1. Experiences in the workplace
in 1950, only one out of three women worked for wages. In this time certain jobs were considered "men's work" and women were shut down. The jobs available to women-mostly clerical work, domestic service, retail sales, social work, teaching, and nursing- paid poorly.
2. Experiences in social activism
This led women to dicuss their concerns. These turned into "consciousness raising"
3. "Consciousness raising"
Women talked about what they experiences and realized they were not unique. They noticed a pattern in sexism. This created more problems because they realized how big the issue really was.
4. Feminism
The belief that women should have ecomonic, political, and social equality with men. Feminist beliefs had gained momentum during the mid 1800s and in 1920 won women the right to vote.
5. Betty Friedan and The Feminine Mystique
Betty Friedan was living the american dream, she had healthy children, a husband and a house in the suburbs. She wrote a book "The Feminine Mystique" in which she adressed the "Problem that has no name". This answered the questions for african americans, latinos, and native americans in the first for a greater cibil rights and equality in society.
6. Civil Rights Act of 1964
The civil rights act of 1964 had caused women to gain strength with the passage of the act, which prohibited discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, and gender.
7. National Organization for Women (NOW)
To pursue women's goals. Was created by Betty Friedan and other women. The founders of NOW declares, "to confront with concrete action the conditions which now prevent women from enjoing the equality of opportnity...which is their right as individual americans and as human beings."
8. Gloria Steinem and Ms. Magazine
She was a journalist, political activist, and ardent supporter of the women's liberation movement, made her voice heard on the subjects of feminism and equality. Her grandmother had serced as president of the ohio womans suffrage association. She had inherited her passion and conviction. She helped found the nation womens politcal caucus, a moderate group that encouraged women to seek political office. She and other women created a new womens magazine, Ms, designed to treat contemporary issues from feminst perspectives.
9. Congress
Passed a ban on gender discimination in "any education program or acticity receiving federal financial assistance" as part of the higher education act. As a result many all male colleges opened their doors to comen. Congress expanded the powers of the EEOC and gave women partents a tax breaj for child care expenses, in the same year.
10. Supreme Court
11. The Equal rights Amendment would have guaranteed equal rights under the law, regardless of gender. Who opposed this amendment? Why?
Congress introduces this in 1923, the ERA would guarantee that both men and women would enjoy the same rights and protections under the law. The amendement scared many people and a stop-era campaign was launches in 1972. Many anti feminists felt that the era would lead to "a parade of horribles," such as the drafting of women, the end of laws protecting homemakes, the end of husbands responsibilitys to provide for his family, and the same sex marriages.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Watergate: Nixon's Downfall
. How were the "plumbers" connected to President Nixon?
They were connected to president Nixon because the thieves were hired by Nixon and they were to break into DNC. They urged the FBI to stop the investigation into the burglary on the grounds of national security. In addition to that the CRP payed the "plumbers" 450000 dollars to keep silent after September of 1972
2. Who was the judge? Why did he hand out maximum sentences?
John Sirca was the judge and he handed out maximum sentences because he believed that they thieves lied under oath.
3. How were Mitchell and Dean connected to Nixon?
They were connected because Nixon had dismissed the white house counsel John Dean and announced the resignations of Haldeman, Ehrlichman, and attorney General Richard Kleindienst who had recently replaced John Mitchel. People thought that Nixon was trying to cover up the burglary.
4. How were Haldeman and Erlichman connected to Nixon?
Because they both had announced their resignation from the white house which was seen as a cover up made by president Nixon.
5. What did the following men tell the Senate about Nixon?
a. Dean: Said that Nixon had been really involved in the cover up. he also said that he and nixon along with several advisers had discussed strategies for continuing the deceit.
b. Butterfield: Said that Nixon had taped virtually all of the conversations in the White house. The senate committee said that the tapes were the key to revealing what NNixon knew and when he knew.
6. Who was fired or forced to resign in the "massacre"?
Attorney General Richardson was told to fire Cox, but he refused and resigned. Then, the deputy attorney general refused the order of Nixon and he was fired. Finally, Cox was fired by Gerneral Robert Bork.
