Pakistan and Iran have finalized a 1,600 mile long pipeline to carry gas from Iran through Pakistan into India. The pipeline will cost $7.5bn and will generate a large amount of money in transit fees, since the pipeline will pass through Pakistan. Leaders in both countries say this deal promotes peace and friendship.
The price of oil dropped as Scottish refinery workers ended their two-day strike that halter much of the North Sea’s oil production. After the strike the price of oil dropped fifty cents to $118.25. This comes as a great relief as the oil prices have been ever quickly increasing over the last few weeks, but this recession will not last long.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Monday, May 5, 2008
25A
As you read about how the United States mobilized for war, note how each of the
following contributed to that effort.
17
1. Selective Service System
Drafted 5 million into military service.
2. Women
Women became part of the military es nurses, ambulance drivers, radio operators, and electricians.
3. Minorities
300,000 mexicans joined the army.
4. Manufacturers
Factories were transformed into wartime production.
5. A. Philip Randolph
President of the brotherhood of sleeping car porters. Organized a march on Washington for African Americans to fight for their country.
6. Office of Scientific Research
and Development (OSRD)
built the atomic bomb.
7. Entertainment industry
Built anti german and anti Japanese feelings through propaganda in their movies.
8. Office of Price Administration (OPA)
Fought inflation by freezing the price of most goods.
9. War Production Board (WPB)
Decided which companies would convert to wartime production.
10. Rationing
Fixed allotments of goods for the people of the country to save money and food.
following contributed to that effort.
17
1. Selective Service System
Drafted 5 million into military service.
2. Women
Women became part of the military es nurses, ambulance drivers, radio operators, and electricians.
3. Minorities
300,000 mexicans joined the army.
4. Manufacturers
Factories were transformed into wartime production.
5. A. Philip Randolph
President of the brotherhood of sleeping car porters. Organized a march on Washington for African Americans to fight for their country.
6. Office of Scientific Research
and Development (OSRD)
built the atomic bomb.
7. Entertainment industry
Built anti german and anti Japanese feelings through propaganda in their movies.
8. Office of Price Administration (OPA)
Fought inflation by freezing the price of most goods.
9. War Production Board (WPB)
Decided which companies would convert to wartime production.
10. Rationing
Fixed allotments of goods for the people of the country to save money and food.
Monday, March 10, 2008
Ch. 25 Sec. 3
A. As you read about the defeat of Japan and the end of the war, write notes to
describe important wartime and war-related events. (Leave the shaded box blank.)
25
The War in the Pacific
Date and Place Leaders Involved What happened?
1. April 1942, Bataan-
2. June 1942, Midway- Chester Nimitz, Japanese lost four aircraft carriers, a cruiser, and 250 planes
3. August 1942, Guadalcanal- Ralph Martin, 19,000 U.S. troops stormed the Solomon islands, 6 months long, U.S. victory
4. October 1944, Leyte Gulf- Charles Brown, Japanese lost 3 battleships, 4 aircraft carriers, 13 cruisers, 500 planes
5. March 1945, Iwo Jima- MacArthur, 20,500 japanese died, 6000 U.S. troops died, U.S. Victory
6. June 1945, Okinawa- Japanese lost 110,100 men, U.S. lost 7,600 men, U.S. victory
7. September 1945, Tokyo Bay-
The Science of War
Date and Place Leaders Involved What happened?
8. July 1945, Los Alamos- President Truman
9. August 1945, Hiroshima, Nagasaki- two atomic bombs were dropped killing over 200,000 people
Planning and Rebuilding for Peace
Date and Place Leaders Involved What happened?
10. February 1945, Yalta- Stalin, Churchill, Roosevelt, Germany remained divided into 4 parts for a time, stalin agreed to free elections in Poland and other soviet occupied countries
11. April 1945, San Francisco- United Nations began
12. 1945–1949, Nuremberg- 12 nazi leaders were sentenced to death, 12 were put in prison
describe important wartime and war-related events. (Leave the shaded box blank.)
25
The War in the Pacific
Date and Place Leaders Involved What happened?
1. April 1942, Bataan-
2. June 1942, Midway- Chester Nimitz, Japanese lost four aircraft carriers, a cruiser, and 250 planes
3. August 1942, Guadalcanal- Ralph Martin, 19,000 U.S. troops stormed the Solomon islands, 6 months long, U.S. victory
4. October 1944, Leyte Gulf- Charles Brown, Japanese lost 3 battleships, 4 aircraft carriers, 13 cruisers, 500 planes
5. March 1945, Iwo Jima- MacArthur, 20,500 japanese died, 6000 U.S. troops died, U.S. Victory
6. June 1945, Okinawa- Japanese lost 110,100 men, U.S. lost 7,600 men, U.S. victory
7. September 1945, Tokyo Bay-
The Science of War
Date and Place Leaders Involved What happened?
