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Unit 7
Arsenal of Democracy-The United States vowed to do everything in it's power to protect the idea of democracy and it's supporters.

Reasons U.S. Joined WWII

 * Bombing of Pearl Harbor.
 * Axis Powers violating Treaty of Versailles.
 * Axis Powers were defeating America's trading partners.
 * Democracy Vs. Facism and Dictatorships (Moral Causes).
 * Axis Powers obstructing soviergnity by entering other countries.
 * Axis Powers may have caused global conflict, if ideology was spread.

DBQ Thesis Statement
During Roosevelt's presidency, unemployment reached an all time high; the economy was failing, and Roosevelt tried and succeeded in producing every possible reform to revive the economy and unemployment: overallhis presidency was very effective in solving social problems. The governemnt's role was very much expanded in their influence over the social classes, as they instituted many relief programs to help boost the economy; this set of programs were the stepping stones for government interaction in daily life.

Document J: Graph of Unemployment
The New Deal was only somewhat effective in addressing the unemployment problem during the Great Depression era. The non-farm worker unemployment numbers from the period show that...

Writing Workshop Thesis Statements 2010

 * 1) The political, diplomatic, and militarial reasons why the United States sought out victory during the Revolutionary War, began with the fact that the American armies had the home field advantage, and therefore were able to recieve more supplies and have a better understanding of the landscape in which they were fighting on. The president of the time was a spectacular leader and supporter, and had diplomatic skills, that conficted and defeated all opposing opinions to the War.
 * 2) The North and South sections of the United States were on a verge of seperating from each other, over the issue of slavery in the Western territories, recently acquired from Mexico. The question of slavery in the West rose the question of slave states outnumbering the free states, and vice versa; this led to extreme contreversy and made for the South to secede from the union, and the war to begin due to unfairness.
 * 3) Women were a monumentally influential party during the Progressive Era Reforms from 1880-1920's, and changed aspects such as social, labor, and working conditions. Women had gradually made their way intop the work force occupying jobs in factories that men couldn't fill, and jobs called pink collar jobs, while other women dressed with short dresses andloose clothing, and expanded social expectations and were nicknamed flappers.

Chapter 28

 * Homefront-Life at home while a country is at war.
 * Two Front War-War with japan is Pacific, and Europe.
 * Two Offensives led by the Americans. Led by Douglas MacArthur, and Chester Nimitz.
 * On the homefront there was hostility to Germans, Italians, and Japanese people. Japanese got the worst treatment during the war because of Pearl Harbor, and they're easier to identify.

World War II Questions
1. Prior to American involvement in both the First and Second World Wars, the U.S. adopted an official policy of neutrality. Compare the policy and its modifications during the period 1914-1917 to the policy and its modifications during the period 1939-1941. (1982, question 5)


 * Woodrow Wilson showed affection for Britain and was sympathetic for their war effort, and had economic ties to Britain that made them slightly involved in the war involuntarily. During WWII America adopted the Neutrality Acts and added to them the modifications of the cash-and-carry, and lend-and-loan, which allowed America to be neutral and a prime weapons dealer. In terms of comparison, the policies were very similar.

2. "Vice Presidents who have succeeded to the presidency on the death of the President have been less effective in their conduct of domestic AND foreign policy than the men they replaced." Assess the validity of this statement for any TWO of the following pairs. William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S Truman John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson (1989, question 6) 3. The United States decision to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima was a diplomatic measure calculated to intimidate the Soviet Union in the post-Second-World-War era rather than a strictly military measure designed to force Japan's unconditional surrender. Evaluate this statement using the documents and your knowledge of the military and diplomatic history of the years 1939 through 1947. (1988, DBQ)**
 * In the case of Theodore Roosevelt, this statement is very valid, because he was a more active and involved president that McKinlkey. Mckinley was a reserved man and didn't make many changes, while on the contrary, Roosevelt made every possible revision he could in daily life for the working class by moving towards reforms of factories and working conditions, and even inserted an addition the the Monroe Doctrine called the Roosevelt Corrollary.

Chapter 29: The Cold War
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 * The Cold War started in 1945, and ended in 1990.
 * Intervention includes laws, regulations, taxes, and rules.
 * Communism is the complete opposite of democracy and capatilism.
 * United States is Democratic and mix system of capatilism with minimal government intervention.
 * Dictatorships are a form of government in which a common leader has absoulte power over a specific country.
 * Soviet Union uses a policy called communism, or complete government intervention and control in the economy.
 * Stalin formed an absolute communist dictatorship over the U.S.S.R. from 1922-1953 when he passed away from a stroke, and had a large vast army that enforced the belief of communism all throughout the country.
 * "From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs."- Karl Marx

As of the end of the Korean War (1953), who was winning the Cold War?
Overall the Soviet Union was winning the Cold War over the United States.
 * The United States had a more successful attack against communist North Korea, which limited communist expansion to only half the nation of Korea..
 * China was lost to communism because the Nationalists lost the battle to Mao Xing and Communism was established and reinforced.
 * The red scare was a huge factor to mentally weaken America with the fear of Communism.
 * Russia along with the United States had both already developed atomic weapons.

Korean War Glog
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D.B.Q. Notes From Outline

 * 5-F,G,H
 * 9-B,C,D
 * 10-B,C
 * 14-A,C
 * 18-A,B,C,D

Video Notes Truman

 * Harry Truman became president after Roosevelt's death.
 * Capatalism Vs. Communism was Truman's presidency responsibilities.
 * Truman Doctrine was the right of America to assist any country attempting to fight off communism.
 * Willing to make contreversial decisions even though they may recieve negative views upon him if he thinks his decision is right.
 * In January 1948 Truman ordered to end segragation in the armed forces, and lost many southern democratic votes due to this cause.
 * America assists France in the fight against communism in Vietnam.
 * When Truman left office he was disliked, but as time passed, he bacame greatly admired for his efforts.
 * Eisenhower's first true achievement was to end the Korean War using an armistice still in tact today.
 * Established better roads for cities under the Highway Act.
 * As of the end of the Korean War around 1960, the United States feels like they are losing the Cold War.

Video Notes Kennedy & Johnson

 * JFK took entire blaim for the failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion.
 * John F. Kennedy became the youngest person ever elected president.
 * Created the Peace Core and fought for poverty. He also funded space exploration.
 * Kennedy became a role model to society even though he was only in office for just over 1,000 days.
 * Cuban Missile Crisis discovered that Soviet Union placed nuclear weapons in Cuba and directed them towards the United States.
 * Kennedy and Cruschev negotiated a peace agreement to end the Cuban Missile Crisis. Removal of weapons worldwide occured and Castro would be left alone.
 * Kenedy approved the assasination of the president of South Vietnam.
 * "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." - JFK
 * Johnson had a process called the Johnson treatment in which he overpowered people to influence them.
 * Passed voting rights laws, medicare, civil rights act, and much movement towards rights for African Americans.
 * Cut percentage of people who lived in poverty in half on his war against poverty.
 * Vietnam War was mostly during the presidency of Johnson and okays bombing of Cambodia.