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 * Why did the US enter the war?**
 * Reason 4**: Yes, it is true that US was afraif of ecnomic crisis after the war but still, the US had a backup. The military of US manufatured countless weapons and ammunitions that earned them millions of dollars. Also, due to the war, thosuands of American became millionaires while the war was not meant to be a economic gain. Wilson had never meant for the war to give America millions of dollars. What resulted form the war was a lucky stroke. Wall Street did want war but Wall Street did not control US military actions.
 * Reason 5**: The US and Great Britain go back to a long history. The fact that US came from Great Britain shows a huge tie. Also, Britain has been facing the same problems with the US. Many of the British passenger liners carried both American and British passengers. There comes a time when two nations must unite in order to defeat the evil one. When facing a powerful opponent, we must throw away our differences and unite as one to succeed in destorying our enemies. Besides, the US and Great Britiain had a common enemy: Germany

What kind of government would you have? What's important in government. I would have a government where the people elect their leader, in other words, democracy. This way, people won't feel like they live in a controlled environment. Law and order are important in a government. With law and order, you can't really move forward. You have to set rules that doesn't make the population mad nor too happy. Also, having people to enforce those laws (police) is important. If we didn't have the police, then who would be the justice idols? Police are like role models for citizens. They should act in a way that justice sees fit.
 * Pretend you are starting your own country.**

I believe that we should have equal rights. I don't think there's much problems in the society we have today. Because everybody has equal rights, nobody feels as if they are treated unfairly. Also, we should be entitled to protection by the government because why would we want to live in a place where its government cannot provide suitable protection? We should also be guaranteed our right to fight for ourselves because without it, justice would become an evil.
 * What rights do you believe should be guaranteed by the government?**

I think the most important invention is the train because this was a new era for transportation. The railroad system was cheap and efficient. The train also meant faster transportation and trade. Also, it was easier to transport goods and products. This meant that cities would become wealthy and that new towns would pop up. The main improvement was the transcontinental railroad. This connected the railroads of the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads. This would then make a railroad from east to west.
 * What do you think is the most important invention? Why?**

Many immigrants found new jobs but they were usually jobs that payed low wages. Because of this, immigrants were forced into cramped, small apartments. Also, many immigrants were forced to do the "dirty work" in America. Many of the immigrants who were Asian, were Chinese. These people were discriminated for taking every job available by offering to work for low wages. For this, the Chinese were excluded which led to the Chinese Exclusion Act. However, many immigrants were accepted into religious institutions. Benevolent societies helped new immigrants in such cases as sickness, unemployment and death.
 * What are the opportunities and hardships of immigrants in the US?**

The containment theory was basically a plan/idea to keep Communism from influencing and spreading to other countries. This was set out by the US. THe Truman Doctrine was an action that gave economical aid to countries that were in civil war with Communism such as Greece and Turkey.
 * Explain what containment theory and the Truman Doctrine are. Briefly summarize the Korean War. In detail explain how it is an example of containment. Choose one other event from the text book, briefly summarize it and explain how it is an example of containment.**

The Korean War was basically another war that was bent on Communism. North Korea was completely Communism and decided to invade South Korea. US, not wanting to hold back, intervenes and gives military aid to South Korea. North Korea got as far as Busan before they were pushed back all the way to the Chinese border. By then China was a Communist country so it gave massive aid to the North Koreans. At this time, Douglas MacArthur proposed to use bombs and 'unleash' the Nationalist party of China who were hiding in Taiwan. A few months passed and a stalemate was declared. Korea was divided into North and South at the 38th Parallel. North Korea, whose intentions were to spread Communism. However, the US and UN stopped them in their tracks.

Another example of containment is the CIA that Truman created. The CIA were in charge of sercretly and quietly containing Communism. We can see this when they intervene in foreign politics in Iran. The CiA removed the leader of Iran in accustion for the spread of Communism. So the US puts a pro-American leader in charge. Clearly, the US did not want another Communist problem happening in Europe; they already got a lot to deal with.

