Timeline of Events that led to 9/11

1. 1979- The soviets invade Afghanistan

This map shows the path used by SU to invade Afghanistan.

2.1989- Afghani rebels drive Russia and the Soviet Union, Osama Bin-Laden is a main warrior and becomes a famous hero.

Soviets withdrawing from Afghanistan
3. August 2nd, 1990- Iraqi dictator invades Kuwait.

This map shows the route taken by Iraq into Kuwait

4.1991- Osama Bin-Laden offers to send Afghani protection into Saudi Arabia but Saudi Arabia opts for the help of the United States instead. This infuriates Bin-Laden because there are infidels in the holy land.

US troops in Saudi Arabia

5. February 26th, 1993-World Trade Center truck bombing


Destroyed parking garage after World Trade Center truck bombing


6. Muslim radicals present 9/11 plot to Bin-Laden and get his approval and funding
Osama Bin Laden funded the radical's idea that was 9/11


7. After being selected for 9/11 mission by Osama Bin Laden, they start al-Qaeda training for attack
Radicals training in an al Qaeda training camp


8.2000- Hijackers enlist and complete flight school in the United States

Complete class in flight school including 9/11 bombers


9.2001-Hijackers successfully board and take over planes
Pictures shows all hijackers and their designated planes


10.Sept. 11, 2001 al-Qaeda rebels successfully bomb the World Trade Center
World Trade Center as it falls from the successful terrorist attack

Civil Rights Events

the Brown v. Board of Education was the event that ended school segregation in the south.

Sparked by the arrest of Rosa Parks, this boycott lasted 13 months and ended up integrating public transportation systems.

Segregated schools taken to court for breaking the constitution and was integrated

Sit ins and freedom rides were where civil rights activists showed their opinions on controversial civil rights topics.

March on Washington where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I have a Dream" speech

Holocaust Blog

1. Holocaust can be defined as destruction or slaughter on a mass scale. The Nazi's used the Jewish people as scapegoats for the poor economy.

2. Things that the Nazi's did to the Jews include:
-Kicking them out of their home
-Taking their personal belongings
-Separated them from their families
-Ran experiments on prisoners
-Put them in concentration camps
-Gave them barely any food
-They killed them with toxic gases
-They shot them in cold blood

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Nazi's burned the dead bodies after killing them with toxic gas.

Shot and killed people in cold blood.

Starved people to the point of being skin and bones.

Nazi's ran experiments on Jewish prisoners

 

Forced Jewish people out of their homes.

 

 

WWII- During the War

Pearl Harbor bombing- The surprise attack on the US by Japan.
Picture taken during the bombing of Pearl Harbor

The Battle of Midway- Navy battle between the US and Japan.
US boat who suffered an attack from Japan

D-Day- When France stormed the beaches to attack the Nazis
Troops storming beaches to attack Germans

Battle of the Bulge- Adolf Hitler's attempt in split up the Allied forces with blitzkrieg
American infantry man fighting in fresh snowfall.

Iwo Jima- battle fought between US and Japan over Iwo Jima island.
 
Americans with flag after winning battle against Japan.

WWII Map

Cinderella Man

During the Great depression, it caused many families to face incredibly hard times. Due to the crash in the stock market it caused many men to lose their jobs, this making it hard for people to provide for their families. The lack of income caused many people to have to downsize their homes from comfortable houses to small cramped apartments or trailers.

 

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Moreover, the lack of income also led to families not having enough money to feed their kids and themselves. This often times resulted in children and adults stealing from stores and other people just to be able to provide. Often times to try and avoid this people had to go and get relief money to help them get by. Also, when parents are having a really hard time it usually resulted in the kids being sent to live with relatives who are better off economically.
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New Deal

The New Deal were programs set up in response to the Great Depression and were aimed to focus on what people called the 3 R's: Relief, Recovery and Reform.

- FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Commission):
This act gave the FDIC the control of money and official banking systems in the US.

-SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission):
This acts purpose was to restore investor confidence by ending misleading sales practices and stock manipulation that caused the crash in the first place.

-TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority):
This was used to modernize the area and make it more usable for people.

-SSA (Social Security Act):
The act was an attempt to limit what was seen as dangers in the modern American life, including old age, poverty, unemployment, and the burdens of widows and fatherless children.

-NLRA (National Labor Relations Board):
This act  a foundational statute of US labor law which guarantees basic rights of private sector employees to organize into trade unions, engage in collective bargaining for better terms and conditions at work, and take collective action including strike if necessary.

-WPA (Works Progress Administration):
This act employed millions of people to do public projects.

FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act):
This act created time-and-a-half when overtime is worked for certain jobs.

The Dust Bowl

The Dust Bowl was a devastating drought that hit the mid west in the 1930's.

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Buried machine in a barn lot, Dallas, Texas,

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The dust storm approaches Stratford, Texas

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Family living in a trailer in an open lot.

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Kids from Oklahoma living in a migratory camp in California.

(Dorothea Lange)

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Father and son slowed by a wind storm while walking to their shack.

 



Effects of Prohibition on society

Prohibition was a law passed in 1920 banning the production and consumption of alcohol. This law lasted for 13 years. The Prohibition had some serious effects on society.
1. The Prohibition led to the creation of an increased amount of illegal establishments who serve alcohol. these establishments can be called speakeasies.

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2. The Prohibition led to the illegal production of alcohol. The people who make this alcohol were called bootleggers.

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WWI Reporter

War Updates

 

-What changes occurred when war began?
-What was it like for people on the home front and soldiers at war?
-What was life like for soldiers? Where did they sleep? How did they move around?
-What was the fighting like and where did it take place?
-What weapons were employed in the fighting?
What else should Americans know as they decide to enter the war?

 

The Great War brought on many changes on the world. The economy is starting to plummet, and things start to become hard for everyone.  People are sad watching their sons go, and people are scared going into war. Life was hard for the soldiers, with poor conditions, low supplies and separation from their families put a serious strain on families. Fighting in trenches and on open fields, war combat was brutal. They used poisonous gases and gas the trenches. They should know that it is not pretty, and that deaths are very common. And that even after they leave the war, if they do make it out, it is going to be very hard to deal with.



Treaty of Versailles

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The Treaty of Versailles was the treaty that officially ended WW1.

The Highlights of the Treaty of Versailles:

• Land was taken away from Germany
• Took over control of Germany's overseas colonies
• Germanys army was reduced to 100,000 men and weren't allowed tanks
• Germany wasn't allowed and Air Force, only six capital naval ships, no submarines.
• Germany was  forbidden to unite with Austria to make one super-state.
• Germany had to admit that they started the war.
• Germany had to pay for the damages of the war.

World War I

 

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This image shows dead French soldiers left on the ground in the Argonne.
This photo gives people a better understanding of WWI because it shows how cruel other countries were and how hard it was for people to be saved. They were being killed left and right and people might not have seen that especially in the US because there was no fighting going on here. It shows people how real the war was, and although we were sending troops out and fighting in it, it doesn't seem real until you see a dead soldier in front of you and until you experience it.

JFK

 

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In this photo JFK is spending time with his wife and kids. They are relaxing outside. This shows that while JFK was in office, he was still a normal guy he had a family and a wife that he loved, and he must have loved his country just as much. He took the time to focus on his family, and he parallels that by spending the time to focus on his country. He was a good man, and was loyal. Losing him was a huge loss for this country. Also look at him he's beautiful.

U.S.S Maine

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The USS Maine was sent to Cuba to protect interests during a time of local insurrections and civil disturbances.

3 weeks after being sent, the USS Maine was sunk in a massive explosion. This increased the desire for war because the US citizens took it as an attack from the Spanish on the US. And if someone was to attack of threaten the US people want a war, and for us to beat the attackers.

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Tenements

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A tenement is a run down apartment building. Usually, the residents of these buildings are factory workers, or immigrants who just came over and can't pay for a place of their own. They are crowded unsanitary and usually structurally unsafe.

