The Boy in the Striped Pijamas

Bruno moved with his family so his father could be closer to the Nazi death camps. At first only father knew the real reason for moving to the country?

• The father was so secretive about moving because he didnt want his family to know he was killing the people in the concentration camps.

Bruno was thought to think of Jews in a certain way.What was Bruno thought about Jews?

• Bruno was taught about Jews that they were bad people.

When Bruno fell from the swing a Jewish man helped him.Why was this event significant to Bruno mother thinking of Jewish people?

• Bruno's mother thought that the Jewish people were not bad people.

Bruno's father envolved and transformed from a loving father to what?why?

• Brunos father transformed to a loving father to a controlling father because he controlled

Bruno evolved and transformed as well. what kind of boy was he at first and what did he transform to?

• he was the kind that only wanted to have fun and later for someone who cares for anyone no matter who they are.

Pop Culture 1950's

What media exploded int he 50's and how did buisness repond to this explosion?

• The media that exploded is television they responded by adding the advertising on the television so the buisnesses can get more money

Why did criticts not like television?

• Critis were thinking of being exposed to violence also racim

Whats so ironic about rock n roll music in the 1950's ?

• It was ironic that african americans first produced Rock N Roll . Also Rock N Roll bad people believed it was the devil but Elvis who was singing gospel turned out to end up singing to Rock n roll. Many adults hated it but the more they hated it the more many people liked it .

The American Dream 1950's

What were some causes for the baby boom?

• After they retired and the war was over they came home after not seeing their love ones to a long period of time this lead for them to make babies.

what did Americans have to do in order to support all the new babies being born?

• They had to buy baby supplies for their children for example baby toys and diapers

How did roles od woman change in the 1950's ?

• Womans had to a take a job insted of staying at home

What changes allowed the American car explosion to occur?

• Several reasons include cheap gas,no public transportations ,buildings and there was no walking distance
  

Truman's Labor Policies

What were some of the significant challenges pres. Truman faced after WWII?

• The things truman face after WWII is the end to rationing shortages ,consuming goods, and equal rights and protection, 12 million soldiers coming back and needing jobs

How did Truman try to help returning G.I get jobs after WWII and how effective was he? 

•  He tried to give them minimum wage for a the people who are coming back from war that dont have any job and help the soldiers.

The American Teenager

How did the lives of the teenagers change after TGD and WWII?Explain

• media went in their teenage lifes   everybody stayed in school so they can be able to support their parents and the media came in their lives

What is "White Flight"?Was it good for society?

• White Flight is when they immigrated to the suburbs yes it was good for society.

Why many Mexicans immigrate to the U.S before the 1950's?

• Many Mexicans immigrated to the U.S because to work for the agriculture

Post WWII America

Why were Americans afriaid of the Soviet Union?

The Americans were afriad of the Soviet Union because they both were powerful after war and had nuclear weaponds


What did the Russian want in Europe?
The Russians wanted to give the workers fair opportunity

What did the Americans want in Europe?

The Americans wanted coutries to determine their own destiny

Japanese Internment & Justice

What does the word "internent" mean to you ?

The word internment means to keep a group of people locked up


Why were Japanese Americans interested in Manzanan?
The Japanese Americans interned in Manzanan because the bombing of pearl harbor since then thought the japanese were enemys

Why were Japanese internment policies wrong?

The japanese internment policies are wrong because they descriminized japanese people for what they didnt do.

The End of WWII

Was Gen. MacArthur a successful general?Explain with evidence.

Yes MacArthur was a successful general because he won the battle of Bataan,Leyte and Iwo Jima




Explain how successful the G.I Bill was to returning soldier.
The G.I Bill was successful because it helped returning soldiers for their college education.








Why were Mexicans in L.A unfairly treated in 1943?

They reported a mexican weating a zoot suit and the white people attacked any Mexican-American wearing a Zoot Suit and beat them

WWII In The Pacific

who promised to return to liberate the Philippines?

Douglas MacArtur

What reasons did the POTUS use for using the atomic bomb?
Japan would invade the U.S if not using the atomic bomb


In 1942 why were the allies under strenghth to fight japan?

