Hee+Jeong

SEMESTER 2** 2009.2.4 1. The role of women in the United States during WWII 2. Respond to the picture on page 809
 * My Notes
 * About two thirds of the Americans who served during World War II were draftees and the rest volunteers, including more than 300,000 women. Women enrolled in the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps, also known as WAAC, Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs), and auxiliary branches of the navy, coast guard, and marines. They worked as nurses, drove vehicles, and ferried planes in order to free men for active duty. These changes in the role of women were far greater than the changes occurred during the WWI.
 * On the picture we can see that the women is carrying a lot of stuff. It shows that the women had to do a lot of things to get men free from duty. As this cover portrays, women's contributions to the war effort was huge. The image shows different occupations of women, such as nurse, police, cleaner, delivery, etc.


 * How many different occupations are represented in this image?**
 * There are about 20 occupations represented in this image.
 * How does this image reflect the experiences of American women on the home front?**
 * The image shows that women started to play a huge role in the American society. If women would not have volunteered when men had to go join the army, the society would have become a chaos.

2009.2.6 __Portrayal of the Enemy__ • How do posters from various countries portray the enemy? • What images do they use? • What emotion are they trying to elicit? • How do we see thin in modern-day?
 * WWI and WWII Propaganda**

Portray enemies very violently and brutal. Animals portrayed the Japanese in some propaganda. Religious objects, such as the bibles were used too. Countries try to arouse sympathy from the people by drawing innocent children.

__Portrayal of Women__ • What are the different images of women? • Are there positive images? • Are there negative images? • What activities do the posters encourage women to do? • Would those posters be the same today or would they be different?

The pictures are very feminine. Nurse and angel. Most of them are positive images, trying to persuade men to join the army. They also try women to join the Red Cross. The pictures are very delighted and strong.

__Encouraging Actions__ • What actions for soldiers or on the Home Front? Fight with all their strengths. Tell women to join the land army; farm. Buy war bonds and save food for the soldiers. They don’t want people to waste gas by riding cars a lot. Discouraging Actions • Memorial of soldiers. Discouraged people to talk about anything that would affect the war. Encouraging Emotions • What emotions does the government want people to feel and why? Propaganda wanted to make people join the army.

2009.2.11 Analyzing Political Cartoon
 * 1) The people standing in line are Japanese. They are standing in the West Coast, California. The people are waiting for a signal from their home country and receiving dynamites. It shows that the Japanese were ready to attack the Americans.
 * 2) The Japanese is happy because of their advance in the war. The poster, propaganda, is telling the people to buy war bonds.

RESEARCH PAPER TOPIC How did 9/11 affect the US economy?

2009.3.9 1) Compare CIA intervention in Guatemala and Iran to Eisenhower's handling of the Suez Crisis? Did the US act justly and according to its values? What were the motivations in each case? Which one do you think was handled better and why?

• Organized a military coup against the Iranian leader. • Removed Mosaddeq • Provoked anti-American feelings in Iran. • CIA-led forces bombed the capital of Guatemala in suspicion of Arbenz being sympathetic to communism. • Democratically elected leader in Guatemala • Bitter resentment throughout Latin America. • Eisenhower supported a UN resolution that called for an immediate cease-fire and the withdrawal of the invading troops. • Eisenhower Doctrine to counter Soviet influence in the Middle East.
 * CIA intervention in Guatemala and Iran**
 * Eisenhower’s handling of the Suez Crisis**

U.S. did not act justly and according to its values during the intervention in Guatemala and Iran. Public opinion of Guatemala and Iran were not heard, and U.S. carried out a secret plan to out the two leaders of each country. On the contrary, Eisenhower’s handling of the Suez Crisis was handled justly, using diplomacy rather than covert actions. The motivations of these actions were to alleviate communism in Guatemala and Iran. In my opinion, Eisenhower's handling of the Suez Crisis was more effective than the intervention in Guatemala and Iran.

2) What was the significance of the Gary Powers incident on page 850? The Gary Powers incident was significant because due to the confession of Gary Powers, the pilot of the plane that got caught in the Soviet Union territory, the relationship between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, which was improved a little when Nixon visited Soviet Union.

