What Went Through Your Mind When...

Interviewed: My grandfather, Ted.
1. What was it like when you turned on the news and saw 1,000 more soldiers dead in battle?
 We needed to win, or get the hell out!
2. Did any of your buddies get drafted into the war? If so, how many Do of them came back?
 Talked to some veterans of the war, but none of his close friends went there.
3. What did your kids think about the war? the kids of the neighborhood? the kids at the schools?
 Never heard anything about it.
4. Why do you think the US went into Vietnam?
 At first, a just war. Later on, an unjust war. Too many lives lost.
5. How do you think the people of our nation in this day would respond if another "Vietnam" were to happen?
 It depends on the political party, and the War in Iraq is another Vietnam.

The Truth About Media and Teenagers

http://bunow.bloomu.edu/3047-the-effects-of-reality-television-on-our-society

Yes, teenagers are influenced by the media. Because the media provides the push for teeagers to do things that they never would. Also they would give people that we look up to, so that once we see them doing something new and we like it we would also do it. Just like in the 1950's when we started buying things just because we saw an advertisment promosing it will get the job done.

Outline: The Majestic

I. Introduction
A. Peter Appleton
1. Rising young Hollywood screenwriter
2. Accused of communism for attending an antiwar meeting during college years
a. His reason behind it was to impress a girl
3. His movie gets pushed back due to the accusations
4. Got left by his movie star girlfriend
5. Finally, his conract with the studio is dropped.

II. His life takes a wrong turn
A. Upset, he gets drunk and accidently ends up driving off a bridge
B. He is found later on ashore by a dog with a lost memory
C. The dogs owner takes Peter to feed him and get him cleaned up.

III. Mistaken identity
A. Recognized by a town citizen
1. He is believed to be Luke Trimble (townboy killed in WWII 9 years before)
2. His "father" Harry is extremely happy to see him
3. Peter is completely clueless but plays along.
4. "Meets" his girlfriend Adele Stanton.

IV. Playing along
A. Peter, after seeing the excitement of the entire town of Lukes return, decides to play along.
B. He tries to "rememeber" as much as possible
C. Falls in love with his "girlfriend"
D. Believed that opening up the Majestic movie theater would be a great idea
1. Members of the town all contribute to its reopening
E. Back in Washington D.C, members of the Congressional commitee believe that his disappearance was because he in fact is a communist
1. Two soldiers are on the look for him
F. A one handed soldier who served in WWII, who was Luke's friend, is supicious of his return and confronts Peter.

V. And the memories come back
A. The Majestic is back in business!
B. Peter convinces the town that the memorial of Franklin D. Roosevelt should be displayed
C. "Sand Pirates of the Sahara" is now played.
1. Peter starts to get his memory back as he remembers the lines from the movie
2. All the memories flow back to him
D. At that moment, Harry has a heart attack
1. Peter lets him die believing that he is his son

VI. The truth shall come out
A. After the funeral, Peters tells Adele that he is not Luke.
B. Moments after, federal agents invade the town and the truth is out
C. Peter is taken away and is supposed to appear before Congress
D. Later on that night, Peter's lawer tells him to admit and name a list of Communists in order to clear up his name
1. Peter agrees to this
2. Adele believes that he should defend himself against these accusations instead of letting him be accused for no good reason.
a. She attempts this by giving him a letter written by Luke that states that he knows that he is dying for a good case.
B. The letter inspires him

VII. The end/trial
A. When facing the committee, Peter tries to fire back the committee
B. After gathering up courage, he makes a speech about American ideals and tries to fight for his innocence
1. The crowd starts to support him
C. After being proved wrong, the committee sets him free
D. Peter then decides to go back to Lawson
1. All townsfolks are glad to see him and welcome him
2. His real relationship with Adele starts now.

Topic 10 Study Guide

McCarthyism impact on society:

• Joseph McCarthy accused thousands of Americans of being Communists 
• Hollywood writers, directors, and producers were arrested. Under the accusation that there were "communist ideas/propaganda" in their films.

Communist "witch hunt" and impact on those accused:

• Privacy of individuals was violated.
• Many people were charged under being communists.

Space Race impact on government policies:

• The Soviet Union launched Sputnik
• USA feels threatened, decides to pour $ into education.
• Cold War spurred from this.
• Space explorations expanded, and in 1969 USA put man on the moon.

Cold War mindset for the US government and public:

• USA is afraid of communism.
• We had to beat the Soviet Union in technology/space exploration.

Relationship of suburbs, automobiles, and roads:

• The Suburbs were outside the cities.
• Therefore, cars were required to travel to jobs in the city.
• The 1956 Highway Act was put into action, and millions of dollars went into building new and easier roads to travel on.