This image displays perfectly what a tenement used to look like. It is run down, with shacks in the front yard. It looks like it is falling apart, and doesn't look safe for anyone to like in let a lone 20-40 people at a time.

I chose this image because it shows the poor quality of living these people have to suffer through. They should of had better choices.

Triangle Factory Fire

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The Triangle Factory Fire is the tragic store of a typical sweat shop in New York City. On a spring day the 9th floor of the factory caught on fire. This left many people trapped, due to the doors locked by Mill owners to ensure nobody would steal. This left 146 of 500 employees to have to choose their fates; be burned to death or jump 9 stories to splat on the pavement. This story is a huge event in history because it shows how poor crammed working conditions can lead to workers getting hurt or dying.

The image that I chose shows a crammed factory floor room. There are many people stuffed together working at their small stations. The picture shows that there wasn't much space, or many windows and you can infer that it wasn't the most comfortable work environment.

I chose this picture because it perfectly displays the poor working situation that these employees had to suffer through. The work environment that lead to the deaths in the Triangle Factory Fire. The kind of working environment that factories should have avoided but didn't.

Red Sox

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Original:The team makes so many sacrifices to get to this position. They give up time with friends, family, and time to do other things that they enjoy. The fans add so much to how well teams do. If you have supportive fans, they feed into the energy of players. If the fans are always there cheering and supporting the team, then the team will produce for their fans. They get a lot of money, and the owners get a lot of money. If they win the get sponsors, free trips, free stuff.
Rewrite: Professional athletes make a huge sacrifice when they choose to play a sport for a career. Although they make an incredible amount of money, some of the things that go along with it aren't so glamorous. They give up chances to do the other things in life that they enjoy including: spending time with family, friends, hobbies, and relaxing. They are constantly practicing, or on the road for games. Fans also play a huge role in the outcome that the team has. If fans are committed and dedicated to their sports team, it makes the athletes want to preform well for them. They form a relationship and a bond that cant be broken. Athletes, coaches, and franchise owners do make an incredible amount of money. If the team wins the world series, they get some many more awesome things other than just a huge paycheck. They get gifts, sponsors, vacations, parades, and many other incredible things.


Ellis Island Immigration

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Immigration at the time was sometimes very challenging. Immigrants had to go through a series of tests, and based on how you do on those tests and how you do on the physical exam all are factors of whether or not you are allowed to stay in the US.

I chose this photo because it displays how the children that had to go through immigration. They seem lost and not as serious as parents. they didn't understand why it was such a big deal to family. They were to young to know what was really going on and how important it was to their parents.

This family is immigrating from Italy.





Present Day Child Labor

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I chose this specific photograph to show what not all child labor is in awful sweltering hot factories. That the image in our head of child labor isn't always exactly how me picture it. Some children work, like this, alone with nobody around them. He is a young kid, and it is wrong for him to be working instead of being schooled. His conditions aren't as awful as those of say a Mill girl in Lowell. He is outside getting fresh air collecting flowers. So although child labor shouldn't be allowed anywhere, and all kids should have the opportunity at least this child laborer is outside getting fresh air.

Lewis Hine Photo

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I chose this picture because I think it displays the feelings that kids that worked in the mills truly felt. This girl seems sad and upset, unhappy to be working such long hard shifts. She looks as if she is longing to be outside and be free from the harsh environment. She looks like she is longing to be able to be a kid again and as if she is longing to get out of the harsh mill girl lifestyle.

My Native American Name

My Indian name if I had one would be shining swan. I have reasons for choosing both names. First, I would choose shining because I love sunlight and warmth. I love warm sunny days and summer is my favorite season. Also, I try to keep a light mood and not be too serious.
Moreover, my other name that I chose would be swan. I chose swan because swans have long wingspans and necks and I have long limbs and am kind of lanky. Also, swans are considered to be swift, graceful and agile. When I am playing sports I am usually very agile and swift. I am never awkward, and neither are swans.