Nimitz- commander if the U.S navy in the pacific. Began planning operations against the Japanese navy, although these were not successful.
MacArthur- retreated armies to the Bataan peninsula. Their resources were exhausted within 3 months and the General had to retreat to Austrailia but vowed to return.
Doolittle raid- in the end of March B-25 bombers were loaded onto a hornet and the next day it headed west across the pacific. On April 18th American bombs fell on Japan for the first time.
Coral sea- U.S navy had broken Japan's secret code without their knowing. In march of 1942 they halted Japan's attempt to attack New Guinea by intercepting them in the coral sea.
Midway- Japan's plan to attack midway were also intercepted and the U.S ambushed them when they came. The U.S then counter attacked and caught the Japanese off guard, inflicting high levels of damage. The Japanese were forced to retreat.
Afrika Korps- The German forces occupying Egypt. Although they lost the first battle, the American and British forces eventually forced the last of the Germans to retreat re-opening the system to better able the transportation of supplies and goods.
Erwin Rommel- commander of the German forces in North Africa. Was a brilliant leader who had the nickname "desert fox."
El Alamein- battle in which the British forced Rommel and his army to retreat, started invasion of North Africa.
Patton- leader of American forces in morocco, helped defeat Germans in North Africa.
Casablanca-city that was captured by American forces in their invasion of North Africa to defeat the Germans.
Kassarine pass- Germans defeated the unprepared and outmatched Americans, who suffered 7000 casualties. Resulted in the firing of the general in charge, he then put Patton in command.
Convoy system- under this system cargo ships traveled in groups and were escorted by navy warships.
Stalingrad- Germany was convinced they could win the war if they could cut off Russia's resources and destroy their economy. If they captured the city if Stalingrad then they would succeed. The Russia's wasted no resources and stood their ground at all costs, this relentless fighting lead to their victory and stopped Germany from taking over the war.
Friday, April 18, 2014
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
4/15 Assignment, Ch.12 Questions
Cost plus contract: In times of war, there wasn't time for the government to bid on military equipment. Instead, they agreed to pay a company whatever it took to make a product, in addition they guaranteed a percentage of the costs as profit. As a result the faster a company made products the more the company made, the system was expensive but very effective.
Reconstruction finance corporation: This was a government agency set up during the depression, they were permitted to make loans to companies to help cover the cost of converting to war production.
What kind of factories did we use to make our tanks? Automobile companies started to make tanks, jeeps and trucks for the military in times of war. As a result, automobile production almost ceased.
B-24 Liberator: One of Henry Ford's most ambitious projects. He created am assembly line for this enormous B-24 bomber. By the end of the war, he had created over 8600 aircraft.
Liberty ship: The liberty ship was a basic cargo ship used during the war, these ships were welded instead of riveted. They were cheap, easy to build and a lot harder to sink.
Problem with training for the troops: Basic training was too quick to learn anything useful or get much of a gain, the troops were often too physically strained to take anything out of it. One soldier yelled, "How do I load this thing?"
"Double V" campaign: The campaign urged African Americans to support the war in order to achieve a double victory- a victory over hitler's racism abroad and America's racism at home.
African Americans role in the war: At the beginning they had little influence and we're heavily segregated, but their efforts and willingness to fight for their country paid off. In 1948, Truman made the decision to fully integrate the military.
Women's role in the war: Women were allowed in the army but couldn't participate in any combat. There were eventually regulations put in place that allowed women to be officers and eventually women gained an equal role in the army, or very close to it. In World War Two however, they served almost exclusively as aid and nurses to the men.
Reconstruction finance corporation: This was a government agency set up during the depression, they were permitted to make loans to companies to help cover the cost of converting to war production.
What kind of factories did we use to make our tanks? Automobile companies started to make tanks, jeeps and trucks for the military in times of war. As a result, automobile production almost ceased.
B-24 Liberator: One of Henry Ford's most ambitious projects. He created am assembly line for this enormous B-24 bomber. By the end of the war, he had created over 8600 aircraft.
Liberty ship: The liberty ship was a basic cargo ship used during the war, these ships were welded instead of riveted. They were cheap, easy to build and a lot harder to sink.