7. Why weren't investigators satisfied with the transcripts?
The investigators we rent satisfied with the transcripts because they wanted the unedited tapes and Nixon had sent out ones that were edited.
8. What did the tapes reveal?
The tapes revealed that President Nixon had known about the role of administrators in the burglary and that he approved the plan to distract or take the investigation away from the FBI
9. Why did Vice President Spiro Agnew resign?
Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned because he had accepted bribes from engineering firms while governor of Maryland
10. What did the House Judiciary Committee charge President Nixon with?
The house Judiciary Committee charged President Nixon with obstruction of justice, abuse of power, and contempt of congress for refusing to obey a congressional subpoena to release the tapes.
11. How did the Watergate scandal create a constitutional crisis?
The watergate scandal created a constitutional crisis because 25 members were convicted because they were just connected to watergate. Watergate also produced a "imperial" presidency
They were connected to president Nixon because the thieves were hired by Nixon and they were to break into DNC. They urged the FBI to stop the investigation into the burglary on the grounds of national security. In addition to that the CRP payed the "plumbers" 450000 dollars to keep silent after September of 1972
2. Who was the judge? Why did he hand out maximum sentences?
John Sirca was the judge and he handed out maximum sentences because he believed that they thieves lied under oath.
3. How were Mitchell and Dean connected to Nixon?
They were connected because Nixon had dismissed the white house counsel John Dean and announced the resignations of Haldeman, Ehrlichman, and attorney General Richard Kleindienst who had recently replaced John Mitchel. People thought that Nixon was trying to cover up the burglary.
4. How were Haldeman and Erlichman connected to Nixon?
Because they both had announced their resignation from the white house which was seen as a cover up made by president Nixon.
5. What did the following men tell the Senate about Nixon?
a. Dean: Said that Nixon had been really involved in the cover up. he also said that he and nixon along with several advisers had discussed strategies for continuing the deceit.
b. Butterfield: Said that Nixon had taped virtually all of the conversations in the White house. The senate committee said that the tapes were the key to revealing what NNixon knew and when he knew.
6. Who was fired or forced to resign in the "massacre"?
Attorney General Richardson was told to fire Cox, but he refused and resigned. Then, the deputy attorney general refused the order of Nixon and he was fired. Finally, Cox was fired by Gerneral Robert Bork.
7. Why weren't investigators satisfied with the transcripts?
The investigators we rent satisfied with the transcripts because they wanted the unedited tapes and Nixon had sent out ones that were edited.
8. What did the tapes reveal?
The tapes revealed that President Nixon had known about the role of administrators in the burglary and that he approved the plan to distract or take the investigation away from the FBI
9. Why did Vice President Spiro Agnew resign?
Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned because he had accepted bribes from engineering firms while governor of Maryland
10. What did the House Judiciary Committee charge President Nixon with?
The house Judiciary Committee charged President Nixon with obstruction of justice, abuse of power, and contempt of congress for refusing to obey a congressional subpoena to release the tapes.
11. How did the Watergate scandal create a constitutional crisis?
The watergate scandal created a constitutional crisis because 25 members were convicted because they were just connected to watergate. Watergate also produced a "imperial" presidency
United States v. Nixon
The Cover-up
1. Regardless of the outcome, should the President of the United States have a right to privacy in regards to the Oval Office tapes? Explain.
I believe in a criminl trial it would act as normal evidence that could be confiscated for the trial.
2. Was President Nixon justified when he fired special prosecutor Archibald Cox? Explain.
No he wasnt because that position wasnt appionted by the presedent it was appionted by the Legislative branch and therefor not under Nixons control.
3. Was Nixon creating a Constitutional crisis by refusing to hand-over the tapes? Explain.
Because he was telling the public that he was above the law by going against the other 2 houses which was destroying the checks and balances.
Closure
4. Why do you think the American public was so outraged by Watergate?
Because Nixon was a crook for tring to cover up the scandle with lies and diseatful actions.
5. Do you think President Nixon should have resigned? Explain.
Yes he certainly wouldnt have been re elected, and was on the verg of being impeached, it was more for the global image of america.
6. Do you think President Nixon should have been prosecuted? Explain.
Yes, he commited a crime and therefor should be punished. The laws of the US apply to all its citizens no matter there position in the Gov't.
