Cold War Showdown or On the Brink of Nuclear War

Meeting between JFK, and the Ali force Maj

 Oct 23, 1962 JFK tells Americans that that their will be a blockade against Cuba

 Oct 23, 1962 United States security council meeting

 

 Cuban president responds to the naval blockade Oct 23, 1962

 JFK signs U.S quarantine against Cuba Oct 23, 1962

U.S surveillance of the first Soviet F-class submarine Oct 25, 1962 

 

 U.S army hospital tents set up the Opa Locka airport Nov 1962

 

 

 

The New Deal

The New Deal-Set of federal programs launched by FDR after taking office in 1933, in response to the calamity of the Great Depression.

FDIC-To ensure to the public that the financial system is working properly, if anything goes wrong in a bank people know their accounts are safe.

SEC-To regulate the stock market

TVA-To reduce the unemployment rate in Tennessee by doing thing such as creating affordable employee housing.

SSA-Gave benefits to those who not in work, retirees, and the unemployed.

NLRA- Banned "unfair work practices", and established the National Labor Relations board.

WPA- Gave people the opportunity to work, they built bridges, roads, and other public necessities.

FLSA- Improved work condition, established a minimum wage of forty cents, and a forty hour a week work limit. 

Atomic Blog

                                                Man's face when Japan surrendered

                                                  Japanese soldiers surrender their rifles

                                                             Ruins of Nagasaki

                                                  Victim of atomic bombing in Japan

                                                 Only remaining structure In Nagasaki
Truman authorized dropping the bombs on Japan because even though the bombing would cause great casualties in Japan it would save American lives, and help end the war faster. Both cities, Nagasaki, and Hiroshima were left in ruins. Short term wise, the cities were infested with radiation. Long term wise the children of people who were affected by radiation were born with diseases, and birth defects. The bombings ended the war in the Pacific the U.S had shown how powerful it could be. The Japanese were to damage to take another shot at the U.S, the Japanese were forced to surrender.

WWII-During the War

Soldiers march on D-Day

Allied forces landed in Northern France. June 6th, 1944 on the beaches of Normandy France.

Attack on pearl Harbor

    The attack on Pearl Harbor was a big factor in why the U.S had to go to war. Before the United States were planning on staying neutral. Wanting no involvement in war.

Battle of Midway
American planes defeated a Japanese fleet. June 1942.

Battle of Bulge
On December 1944 Von Rundstedt launched a powerful  counter offense on the allies. The allies were caught by surprise.

Iwo Jima

The U.S captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Empire.

  Battle Highlights

Beggining of WWII

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The picture above displays a man who played a big role in causing WWII. He was the chancellor of Germany. Hitler secretly built their weapon supply. He then made two significant alliances. He wanted land back that had been taken away from Germany previously. He did not keep his words after making a promise to one of the countries he was allied to. The U.S knew Hitler wanted complete domination, and was afraid that if they didn't intervene he would try to conquer them as well. This was a one of the factors leading up to WW11

Cinderella Man Blog

Many social problems were caused by poverty in the 1930s. The Great depression took a toll on families. For instance, some families had to move into apartments rather than houses. For some families multiple children had to room together. Also, people couldn't afford their electric bill, water bill, etc, and often had these things shut off. Parents had to give up a sufficient amount of food to give it to their children. Men often waited outside to be chosen to work on the docks, and had their hearts broken if they weren't. Parents who found themselves in enough debt considered sending their children off to live with relatives. Resources ran short. Some adults resorted to taking wood from fences to keep fires going. Family relationships were strained. Husbands left their families to find work. Mother's couldn't afford to take their ill children to a doctor. Even soup lines, designed to help out, even ran out of food to supply people.

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