Baby Boom:

• Men were coming home from war, the depression was over.
• Could afford to have more children
• The new norm became stay at home mothers, working fathers, 2 children and more than one car

• Urban-Suburban pattern:
• Inner City : low income families
• Suburbs : middle income families
• Moving out of the Suburbs : high income families (more land etc)

GI Bill:

• Supported veterans, provided them with education.
• Gave loans and 1 yr. compensation

Expansion of the middle class (why things were affordable):

• CREDIT CARDS!(more spending)
• Men were working.
• Development of the suburbs, track homes that were cheap.

Tradition of War

This is what the Gillis family was proud of. Members of their family have fought and died with honor in every war dating back to the 1800's. And every single one who served had their picture hung up on the wall in the Gillis household. They are proud of their ancestry and respected their relatives who courageously fought and defended this country. Captain Joseph died in the American Revolution, George Gillis died in the Battle of Gettysburg during the Civil War, Phillip Gillis died at the Battle of Wounded Knee, Tommy Gillis died in WWI, and most recently, the sole Gillis left, Willis, died in WWII. Although this family has sacrificed so much, they have contributed to what makes America the way it is today, freeing us from the British, fighting against slavery, and defending us from European turmoil and totalitarian governments. They fought for independence and democracy, everything that America stands for and the tradition of men in the Gillis family serving their country will continue for generations to come.

Topic 9.0 Concept Guide

Role of Women During WWII- Only worked on the battlefield because were nurse and helping the injured and hurt. Did not fight in war. Took the jobs of men who went to Europe and the Pacaifc to fight the war.

Cause and Effect of Use of the Atomic Bomb- killed 250,000 people it was said but many more was actually killed. Millions were effected and destroyed to big major cities in Japan. Ended WWII in the Pacific theater.

US Foreigh Policy Before, During, and After the War- US helped aid the war for allied forces and gave them weapons and battleships. US were islonatists which means did not want to join the war stay out of European affairs. After Americans were scared of communists countries so they began to imperlism which makes countries deocratic governments so it was a pro-american socitey around american.

Effects of the War on Europe- most European cities destroyed, many people died and loss of strong men because many were killed in the war. Many Jews had been killed so the religion had decreased in population.

Effect of Pearl Harbor Attack- America entered the war the day after. Pacific fleet was stationed at Pearl Harbor so it was badly hit and many ships were lost. 2,000 people died.

Japanese Internment- Japanese Americans were sent to camps by American Government becaouse of military tactics and could be spying on US. Exclusion area was California, Oregon, and Washington. Supreme court case USA vs Kormazu, he wanted to sue the fedral government for violating his rights. Later Government said sorry for this and paid money to the people who were in the camps.

Neutrality Acts- Acts to stay out of the war. US battleships could not be armed which was pointless to have the battleships. Americans could not travel on ships in the Atlantic ocean because they were under attack from German U-boats.

Purpose of Propaganda- to get US involed on the war. Germans also wanted other countries to attack US so Germans did not have to fight them.

Rationing- Many people starved to death, as their was a shortage of food during the war. Russia starved a lot of countires and many people began to eat family members to live. Very hard times to live in. Russia wanted to destroy these people mentally and pyshically.

Results of World War II- European cities were destroyed, US economy is helped by war, more money for US people and people in US could live better. NATO was formed as a result of the red scare.

Another Outline...

I. Setting
    A. Casablanca, Morroco 

    B. During WWII

  
II. Introduction    
A. Rick Blaine
        1. Café owner   
B. Ilsa Lund
        1. Loved Rick in Paris
        2. Married to Victor Laszlo
    C. Ugarte
        1.Letters of transit to café

        2. Rick takes the letters
        3. He later dies after caught by police
    D. Victor Laszlo
        1. Wanted to be acquainted with Ugarte to buy letters of transit
        2. Escaped from Nazi concentration camp

III. Rising Action    
    A. Ilsa arrives at the café in Casablanca with her husband
    B. Rick comes to find out that Ilsa is married to Laszlo
    C. Laszlo and Ilsa plan to escape to America
    D. Laszlo finds out that Rick has the letters of transit he needs

IV. Climax    
    A. Laszlo tries to get the letters but Rick refuses  
    B. Ilsa makes an attempt at getting the letters from Rick
    C. Turns to violence but Rick knows she won’t shoot him because she loves him
        1. Ilsa tells Rick that she thought Laszlo had died when they fell in love and that she had to go 

back to him.

