WW2 Harlem Hellfighters

  In April 2, 1917 President Wilson asked Congress to declare war on Germany. "The world," he said, "must be made safe for democracy." Quickly, Americans swung into action to raise, equip, and ship the American Expeditionary Force to the trenches of Europe. Under the powers granted to it by the U.S. Constitution, Congress passed the Selective Service Act of 1917. Among the first regiments to arrive in France, and among the most highly decorated when it returned, was the 369th Infantry (formerly the 15th Regiment New York Guard), more gallantly known as the "Harlem Hellfighters." The 369th was an all-black regiment under the command of mostly white officers including their commander, Colonel William Hayward.
          Participation in the war effort was problematic for African Americans. While America was on a crusade to make the world safe for democracy it was neglecting the fight for equality at home. Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) established that the 14th Amendment allowed for separate but equal treatment under the law. In 1913 President Wilson ordered the segregation of federal office workers. The U.S. Army at this time drafted both black and white men, but they served in segregated units. After the black community organized protests, the Army finally agreed to train African American officers but it never put them in command of white troops. Leaders of the African American community differed in their responses to this crisis. A. Philip Randolph was pessimistic about what the war would mean for black Americans -- he pointed out that Negroes had sacrificed their blood on the battlefields of every American war since the Revolution, but it still had not brought them full citizenship. There were arguments that there shouldn't be segregation between.





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 http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/369th-infantry/

       Introduction:  All of the following will lead up and contribute to the great depression, which affect many people during this time period.

II Causes (The causes of the great depression were Stock Market Crash, Bank Failures, Drought

A over speculation- Too many people were buying stocks and not enough were selling; which paralyzed the stock market.

B Govt Policy- Return to normalcy

C Unstable Econ- imbalance of wealth between people caused an unstable economy

1 uneven prosperity- Rich got richer, while the poor got poorer

2 overproduction- over production of toasters and fridges would leave the demand to a halt once everyone had one

3 worker issues / farm issues- Drought caused farmers to go broke and some ended up having to move

III Effects

A Poverty - 25%  of the population became unemployed

B Society - Soup kitchens were offered to feed the poor

C World-  gave rise to the factors  that allowed dictators to take power throughout the world

IV Solutions

A Hoover- founded government agencies, encouraged labor harmony, supported local aid for public works, fostered cooperation between government and business in order to stabilize prices, and struggled to balance the budget. His work focused on indirect relief from individual states

1 Volunteerism-  Hoovers way to raise money without using federal money for direct aid to citizens.

2 Public Works- policemen, firemen, schools were minimized or ended

3 Hawley Smoot- Raised tariffs on imported goods to raised revenue for the government and help American businesses recover.

4 RFC- reconstruction finance cooperation.

B Roosevelt -President of the United States during the Great Depression (and beyond)

1 new deal- A series of programs passed by congress during the great depression

b Criticsim? - Was criticized by both conservatives and liberals

2 2nd new deal- Roosevelt's second series of programs.

V Criticism- People criticized Roosevelt's plans, claiming that they were either too constrictive or not effective enough to make a difference

A Conservatives- Claimed the new programs would restrict business too much

B Liberals- Claimed the new programs did not do enough to help society recover from the depression

VI Effectiveness-

A Changes in US- Economy slowly repaired itself, people started getting jobs farms didn't overproduce as much.

B Unions- With less competition for job, unions regained some power.

C Culture-Music was written about the depression and recovering from it.

VII Conclusion- These were the causes of the Great depression!

Mobil T

The Ford Model T, also known as Tin Lizzie, T-Model Ford, 'Model T Ford or just T, was an automobile that was made by Henry Ford from October 1, 1908 to May 27, 1927. Henry Ford changed the world by using  the assembly line technique to produce a car affordable for everyone. Ford's use of the assembly line had increased production speed from 12 hours and 8 minutes to one hour and 33 minutes. By 1927 an automobile was being manufactured every 27 seconds.

     The model T's were made out of strong vanadium steel making them last up until today. Only two cars in the world for the next 5 years would utilize vanadium steel and that would be French luxury cars and the Model T.
     The model T was designed by Childe Harold with the help of Hungarian immigrants. It's was built to get a top speed of 40-45 mph and it's fuel economy was 13-21 mpg. The engine was capable of running on gasoline, kerosene or ethanol; however, the decreasing cost of gasoline and later on the introduction to probation made ethanol and impractical fuel for most users.
     Ford creative massive publicity machine in Detroit to insure every newspaper carried stories and advertisement about the Model T. Soon his product was found in every city of North America.

  





http://www.modelt.ca/background.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Model_T

Nurse.

Dear Mother,

       I'm sorry it has taken me so long to write back. I have been very busy taking care of the wounded. It's a very gruesome job but it must be done. The other day a soldier came to me with his limbs blown off, I tried my best to help him but he had already lost too much blood. He lasted for 2 hours before he finally passed on. It sad, because it's not only wounded soldiers that I tend to, sometimes it is even little children. It breaks my heart to see such innocent little children in so much pain. I just know if you were here your heart would break. I can't wait for this war to be over so peace can be restored and so I can finally return back home. I miss you all so very much and the only thing that keeps me going, in a time of such cruelty, is the thought of you all. My best of wishes and thoughts go out to you all.

            Sincerely,
        Jo-Anna.