Final Blog of the Year (Blog #37)

Finally, the last blog of the year!! With this last blog I would like for you to tell everyone what your plans are for the summer. Also, you may add jabs at Mr. Hinman, positive comments for Mr. Hinman, how much you liked the blogs and his class, and anything else that comes to mind.

**(Remember the blog posting rules still apply, so do not be rude and also remember this is worth points so get it done!)

Japanese Internment (Blog #36)

By and large, World War II did not produce the kind of home-front intolerance that occurred during World War I. One tragic exception was the forced relocation and imprisonment, or internment, of Japanese Americans living on the Pacific coast.


*Japanese Internment*


Your Assignment:

1.) Research the internet to find primary and secondary sources on the Japanese internment. After reading and skimming through, tell briefly what the sources you found were about.
2.) State you thoughts and opinions on the internment of Japanese Americans after Pearl Harbor.

Due: Sunday 5/16/10 by no later than 11:59p.m.

WWII, The Home Front (Blog #35)

Although World War II was fought on the battlefields of Europe, Asia, and North Africa, American farms and factories also helped win the war. As the United States mobilized its resources for combat, the entertainment industry helped sustain morale. For Japanese Americans the war resulted in confinement in remote camps. For African Americans, Mexican Americans, and women, the conflict brought both new opportunities and reminders that discrimination and inequality still existed in American society. (p. 407, 16.2)


*Military and Economic Mobilization*


Your Assignment:

1.) How did the United States mobilize for war?
2.) Why were Japanese Americans interned during the war?
3.) What gains did African Americans and Mexican Americans make during the war?

Due: Sunday 5/9/10 by no later than 11:59p.m.

World War II (Blog #34)

The German invasion of Poland in 1939 launched World War II. By 1940, much of Western Europe had fallen to Germany, while Japan expanded its hold on Asia. For a time, the United States maintained its neutrality. Lend-lease aid to the Allies, beginning in 1941, however, marked an important step in U.S. involvement in the conflict. (p.400, 16.1)


*Outbreak of World War II*

*United States Enters the War*


Your Assignment:

1.) What obstacles did the United States face when it first entered the war?
2.) In which three battles did the Allies halt Japan's advance in the pacific?
3.) What were two major turning points in the western theater of operations?

Due: Sunday 5/2/10 by no later than 11:59p.m.

The League of Nations (Blog #33)

President Wilson developed a program for a just peace even before the war ended. This program served as the focus of the Paris Peace Conference in 1919. Wilson had to compromise on many of the points, but the final treaty included the heart of his peace program - the League of Nations. The U.S. Senate, however, rejected the treaty. Without American membership, the League of Nations proved inadequate to solve the world's postwar problems.



*Wilson's Fourteen Points*

*Versailles Treaty*



Your Assignment:

1) What were Wilson's Fourteen points all about?
2) What was the overall outcome of the Paris Peace Conference?
3) What organization today is similar to that of the League of Nations? Research what this organizations mission is today.


Due: Sunday 4/25/10 by no later than 11:59pm

Mobilizing the Economy (Blog #32)

Once the United States entered the war, President Wilson quickly moved to mobilize the nation. The government set up programs to finance the war, to conserve scarce resources, and to redirect industry and labor toward wartime production. Wilson also launched a huge propaganda campaign to mobilize support for the war effort. But as the government whipped up enthusiasm for the war, intolerance of antiwar opinion spread across the land.


*Mobilizing the Nation for War*


Your Assignment:

*You are a part of President Wilson's economic advisory panel, which has been charged with drawing up a plan to prepare the nation's economy for wartime.

1) You are to come up with a plan. Divide your plan into three parts. Raising money, organizing resources, and organizing industry/labor. Explain your plan adding details.


Due: Sunday 4/18/10 by no later than 11:59pm

The Draft (Blog #31)

Watch the following video, then answer the questions below.


*Mobilizing the Nation for War*



Your Assignment:

1) What was the selective service act?
2) Make 3 statements supporting the draft.
3) Make 3 statements in opposition to the draft.
4) State your opinion on whether the draft should ever be instituted in the future.

Due: Sunday 4/11/10 by no later than 11:59pm