Problem with training for the troops: Basic training was too quick to learn anything useful or get much of a gain, the troops were often too physically strained to take anything out of it. One soldier yelled, "How do I load this thing?"
"Double V" campaign: The campaign urged African Americans to support the war in order to achieve a double victory- a victory over hitler's racism abroad and America's racism at home.
African Americans role in the war: At the beginning they had little influence and we're heavily segregated, but their efforts and willingness to fight for their country paid off. In 1948, Truman made the decision to fully integrate the military.
Women's role in the war: Women were allowed in the army but couldn't participate in any combat. There were eventually regulations put in place that allowed women to be officers and eventually women gained an equal role in the army, or very close to it. In World War Two however, they served almost exclusively as aid and nurses to the men.
Monday, April 14, 2014
Depression Outline
Write down and fill in this outline. Then, go back and create an introduction and conclusion. You will get 5 points (max) for each roman numeral. You will receive a max of 35 for the outline. We will have class time (2 days, but not the full class). Then it will be due.
Here is the question you are answering with this outline: Thoroughly Discuss the Causes and Effects of the Depression? What were the various solutions? What were criticisms leveled at the New Deal? How effective was the New Deal? What were it’s lasting effects? I have included some 'prompting' lines around the way to help you understand the process.
I Intro
The great depression was a result of the carelessness and over speculation of millions of Americans. This in addition with the long and difficult war the Americans had just gone through had set us up for economic troubles, but no one predicted what would come. The depression was the worste America’s economy ever got and as a result millions suffered, it was a dark time for us, but as we always do we pushed out and marched toward better days.
II Causes (The causes of the great depression were; Over Speculation, Overproduction and uneven prosperity )
A overspeculation -
It was investing without the company being able to support investments
It eventually caused the stock market to crash
B Govt Policy
Hoover had no government policy he just stayed impartial to doing anything
There was nothing in place to buffer the drop in stock and because of this people suffered
C Unstable Econ
The stock market was constantly rising and caused a giant increase in investment
It caused over speculation and the drastic drop in price
1 uneven prosperity
The distribution of wealth was very top sided.
This made it so necessities were expensive and the middle class struggled to afford every day needs.
2 overproduction
When the economy was good, people were buying luxury items on credit that they really
couldn’t afford. Because of this production increased to adhere to the demands of the
people.
3 worker issues / farm issues
Workers were not being paid enough for their work. Farmers had to make a lot of food
during the war, then after they had the resources to make too much. Neither of them
made enough to support themselves and distribution of wealth only added to the problem.
III Effects
A Poverty
Caused the poor to become “more poor” because they lost all of their money.
The poverty only added to the effects of the depression because money wasn’t being
spent. The distribution of wealth became more significant as well.
B Society
No one could afford anything anymore in a time where innovations were immense.
The fear of communism became more prevalent and people felt scared and unwilling to
take risk.
C World
Trade decreased and America raised tariffs trying to increase production to raise money.
Other countries then tried to do the same in order to keep up.
IV Solutions
A Hoover
He had no solution and wasn’t prepared.
Did little to help end the depression at first.
1 Volunteerism
Hoover didn’t want the federal government involved so he asked companies to volunteer to bail/help out banks so that the govt. wasn’t involved. He felt if they were people’s morals would lessen.
2 Public Works
Government projects set in place to create jobs for the unemployed workforce.
Projects include Hoover Dam and thousands of other projects including parks.
3 Hawley Smoot Act
Raised tariffs on over 20,000 imported goods.
Affected the U.S economy but destroyed overseas trade.
4.RFC
Reconstruction finance corporation.
Set in place by Hoover; gave money to help bail out local governments.
B Roosevelt
Succeeded Hoover as President.
Started the new deal.
Considered a much better president than Hoover and ultimately helped America arise
from the depression.
1 new deal
Roosevelt’s plan to try anything.
