McCarthyism Impact on Society- House Committee on Un-American Activities. Hollywood writers, directors, producers, and actors were charged if they had communist propaganda in films.
Communist “Witch Hunt” and impact on those accused- they were put to trial.
Space Race impact on government policies- The battle between U.S. and Soviet Union. Put more money into the education systems.
Cold War mind set for the United States Government and public- anyone that wasn't a communist was good.
Relationship of suburbs, automobiles, and roads- more people moved to the suburbs because automobiles were more affordable and interstate highways were made making transportation easier to get to and from work.
Baby Boom- from 1946-1960. In 1955 there was a baby born every 7 second in the United States.
Urban-Suburban Pattern- [business district] {inner city- low income families} (suburbs-middle class) <suburbs- high income families>
GI Bill- you give the military 4 years of service, and they give you 4 years of college free
Expansion of the Middle Class (why were things “affordable)- the credit card was introduced, and because of the market boom after the war, and the men coming back from the war went straight back to work and women became house wives.
Tuesday, 5 April 2011
Thursday, 31 March 2011
Casablanca
I Setting
A. Casablanca, Morocco
II Characters
A. Ilsa Lund- Rick's former lover, secretly married to Victor.
B. Rick Blaine- owner of Rick's Cafe, main character.
C. Victor Lazlo- Ilsa's husband, wanted by the Nazi's
III Plot
A. Begins in Rick's Cafe with a man trying to get him to hold letters of transit.
B. Ricks takes the letters and hides them.
C. A Nazi commander arrives.
D. Victor and Ilsa arrive.
E. Victor speaks to Rick about the letters of transit, he doesn't budge.
F. Ilsa and Rick encounter each other when she sneaks in and threatens to shoot him for the letters.
G. The cop and Rick plot to catch Victor.
H. Ilsa ends up leaving with Victor.
A. Casablanca, Morocco
II Characters
A. Ilsa Lund- Rick's former lover, secretly married to Victor.
B. Rick Blaine- owner of Rick's Cafe, main character.
C. Victor Lazlo- Ilsa's husband, wanted by the Nazi's
III Plot
A. Begins in Rick's Cafe with a man trying to get him to hold letters of transit.
B. Ricks takes the letters and hides them.
C. A Nazi commander arrives.
D. Victor and Ilsa arrive.
E. Victor speaks to Rick about the letters of transit, he doesn't budge.
F. Ilsa and Rick encounter each other when she sneaks in and threatens to shoot him for the letters.
G. The cop and Rick plot to catch Victor.
H. Ilsa ends up leaving with Victor.
Topic 9 Study Concepts
Role of Women during World War II
- They took the places of men in everyday jobs and society, and helped with the war effort.
- Pearl Harbor- cause
- Radioactivity- effect
- Before- U.S. was neutral
- During- helped out our allies
- After- we'd attack if there was a threat aimed towards us
- Inflation
- Destruction
- Japanese Americans put in camps.
- The government imprisoned Japanese Americans.
- Embargo on arms sales.
- U.S. battleships were not armed
- Americans could not travel on ships of countries at war.
- People were encouraged to use less of daily products, such as flour, oil (gasoline), not to buy refrigerators, and to drive less so the tires may be saved.
- the economy boosted
Thursday, 10 March 2011
Ebay
German Luftwaffe Gas Mask
This interests me because this thing is huge! Soldiers had these, and civilians. You never knew when you were going to need it. And the fact that someone would create such a toxic gas to kill people in a war is astonishing, because not only could it harm your own soldiers, but you're civilians. The nob on the end was the filtration canister and the mask was designed so your eyes and facial skin could be protected from possibly melting and blinding you.
This interests me because this thing is huge! Soldiers had these, and civilians. You never knew when you were going to need it. And the fact that someone would create such a toxic gas to kill people in a war is astonishing, because not only could it harm your own soldiers, but you're civilians. The nob on the end was the filtration canister and the mask was designed so your eyes and facial skin could be protected from possibly melting and blinding you.
