debt policies that cut down the foreign market for American goods, a crisis in the farm sector, the availablity of easy credit, and an unequal distribution of income
4. What was Hoover’s philosophy of government?
To provide security from poverty and want, a nation built of home owners and farm owners, to have the people of America with their savings protected, steady jobs and all to be secured.
5. What was Hoover’s initial reaction to the stock market crash of 1929?
It was that it wasn't a big deal and tried to reasure them that the nation's economy was on a sound footing.
6. What was the nation’s economic situation in 1930?
It became worse however the Democrats took advantage of anti-Hoover sentiments to win over the seats in the Congress.
7. How did voters in 1930 respond to this situation?
They became more frustrated with the Depression and so they expressed their anger with strikes in a number of ways.
8. What did Hoover do about the economic situation?
He took a more Activist approach by signing into the law the Federal Home Loan Bank Act and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
9. How did the economy respond to his efforts?
The RCF loaned more than $805 million to large corporations however businesses still failed.
The bottom fell out of the market and the nation's confidence. Shareholders frantically tried to sell before prices plunged even lower.
2. How did the economic trends of the 1920s in industry, agriculture, and with consumers help cause the Great Depression? (Make sure you include significant details about each area in your answer. It should be at least a paragraph)
The important industries struggled, farmers grew more crops and raised more livestock than they could sell, and both consumers and farmers were steadily going into debt. In industry railroads and textiles barley made a profit and mining and lumbering were no longer in high demand. Also housing declined and when housing declines so do jobs.
3. According to your reading, what are the major causes of the Great Depression?
Tariffs and war debt policies that cut down the foreign market for American goods, a crisis in the farm sector, the availablity of easy credit, and an unequal distribution of income
4. What was Hoover’s philosophy of government?
To provide security from poverty and want, a nation built of home owners and farm owners, to have the people of America with their savings protected, steady jobs and all to be secured.
5. What was Hoover’s initial reaction to the stock market crash of 1929?
It was that it wasn't a big deal and tried to reasure them that the nation's economy was on a sound footing.
6. What was the nation’s economic situation in 1930?
It became worse however the Democrats took advantage of anti-Hoover sentiments to win over the seats in the Congress.
7. How did voters in 1930 respond to this situation?
They became more frustrated with the Depression and so they expressed their anger with strikes in a number of ways.
8. What did Hoover do about the economic situation?
He took a more Activist approach by signing into the law the Federal Home Loan Bank Act and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
9. How did the economy respond to his efforts?
The RCF loaned more than $805 million to large corporations however businesses still failed.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
The Twenties Woman
1. Note two ways women's fashions changed.
Close fitting felt hats, bright weighless dresses an inch above the knee, skin-toned silk stockings, sleek pumps,and strings of beads. And more boyish hair styles.
2. Note two ways women's social behavior changed.
Young women became more assertive, married middle class couples started viewing men and women as more of an equal partnership.
3. Note two words that describe the attitude reflected by these changes.
assertive and equal
4. Note one way women's work opportunities improved.
A booming industrial economy opened new work opportunities for women in office, factories, stores, and professions.
5. Note two ways women's home and family life improved.
Social and technological innovations simplified work in the household.
6. Note three negative effects that accompanied women's changing roles in the 1920s.
Rebellious adolescents, having to juggle work and family, and teens having to go through peer pressure.
Close fitting felt hats, bright weighless dresses an inch above the knee, skin-toned silk stockings, sleek pumps,and strings of beads. And more boyish hair styles.
2. Note two ways women's social behavior changed.
Young women became more assertive, married middle class couples started viewing men and women as more of an equal partnership.
3. Note two words that describe the attitude reflected by these changes.
assertive and equal
4. Note one way women's work opportunities improved.
A booming industrial economy opened new work opportunities for women in office, factories, stores, and professions.
5. Note two ways women's home and family life improved.
Social and technological innovations simplified work in the household.
6. Note three negative effects that accompanied women's changing roles in the 1920s.
Rebellious adolescents, having to juggle work and family, and teens having to go through peer pressure.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Prohibition and the Scopes Trial
Do you think the passage of the Volstead Act and the ruling in the Scopes trial represented genuine triumphs for traditional values? Think About:
I believe that the Volstead Act was not accomplished and that the Scopes trial was a triumph for traditional values. I believe that the Volstead Act which is what made alcohol illegal was not triumph for traditional values because people just went and made their own alcohol in they're tubs that was toxic and ended up killing people.
Also having alcohol prohibited made it a thing that people wanted to do more because they we're not allowed.
I also believe that the Scopes trial, which made sure that teachers were unable to teach evolution in class, represented genuine triumphs for traditional values. I believe this because in the classroom teachers would start talking more about the Bible and religion.
• changes in urban life in the 1920s
• the effects of Prohibition
• the legacy of the Scopes trial
I believe that the Volstead Act was not accomplished and that the Scopes trial was a triumph for traditional values. I believe that the Volstead Act which is what made alcohol illegal was not triumph for traditional values because people just went and made their own alcohol in they're tubs that was toxic and ended up killing people.
Also having alcohol prohibited made it a thing that people wanted to do more because they we're not allowed.
I also believe that the Scopes trial, which made sure that teachers were unable to teach evolution in class, represented genuine triumphs for traditional values. I believe this because in the classroom teachers would start talking more about the Bible and religion.
• changes in urban life in the 1920s
• the effects of Prohibition
• the legacy of the Scopes trial
Monday, January 4, 2010
Americans Struggle with Postwar Issues
1. How did the Justice Department under A. Mitchell Palmer respond to this fear?
They hunted down suspected Communists, socialists, and anarchists. They trampled people's civil rights and sent foreigns back without legal counsel.
2. Why did Palmer eventually lose his standing with the American public?
Palmer's raids failed to turn up evidence of a revolutionary conspiracy- or even explosives. Many thought Palmer was just looking for a campaign issue to gain support for his presidential aspirations.
3. How did the Ku Klux Klan respond to this fear?
They used the result of the Red Scare and anti-immigrant feelings as an excuse to harass any group unlike themselves.
4. Why did the Klan eventually lose popularity and membership?
Because of all of its crimal activity.
5. Briefly describe how Sacco and Vanzetti became victims of the Red Scare.
They were killed because they were both Italians and there was a murder which they were blamed for because they were Italians.
They hunted down suspected Communists, socialists, and anarchists. They trampled people's civil rights and sent foreigns back without legal counsel.
2. Why did Palmer eventually lose his standing with the American public?
Palmer's raids failed to turn up evidence of a revolutionary conspiracy- or even explosives. Many thought Palmer was just looking for a campaign issue to gain support for his presidential aspirations.
3. How did the Ku Klux Klan respond to this fear?
They used the result of the Red Scare and anti-immigrant feelings as an excuse to harass any group unlike themselves.
4. Why did the Klan eventually lose popularity and membership?
Because of all of its crimal activity.
5. Briefly describe how Sacco and Vanzetti became victims of the Red Scare.
They were killed because they were both Italians and there was a murder which they were blamed for because they were Italians.
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