        2. Rick asked Ilsa to leave Paris with him but couldn’t leave her husband and only left Rick with a letter, not a clear explanation

V. Falling Action
    A. Rick agrees to help Ilsa and says that they can be together again after Laszlo leaves
           1. Laszo comes to the cafe to talk to Rick

         2. Ilsa attempts to persaude Rick to give him the letters to keep her out of trouble
    B. Laszlo gets arrested

 

VI. Conclusion
    A. Police try to arrest Laszlo but Rick threatens to shoot

    B. Rick makes Ilsa leave with Laszlo

         1. He assures her that staying with Laszlo was the best decision
         2. Ilsa disagrees but is eventually forced and convinced.
    C. German officers arrive and Rick kills the leader
    D. Rick and police officer become friends and leave the scene

Timeline of the Nazi Regiment's Rise, Reign, and Fall, With Their Allies

1939:
-Hitler begins invasion of Poland on September 1st. Britain and France declare war on Germany two days later as a response.
1940:
-German military tactic, the 'Blitzkrieg', overwhelms Belgium, Holland and France, all of which fall.
-Churchill becomes the Prime Minister of Britain.
-British Royal Air Force scores a victory in Battle of Britain, forcing Hitler to postpone most of his invasion plans.
1941:
-President Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease Act.
-Hitler begins Operation Barbarossa - the invasion of Russia; One of the WORST decisions made by Hitler.
-Allies take Tobruk in North Africa, and successfully resist Nazi attacks.
-Japanease Kamikaze planes attack Pearl Harbor, and an enraged US enters the war, to end it.
1942:
-Nazi Germany suffers setbacks at Stalingrad and El Alamein.
-Singapore falls to the Japanese in February - around 25,000 prisoners are taken.
-American naval victory at Battle of Midway, in June, marks the turning point in the Pacific War.
-Mass murder of the Jewish people, at Auschwitz, begins.
1943:
-Surrender at Stalingrad marks Germany's first major defeat.
-Allied victory in North Africa enables invasion of Italy to be launched.
1944:
-Allied troops land at Anzio and bomb the monastery at Monte Cassino.
-Soviet Russia's offensive gains speed in Eastern Europe.
-Decision Day (D- Day): The Allied invasion of France. Paris is liberated in August.
1945:
-Auschwitz is liberated by Soviet Russian troops.
-Russians reach Berlin: With no other choices available, Hitler commits suicide and Nazi
Germany surrenders on 7 May.
-Truman becomes President of the US after the death of Roosevelt,with Attlee replacing Churchill.
-Atomic bombs are dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which is followed by Japan's surrender on 14 August.

Vintage WWII US .30 Caliber M1 Carbine Ammunition Box

Now, this is a real treat for the eyes and the ears, so, pay close attention. *Reaches behind the desk and brings out a metal box* This, my good friends, is a Vintage WWII US .30 Caliber M1 Carbine Ammunition Box. This is the type of heavy duty ammunition carrier that was used for weapon drops that carried extra ammunition. Able to carry up to sixty 30 round clips, this ammunition box is the ultimate in ammunition carrying dependability. Now, think of yourself in war, with your M1 Carbine. You only have 7 bullets left in the magazine. Then, all of a sudden, you see a weapon drop! You run over to it, and get more ammunition. That senario I just explained was a real life thing in WWII.

Holocaust Survivor Interview

1. What was it like going through the different camps?
2. How did you and the other escapees get to the town?
3. How was it being hurt not just physically, but emotionally?
4. Why didn't any of your friends that were not jewish help you out?
5. Did you want to kill any of the guards that were watching you, and if so, how?

To My Principal

Dear Dr. Rhinehart,
I do not get why us high schoolers have certain parts of our history hidden from us in school, when we are old enough to know how to handle it. You all say that our education is important, but to what extent? The Rape of Nanking is an atrocity that we just can't ignore like the Japanese. But, when you hide something like the Baton Death March, where our government surrendered the largest amount of troops to the enemy at the time and still today, that just is not acceptible. If you feel like I am wrong on any of this, please call me in your office and I'll tell you how I feel about this.
Sincerely,
       -Ian Campbell

The Braddock Maps of Fights

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Should We Get Involved, When It's Not Us?

I think that America should get invovled in situations in other countries. If it were us, I hope other people would help us out in a time of need. That is what  these people are wanting, someone to watch their backs. As long as we don't hold their hand afterwards and they can make logical decisions, that is. If we play baby sitter, then we aren't doing our job of  "World Police."