Ruth Elisabeth Dahl
Ruth Elisabeth Dahl was born on May 30th, 1922. She was born in Geilenkirchen a small town that was German and near the Dutch border. He dad was a cattle dealer, and her family was made up of orthodox Jews. Her aunts were sent away to Auschwitz and killed, and she later found out her brother had died in a march. She went to Catholic School Her mother, father and herself went into hiding her being separated from them. Once the war was over she was reunited with her parents in Valkenburg.
1. What was it like suddenly being looked down upon by the people who had once accepted who you were?
2. Did you ever think the Germans would invade where you were in the Netherlands?
3. What was it like leaving the home you grew up in, and leaving the people you had grown to to know?
4. Did you ever think you would see your brother and aunts again? Or did you know they were gone?
5. Were you scared of being captured in hiding and after coming out of it, and did you fear that you'd never see any of your family ever again?
1. What was it like suddenly being looked down upon by the people who had once accepted who you were?
2. Did you ever think the Germans would invade where you were in the Netherlands?
3. What was it like leaving the home you grew up in, and leaving the people you had grown to to know?
4. Did you ever think you would see your brother and aunts again? Or did you know they were gone?
5. Were you scared of being captured in hiding and after coming out of it, and did you fear that you'd never see any of your family ever again?
Wednesday, 2 March 2011
Bonnie and Clyde
The class worked in groups to become experts on different "Gangsters". My group which consisted of Alex Johnson, Alex Thomas, and Vince we learned about Bonnie and Clyde. A "couple" who didn't start out as a couple. Bonnie had been visiting her husband in jail and that's when she met Clyde. And wound up breaking Clyde out. They became notorious for robberies throughout Texas. Their careers ended when they were shot down and killed.
Topic 7 Formative Concept Guide
con·cept [kon-sept]
–noun
1. a general notion or idea; conception.
2. an idea of something formed by mentally combining all its characteristics or particulars; a construct.
The Scopes Trial- a trial about a teacher who was teaching about evolutionism instead of creationism
Prohibition- to ban something
Flappers- women who followed the "New" America
Economic Issues (1920s)-hish unenployment, food issues, homelessness
Dust Bowl- overproduction of crops due to new machines in the Midwest
Agriculture Issues- too many crops and overproduction
Immigration Policies (1920s)- ethnic groups were limited to 2% of count from the 1890 census. Asians banned completely.
Nativism- strong hate towards anyone other than people from your homeland.
Significant Literary Works (1920s)-
The Great Migration- the African Americans moving North for jobs and cheaper housing.
Harlem Renaissance- a movement of literature and art for the African Americans
Sacco and Vanzetti- Italian immigrants that were anarchists
Labor Issues (1920s)- demobilization, too many people not enough work.
The Red Scare- people were afarid of those who displayed un-American behavior.
Schneck v. the United States-Espionage and sedition acts were declared constitutional by the Supreme Court
–noun
1. a general notion or idea; conception.
2. an idea of something formed by mentally combining all its characteristics or particulars; a construct.
The Scopes Trial- a trial about a teacher who was teaching about evolutionism instead of creationism
Prohibition- to ban something
Flappers- women who followed the "New" America
Economic Issues (1920s)-hish unenployment, food issues, homelessness
Dust Bowl- overproduction of crops due to new machines in the Midwest
Agriculture Issues- too many crops and overproduction
Immigration Policies (1920s)- ethnic groups were limited to 2% of count from the 1890 census. Asians banned completely.
Nativism- strong hate towards anyone other than people from your homeland.
Significant Literary Works (1920s)-
The Great Migration- the African Americans moving North for jobs and cheaper housing.
Harlem Renaissance- a movement of literature and art for the African Americans
Sacco and Vanzetti- Italian immigrants that were anarchists
Labor Issues (1920s)- demobilization, too many people not enough work.
The Red Scare- people were afarid of those who displayed un-American behavior.
Schneck v. the United States-Espionage and sedition acts were declared constitutional by the Supreme Court
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