LAD # 37

The Executive Order number 9066 was the authorization of the internment of thousands of Japanese Americans. It was due to the rising hysteria because of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. It granted power to the Secretary of War to intern and provide shelter for these people. Once they enter the camps they are subjected to all of its rules and restrictions. Reason was to control the movement of enemy aliens in the country.

LAD # 36

In the Infamy Speech Roosevelt centered it around the unhonorable workings of the Japanese government. He worked to channel the anger at pearl harbor onto the future of the war. Changing anger into a palpable thing that could be worked and manipulated for the war effort. He emphasized how America was the definite victim and retaliating was the right path to go on. To defend our honor we only had one choice but to strike back. He struck below the belt in not the form of idealism but patriotism for the country. He said how very many American lives had been lost. His final move was to silence the isolationist movement in an effort to keep America on the world stage.

LAD # 35

In early 1935 racial segregation was normal in public schools across America. Linda, a young African American had to walk several miles to her black school when the white one was just seven blocks away. Oliver Brown tried to enroll her in the white elementary school but the principal refused. He went to the NAACP for help and they were eager to give it. This court case turned into Brown vs. Board of Education. The Board argued that starting blacks early in school would prepare them for segregation they would face in later life. After it war brought to the Supreme Court they finally struck down the precident set by Plessy vs. Ferguson making seperate but eqal unconstitutional.

LAD # 34

The Truman Doctrine is about how the Greek government appealed to America for financial aid in a time of crisis. Truman goes on about how Greece is not a rich country and how they lack natural resources so they had to work very hard to make ends meet. They are totally out of money to fund importing of even the basic essentials. He states that they are not only in trouble with their economy but also communist rebels who are trying to overthrow the government. One of the most powerful lines I think is how Greece has no other democratic countries it can turn to other than the USA. Later he also states that not only Greece but Turkey is also in need of assistance from America. He discusses how there are two forms of government, one in which majority has a say and the other where the minority forces their will onto the majority. He ends with asking Congress to extend help to both of these foreign countries in light of protecting democracy.

LAD # 33

Also known to some as the pact of Paris for that was the city it was created in. It was an effort to prevent war from once again consuming the nations. However it had little effect in stopping WWII from breaking out. Some parts focused on disarmament and others with the cooperation with the League of Nations. Some even tried to make war illegal outright. This was immensely popular after the destruction left in the wake of the Great War.

LAD # 32

From what I gather of Hoover's opening he is a no nonsense president, delivering the bad news straight up and honest for everyone to see and acknowledge. However he states how the country can get through the fear and luckily they are only material things he states. He also states how the taxes are rising and the peoples ability to pay is falling, and the farmers cannot find any markets to sell their crops and produce. He states that even in the darkest hour the people should still have hope for what they faced was not even close to what their forefathers had to overcome, therefore nothing is un-defeatable and we must face it head on without fear. He tries to up the peoples morale by stating that happiness does not lie with material things but with the thrill of achievement and creative effort. His plan is to put people to work and accomplishing many needed tasks for the good of the country. To prevent this from ever happening again two safeguards must take place, first supervision of banking and a sound currency.

LAD #31

Wilson's fourteen points were idealistic to say the least and none but one was included in the final accepted draft. They ranged from absolute freedom on the seas in war and peace, basically the opposite of what the Germans did with unrestricted warfare. To remove all economic barriers AKA tariffs, what country is going to give up its tariffs that protect its home businesses? All countries will lower their armies+navies+air force. Belgium be restored, evacuation of Russia. Readjusting Italy's boundaries. And most noticeably the League of Nations which would bring about these fourteen points to a downfall.