8. July 1945, Los Alamos- President Truman
9. August 1945, Hiroshima, Nagasaki- two atomic bombs were dropped killing over 200,000 people
Planning and Rebuilding for Peace
Date and Place Leaders Involved What happened?
10. February 1945, Yalta- Stalin, Churchill, Roosevelt, Germany remained divided into 4 parts for a time, stalin agreed to free elections in Poland and other soviet occupied countries
11. April 1945, San Francisco- United Nations began
12. 1945–1949, Nuremberg- 12 nazi leaders were sentenced to death, 12 were put in prison
Friday, March 7, 2008
Current Events Summary #6
Not much has happened economically these past few weeks. India’s giants railway network will receive $56bn over the next five years. The railway tends to upgrade their safety measures, add new routes, and other such commodities. This event caps an incredible turnaround after the railway nearly went bankrupt in 2001. The Indian government plans to cancel all farmers’ debt, the total amount of debts being wiped clean is $15bn. The debt removal will be offered to all farmers with less than two hectares of land. The government also plans to increase educational spending by 20% and health care funding by 15%. India and Pakistan are fighting over the rights to the name “Kashmir pashima.” This name involves the weaving of fine cloth into intricate designs. The designs are worth a lot of money and take over a week to make with 36 contributors. If the two countries make a joint agreement each country will have a share in the profit and reap a great deal of money, however if they do not come to an agreement they will be fighting endlessly.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
New Project Outline
4. Assess the effects of geography on the history of civilizations and nations.
USII.16 Explain the reasons for the dropping of atom bombs on Japan and their short and long-term effects. Chapter 25
USII.22 Analyze the causes and consequences of important domestic Cold War trends. Chapter 26
USII.20 Explain the causes, course, and consequences of the Vietnam War and summarize the diplomatic and military policies of Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon. Chapter 30
President John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address (1961)
This will be a powerpoint project again.
USII.16 Explain the reasons for the dropping of atom bombs on Japan and their short and long-term effects. Chapter 25
USII.22 Analyze the causes and consequences of important domestic Cold War trends. Chapter 26
USII.20 Explain the causes, course, and consequences of the Vietnam War and summarize the diplomatic and military policies of Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon. Chapter 30
President John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address (1961)
This will be a powerpoint project again.
Friday, February 8, 2008
USII.15 Analyze how German aggression in Europe and Japanese aggression in Asia contributed to the start of World War II and summarize the major battles and events of the war.
USII.17 Explain important domestic events that took place during WWII.
USII.21 Analyze how the failure of communist economic policies as well as U.S.-sponsored resistance to Soviet military and diplomatic initiatives contributed to ending the Cold War.
USII.29 Analyze the presidency of Ronald Reagan.
USII.17 Explain important domestic events that took place during WWII.
USII.21 Analyze how the failure of communist economic policies as well as U.S.-sponsored resistance to Soviet military and diplomatic initiatives contributed to ending the Cold War.
USII.29 Analyze the presidency of Ronald Reagan.
Monday, February 4, 2008
War in Europe-24H
Why did Neville chamberlain sign the Munich Pact?
he wanted to avoid war
Why did Winston Churchill oppose the pact?
He believed appeasement was a shameful act and knew that they had not avoided war
What did Germany and the USSR agree to in their accords?
Non-aggression pact
What happened to Poland as a result of the invasion, and how did Britain and France respond to it?
Poland was overrun by a new tactic called Blitzkreig, Britain and France came to arms and fought the "phony war"
What were the surrender terms offered to France?
Germans would occupy Northern France while a Nazi controlled puppet gvt. would control Southern France.
What type of battle was the Battle of Britain, and why was England's victory so important?
It was an air battle, they now controlled the airways.
he wanted to avoid war
Why did Winston Churchill oppose the pact?
He believed appeasement was a shameful act and knew that they had not avoided war
What did Germany and the USSR agree to in their accords?
Non-aggression pact
What happened to Poland as a result of the invasion, and how did Britain and France respond to it?
Poland was overrun by a new tactic called Blitzkreig, Britain and France came to arms and fought the "phony war"
What were the surrender terms offered to France?
Germans would occupy Northern France while a Nazi controlled puppet gvt. would control Southern France.
What type of battle was the Battle of Britain, and why was England's victory so important?
It was an air battle, they now controlled the airways.
