questions about world war 1

1. World War 1 started on July 28, 1914. It was caused by the assassination of Franz Ferdinand by Serbian nationalists. The war was fought by the central powers, Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman empire, and the allied powers, Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and Japan.

2.The United States entered the war on April 6, 1917. The US entered the war because Germany sank ships trading with Great Britain and killed american passengers.

3.World War 1 ended on November 11, 1918. The war ended because the Central powers were running low on resources.

4.The terms of the armistice made Germany leave all territories on the western front. Germany had to give up most of its wartime equipment. All treaties made between Russia and Germany were taken away. The United states did not ratify the treaty because the United States Senate did not want to become part of the League of Nations.

5.Why did Germany take up fighting in the war so strongly when its allies were not as willing to fight.

Prohibition

Prohibition, also known as the noble experiment in 1920, was a time in history when the United States government passed the 18th amendment. This amendment to the constitution banned the production selling or transportation of alcoholic beverages. This issue was not something that just appeared one day, it had been a long fought issue pushed by such groups as the anti-saloon league and the more prominent Woman's Christian Temperance union.

     There were many different sides to the argument of prohibition some people and lesser known groups thought that tolerance was the best way to fight against alcoholism, and others thought that the complete outlawing of alcohol was the only way to stop the problems that alcohol caused. while the majority of people did not care about any sort of restrictions on alcohol and they were usually out spoken, the prohibitionists were known to make their views know and to make claims that alcohol was evil.

      Supporters of prohibition used all of their power to change peoples view on alcohol.The groups such as the Woman's Christian Temperance union and the anti-saloon league when to great lengths to try to cover up the use of alcohol by historical figures. In one instance supporters of prohibition altered a photo so that George Washington was not holing a glass of whine while he celebrated his generals. Other instances of supporters of prohibition altering historical documents is when they changed stories in the bible to not include alcohol. this was important to the prohibitionist movement because they were telling people that drinking alcohol was a sin. There were also rumors started that having a high blood alcohol level could make people spontaneously catch on fire. Some supporters of prohibition were known for poisoning some batches of bootlegged liquor killing most of those who drank it.

       Prohibitionists thought that getting rid of alcohol would solve all the problems such as crime impoverishment, increase the health of America, gambling, and all around what they believed to be sin. This belief that all crime was caused by alcohol even made a few towns sell their jails thinking they would not need them any more. This was not the case, crime evolved into organized crime because of prohibition. People like the gangster Al Capone rose to power in this time on the opportunity to sell and transport alcohol illegally. Since it was actually not illegal to drink alcohol in this time there were many people willing to drink illegal alcohol. Another thing that came out of prohibition were the speakeasies, which were secret bars that sold alcohol. These places were even worse then bars and saloons before prohibition.

      Prohibition also had a negative effect on the economy by shutting down the brewing industry and the saloon industry putting many people and businesses out of work. prohibition also had a major effect on the government. The US government lost around 11 billion dollars in tax from alcohol during prohibition. The US government also spent about 300 million dollars on enforcing prohibition.

       During the span of prohibition the amount of alcohol that the average person drank a year was only halved. During this time many people still continued to drink alcohol, the best way that prohibition hurt alcohol was because the price increased so it was more expensive to buy. Prohibition was considered a major failure and was repealed by the 21st amendment after only 11 years of being in use.

Prohibition images and work cited

Picture of the woman's christian temperance union

People drinking around a no drinking sign

Al Capone

Woman's christian Temperance union supporting prohibition 

Drawing supporting prohibition

Works Cited

"Apparent Consumption 1850-1983 | Temperance& Prohibition." ApparentConsumption 1850-1983 | Temperance & Prohibition. N.p., n.d. Web. 19Feb. 2015. From this source I got a lot of information like the amount ofalcohol the average person drank during prohibition. I also got the amountbefore and after prohibition.

Brinkley, Alan. American History: A Survey. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2003. Print. The text book have very little information about prohibition.

"Digital History." Digital History. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Feb. 2015. This site had a lot ofresources concerning the goals of the prohibitionist movement.

Eighteenth Amendment (1919). Print.

Hanson, David J., Ph.D. "Prohibition: The NobleExperiment." Prohibition: The NobleExperiment. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Feb. 2015.

Kerr, Austin. "Why Prohibition? | Temperance& Prohibition." Why Prohibition?| Temperance & Prohibition. Ohio State University, n.d. Web. 15 Feb.2015.

"Prohibition." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 01 Feb. 2015.This source gave me information about how prohibition changed the economy.

Thornton, Mark. "Alcohol Prohibition Was aFailure." Cato Institute. N.p.,17 July 1991. Web. 11 Feb. 2015. This source told about the people behindprohibition.