1. Regardless of the outcome, should the President of the United States have a right to privacy in regards to the Oval Office tapes? Explain.
I believe in a criminl trial it would act as normal evidence that could be confiscated for the trial.
2. Was President Nixon justified when he fired special prosecutor Archibald Cox? Explain.
No he wasnt because that position wasnt appionted by the presedent it was appionted by the Legislative branch and therefor not under Nixons control.
3. Was Nixon creating a Constitutional crisis by refusing to hand-over the tapes? Explain.
Because he was telling the public that he was above the law by going against the other 2 houses which was destroying the checks and balances.
Closure
4. Why do you think the American public was so outraged by Watergate?
Because Nixon was a crook for tring to cover up the scandle with lies and diseatful actions.
5. Do you think President Nixon should have resigned? Explain.
Yes he certainly wouldnt have been re elected, and was on the verg of being impeached, it was more for the global image of america.
6. Do you think President Nixon should have been prosecuted? Explain.
Yes, he commited a crime and therefor should be punished. The laws of the US apply to all its citizens no matter there position in the Gov't.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Vietnam War Turning Points
The assignment is due by 3:10 on Wednesday.
1. Why was the Tet Offensive a turning point? Explain your answer.
The Tet offensive was a considered a turning point in the war because the Viet Cong fighters attacked over 10-0 cities and other military targets. They tried to capture the US embassy in Saigon. They had the US and South Vietnamese force in Saigon for two days. In Many ways the Tet offensive was a disaster for the Communists. They hoped that the people of south Vietnamese would rise up and join them but they didn't. However, the Tet offensive proved to be a turning point in the war because it raised hard questions about the war in the USA. There were questions like why had the communists been able to launch a major offensive that took US forces by complete surprise. Ad there were many civilians killed and the ancient city of Hue was destroyed, was this right?
2. Are Sources 51 and 52 making the same point about the My Lai Massacre?
Source 51 was written Ronald Ridenhour and he is saying that it was a mistake that what happened at My Lai. He is basically sticking up for the soldiers saying that they had never been away from home before and they have never served before. he is saying that they were so excited that they were sticking up0 for there country and thought they were doing good. He is saying that they didn't mean to slaughter the villages, women and children.
Source 52 Is saying that they did the right thing by slaughtering these houses, children and mothers. They say it isn't bad because they were trying to destroy communism. They weren't there to kill men, they were there to kill intangible ideas.
These two sources have entirely different ideas.
3. Why do you think it took 12 months for
anyone to do anything about the massacre?
I think it took 12 months for anyone to do anything about the massacre because the soldiers and the US saw it as a good thing and were praised. But, 12 months later, a letter arrives in the offices of 30 leading politicians and government officials in Washington. It was written by Ronald Ridenhour, an American soldier who had served in Vietnam and personally new alot of the soldiers. He had evidence, he said, of "something rather dark and bloody:" that had occurred in my Lia. He recounted in detail all the storied he had been told about what had taken place and asked congress to investigate.
4. Why was the massacre so shocking to
the American public?
The massare was so shocking to the american public because they were aware of what was actually happening in vietnam. The war was a media war and the US could see everything that was happening. They could see people getting shot, burning themselves, children screaming for their lives. It was very shocking for them to see because they never got to before.
1. Why was the Tet Offensive a turning point? Explain your answer.
The Tet offensive was a considered a turning point in the war because the Viet Cong fighters attacked over 10-0 cities and other military targets. They tried to capture the US embassy in Saigon. They had the US and South Vietnamese force in Saigon for two days. In Many ways the Tet offensive was a disaster for the Communists. They hoped that the people of south Vietnamese would rise up and join them but they didn't. However, the Tet offensive proved to be a turning point in the war because it raised hard questions about the war in the USA. There were questions like why had the communists been able to launch a major offensive that took US forces by complete surprise. Ad there were many civilians killed and the ancient city of Hue was destroyed, was this right?
