Sunday, May 22, 2011

Topic 12 Concept Guide

Truman Doctrine:
-President Truman set up this policy in 1947. The goal was to provide military and economic aid to fight communism.
Containment Policy:
- United States policy using military, economic and diplomatic strategies to stall the spread of communism.Bay of Pigs Invasion & Similarities with Panama
U.S. Foreign Policy (Korea & Vietnam)
- In Korea, we became very involved - President Truman said to "give the Korean government troops, cover and support." The U.S. also heavily influenced South Korean uniforms and way of fighting. In Vietnam, we were quite involved as well. Although many hippies and anti-way protesters existed in America at this time, we sent many troops over to help fight off communism.
Intervention - In Vietnam we sent troops to help fight; we didn't really want to get our military involved in Korea so we sent financial aid and support to fight communism without getting physical.
Cold War Development
- The main cause of the Cold War was the growing fear of communism. Countries all over the world, especially America, we trying to prevent the "domino affect" and not give in to communist ways. Nuclear powers also contributed to this heated time period of stress and worry.
WWII Foreign Policy vs Post WWII Foreign Policy
- Before WWII, the U.S policy was isolation; we tried to stay our of foreign affairs and focus on building up our economy. After the war our policy began to intervene and get more involved with countries in need of help.
Limited War
-A limited war consists of participants not using all avaliable resources
Examples of Containment in Europe
- The Berlin wall which separated West Germany from Communist East Germany. The US wanted to stop the spread of communism to other countries in Europe.
Main Points of Division of Germany
- East Germany was communist under Soviet Rule. West Germany was a democracy ruled by France, Great Britain, and the US
Douglas MacArthur Dismissal
- MacArthur failed to adhere to President Truman's orders, he was the commander of the UN forces. He also made contradictory statements, and Truman had to fire him.
Korean War Similarities with Persian Gulf War
- The Korean and Persian Gulf war were similar in which they both had the assistance of the U.S in order to prevent a government from gaining power and they both started with a sudden invasion of one country over the other.
Nuclear Test Ban
- In August 1963, nuclear powers agreed to stop testing nuclear weapons. Many, including the U.S. do not follow this ban, regardless of signing it.
Long Term Effects of Vietnam
- The Long Term Effects of Vietnam were, high death rates, the country was divided into "hawks" and "doves" aka Pro war and Anti-War. Also the economic costs were great. American soldiers came back, a lot were psychologically scarred. Vietnamese migration the the U.S.
Peace Corps
- An American volunteer program run by the United States Government. The mission includes: providing technical asistance, helping people outside the U.S to understand our culture and helping Americans unterstand the cultures of other countries.
End of Cold War
-The fall of the Berlin Wall marked the end of the Cold War.
Domino Theory
-The theory that if one country became communist, all other surrounding countries would fall to it in a domino effect.
Nixon's Détente
- Easing tensions between the Soviets and U.S.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Topic 11 Concept Guide

MLK and Civil Disobedience
MLK fought for equal rights
- Organized Civil Disobediance, which allowed people to protest without violence
-Boycotting
-Lunch Counter Sit-ins
-Montgomery Bus Boycott Lasted 381 days. They organized it so no one would ride the buses, and the result was colored people able to sit where they wanted on the bus, and payed the same fare as whites.
- Assassinated in 1968
Power of the “Mob”
- The larger the group of people participating in the Civil Disobedience the more effective their actions were.
Plessy v. Ferguson
-Every thing was separate and still segregated, yet they had to be equal- So, the accommodations and facilities had to be the same (water fountains,restaurants,restrooms) etc.
Civil Rights Goals
-Equal rights for colored people.
- Desegregation
Eisenhower’s Role in Little Rock
-sent troops to escort the Little Rock nine safely to school, since segregation was against the law
Rights of the Accused
Gideon vs. Wainwright
6th amendment requires counsel for defendants who are unable to afford their own attorneys
Escobedo Vs. Illinois
Criminal suspects have the right to counsel during police interrogation
Miranda vs. Arizona
Criminal suspects must be informed of their right to counsel prior to interrogation
Brown v. Board of Education
-Overruled Plessy Vs. Ferguson
-Integrated School Systems
Chavez and the United Farm Workers
Founded United Farm Workers
-Helped immigrant workers earn right through Civil Disobedience
- Fasts, grape strike etc.
- Anti-Immigration
FHA and ADA
The Federal Housing Administration
-US government agency that insured loans made by banks and other private lenders for home building and home buying.
- improve housing standards and conditions
-provide and adequate home financing system through insurance of mortgage loans
- stabilize the mortgage market. The Americans with Disabilities Act
- enacted by the US Congress in 1990.
- It is a wide ranging civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability.
Purpose of Filibusters
- Prevent the opposing side from talking
-Used in House of Representatives and Senate to stop Civil Rights Legislation
Sit-Ins and Other Protests
Sit-In
- Groups would go into restaurants sit down try to order food, after being told "no" or to leave they continue to sit.
-Mobs would beat them, and they would do nothing.
-Got arrested
-After the first group was done, another group would go, then another, and another.- A continued cycle- Very effective.


Metiocracy

I am a firm believer in, if you work hard, you can accomplish anything. There is no doubt about it. In "A Class Divided," the teacher divides these kids and makes one group feel inferior to the other and vice-versa. Though, when someone is made to feel superior things can get ugly, and this is exhibited in history with slavery in many countries. Yet, there are many "inferior" people that have risen up and gone against what anyone says, made something of themselves and done what THEY wanted to do. It's all about the way you feel, if you, yourself believe yourself to be inferior, or less of a person then, you're not going to get anywhere. On the other hand, if you believe in yourself, work hard and genuinely to do what you want, regardless of race or gender you can do it.

Survey

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By looking at my results, I feel like whites do have some what of an advantage in education, though it's not that big of a difference between the other races. I think if this survey was extended and I was able to produce more results it would be more accurate. Also, I do believe that location and the area you are living in factors in to the level of education of the majority of people that have had a full highschool and/or college education.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

I am...

I am a black woman participating in lunch counter sit-ins
I wonder what the outcome will be
I hear them all scream my name
I see my friends being beaten; close to death
I want to change all of this
I am a black woman participating in lunch counter sit-ins
I pretend as if these beatings don't hurt me
I feel the anger rising around me
I need more motivation
I worry for the lives of my friends
I cry at the thought of death
I am a black woman participating in lunch counter sit-ins
I understand the consequences of my actions
I believe that I can make a change
I dream that one day this world will become one
I try to convince them that it will
I hope that I'm right
I am a black woman participating in lunch counter sit-ins

Friday, April 15, 2011

Sexist Advertisements.


This advertisement is sexist, because The message it sends by saying "Color keyed to match you're kitchen" and the picture of the woman sitting around color swatches sends the message that all women are good for or wanted was a perfect house and kitchen. Also, the phrase "they're femineered!" also sends that message. This advertisement conveys that women were materialistic, and were only interested in their material objects being perfect.

Television

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Television does indeed have a great impact on our society today. Especially in the younger generations. Televison, Music, and Film sets the "norm" and the "trends" for our generations to follow, and a lot of the time we mimic what we see on t.v, or we want to have or do what we see. Our society is prone to wanting what others have, when we see it, we want it. This attitude that we have taken on can definitely have negative consequences