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#3: Japanese american citizens league: japanese americans worked for asian american rights.

• Faced descrimination after pearl harbor effects
• sought compensation after the war because they were forced into internment camps
• ansian americans made economic gains faster than other minorities. When hawaii became a state in '59 asians gained a voice in congress: hiram leong fong joined the senate.
  

Jfk: the mystery

Ever since the first shot was fired that fateful day in Dallas, the world has questioned who was the man or men who killed jfk? was it a conspiracy? Personally I think it could be a government job. Oswald seemed to be intent on getting caught for what he did and it doesn't seem like the kind of act one would evade but be careless about if he were trying to make a statement of some sort. being an ex marine, he had to have known how to execute plans correctly, he was able to bring a scoped rifle through a book depository without alarming anyone. It seems like if he had been able to plan an enterence route easily his exit would also be planned out properly. Another thing is that he was somehow able to fire four rounds with a bolt action rifle, a rifle that takes a long time to individually fire. It seems like the shot timing and him fleeing "safely" was too close. Another problem is the flaws found in the warren commission. there were several investigations on the legitimacy of the commission because not everyone on the panel witnessed the testimonies of all 94 witnesses. Another issue is the magic bullet which supposidly caused the majority of the damage to president kennedy also caused damage to Governer Connoley. It seems like everything doesn't completely add up, whether it's a piece of information missing from the investigation or a whole government scandal, JFK's assasination seems to be missing information.

Dr. Suess's the butter battle book: an in depth look (rhyme unintended?) and comparison to the cold war

The Butter Battle Book and The Cold war have very many similarities. Both the book and the actual war are about two ridiculous policies that two parties are trying to enforce on eachother. Seuss accuratly depicts the thought process behind each government during the cold war showing them run up to the border with the same weapons. It metaphorically portrays the arms race that went on between the United States and Soviet Russia in the 1950's. He also portrays the containment policies used by both of the countries with the wall, the line that is stopping the spread of either nation. Seuss shows that he thinks it is rediculous because they fight over a silly thing which symbolizes pollitical views. The bigger message of the book is that Seuss believes the arms race and the cold war are being fought because of some silly policy.

George Kennan's excerpt discusses the blatant statement made by the soviet government as to united states relations. basically he describes them as unwilling to change to our style. he seems to be unopposed to united states interference because of their unwillingness to change. his words paint the picture of rivalry between the democratic united states and the communist Russian empire. Kennan describes the unwillingness of the Russian empire to even have a coexistence with the democracy of America and believes that the soviet way of government is corrupt. In the passage Kennan also seems to really push for the united states containment policy. it is clear he wants the spread of democracy and he fears communism could possible prevent it.

Atomic bomb justified?

was the atomic bomb justified? it is a question that has been long asked. my personal opinion is that the united states was not justified to use such massive destruction on the nation. by unleashing the fury of one of the most destructive bombs the world has known, the united states almost became the "bad guy" of the war. the bomb was an unnecessary attack to end a war hastily without enough thought to the repercussions of the action. I don't think Truman put enough thought into just exactly how many innocent people he was going to murder with the tool of destruction he had put so much time into developing. his alternative to more bloodshed was in vain because it killed thousands of innocents instead of soldiers (not that there is a difference in war, a soldier is still innocent in a way). It seems as though Truman may have rushed to the decision of the bomb and probably could have found less destructive ways to end the war although as far as the United States knows, it may have been the only solution.

Question 6

The Daily life of an American citizen not involved in the military during the early 1940's would be filled with a change from their old ways of frivolous spending. because of Rationing for wartime goods, the average person would find him/herself using their points book for goods to be used at home. Sugar would be a rarity to find because it was a popular item that was not imported as greatly to cut back costs. The radio would be booming with new music because all of the unavailable activities that were once known commonly to all Americans would not be available and boredom would lead to invention of new, less costly activities like songwriting and story writing. Reading would also spring up for an American in the early 40's because not only was it free, but it was interesting. the average person would have to cut back on use of raw materials because of militarization of the U.S's forces and their use in the battlefield. families would not take as many trips, trying to save fuel for the troops and they would find more things to do at home or within a local community. many communities made gardens to support food shortages of certain fruits or vegetables, food from this garden may have also been sent to help feed the soldiers across the world. Home life and everyday life changed greatly into a more frugal, conservative lifestyle for the average civillian in the 1940's