2. Are Sources 51 and 52 making the same point about the My Lai Massacre?
Source 51 was written Ronald Ridenhour and he is saying that it was a mistake that what happened at My Lai. He is basically sticking up for the soldiers saying that they had never been away from home before and they have never served before. he is saying that they were so excited that they were sticking up0 for there country and thought they were doing good. He is saying that they didn't mean to slaughter the villages, women and children.
Source 52 Is saying that they did the right thing by slaughtering these houses, children and mothers. They say it isn't bad because they were trying to destroy communism. They weren't there to kill men, they were there to kill intangible ideas.
These two sources have entirely different ideas.
3. Why do you think it took 12 months for
anyone to do anything about the massacre?
I think it took 12 months for anyone to do anything about the massacre because the soldiers and the US saw it as a good thing and were praised. But, 12 months later, a letter arrives in the offices of 30 leading politicians and government officials in Washington. It was written by Ronald Ridenhour, an American soldier who had served in Vietnam and personally new alot of the soldiers. He had evidence, he said, of "something rather dark and bloody:" that had occurred in my Lia. He recounted in detail all the storied he had been told about what had taken place and asked congress to investigate.
4. Why was the massacre so shocking to
the American public?
The massare was so shocking to the american public because they were aware of what was actually happening in vietnam. The war was a media war and the US could see everything that was happening. They could see people getting shot, burning themselves, children screaming for their lives. It was very shocking for them to see because they never got to before.
Monday, May 3, 2010
The U.S. struggles against the Communist in Vietnam
1. Now think about the overall picture - how the strengths and weaknesses work together.
a) Were the armies finely balanced or was the balance strongly weighted to one side or the other?
The balance of was shifter waaaaaay to the side of the Veit Minh because they had most of the advantages of terrian experience and the desire, while in pure numbers, american forces were by far the larger.
b) Which quality was most important in determining who won the war? Was one feature so important that being ahead in that area meant that other advantages or disadvantages did not matter?
Qualities such as being able tt learn from the enenmy and the will to win. Yes, those two were very import because being able to learn and wanting to fight will keep you on the winning side as well as demoralize your opponent.
Stage 3: Explaining your conclusions
The failure of the U.S. army to beat the Communist in Vietnam was the result of its own weaknesses and Viet Cong strengths.
a. The U.S. weaknesses were:
there inability to learn as well as unable to adapt to teh new place and fighting style of the enemy. And they had not enough determined soldiers, and no true support from Vietnam.
b. At the same time, the Communist strengths were:
good guerrilla tactics, the understanding of the jungle, determined soldiers, the support of Vietnam, equipment supplied by the Soviet Unions and China.
c. The U.S. forces did have some successes. For example:
they were able bomb North Vietnam, interupted war efforts and stopping supply from the communists, and they demonstrated how strong our army was and inevitably how U.S. opposed comies.
d. However, there were some major failures as well. Examples of these were:
not winning the Vietnam war as a whole, not stoping communism, support of a corrupt government and leader in Vietnam.
e. The Viet Cong had some major successes, such as:
successfully bombing U.S. and Southern Vietnam air bases and supply fields, ultimately winning the war, keeping communism present in Vietnam and supporting Ho Chi Minh which resulted in the communists winning the war.
f. However, they also suffered defeats, for example:
the TET offensive. During the offensive, the Viet Cong lost around 10,000 experienced soldiers and it showed that the people of South Vietnam did not stand up to support the Viet Cong.
g. If I had to identify one major American weakness, it would be sucking at fighting in the jungles with gurrilla tactics/ learning because:
The U.S. was very head strong, ie thick skulled not inteligent, and it kept attacking straight on with no concern for lose of life. And they were every innifective against the Viet Cong's tactics.
h. The key Viet Cong strength was guerrilla tactics because:
they were able to attack as quick as lightnin', get the job done, and retreat while kung-fu fighting, cause them Viet Kongs were a lil' bit frightning.
Actualy those were the real reasons, and that they were able to
a) Were the armies finely balanced or was the balance strongly weighted to one side or the other?
The balance of was shifter waaaaaay to the side of the Veit Minh because they had most of the advantages of terrian experience and the desire, while in pure numbers, american forces were by far the larger.
b) Which quality was most important in determining who won the war? Was one feature so important that being ahead in that area meant that other advantages or disadvantages did not matter?