Cinderella Man Outline

The story starts with James Braddock, a man who has seen much ring time in boxing a has never been KO'd. He is living the dream, until the Great Depression hits the US. His career hits a stand-still when he breaks his hannd in a fight, which gets his licence revoked. He tries so hard to get work at the docks, but they don't choose everyone. But, he get the chance to fight again, fights his way to the top, and goes toe-to-toe with Max Baer, and beats Baer for his Heavyweight Championship Title.

Sacco and Vanzetti

Given the evidence, I would conclude that Sacco and Vanzetti are guilty not because of their political views, but because they were involved in some very serious stuff. Bombings, raids and conspiracies are few of the things their "friends" were involved in. They were just in the wrong places with the wrong people at the wrong time. Because of their political views, and the Red Scare, it might have expounded on the fact that they were suspicious looking and lied about knowing certain things, knowing certain people, and owning certain things. They were just doing what they thought was best for themselves, for they did not want to be deported. if they were deported, they wouldn't have been able to live the American Dream, and that would have been terrible. When one looks at the evidence, these were men that were just as scared as anyone put in the same situation.
Because of their political views, they had no chance to having normal lives, or so thought the American Government. When the bomb threats were made, and the friends were shown to the world as Anarchists, almost ruining their reputation to the world. as they grew closer to their political views, they grew closer to the friends in his political group, but they were sucked into a world of crime without even knowing. As the world tied a knot of contempt around their necks, they decided to get their lives into criminal acts. When they were taken to be executed, bombs were blown up in retaliation of these two men being wrongly accused of the charges they were being accused of. Today, the anniversary of their execution is still celebrated. They were wrongly accused, due to the lack of advances in crime fighting gear at the time, and the circumstances. If they had had a fairer trial, and they had been on trial at a later time frame, like in 2010/2011, they would have been shown as free men.

 http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/SaccoV/SaccoV.htm

Alcatraz: Inescapable?

Alcatraz is a prison on a island that doubles as a mental asylem. The very fact that a prisoner sent there will be sharing space with the clinically insane just seems like a terrible thing to do to someone. Alcatraz was in the middle of one of the coldest lakes in the US, so, that is how it was literally inescapable. But, share part of your life with someone that is insane, and you might not be able to forget for a long time. and those are the only two reasons I can think of.

Organized Crime Review

What I learned is that organized crime back in the day helped found where the police force is today. Because of the escapes of mobsters through the unguarded back door, police have stepped it up a notch and decided to protect all entrances and exits. It has also caused many bad things in the world today, though. Criminals decide to try to be better than the gangsters of our past, or as I like to call them (as of now onward), "The Fore Fathers of Organized Crime." Because there are people that are much smarter than the gangsters of the past, we see crimes that should not be commited, but they are still being commited.

Acrostic Spontaneous

Politicians think they can
Reduce violence by
Outrageous demands to stop drinking?
Heck no!
I, for one, shall not
Be a law abiding citizen and remain
Indifferent about this situation.
They want our cooperation? They should stop being so
Ignorant and give us
Our alcohol back,
Now!


Reliving the past is boring,
Our future is certainly better,
And a woman's skirt will short,
Rendering us men in a hinder.
I speak for change,
Now that it is certain,
Going forward is strange,
Til you get used to your new image curtain.
While others stay in the past,
Everyone else is starting to change,
Now that times are moving fast,
Talk about them bootleggers?
Instead of being polite,
Even teenagers are misbehaving,
Sort of like they do not know wrong from right!

Topic.07 Study Concepts Guide

Scopes Trial-Trial against John T. Scopes, a teacher that had taught evolution. Went to jail. After released, the law was changed to teach evolution instead of creation.
Prohibition-The 18th Amendment. Period of time where Manufacture and Sale of alcohol was prohibited. Caused more drinking to occur and bars to open because of the fact that the Consumption, Transportation, and Storage of alcohol was not "banned."
Flappers-"Wildcats," or the new American Women, showing their skin and not a housewife.
Economic Issues (1920's)-Consumers could receive credit, interest rates were low, and an Installment Plan was put in effect.
Dust Bowl-Sandstorms that spanned hundreds of miles across the horizon, tore up the West. Reached the East Coast cities, like Washington D.C. and New York City.
Agriculture Issues-Using the land too much, and not letting it fix itself.
Immigration Policies (1920's)-Many restrictions, like a quota of how many of a certain racial background could come in.
Nativism-When native born Americans (not Native Americans) thought themselves better than other racial groups.
Significant Literary Works (1920's)-Jungle by Sinclair, How The Other Half Lives by Jacob Ruis.
The Great Migration-African Americans move North for better job opportunities.
Harlem Renaissance-African Americans coming out to share their culture, music and other parts of life, unashamed.
Sacco and Vanzetti-Italian immigrants that were anarchists, charged of the crime of murder.
Labor Issues (1920's)-Immigrants that had little skill caused Unions to have problems.
The Red Scare-Fear of Communists and Communist countries.
Schneck v. the United States-Espionage and Sedition Acts are declared.