2009.3.30 Is it ever justifiable to treat people differently based on race, religion, gender, hadicaps, etc? Think about all situations.
 * I think that it is justifiable to treat people differently in some situations. For example the handicaps. What if a handicapped person joins a group that is only allowed for normal people? However this group should not treat different colored peple differently.

2009.4.1 Who? Black College student named Franklin McCain Summary: Franklin and his friend decided to go to restaurants just for white people. They did not know how the people would react. They saw mixed reactions towards them. Some said "You should have done it ten years ago. It's a good thing you're doing," but some told them to get out of the restaurant. What is important: Some people agreed to anti-segregation movements, but some went against it. Significance: Civil Right:

2009.4.2 As it can be seen in the pictures, black activists took a huge risk to get the right to vote. Firemen spread water with water hosts on them. According to Hillis Watkins, black activists families and friends were afraid of what white people might do to them because they were relatives. Many activists were killed and beaten up just because they were fighting for their rights. As a whole, Black activists risked their life, jobs, families, and friends.
 * Journal**

2009.4.8 1. How does the US justify escalation? ...and have thereby created a serious threat to international peace Vietnam has attacked the US in international waters and thereby has created a serious threat to international peace.

2. What are the stated US goals? The US goal is to assist the peoples of southeast Asia and to protect their freedom. "To promote the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia."

3. What does it authorize the President to do? The Congress authorize the President to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression.

4. Does the resolution have a firm expiration date? "This resolution shall expire when the President shall determine that the peace and security of the area is reasonably assured by international conditions created by action of the United Nations or otherwise, except that it may be terminated earlier by concurrent resolution of the Congress."

2009.5.6 How would the events of 1968 make Nixon an appealing candidate? From the speech on page 1012, it can be seen that Nixon values the national values, and the American belief in themselves as a people and as a nation. He mentions that Kennedy's New Frontier and Johnson's Great Society have failed due to the Vietnam War, which occurred during the presidencies of Kennedy and Johnson. The Vietnam War, however ended in Nixon's presidency. Nixon is worried that people will be too dependent on welfare programs. Kennedy's and Johnson's plans are too expensive compared to their effects. In the speech he criticizes what the government is not instead of what it is. The people could have seen Nixon as an appealing candidate because he was the one who was there when the Vietnam War came to an end. People wanted stability in their country, which was Nixon's goal.

2009.5.12 How can you keep authority figures honest? What do you do if an authority figure in your life is abusing their power?
 * You could keep an authority figure honest by making rules or making reports to people who are in a higher position.
 * Organize a group that can protest against the authority figure.
 * Remove them from power

If an authority figure in my life would abuse their power, I would tell this to someone about this problem. Then I would go against them and tell them that it is wrong and tell them my opinion.

How important is a free press in a democracy? What do you think the relationship is between the press and authority figures? Think about Watergate and the Washington Post, also the reading we did in class. Should there be any restrictions on what newspapers can print? Should newspapers be able to report without revealing their sources? Why or why not? Is this important?
 * Free press is very important in a democracy because it has the power to let the public know about what is going on in the government.
 * The relationship between the press and authority figures is not very nice because the press is trying to reveal all the secret stuff that is going on between authority figures and portray those through media, whereas the government is trying to hide those secrets. Maybe the authority figures fear the press because the press has the power to reveal everything.
 * I think there should not be restrictions on topics relating to the government and their secret actions because in a democratic country people have the right to know everything. However the press should only write about things that are true.
 * Newspapers should be able to report without revealing their sources because the press needs to protect the people who have given them their sources. In other words, an authority figure could hurt the person who gave the press their sources.

2009.5.26 From the reading I found out that Republicans are more in favor of conservatism and low taxation. They want border control, a strong National Defense system, criminal justice, and etc. The Republicans have strict laws and they believe that low taxes and low government spending will develop the economy. Democratic party has a tendency to invest a lot in science, technology, education, and economic development. This is to educate the people and prepare for future developments in the country. Ethnicity is diverse in the democratic party and support civil rights and equality. One thing that surprised me was that the Republicans and the Democrats are not really supporting each other, according to Question 4, which showed their opinions of the elections. How does each interviewee fit and Not fit into the typical party member?
 * What conclusions can you draw about Republicans and Democrats?** **Give a one paragraph summary for each.**
 * Describe one thing about these interviews that surprised you.**