Cuban Missile Crisis

U.S. President John F. Kennedy speaks before reporters during a televised speech to the nation about the strategic blockade of Cuba, and his warning to the Soviet Union about missile sanctions, during the Cuban missile crisis, on October 24, 1962 in Washington, DC.http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/cubamissile101512/c01_01474130.jpg



 

Evidence presented by the U.S. Department of Defense, of Soviet missiles in Cuba. This low level photo, made October 23, 1962, of the medium range ballistic missile site under construction at Cuba's San Cristobal area. A line of oxidizer trailers is at center. Added since October 14, the site was earlier photographed, are fuel trailers, a missile shelter tent, and equipment. The missile erector now lies under canvas cover. Evident also are extensive vehicle tracks and the construction of cable lines to control areas.

 

President John F. Kennedy tells the American people that the U.S. is setting up a naval blockade against Cuba, during a television and radio address, on October 22, 1962, from the White House. The president also said the U.S. would wreak "a full retaliatory response upon the Soviet Union" if any nuclear missile is fired on any nation in this hemisphere." http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/cubamissile101512/c07_10220122.jpg



 

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Adlai Stevenson, second from right, confronts Soviet delegate Valerian Zorin, first on left, with a display of reconnaissance photographs during emergency session of the U.N. Security Council at the United Nations headquarters in New York, on October 25, 1962.http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/cubamissile101512/c08_21025031.jpg



 

President John Kennedy reports personally to the nation on the status of the Cuban crisis, telling the American people that Soviet missile bases in Cuba are "being destroyed", on on November 2, 1962. He said U.S. air surveillance will continue until effective international inspection is arranged. http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/cubamissile101512/c19_11020109.jpg



World War II-During the War Part 2

D-Day was important to World War II because it was the turning point of World War II. It
marked the start of the Allies' invasion of Western Europe and paved the way for Allied victory. D-Day is the day that the allied forces landed on the coast of France (Normandy) to begin the liberation of France and eventual defeat of the German war machine, resulting in the end of World War 2 in Europe.It was a key turning point and marked the beginning of the end of Hitler's resign. It was the start of the Liberation of France in WW2. Steadily the Russians were rolling the Eastern Front back towards Berlin, but the landings of principally the US, British & Canadian forces, in great numbers, on the Normandy Beaches, signaled the nearing of the end of the Third Reich &Nazi domination in WW2. But it would be 11 months before the Germans finally surrender. It remains the largest amphibious operation in Warfare, a mighty feat of arms. It was important that the Allies got it right in terms of timing & effect because many lives would have been lost had they not fulfilled it objectives as they did. I suppose it was significant in that it represented to all that the Nazis did. I suppose it was significant in that it represented to all that the Nazis.

U.S. troops disembark from a landing vehicle on Utah Beach on the coast of Normandy, France in June of 1944. Carcasses of destroyed vehicles litter the beach. http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/06/remembering_d-day_66_years_ago.html

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World War II-During the War Part 1

The Pearl Harbor bombing was important to World War II because it caused the most powerful industrial nation in the world to enter the war. For example we built more aircraft's in one year than the Germans could build in four years. We built ships faster than the German and Japanese could sink them.As Stalin once said, "Quantity has a quality all its own." America had been against joining the war. Pearl Harbor ended all resistance against joining the war in one day. It changed a Navy attitude that the Battleship was the main naval weapon, that wars at sea would be settled by ships shooting it out with one another. Since most of our Battleships were sunk we were forced to use whatever we had and in that case it was the Aircraft Carrier. It didn't take long (Battles of Coral Sea and Midway) for the Carriers to prove the day of the Battleship was, for the most part,over. In those battle ships were sunk without ever seeing one another. The fighting between navies would no longer take place at distances of 20-30 miles, but in hundreds of miles. The USA was a well educated and well prepared industrial nation that was able to produce weapons and fresh troops without having to constantly repair its own infrastructure. The British had been fighting the Germans for a number of years and were doing a good job of it. The USA had been supplying the British with a fantastic amount of weaponry even before they became involved in WW2. However with the Japanese being stupid enough to attack the US it caused Germany to declare war as well and it was on for young and old. The end result is that the US introduced fresh equipment and materials into the war and made absolutely sure that the debt incurred by Europe was repaid by her victorious Alys. The Japanese hierarchy were later rewarded by being made one of the wealthiest industrial nations in the world. And with only having to face perfunctory war crimes prosecutions. Pearl Harbor was the naval base that the United States Navy had a large portion of their naval ships and servicemen stationed. When Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 12/7/41 on a Sunday morning the Japanese severely crippled the ability for the naval force to wage war. 