Roaring 20's Sentence

So, my dogs were hurting from work, because we work for pay that's like the Cat's Meow. So, here I am, walking down the street, when I see this bearcat. Now, she had some nice gams, and seemed like she just closed the bank on a drugstore cowboy that was hitting on her. Now, the place I work at requires its employees to where there glad rags, which is what I was wearing, and she was just the Bee's Knees, so, I had to ask her out. As I walked up, however, I saw a handcuff on her finger, and and everything didn't seem copacetic anymore. So, I kept on walking.

Declarations of War and A Response

After much analysis of the Wordles, I have come to the conclusion that the US was very angry at Germany, but Germany saw nothing wrong in what it was doing. The US want to get pay back at the Germans, who had been sinking ships with American citizens on board. They wanted to end the war, and end the loss of American lives and have peace reign over the world again. The Germans were shcked and outraged that the US would join the war. they thought that the US had nothing to do with afairs across seas, and should stay in the "American Peace" that we preached about. They made many more blockades, as well as toredoeing more ships going from America to its European Allies that needed help in the war effort.

OPERATION NIGHTHAWK: CLASSIFIED

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*General Armstrong walks into the Command Center and waits for Delta Squad's progress update. The screen flashes on with a soldier, in urban clothing. His M16A4 was visible, showing many modifications for covert operations. Behind the man, six people were lying on the ground, hand cuffed, and two other men with M16A4's, each customized to show their strongest points, kept watch over the men on the ground. One other man was going through a computer, trying to find something from the hacked terminal. The man at the screen cleared his throat before proceeding.*

???: This is Delta Leader, do you read me, over?

Armstrong: This is General Armstrong, we read you loud and clear, Captain. Anything to report?

Delta Leader: We have secured the safe-house and hand cuffed all the insurgents, but we came across something else.

Armstrong: What did you and your team find, Captain?

Delta Leader: Sir, my Lieutenant found some materials used to make IED's. A substantial amount of supplies, to say at the very least. We think there is a bomb manufacturing plant somewhere within the area.

Armstrong: Any leads as to where that bomb plant is? The success of this operation relies on your team giving our troops in the area the upper hand in any way posible.

Delta Leader: We do not know as of yet, sir. But, we did listen in on two of the insurgents talking about it before we breached this room. They aren't the most helpful when we asked them questions, but I have a feeling that with a few minutes with them, we-

*Shouting could be heard outside the building. One of the men watching the prisoners went over to a window to take a look outside, out of the camera's view.*

Delta Leader: What is it, Four?

Delta 4: *Shouting* We got multiple Tangos walking towards the outskirts of town, at about 45 strong. A small group of 15 men is closing in on our position. I think we may be compromised.

Armstrong: Captain, I know that mistreating your prisoners will cause strain between Iraq and the US, but we are out of options. Interrogate them. I don't care how you do it, but get the location out of them. once you know the coordinates, get your men out of that building and destroy that bomb plant. 

Delta Leader: Copy that, over and out.

*Disconnecting connection with Command, the Captain walked over to his Lieutenant, who was busy trying to crack the code to the computer terminal, and put his hand on his shoulder. The Lieutenant looks up, nods his head, and gets up from the chair. He moves over the the window opposite to where Delta 4 was at the door, and gets ready to leave. The Captain walks over to Delta 3, the one guarding the insurgents.*

Delta Leader: Time to go, Three. Look for a back door,  I'll interrogate these guys.

Delta 3: Yes, sir.

*Waiting for Three to leave, Delta 2, his Lieutenant, shouts to him.*

Delta 2: Sir, they have RPG's! We won't make it out through the front door this time!

Delta Leader: I copy. I'm going to have a little chat with these guys before we leave. Three is going to find a back door, so, I need you two watching those Tangos out there, understood?

Delta 2: Yes, sir!

Delta 4: Yes, sir!

*Smirking, the Captain looks over towards the prisoners and, knowing full well of the consequences, heads over to the prisoners. After beating them up a little, he pulls up a chair, sits one of them down, and cuffs his cuffs to the chair, as well as his feet.*

Delta Leader: Well, what are you waiting for? Chinease New Year? Tell us what we want to know, and you all will avoid a lot of pain.

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