The allies were under strength to fight Japan because they were unprepared and out numbered.

Were Americans submarines effective in the Pacific? explain?

American submarines were effective by destroying over 6,000 submarines

WWII Across The Atlantic Ocean

Who was the Supreme Commander in Europe and was he succesful?
Dwight D Eisenhower was the Supreme commander in europe and he was succesul because he made the nazi have an unconditional surrender


What was the significance of D-DAY?
It ordered to remove hitler by fighting Europe and Patton had beaten the nazis and france

Was Gen Patton a effective leader?

He was an effective leader because he freed the french people .

Why was the Battle of the Bulge significant ?

The battle of the Bulge is significant because it was hitlers last chance to have victory

Coping with the war at home

what was the OPA and what was their job?

The OPA is Office of Price Administration their job was freezing inflation prices.

What was the purpose for the OSRD?
OSRD is Ofiice of Scientific Reasearch and Development and their purpose was to create new technology to locate their enemys for example underwater submarines and radars.



In what ways did Americans sacrifice during WWII?

The ways the Americans sacrificed during the WWII is they could not buy enough stuff they wanted only had to get a certain amount of supplies.

How similar or different were your sacrifices during the Iraq and the Afghanistan war?

The sacrifices during the Iraq and the Afghanisan war were their different because the goverment give us our rights and we did not have to sacrifice anything at war like back then

WWII:Part one

What treaty did Hilter hate?Why?
Hitler hated the Treaty of Versailles because they stopped the war and Germany was being blammed for starting the war and paying back all the damange they caused

Who became dictators during the 20's and 30's and for what country?
Japan - Hidekl Tojo
Germany-Adolf Hilter
Italy-Benito Mussolini
Spain-Francisco Franco
Russia-Lenin Stalin
Explain similarities and differences amongst the dictators ?
-Hitler and Mussolini are great speakers.


what was the U.S thinking as several wars were breaking out?

-The U.S thinking is to get isolated or neutral

-They would enter the war to help out

WWII Part two

List all the countries the Nazis invaded ?
-Austria was the first country inaded by hitler
-Czehoslovakia was the second

What did Winston Churchil say about the peace agreed upon in the munich agreement?
Winston Churchil was not happy with the Munich agreement.He became to believe this was going to lead the war.

What is Bilzkrieg and whats itts purpose ?

its a lightening war thats its purpose was to take the enemy by its surprise and then quickly crush all opositio with overwhelming force.

U.S INCHES TOWARDS WWII

What was Lend- Lease and what countries did it benefit?

-The Lend-Lease act is to rent or sell weaponds to friends in the U.S the countries that benefit are Russia


What did Roosevelt call German U-boats?
-Roosevelt called the German U-boats Rattlesnakes


How would you describe Roosevelts Opinion of war?
Roosevelt was neutral of going into the war and just wanted peace but then when he did the Lend-Lease act japan attacked the U.S  causing the entrance to WWII

WWII KEY TERMS

1.Allies-U.S,England,Soviet Union

2.Axis-Germany,Japan,Italy

3.Defensive spending -Amount of money govt spends on the military.

4.Unempoyment rate- Percent of people unemployed

5.Federal Outley-Amount of money the federal goverment uses to buy stuff.

6.Rattlesnakes of the Atlantic-German U-boats

7.German U-boats-German submarines

8.Isolationists-Policy of "mind your own buisness"

9.Appease-To give in to demands

10.Lend-Lease-Act- Law that allowed POTUS to sell weaponds to our friends.

11.Office of Price Administration-

12.Inflation-when prices for good/service increases but incomes remain the same

13.Battle of the Bulge - The last stand for germany in the war

14.D-day -Offensive by Allies to rake over Europe interment camps on the west coast used to detain Japenesse-Americans

15.Income Tax-percent tax paid on personal income.

How TND Affected Peoples of Color pt1

Why did Pedro Gonzalez become a Mexican-American hero?

• Gonzalez tried to stop the descrimination of mexicans by being a DJ in his radio station

Why was Frances Perkins a hero for women?