He had an advisor to represent each portion of the workforce to accumulate ideas
and make a stable and fair economy.
a alphabet soup
example - AAA
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Tried regulating what was planted on farms
example - FDIC
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
gave bank members the assurance that the money they put in will be able to be returned
example - SEC
Securities and Exchange Commission
Regulated the stock market and prevented fraud
example - CCC
Civilian Conservation Corps
Young unemployed men would be employed by wildlife conservationists to maintain trails
b Criticism?
The right sided conservatives believed that the new deal was doing too much
The left side believed he was not doing enough
2 2nd new deal
a - WPA
Works Progress Administration
created new jobs throughout the economy
b - SSA
Social Security Act
Created unemployment system that offered releif and retirement plans
c - BA
Banking Act
Strengthened the federal reserve
V Criticicism
B Political Criticism (ex. Came from both the Right and Left)
A Conservatives - Still believed he was taking too much power away from the big business companies
B Liberals (ex: criticised the new deal also. They....)
Ex - The critics of the new deal include Huey Long And Father Coughlin
ex - They both argued that the new deal did not do enough to help the people
VI Effectiveness
A Changes in US - IT taught Americans to be more cautious with money, It also brought about many new acts that created job opportunities
B Unions - Unions brought about many new job opportunities that helped the unemployed
C Culture - It brought families closer together and eventually a greater sense of national pride
VII Conclusion
The depression was primarily negative. The hardships millions of Americans faced will never be forgotten. But as a result of this time, we were able to set up corporations and special insitutions to be better prepared for recessions in the future. In addition the people learned to be smarter with their money and to not over speculate when their wallets dont allow it. We learned a lot and although the lasting legacy is bad, what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger and we are much stronger as a result.
Radio Show
Hello Everyone and this is the Sports Radio show with your best sports commentary! As you may know, you're here with your host, Patrick Leiphart! We have a very special show tonight with many famous athletes talking and answering questions. First up on the show we have the amazing baseball player, Babe Ruth!
P: So Babe, what's it like being a super star?
B: You know Mr. Leiphart, it's awesome and I love the fans. They are all welcoming and superb and I couldn't ask for anything better!
P: I got another question for ya... How did you get brought up into Baseball?
B: Well you see, I was one of the lucky ones to survive infancy in my family. The only other one that did was my sister. I was living with my parents until I was sent to Mary's Industrial School for Boys when I was six. I would play baseball there and probably played 200 games a summer. I was very good at it and became the star pitcher and hitter. When I was old enough to leave, I signed with the Orioles and played ball for 'em. And from there, I just did what I do best.
P: Wow what an amazing story! I'm astonished! Well I'm glad to have you on the show! Good luck in your career.
B: Thank you very much for having me!
P: Next we have Bobby Jones on the show! Hey Bobby!
B: Hey Mr. Leiphart, Thank you for having me!
P: Of course! So let me ask you a couple questions for our great audience here. What influenced you to get into golf?
B: Well I was battling some health issues as a child and so I was prescribed to play golf to make me stronger. I immediately loved the game. I won my first child's tournament when I was 6 and continued to get better from there!
P: Wow interesting! I have also heard that not only are you a great golfer, but a great sport!
B: I mean I like to keep the game fair and keep cheatin' out of it. Golf is a wonderful game, no need to ruin it.
P: I understand that you hit a ball wrong when hitting onto the green and called a penalty on yourself?
B: Yes that is true, like I said before, I want to keep things fair.
P: Well thanks Bobby, thank you for coming on the show!
P: Next we have what some say, "the greatest athlete of the world!" Jim Thorpe!
J: Hello there Mr. Leiphart.
P: Hi there, so Jim, what's its like being a Native American athlete?
J: Well you know, Native Americans haven't been treated quite fairly as others but I would say what was more difficult was my childhood. My mom died of birth complications and I argued with my dad a lot. I would run away from school and such until I got into sports.
P: I hear you do many sports like baseball, football, lacrosse, track, and even ballroom dancing! What would you say your favorite is?
J: I love all of them but football is my passion. I play so many positions and it's a good 'ol time when I'm on the field!
P: Well thanks Jim and hope to see you out on the field for who knows what next!
J: Thank you Mr. Leiphart
P: the last guest we have on our show is Jack Dempsey! Hey Jack!