Gary Powers played a significant role in the incident because he contradicted the US’s first claim. The US had stated that it was a weather-gathering plane that was shot over the Soviet Union. However, Gary Powers had confirmed that he was on a spy mission. Because of Powers, the plan to alleviate ill wills between the US and the Soviet Union failed.
 * What was the significance of the Gary Powers incident on page 850?**

In Guatemala, the CIA were undercover during the elections. Jacobo Arbenz Guzman was democratically elected his first action was to gather all the uncultivated sections of plantations and distribute it to the poor. The CIA suspected Jacobo of Communism and so, CIA forces bombed the capital in June of 1954. Afterwards, they constructed a new pro-US government that went completely against Jacobo’s reform program. In Iran, the leader of Iran was arrested and replaced with a pro-American leader. However, all this intervention caused much unrest. In the Suez Canal, the US had pulled out on financing in a large dam in Egypt. After that, Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal. Egypt refused to allow ships bound for Israel to pass through the canal. Almost instantly, Israel initiated an attack on Egypt that was heading toward the Suez Canal. At the same time, Great Britain and France joined. After some time passed, the Soviet Union threatened all three nations to stop fighting. Eisenhower was all for the cease-fire but the Soviet Union got all the credit. This allowed the Arab nations to have a more friendlier relationship with Russia. Fearing a Communist influence, Eisenhower created the Eisenhower Doctrine in January 1957 which offered military assistance to any Middle Eastern country seeking help in resisting Communist aggression. The US morals and their actions do not match. America was founded on a base of freedom and no influence but what they are doing is the same as the British before the Revolutionary War. If the US was founded on free will, then why do they not show it? The motivations of both cases were similar: pro-American. All the US wanted was countries to be pro-American and to be non-Communist. However, their actions were not justified. In my opinion, I believe the case with the Suez Canal was handled better because the US was not directly involved. The US set off the conflicts however, they did not directly affect Egypt and the other countries involved.

No, it is never right to treat people differently based on race or religion or gender or anything like that. If you start differentiating people because of their race or religion, it creates a wall between the two groups. Then that wall becomes so big that no one can tear it down and the two groups start having conflicts. This happens almost all the time. Rarely is there a case where two groups were discriminated and then brought peacefully together years after. We can see this in the United States today. In history, African Americans have a long history for being discriminated against. For decades, many African American mavericks fought for African American rights and equality. Their work was not in vain for today, a lot of that discrimination is gone. However, there are still many cases in American where African Americans were discriminated against.
 * Is it ever justifiable to treat people differently based on race, religion, gender, handicaps, etc?**

W.D. Ehrhart went to war because he was very patriotic about his country. Even though he was accepted into many colleges, he still decided to go and eventually turned into a hero which was what he wanted. He grew up learning that Communism was the big enemy. He grew up watching television that portrayed Russia and Communism as the bad guy. He knew he had to act on his own so he decided to become a hero and to do that, he would have to join the Marines. His parents had objected to his plan but he firmly stated that his parents were not patriotic.
 * Why did he go to the Vietnam War? (W.D. Ehrhart)**

The US claims that the Communists in Vietnam attacked their naval fleet. They see this as a threat to international peace.
 * How does the US justify escalation?**

To promote the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia. The US wants to give the peoples of Southeast Asia the freedom to work their own destinies.
 * What are the stated US goals?**

To take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the US and to prevent further aggression.
 * What does it authorize the President to do?**

The resolution is set to expire when the president determines that peace and security of that area is reasonably assured by international conditions.
 * Does the resolution have a firm expiration date?**

Both covers have two things in common: it's wartime and people are getting hurt. In the first picture, there is a soldier surrounded by dead or injured soldiers in a helicopter and it seems as though they are under attack. One thing this tells us is that even though the US had the upper hand in weapons and technology, they still suffered many losses. Also, the caption says "With a brave crew in a deadly fight" which serves to bolster American morale. Another thing that the pictures tells me is that the Vietnamese suffered even more than the Americans. Even Vietnamese civilians were injured and were burned by napalm.
 * LIFE Cover Thoughts**

No one can really know if a figure is really trust-worthy or not but to make sure that no further cases like Nixon could happen, we should make strict punishments. We could even use their own medicine. We could bribe them money to stay honest. If they turn back on the deal then they have no way out when we rat on them. Checks and balances
 * How can you keep authority figures honest?**