• The first women to be a a cabinent member as a secretary of labor

What was the "Black Cabinet" and who was the leader?

• The Black Cabinent is a group of African-American advisers that supported Roosevelt on racial issues and the leader is Mary Mc Leod Bethune.

The Great Depression-President Hoover's Handling of the crisis

Herbert Hoover, a Rebublican president of the begining o the Great Depression,was ineffective on his response because many people where angry with president Hoover and expressed it by  they burned their crops and pour milk on the highways and would block shipmen to the stores.Hoovers principals are that he refused to the government give things to people he did not support helping the community. The person who made up the bonus army are the veterans from WWI it affected president Hoover because many veterans marched to Washington D.C

The Great Depression

94% of Americans made how much in one year?

-   94% Americans made under $5,000

Why is wall street important to American buisness?
-Its important because the New York companies sell in the New York Stock Exchange.

If the stock market cash DID NOT cause the Great Depression,what did?

• Tariffs and war debt policies that cut down the foregign market for American goods.
• A crisis in the farm sector
• The availibility of easy credit
• An unequal distribution of income

What of what you read is similar to what is happening in the Great Depression?

what I read is similiar to whats happening to the Great Depression becase there are millions of people loosing their jobs and plenty of people going on to unemployment.

African-American after Reconstruction

How is racism today different than racism practiced immediantly after reconstruction?

-Racism today is different than practiced after reconstruction because they critisize people for their color and just by the way they look.For example, the Arizona law they judged them because they are mexicans.Many African-Americans didnt get many rights and could not do what the white people did like vote,get their education also work.

The U.S After WWI

1.Describe the feeling many Americans had after WWI.

Many Americans were tired and exhausted of war.They were also tired of the changes of rights and unemployment many americans were unemployed without a job and the cost of living doubled.

2.What were some reactions by Americans to post their post-WWI feelings?

The reactions by the Americans were really stressful and fearsul of outsiders.

3.What did the Palmer raids accomplish? why did Palmer do the raids?

The Palmer raids accomplished because they hunted down the suspected communists ,socialist, and anarchist. the palmer did the raids because to find political radical.

4.What did the KKK fear?Did their membership grow in the 1920's

The KKK feared  that the immigrants came over and were going to take over their culture.Their membership grew in 1920 by having 150,000 members in the KKK.

5.What was the quota system?
A maximum number of people who could enter the United States from a foregin country

6.Was the quota system discriminatory?if yes whom?
Yess, the quota system descriminated the people from the eastern and southern Europe,Italy,Poland,Austria, Hungray,Ukraine.

7. How was Mexico affected by the quota system?
It was affected by the quota system by 500,000 Mexicans crossed then nations borders
8.How was Japan affected by the quota system?
Japan affected the quota system because of the Gentlements Agreement that limited emigration in the United States .

Progressive Exam Reflection

The way I can improve to improve my test results is by: studying more, doing my assignments in class and paying more attention.The question i answerd incorrectly because I answerd too quick is number 20 the question is The Southwestern state of ____ was more conservative towards woman suffrage than its neighbors.the correct answer is New Mexico .The next question I answerd incorectly because I answerd too quick is number 21 The last states to grant women full sufrage before 1920 was Oklahoma ,South Dakota and Michigan.Next time, I will study more and do all my assignments.

Booker T.Washington

 What was the name of the school that Booker T. Washington started?

-Tukegee Institute

Whom did Booker T. Washington recruit to head the agriculture department at Tuskegee Institute?
-Geroge Washington Carver
Booker T. Washington's autobiography is entitled
-Up for Slavery

What president did Booker T. Washington dine with?
-Teddy Rosevelt

With whom did Booker T. Washington often come into conflict?

-W.E.B Du Bois

Mid-Term Exam Reflection

As a test-taker I have to: study more harder and do my assignments.In my test I got number 3 correct by being careful reading the question and choosing my answer also number 12 I understood the question but did not have the knowlege to correctly answer the question.Next time, I would take my time to study much more and answer all the questions carefully.