Dictators threaten world peace-24A
Joseph Stalin
Political movement and beliefs
communist, agriculture and economy, make Soviet Union a great industrial power
Aggressive actions taken in the 1920s and 1930s
5 year plan, all economic activity was moved to sate control, became second largest industrial power, 8-13 million people were killed, famines, totalitarian gvt.
Benito Mussolini
totalitarian, fascism, nationalism
marched on rome, blackshirts
Adolf Hitler
Nazism, extreme nationalism, dreamed of uniting all German-speaking people racial purification, blue-eyed blonde-haired
Japanese Militarists
more living space for a growing population
launched surprise attack and seized control of the Chinese province of Manchuria.
Francisco Franco
led the rebellion against the spanish republic
Political movement and beliefs
communist, agriculture and economy, make Soviet Union a great industrial power
Aggressive actions taken in the 1920s and 1930s
5 year plan, all economic activity was moved to sate control, became second largest industrial power, 8-13 million people were killed, famines, totalitarian gvt.
Benito Mussolini
totalitarian, fascism, nationalism
marched on rome, blackshirts
Adolf Hitler
Nazism, extreme nationalism, dreamed of uniting all German-speaking people racial purification, blue-eyed blonde-haired
Japanese Militarists
more living space for a growing population
launched surprise attack and seized control of the Chinese province of Manchuria.
Francisco Franco
led the rebellion against the spanish republic
Japanese Aggression-24E
Interpreting Text and Visuals
1. Describe Japan’s empire as it existed in 1930.
It had few natural resources.
2. Where did Japan first expand its empire after 1930?
Manchuria
Why do you think Japan targeted this region?
Manchuria was rich in coal and iron and had abundant oil fields.
3. Describe the extent of Japanese influence in China in 1938.
Japan controlled beijing and shanghai.
4. What advantage did its control of French Indochina give Japan in attacks starting
on December 7, 1941?
The could control the seas and imports/exports and they also had a way of land based attackes into Thailand.
5. Japan seized Hong Kong on December 8, 1941. From where was the attack
mounted?
Taiwan
6. Which objective of the attacks starting on December 7, 1941 is outside the area
shown in the map?
Pearl Harbor
7. What do you think made the Philippines a particularly attractive target for Japanese expansion?
The could regulate the sea and bay area if they controlled the Philippines.
1. Describe Japan’s empire as it existed in 1930.
It had few natural resources.
2. Where did Japan first expand its empire after 1930?
Manchuria
Why do you think Japan targeted this region?
Manchuria was rich in coal and iron and had abundant oil fields.
3. Describe the extent of Japanese influence in China in 1938.
Japan controlled beijing and shanghai.
4. What advantage did its control of French Indochina give Japan in attacks starting
on December 7, 1941?
The could control the seas and imports/exports and they also had a way of land based attackes into Thailand.
5. Japan seized Hong Kong on December 8, 1941. From where was the attack
mounted?
Taiwan
6. Which objective of the attacks starting on December 7, 1941 is outside the area
shown in the map?
Pearl Harbor
7. What do you think made the Philippines a particularly attractive target for Japanese expansion?
The could regulate the sea and bay area if they controlled the Philippines.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
First Draft For Comic
Human Dignity
Individual Responsibility
Personal Freedom
USII.15 Analyze how German aggression in Europe and Japanese aggression in Asia contributed to the start of World War II and summarize the major battles and events of the war German Aggression in Europe.
1.Adolf Hitler- started the Nazi party, pulled Germany out of the League of Nations, violated the Treaty of Versailles by beginning military buildup, and sent troops to Rhineland, a demilitarized zone. He was not opposed.
2.Nazism- extreme nationalism
3.Formed the Third Reich
4.Took over Austria via military control, claimed that the Czechs were abusing the Sudeten Germans in Czechoslavakia and began forming an army on the border of the country, met with Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and French permier Edouard Daladier and claimed that this was his last territorial demand. He had gained control of Austria and Czechoslavakia.
5.Began to blitzkrieg across Europe and took control of Poland, France.
6.The Holocaust
Japanese Aggression in Asia.
1.Japanese troops seized control of the Chinese province of Manchuria, (twice the size of Texas and full of resources), Japan left the League of Nations
2.Hideki Tojo launched an invasion into China from Manchuria, and swept across China, all that was left untouched was the U.S. and their Pacific colonies.
3.Bombed Pearl Harbor with more than 180 planes.
USII.29 Analyze the presidency of Ronald Reagan.
Individual Responsibility
Personal Freedom
USII.15 Analyze how German aggression in Europe and Japanese aggression in Asia contributed to the start of World War II and summarize the major battles and events of the war German Aggression in Europe.