J: Hello Mr. Leiphart
P: I was watching your championship fight and man, you really beat the crap out of that guy! There is a lot of speculation that you had "loaded gloves". What do you think about all the controversy?
J: Well, believe what you believe, but I am saying that I am the champion and I won that fight, no doubt about it. If you think I was wearing "loaded gloves" then think that, but ask my trainer or anybody, I just had my taped hands and regular boxing gloves.
P: Now I hear you have another fight coming up to defend your title against your opponent, Billy Miske. How are you preparing for that fight?
J: I'm working as hard as I can, eating well, and training hard. Nothing can hold me back for this fight!
P: Well thanks Jack! Can't wait for that fight! And that concludes our show tonight! See you next week! Good Night!
P: So Babe, what's it like being a super star?
B: You know Mr. Leiphart, it's awesome and I love the fans. They are all welcoming and superb and I couldn't ask for anything better!
P: I got another question for ya... How did you get brought up into Baseball?
B: Well you see, I was one of the lucky ones to survive infancy in my family. The only other one that did was my sister. I was living with my parents until I was sent to Mary's Industrial School for Boys when I was six. I would play baseball there and probably played 200 games a summer. I was very good at it and became the star pitcher and hitter. When I was old enough to leave, I signed with the Orioles and played ball for 'em. And from there, I just did what I do best.
P: Wow what an amazing story! I'm astonished! Well I'm glad to have you on the show! Good luck in your career.
B: Thank you very much for having me!
P: Next we have Bobby Jones on the show! Hey Bobby!
B: Hey Mr. Leiphart, Thank you for having me!
P: Of course! So let me ask you a couple questions for our great audience here. What influenced you to get into golf?
B: Well I was battling some health issues as a child and so I was prescribed to play golf to make me stronger. I immediately loved the game. I won my first child's tournament when I was 6 and continued to get better from there!
P: Wow interesting! I have also heard that not only are you a great golfer, but a great sport!
B: I mean I like to keep the game fair and keep cheatin' out of it. Golf is a wonderful game, no need to ruin it.
P: I understand that you hit a ball wrong when hitting onto the green and called a penalty on yourself?
B: Yes that is true, like I said before, I want to keep things fair.
P: Well thanks Bobby, thank you for coming on the show!
P: Next we have what some say, "the greatest athlete of the world!" Jim Thorpe!
J: Hello there Mr. Leiphart.
P: Hi there, so Jim, what's its like being a Native American athlete?
J: Well you know, Native Americans haven't been treated quite fairly as others but I would say what was more difficult was my childhood. My mom died of birth complications and I argued with my dad a lot. I would run away from school and such until I got into sports.
P: I hear you do many sports like baseball, football, lacrosse, track, and even ballroom dancing! What would you say your favorite is?
J: I love all of them but football is my passion. I play so many positions and it's a good 'ol time when I'm on the field!
P: Well thanks Jim and hope to see you out on the field for who knows what next!
J: Thank you Mr. Leiphart
P: the last guest we have on our show is Jack Dempsey! Hey Jack!
J: Hello Mr. Leiphart
P: I was watching your championship fight and man, you really beat the crap out of that guy! There is a lot of speculation that you had "loaded gloves". What do you think about all the controversy?
J: Well, believe what you believe, but I am saying that I am the champion and I won that fight, no doubt about it. If you think I was wearing "loaded gloves" then think that, but ask my trainer or anybody, I just had my taped hands and regular boxing gloves.
P: Now I hear you have another fight coming up to defend your title against your opponent, Billy Miske. How are you preparing for that fight?
J: I'm working as hard as I can, eating well, and training hard. Nothing can hold me back for this fight!
P: Well thanks Jack! Can't wait for that fight! And that concludes our show tonight! See you next week! Good Night!
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
D-Day WW2 Blog Assignment
Intro: On the 6th of June in 1944 the Allies landed in northern France. This opened the long-awaited "Second Front" against Hitler's Germany. The men had been fighting for nine long hard months over in Italy, despite this Normandy was in a strategically more important region. This was the setting to drive the Germans out of France destroy the National Socialist regime. Despite this the Germans were ready, this day in history would be one of the saddest, but greatest single victories in American history.
