The role of women in WWII
-when men went to the war, women started working in factories
-took jobs like nurses for the war.
Cause and Effect of Atomic Bomb
-when the United States called for a surrender, Japan refused. The first bomb was dropped in Hiroshima but Japanese still did not surrender.
-the second bomb was dropped in Nagasaki when they finally surrendered.
-it killed a massive amount of people and polluted the air.
US foreign policy before and after the war
-the US began to show concern in 1935 but we attempted to stay neutral.
-Roosevelt disagreed with his advisors in sending help to our Europe allies.
-we enter war in 1941.
-German U-boat sank 500 merchant ships in Europe in only one month.
-US supplied weapons and resources for allies.
Effects of WWII in Europe
-The borders of Europe changed.
-Many countries and cities were devastated.
-Reparations had to be paid.
-No money in Europe
-The Marshall Plan
Effects of Pearl Harbor Attack
-Spark the US needed to finally join the war.
-Japanese prison camps were established.
-4 ships were destroyed, over 2000 men were killed.
Japanese Internment
-Any american that looked, or had ancestors that were Japanese was sent to a prison camp for 3 years during the war.
-Japanese had to sell all their properties.
-Any Japanese could be a spy therefore they presented "clear and present danger to the US".
-20,000 dollars were paid 40 years later to the people that were still alive.
Neutrality Acts
-embargo of arms sales
-US battleships could not be armed
-Americans could not travel on ships of countries that were at war.
Purpose of Propaganda
-promoted patriotism
-got us into war
-encourage people to help the war
Rationing
-Countries tried to save as much as possible for the war effort.
-People starved to death and in some cases had to eat family members
-Ukrainian Famine was an example of Stalins attempt of rationing for the war.
Results of WWII
-NATO was formed with 12 nations in 1949.
-US economy grew
-European cities were destroyed.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
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Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Testimony Reaction
When I saw the testimony of George Gottlieb, I wanted to kill Hitler even though he's already dead. I honestly don't even know what to say. Because to hear someone tell the story is something but to hear someone who was in the story and suffered during the story tell us about it, is completely another thing. I think that that testimony even made me look at life in a different way because we are so fortunate to not be them. It very well could have been me who was taken to a concentration camp if I wasn't born the year I was born in because even though I am not Jewish, they did take many non-Jewish people to concentration and extermination camps. I imagine what life is like for these survivors and how George Gottlieb, for example, can live everyday replaying the last time he saw his mom in his head and just going through all that emotional pain. I really don't understand how Germans did nothing to stop this. How they didn't take their places for a second and think about how horrible things were and not feel any sympathy towards them. Not all of them but some. This testimony really made WWII a very emotional but interesting topic.
Interview Questions: Dorianne Kurz
1)Did you ever get to see your parents and siblings again? Where did you go after the concentration camp?
3)Do you have any hard feelings against German people? Do you know any German Nazi people?
What do you think you would say to Hitler if he was alive? Would you forgive him?
4)Did you ever think about escaping the concentration camp? What was the first thing you did when they freed you?
5)Did you make any friends at the concentration camp that survived? Do you still talk to them?
WWII Jewish Ghetto Jacket
This is a World War II jacket that was worn in a ghetto in Hungary by a Jewish man. It has the star of David. It also has a blue armband which meant the person was an immigrant, the prisoner's number and a red square on the back which meant he was in a political group.
This is a very important artifact because it shows that life in the ghetto really did exist and that it really happened. You can see that they even lost their identity because they had a "number" to use as identification. It is also important because it shows how Hitler and gemans would classify people as political, mentally disabled, immigrant, etc. Looking at this jacket makes me think who used to own it and how he was killed. It makes me wander what story is behind it and that's why it is a important artifact from WWII.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Cinderella Man
A. Characters
I. James Braddock: main character in the movie. box fighter during the Great Depression in the 1930s.
II.Mae Braddock: Jame's wife. They had one girl and two boys.
III. Jame's Braddock's best friend was Mike Wilson.
B. Summary
James Braddock ( http://www.eastsideboxing.com/JamesBraddock.html ) was a boxer that was not so good at boxing. He tried everything he could to pay the bills and feed himself and his family during the hard times during the Great Depression. His wife did not like him boxing because she was afraid he would get hurt. James gets a really bad hand injury and gets fired. After recovering, he beats every man that comes against him, impressing everyone and becoming the Cinderella Man. When he beats everyone, he is challenged to a fight with the best boxer at the time, Max Baer, ( http://www.maxbaerboxer.com ) who was a famous boxer that had even killed two men in fights. Despite the risk he knew he was taking by accepting to fight with him, he agreed. During the fight he suffers from a lot of bad injuries but manages to make it through 15 rounds and leaves it to the judges who decide that James Braddock wins. Here you can see his name in the winning category of the list of heavyweight champions: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_heavyweight_boxing_champions
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