1.Adolf Hitler- started the Nazi party, pulled Germany out of the League of Nations, violated the Treaty of Versailles by beginning military buildup, and sent troops to Rhineland, a demilitarized zone. He was not opposed.
2.Nazism- extreme nationalism
3.Formed the Third Reich
4.Took over Austria via military control, claimed that the Czechs were abusing the Sudeten Germans in Czechoslavakia and began forming an army on the border of the country, met with Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and French permier Edouard Daladier and claimed that this was his last territorial demand. He had gained control of Austria and Czechoslavakia.
5.Began to blitzkrieg across Europe and took control of Poland, France.
6.The Holocaust
Japanese Aggression in Asia.
1.Japanese troops seized control of the Chinese province of Manchuria, (twice the size of Texas and full of resources), Japan left the League of Nations
2.Hideki Tojo launched an invasion into China from Manchuria, and swept across China, all that was left untouched was the U.S. and their Pacific colonies.
3.Bombed Pearl Harbor with more than 180 planes.
USII.29 Analyze the presidency of Ronald Reagan.
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Ch. 26 section1 homework analyzing motives
Soviet Union:
experiences during war- lost 7.5 million men and 19 million civilians, 25 million refugees became homeless, russia, poland, and ukraine were in ruins.
Emotions after war- wanted to rebuild itself, stalin thought germant should pay $20 million for their wrongs
United States:
experiences during war- 405,000 U.S. soldiers died, no civilian casualties, home land was never attacked, industrial production went sky high, depression was fized, almost half of all good produced in the world came from the U.S.
emotions after war- wanted to rebuild Germany, did not want taxpayers to pay for food for the refugees.
experiences during war- lost 7.5 million men and 19 million civilians, 25 million refugees became homeless, russia, poland, and ukraine were in ruins.
Emotions after war- wanted to rebuild itself, stalin thought germant should pay $20 million for their wrongs
United States:
experiences during war- 405,000 U.S. soldiers died, no civilian casualties, home land was never attacked, industrial production went sky high, depression was fized, almost half of all good produced in the world came from the U.S.
emotions after war- wanted to rebuild Germany, did not want taxpayers to pay for food for the refugees.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Update on the history homework
1. Demonstrate the evolution of the concepts of personal freedom, individual responsibility, and respect for human dignity.
USII.25 Analyze the origins, goals, and key events of the Civil Rights movement.
Briefly describe and explain the importance of the origins, goals, and key events of the Civil Rights movement.
I am not sure which chapters i will be using becuase the ones i had picked were before ch. 24.
USII.26 Describe the accomplishments of the civil rights movement.
Same as number 1.
USII.21 Analyze how the failure of communist economic policies as well as U.S. sponsored resistance to Soviet military and diplomatic initiatives contributed to the ending of the Cold War.
Briefly describe and explain the importance of the failur eof the communist economic policies and the U.S. resistance to Soviet military and how it contributed to the ending of the Cold War.
I will be using chapter 26 for this one and the chapter is about the the Cold War.
USII.17 Explain important domestic events that took place during WWII.
Describe and give the importance of the events that affected the people around the world during WWII.
I will be using ch. 24&25. These chapters are about WWII and its aftermath.
I have gathered information through my homeworks.
I still need to use other resources to find information.
USII.25 Analyze the origins, goals, and key events of the Civil Rights movement.
Briefly describe and explain the importance of the origins, goals, and key events of the Civil Rights movement.
I am not sure which chapters i will be using becuase the ones i had picked were before ch. 24.
USII.26 Describe the accomplishments of the civil rights movement.
Same as number 1.
USII.21 Analyze how the failure of communist economic policies as well as U.S. sponsored resistance to Soviet military and diplomatic initiatives contributed to the ending of the Cold War.
Briefly describe and explain the importance of the failur eof the communist economic policies and the U.S. resistance to Soviet military and how it contributed to the ending of the Cold War.
I will be using chapter 26 for this one and the chapter is about the the Cold War.
USII.17 Explain important domestic events that took place during WWII.
Describe and give the importance of the events that affected the people around the world during WWII.
I will be using ch. 24&25. These chapters are about WWII and its aftermath.
I have gathered information through my homeworks.
I still need to use other resources to find information.
Ch. 26c The Marshall Plan
Interpreting Text and Graphics- 26c
1. What commodity was particularly scarce in Europe after the war?
food
2. Which two countries on the graph received the most total aid in 1948, the first
year of the Marshall Plan?
great britain and france
Why do you suppose this was true?
they were allies with U.S. and they fought along side with the U.S. and they sufferd huge losses.