I would start a protest. You really can't do lots because that authority is in power. However, I would make the public aware of his wrongs and hopefully turn the country on the figure. By doing this, we can rally a group and overturn the power. Or we can go to a higher power. There is always a higher power. For example, if it was the president, we could ask the House of Representatives to impeach the president.
 * What do you do if an authority figure in your life is abusing their power?**

1. Event: Who: Nixon Why: To sabotage the Democratic party so that Nixon could win the re-elections 2. The Press: Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncovered the case. 3. Announcement of the White House Tapes 4.Saturday Massacre 5. Resignation
 * Watergate**

Nixon didn't want people bad-mouthing him so he issued an injunction which warned newspapers about it. Justice Black and Douglas said that the injunction was not necessary and that it was a violation of their First Amendment, to say whatever we want. Since Nixon had such a bad reputation, it was only natural that the people doubt him.

Journal Topic both classes Especially when a democracy in underway, free press is pretty important. The public chose the people based on the popular vote. The press is connected to the public and the public chose the president.
 * How important is a free press in a democracy?**

I think the press and the authority figures should work together. I am aware that it is important to check what the press publishes about the government. The government has the authority and the right to prohibit what the press says about the government. Isn't it the same with people? You shouldn't be able to publish private information about something.
 * What do you think the relationship is between the press and authority figures?**

There should be some restrictions to what the press writes. The government should have the right to restrict newspapers from saying offensive things about the government. Of course, this raises much controversy around the First Amendment however, the country cannot always think that the government is an inadequate system.
 * Think about Watergate and the Washington Post, also the reading we did in class. Should there be any restrictions on what newspapers can print?**

Yes the newspapers should be able to report without revealing their sources. First of all, there is the protection of the source. There will be at least 1 person in the world who opposes to what the source says. Also, if the source is not told, then is the newspaper even reliable? It is up to the newspaper to publish with the source with the sources authorization of course. This is very important because people of America should be entitled to protection in any situation.
 * Should newspapers be able to report without revealing their sources? Why or why not? Is this important?**

The reason Nixon resigned is because he knew that he couldn't go on with his act anymore. Before, he wanted to show the public that he was not a crook. He didn't say all the things that should've been said. The press did not find out every single act that Nixon committed but Nixon did not clarify for them and he just admitted himself that the press revealed.

However, when he found out that the press revealed his actions, he knew he was screwed. As an act for final justice, he gave up his position as president in hopes of giving the public a brighter and more positive view of him when he goes back to being a normal citizen. Sometimes, when a president is an awful one and he does not win the re-election, the public will almost ban him from society. Nixon was actually smart for once and thought about his future and America's future in one speech. He wanted America to prosper when he was gone and so he stated that he would give America a "full-time president and a full-time Congress".


 * 1) Who can solve problems better: the free market or government?
 * 2) What creates better economic growth: lower taxes or increased government programs?
 * 3) Which of the following is more problematic: higher wages or the welfare system?
 * 4) Which of the following is the best way to attain peace: negotiation or military strength?
 * 5) Which of the following best describes America: a force for good in the world or a great nation that admits it has made mistakes?
 * 6) What should be our approach towards the Soviet Union?

1. The free market is the better way to solve problems because Reagan thought that the government was the problem. The government could be corrupt and easily swayed and bribed. On the other hand, the free market could be available to many opinions that could be counted for.

2. Lower taxes would be able to create better economic growth. From past experience, we can tell that the government causes inflation and other bad economic influences whereas the lowering of taxes causes people to spend more money and then the government can still receive as much money which is was Reagan did.

3. The welfare system is the more problematic of the 2 because it is a system created by the government and if the government is corrupt then the system is corrupt. We must deal with the source before we deal with its problems.

4. Military strength would be the best way to attain peace. Sometimes, words cannot make people change their ways no matter how persuasive it is. This happened in Nicaragua when the Sandinistas took over the Somoza Family. Words could not shake the ideology of the Sandinistas. Instead, Reagan used the CIA and hired the Contras to fight against the Sandinistas.

5. A force for good in the world

6. We should face the Soviet Union with many meetings and a little psychological meddling with the youth of the Soviet Union. During his second term, Reagan gave a speech at the Moscow State University.