The war had been going on for a few years at the time of the invasion. Everyone had been locked in a gory, seemingly endless struggle for victory. By this time the Germans had been stopped and they were retreating into eastern Europe for further protection. The Germans occupied France but their defenses were being exhausted. The United States, with help from its allies had taken out thousands of German planes and locked down their vicious submarine warfare. Now the invasion of France seemed not only plausible but a necessary task the troops needed to accomplish if they were going to defeat he all-powerful Germany. Now was the time to act and everybody knew it.
Commanded by U.S army general Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Normandy assault phase was scheduled. It was codenamed "neptune" while the entire operation was given the alias "Overlord." Weather predicted satisfactory conditions on June 6th, the troops prepared for battle, but I don't think anyone could have expected the sheer magnitude of what was to take place.Followed by dozens of minesweepers, Hundreds of amphibious ships and craft, with warship support crossed the English channel. In addition three divisions of paratroopers dropped inland. Following a brief attack from the ship's guns thousands of troops stormed the shores. There were six divisions in total, three American, two British and one Canadian. After hard fighting and thousands of casualties, the day's end brought a strong foothold.
As the German counter-attacks were put to rest, the Allies consistently poured resources into France.With two months time sufficient reinforcements made it possible to break out from the Normandy perimeter. With this constant advancement and the Soviet's aggressive push in the east, Hitler's armies were showing immense signs of weakness. They were slowly being forced back into their homeland. The second world war had entered its climatic phase, one which would later lead to any ally victory. Had it not been for the brave men at the battle of Normandy, it is very possible the War could have shifted into German control.
Conclusion: The battle at Normandy was one of the single greatest triumphs in a single battle in American History. The brave men knew going into the battle that it would be difficult and most likely gruesome but realizing the battle needed to be won and that their countries livelihood depended on it, they charged into the fray. D-Day is a defining moment in American history, in many people's eyes it is the moment that changed the momentum of the war and ultimately lead to our victory. We the brave men and women who lost their lives defending our country our freedom, without them it could be a very different story.
The war had been going on for a few years at the time of the invasion. Everyone had been locked in a gory, seemingly endless struggle for victory. By this time the Germans had been stopped and they were retreating into eastern Europe for further protection. The Germans occupied France but their defenses were being exhausted. The United States, with help from its allies had taken out thousands of German planes and locked down their vicious submarine warfare. Now the invasion of France seemed not only plausible but a necessary task the troops needed to accomplish if they were going to defeat he all-powerful Germany. Now was the time to act and everybody knew it.
Commanded by U.S army general Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Normandy assault phase was scheduled. It was codenamed "neptune" while the entire operation was given the alias "Overlord." Weather predicted satisfactory conditions on June 6th, the troops prepared for battle, but I don't think anyone could have expected the sheer magnitude of what was to take place.Followed by dozens of minesweepers, Hundreds of amphibious ships and craft, with warship support crossed the English channel. In addition three divisions of paratroopers dropped inland. Following a brief attack from the ship's guns thousands of troops stormed the shores. There were six divisions in total, three American, two British and one Canadian. After hard fighting and thousands of casualties, the day's end brought a strong foothold.
As the German counter-attacks were put to rest, the Allies consistently poured resources into France.With two months time sufficient reinforcements made it possible to break out from the Normandy perimeter. With this constant advancement and the Soviet's aggressive push in the east, Hitler's armies were showing immense signs of weakness. They were slowly being forced back into their homeland. The second world war had entered its climatic phase, one which would later lead to any ally victory. Had it not been for the brave men at the battle of Normandy, it is very possible the War could have shifted into German control.
Conclusion: The battle at Normandy was one of the single greatest triumphs in a single battle in American History. The brave men knew going into the battle that it would be difficult and most likely gruesome but realizing the battle needed to be won and that their countries livelihood depended on it, they charged into the fray. D-Day is a defining moment in American history, in many people's eyes it is the moment that changed the momentum of the war and ultimately lead to our victory. We the brave men and women who lost their lives defending our country our freedom, without them it could be a very different story.
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