3. Why do you think the Soviet Union opposed the Marshall Plan?
the soviet union was trying to take over europe, this plan would seriously halt their progress.
4. How many dollars worth of food and agricultural aid did Italy receive in 1948?
just over 200 million dollars
5. Which country received the most in total aid in 1948?
great britain
What was the total dollar amount, approximately?
about 110,000 million dollars
6. What event finally moved Congress to approve the Marshall Plan?
a soviet uprising in czechoslavakia
7. In your own words, explain the following statement: “The Marshall Plan saved
Western Europe from being absorbed into the Soviet Bloc.”
the marshall plan fized the european economic problems. if these countries did not receive aid the soviet union would have come in and "provided" the aid they needed and would have taken over.
1. What commodity was particularly scarce in Europe after the war?
food
2. Which two countries on the graph received the most total aid in 1948, the first
year of the Marshall Plan?
great britain and france
Why do you suppose this was true?
they were allies with U.S. and they fought along side with the U.S. and they sufferd huge losses.
3. Why do you think the Soviet Union opposed the Marshall Plan?
the soviet union was trying to take over europe, this plan would seriously halt their progress.
4. How many dollars worth of food and agricultural aid did Italy receive in 1948?
just over 200 million dollars
5. Which country received the most in total aid in 1948?
great britain
What was the total dollar amount, approximately?
about 110,000 million dollars
6. What event finally moved Congress to approve the Marshall Plan?
a soviet uprising in czechoslavakia
7. In your own words, explain the following statement: “The Marshall Plan saved
Western Europe from being absorbed into the Soviet Bloc.”
the marshall plan fized the european economic problems. if these countries did not receive aid the soviet union would have come in and "provided" the aid they needed and would have taken over.
Monday, January 7, 2008
Ch. 25 summary homework
1. How did the United States provide the people
and weapons to fight the war?
5 million people volunteered to fight and another 10 million were drafted. Another 200,000 women served in the army, but they did not receive the same amount of pay as the men. 18 million people worked in factories to provide war machines to aid in the war. The government recquited scientists through the OSRD as a means to develop new medicines and weapons. These scientists created the radar and sonar, as well as penicilin and other drugs.
2. How did the Allies defeat Germany and Italy?
The U.S. used convoys and radar to defeat the German submarines. Next the pushed the Germans out of North Africa and captured Sicily. They slowly pushed through Italy and launched a massive invasion on Northern Europe. They pushed through France and entered Germany. The Soviet Union entered Berlin. Hitler commited suicide and the Germans surrendered.
3. How did the Allies defeat Japan?
The U.S. leapfrogged from island to island, but finally the leaders of the allied forces met and decided to authorize the use of the atomic bomb. Two bombs were dropped in Japan. One on Hiroshima and another on Nagasaki. After this devastating attack Japan agreed to end the war.
4. What social and economic changes arose from
the war?
Farmers basked in the high demands for crops and the amount of women in the workforce grew to 35%. The marraige rate rose, but so did the divorce rate once servicemen returned home. Single moms juggled jobs and children. African-Americans were able to hold high-paying jobs. Japanese-Americans suffered the worst, however, their homes, jobs, and possessions were taken when they were sent to internment camps. Nothing was done to fix these problems until the early 1990's.
and weapons to fight the war?
5 million people volunteered to fight and another 10 million were drafted. Another 200,000 women served in the army, but they did not receive the same amount of pay as the men. 18 million people worked in factories to provide war machines to aid in the war. The government recquited scientists through the OSRD as a means to develop new medicines and weapons. These scientists created the radar and sonar, as well as penicilin and other drugs.
2. How did the Allies defeat Germany and Italy?
The U.S. used convoys and radar to defeat the German submarines. Next the pushed the Germans out of North Africa and captured Sicily. They slowly pushed through Italy and launched a massive invasion on Northern Europe. They pushed through France and entered Germany. The Soviet Union entered Berlin. Hitler commited suicide and the Germans surrendered.
3. How did the Allies defeat Japan?
The U.S. leapfrogged from island to island, but finally the leaders of the allied forces met and decided to authorize the use of the atomic bomb. Two bombs were dropped in Japan. One on Hiroshima and another on Nagasaki. After this devastating attack Japan agreed to end the war.
4. What social and economic changes arose from
the war?
Farmers basked in the high demands for crops and the amount of women in the workforce grew to 35%. The marraige rate rose, but so did the divorce rate once servicemen returned home. Single moms juggled jobs and children. African-Americans were able to hold high-paying jobs. Japanese-Americans suffered the worst, however, their homes, jobs, and possessions were taken when they were sent to internment camps. Nothing was done to fix these problems until the early 1990's.
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