Battleships burning at Pearl Harbor.http://www.history.com/photos/pearl-harbor

The Battle of Midway is important to World War II because it cripple the Japanese carrier fleet by sinking the Akagi, Soryu and the Kaga and damaging the Hiyu at the cost of the USS Yorktown. The Japanese invasion was aborted. Yes, Midway was a turning point. The Japanese lost aircraft carriers that they could not replace. The US lost some ships, but not nearly as many as the other side. It was also an indication that the Japanese codes had been broken and much intelligence was available. The US actually lured the Japanese to Midway and surprised them there. The importance of the Battle of Midway is that it can be considered as a major victory for the US as it removed 4 major carriers from the Japanese fleet and as
the battle itself had proved, these ships were vitally important in the age of aeroplanes winning naval battles rather than large destroyers and cruisers. The loss of Yorktown was a loss for the US but they had too,which means that they had to rebuild ships in quick time and the Japanese could not manage this. The Americans had gained control over the skies in the Pacific even though their planes were outclassed by the Japanese Zeros. However due to lack of Carriers the Zeros could not venture far from the mainland leaving the lesser planes in the USAAF with control of the skies. The main attack force of Cruisers and Destroyers in the Japanese fleet were forced to return to Japan and as a result their threat vanished from the Pacific War.By removing the means to launch attacks, it could be said that The Battle Of Midway prevented the Japanese from getting on the front foot, and as a result they were forced into defense ahead of attack, paving the way for victory for the Allied troops.

 An American carrier-plane attack around 10:25 am.http://zulumike.deviantart.com/art/Final-Battle-at-Midway-325848829

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinderella Man

There were many social problems caused by poverty in the 1930s. One problem was that they were less jobs available and those lucky enough to have jobs got payed less. they had to move to a small house and so the kids had to share a bed in the living room. the milk delivery stopped so they had to replace the milk with water. there wasn't a lot of food. they had to sell their furniture for money. Some people couldn't get health care.

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Blog 14- Prohibition

Prohibition is a measure to designed to reduce drinking by eliminating the businesses that manufactured, distributed, and sold alcoholic beverages. The twenty-first amendment to the U.S. Constitution took away license to do business from the brewers, distillers, vintners, and the whole sale and retail sellers of alcoholic beverages. It was a ban on the sale of alcoholic beverages. The Eighteenth Amendment to the Untied States Constitution, prohibiting the manufacture, sale and importation of intoxicating liquors, was ratified on 16 January 1919. Prohibition was in effect from December 18, 1917 to December 5, 1933.

A bootlegger is someone who makes or sells illegal liquor.

This is a Bootlegger.

Speakeasy is a saloon or nightclub selling alcoholic beverages illegally, especially during Prohibition.

Speakeasy

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The New Deal

The New Deal is an economic policy of F.D Roosevelt.

The FDIC is a government agency that insures customer deposits if a bank fails, it was a last resort to restore trust in the nation's financial system.
The mission of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is to protect investors, maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets, and facilitate capital formation.
It modernized the US region around the Tennessee River, developing modern farming and generating hydroelectric power from dams. It began as one of the largest federal public works programs during the Great Depression (1933). The Tennessee Valley Authority built 40 dams (think beavers) to control flooding, and also produced cheap electricity for the predominantly rural areas. The dams held back water, widening canals thus enabling shipping. The TVA also planted forests, conserving soil by reducing erosion.
The purpose of the Social Security Act was to help those who were elderly, disabled, ect... pretty much those who can not work.
The purpose of the National War Labor Board was to mediate disputes between workers and management. The National War Labor Board was established by President Wilson after the declararation of World War I. It established an 8 hour work day and hired women during the war and were to receive equal pay for equal work. All the worker's had a right to "a living wage". The Board also administered wage control in national industries such as for the car industry. shipping, railways, telegraph lines, airlines, and mining corporations.
The purpose of the WPA-Works Progress Administration was to create as many jobs as possible as quickly as possible, from jobs in the construction industry to jobs in symphony orchestras.
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) was enacted to help set federal standards with respect to working conditions, including such aspects as establishing a national minimum wage and setting a maximum number of hours a person could work in a week. It was also intended to reduce or eliminate child labor. It was passed in 1938, under President Roosevelt.

Red Scare

Red Scare is a period of general fear of communists.

The Red Scare of 1919 occurred at a time when the American people felt threatened by the rising tide of Communism in Russia, widespread labor unrest, and the often bizarre forms of Anarchism and Anarcho-syndicalism that were supported by some recent immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe. The most important government response was the beginning of the Palmer Raids. These were a series of mass arrests and deportations of immigrants who were suspected of being Communists or radicals. Between 4,000 and 10,000 individuals were arrested over the next two years. (J. Edgar Hoover, only 24 at the time, was placed in charge of the Raids).

 America sent a crap ton of money to European nations to help them rebuild, in hopes of preventing them from becoming communist nations.

Effects of the Red Scare
-Winston Churchill's famous speech about a dark curtain descending over Europe.
-In America, people who supported communism were considered criminals. People would tell government officials that their neighbors were communists, and their neighbors would be arrested.