China and WWI

1. Which country's interest did the Open Door Policy in China favor?
-The United States
2. What were the reasons behind the Boxer Rebellion?
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 3. List three causes of World War I?
Nationalism,Imperialism,Militarism,Sytem of alliance
4. How did the U.S. deal with German U-boats?
By having american ships sail in groups gaurded by military vessels
5. What was the Selective Service Act used for?
For men to register to be selected for military service
6. What new weapons did WWI introduce?
Tank and Airplane
7. How did the Espionage and Sedition Act affect Freedom of Speech and Labor Unions?
It took away the rights and the ability to say whats on your mind.
8. Why was there opposition to President Wilson's League of Nations?

American Imperialism after Spanish-American War

a.How did the U.S change cubas constitution?
-the U.S forced to added the plat amendment.

b.what did the Rossevelt Corollary build on?
-build upon the Monroe Doctrine

c.Pancho Villa was persured by whom?
-Pancho Villa was persured by John J.Pershing

d.How did te U.S get the land for the Panama Canal?
-Panama declared Independence from Colombia and the U.S bought the land from Panama

e.What is meant by "speak soft and carry a big stick"?
-His negotiation will be back by military force

Spanish-American War

Why did Jose Marti destroy U.S property?
-to get the U.S could get mad at Spain and enter the war with Cuba

who did the LOme letter criticize?what were the consequences?how did this private letter become public in the first place?
spain apologized to LOme and cuba and became private in the first place by stealing the letter from the post office and posting it public in the newspaper

who was the "winner" of the spanish-american war and what were the winnings?
america was the winner for the spanish american war and the winnings were cuba,hawaii,puerto rico, and philipines
how was the spanish-american war connected with american imperialism?
to strengthen their army, new markets, and cultural superiorety

how was the war started?was it proper?

Unit Exam Study Guide

• Immigrants in the 1870  arrived via what mode of transportation?

       -Steamships.

• The triangle shirtwaist factory was infamous for what?

        -A shameful fire that killed 146 women.

• These people were used to break labor strikes by working for less money?

        -Scabs

• The main purpose of Americanization movement was to

      -Assimilate immigrants into the dominant American Culture

• What law was enacted to decrease Chinese immigration to U.S?

        -Chinese Exclution Act

• New immigrants move here because it was cheap and lots of jobs?

        -Cities

• The main immigration processing station in San Francisco was named

      -Angel Island

• In the cartoon whos was the smaller one in the room?

The United States Senator

• Industrial workers of the world was organized by

          -Radical unionists,socialists

• This new metal allowed the u.s to make skyscrapers and new forms of construction?

         -Steel

• What technology allowed factories to locate away from rivers?

       -Electricity

• What would best reduce monopolies and trusts?

            -Competition

• Upton Sinclairs book The jungle was responsible for this law.

          -Meat Inspection Act

• settlement houses helped new immigrants assimilate.who make these houses reformers politition workers?

                 -Social Reformers

• Old apartments that housed by poor people were called Tenement
• upton sinclar wote his book for what industry?

               -the meat industry,slaugterhouse

• The gentlemens agreement did what?

            -decreased japanese immigration and desegregated SF classrooms

• Which industry would most benefit my standardized time zones?

           -Railroads

Coming to the United States 1870

How much time was the trip from Europe and Asia and how would you have liked it?
It takes about a week to go to Europe and to Asia about 3 weeks and they would take a boat. No i would not like to be an immigrant and taking a trip because it would be too long too many people and probably would get a disease.

What are the names of the main immigration processing stations in San Francisco & New York?
Ellis Island in New York and Angel Island in San Francisco the imigration was they had to go through a a physical examination and if they were sick and they didnt pass they were sent back home and if not they continued through immigration and were questioned immigrants.

How did Denis Kearney try to stop Asian peple from entering California in 1882?why did he do this, and how would you feel if you were chineese?
Kearney stoped Asian from entering California by banning Asians from entering the immigration.If i was chineese i would mad because i would not  be able to go anywhere.

In 1907-08 the Gentlement Agreement did two things.What were they?