Thornton, Mark. "Cato Institute Policy Analysis No. 157: Alcohol Prohibition Was a Failure." Cato Institute Policy Analysis No. 157: Alcohol Prohibition Was a Failure (n.d.): n. pag. Web. This document talked about why the concept of prohibition failed. 

How to analyze a political cartoon

To analyze a political cartoon you have to first find out what it is making fun of. this can be done by reading any caption that the cartoon has. Then you have to look at the cartoon for small details.
this link is a guide to analyzing a political cartoon guide

looking at this picture you see a glove that represents america and a man on a toy horse that says dictatorship. He is in a country called the Philippines and a sword with the name Aguinaldo. This is making fun of the Filipino rebel leader Emilio Aguinaldo saying he is like a child and a dictator.

This picture shows a woman in a frying pan that says Spanish misrule and a fire under it that says anarchy. This is saying that america needs to save Cuba by defeating Spain and ruling Cuba while also making a play on the phrase out of the frying pan and into the kitchen.

This picture shows Teddy Roosevelt swinging a big stick at Spanish controlled countries and making  deals with other European countries. This is making fun of one of Teddy Roosevelt quotes.

Second Semester Speech

Walker Bragg

12/15/14

US History

I pledge

Second Semester Speech

The importance of history is very prevalent in our day to day lives. The knowledge I have learned this semester in American history has helped me to become a better and more culturally aware person, and I can now see the roots of American culture that I did not know existed. In this semester we learned about the development of America from 1865 to 1920. This time period encompasses some of the biggest changes in America’s history.

The most surprising thing that I learned about this semester in American history was the scale and impact of immigration to America. This point in American history was pivotal to the development of the United States as it is today, and is even relevant when talking about modern day immigration. Immigration was one of the driving forces for the modernization, and the creation of cities and industry in the 19^th century. Although this is the view of someone with hindsight, but people in the 19^th century were experiencing the same fears that people are feeling today. People today are worried that an influx of immigrants will cause a repeat of what happened in the 19^th century with the reduction of jobs and decrease in wages. Knowing the past is an important part of making decisions for the future.

I was also surprised to hear about the depth of racial travesties that occurred even before America was founded. The part of history that our class mainly focused on was the treatment and hardships of African Americans, Native Americans, and foreign immigrants. Studying this made me more aware of the fact that discrimination lasted even up until the industrial revolution. Knowing this terrible history helps me to better understand why there is still racial prejudice today, and also helps me sympathize with people who are going through struggles today.

The thing that has made the biggest impact on me was the subject of industry. The moral issues caused by intense wealth and power generated during the Industrial Revolution in the 19^th century will continue to fascinate me. This period in time is so impactful to me because it is considered both Americas highest and also lowest point in history. The immense growth that this industry caused shaped the face of America. Understanding the growth of America is one of the most important things to know from American history.

Considering this, I would call the era from 1865 to 1920 the “age of growth”. This point in time is the most influential part of American history. America changed the most it ever has in any point in time and it would not be what it is today if this had not occurred. The past two quarters learning about American history has made me realize that our country went through many hardships in this era but it made me pleasantly surprised to see that Americans are resilient and resourceful and have come together to form a strong and diverse community all throughout history.

Manufacturing and Distribution

I learned that Zara and H&M have very stylized marketing systems. Zara is focused on flooding the market with a constant stream of new clothes. While H&M focuses on cheap and planed out distribution of clothes on a longer time scale. Both these companies use a centralized hub that controls the marketing of the business. Both companies out source their manufacturing to foreign countries where labor is cheaper. With Zara's fast distribution chain they are able to have less clothes sitting in stores and just rely on weekly shipments. I am wondering how these big companies micromanage their small local stores.
  

An Immigrants letter

Dear family,

I have finally arrived in America after the long steamboat ride from Ireland. Once I arrived I saw more people at once than I have ever seen, people from all over Europe, Spain, Italy, and Jews from about every country I know. Since I have no money and no where to go I have decided to stay in New York. It is a wonderfully, beautiful city filled with lots of people and tall buildings. I have started to work in a factory that manufactures steel, he hours are long and the work is hard and dangerous but it is better than back home. I have rented a one room in an apartment building. A lot of my neighbors are from Ireland as well. The room is not that big and the building is not that great but I am able to have work and keep food on the table with my wages.

I saved up enough money to go to a base ball game it was one of the biggest specials I have ever seen other than cony island. There seems to be so many things to do in New York even getting through the streets is hard. Usually when I go out I  go with some of the Irish people from my building because some people, if they have had a bit to much to drink, don't take to kindly to Irish born. Other than that I love America and New York and hope that you can make the trip over soon.


from, Walker Bragg

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