Qualities such as being able tt learn from the enenmy and the will to win. Yes, those two were very import because being able to learn and wanting to fight will keep you on the winning side as well as demoralize your opponent.
Stage 3: Explaining your conclusions
The failure of the U.S. army to beat the Communist in Vietnam was the result of its own weaknesses and Viet Cong strengths.
a. The U.S. weaknesses were:
there inability to learn as well as unable to adapt to teh new place and fighting style of the enemy. And they had not enough determined soldiers, and no true support from Vietnam.
b. At the same time, the Communist strengths were:
good guerrilla tactics, the understanding of the jungle, determined soldiers, the support of Vietnam, equipment supplied by the Soviet Unions and China.
c. The U.S. forces did have some successes. For example:
they were able bomb North Vietnam, interupted war efforts and stopping supply from the communists, and they demonstrated how strong our army was and inevitably how U.S. opposed comies.
d. However, there were some major failures as well. Examples of these were:
not winning the Vietnam war as a whole, not stoping communism, support of a corrupt government and leader in Vietnam.
e. The Viet Cong had some major successes, such as:
successfully bombing U.S. and Southern Vietnam air bases and supply fields, ultimately winning the war, keeping communism present in Vietnam and supporting Ho Chi Minh which resulted in the communists winning the war.
f. However, they also suffered defeats, for example:
the TET offensive. During the offensive, the Viet Cong lost around 10,000 experienced soldiers and it showed that the people of South Vietnam did not stand up to support the Viet Cong.
g. If I had to identify one major American weakness, it would be sucking at fighting in the jungles with gurrilla tactics/ learning because:
The U.S. was very head strong, ie thick skulled not inteligent, and it kept attacking straight on with no concern for lose of life. And they were every innifective against the Viet Cong's tactics.
h. The key Viet Cong strength was guerrilla tactics because:
they were able to attack as quick as lightnin', get the job done, and retreat while kung-fu fighting, cause them Viet Kongs were a lil' bit frightning.
Actualy those were the real reasons, and that they were able to
Friday, April 30, 2010
The U.S. Enters the Vietnam War
1. Describe how people struggled to survive during the depression.
People lost jobs, were evicted from homes and ended on the streets. People slep in parks. Shantytowns were made, which was a bunch of little shacks made out of scrap material. People waited in bread lines and soup kitchens for hours to get food.
2. How was what happened to men during the Great Depression different from what happened to women? Children?
Men had trouble coping with unemployment because they were used to working every day and supporting their families, everyday men went out searching for jobs. Some men could not handle it and gave up and left their families. There was up to 300,000 hoboes wandering around in the 1930s. Women were different then men because they worked hard to help their families survive adversity in the great depression. A lot of women canned food and sewed clothing. Some women worked outside of the home and they usually received a lot less money than men did. People believed that women had no right to work when there was unemployed men. Women would starve because they were too ashamed to admit their hardships. What happened to children in the Great depression was different then what happened to men because with no money for health care and bad eating habits, a lot of children became sick. Thousands of children were forced to work in sweatshops with bad conditions.
3. Describe the causes and effects (on people) because of the Dust Bowl.Causes of the Dust Bowl: Farmers used tractors to break up the grasslands and plant millions of acres of new farmland. Plowing eliminated the thick protective layer of prairie grass. Farmers had worn the crops out by overproduction and left the fields unsuitable for farming. When the drought and wind picked up in the 1930's, there was nothing to keep the soil down. Wind scattered the topsoil and the dust traveled hundreds of miles.Effects of dust bowl on people: Plagued by dust storms,many farmers and sharecroppers were forced to leave their land. Most of them headed west on route 6
6. By the end of the 1930s hundreds of thousands of families that were on farms moved out to California. Objective: Summarize the initial steps Franklin D. Roosevelt took to reform banking and finance.
4. What was the New Deal and its three general goals? (The 3 Rs)The New Deal was a program designed to alleviate the problems of the Great Depression and it's general goals were..A. Relief for the needyB. Economic recoveryC. Financial Reform
5. What did Roosevelt do during the Hundred Days?
Congress passed more than fifteen major pieces of New Deal legislation. The laws significantly expanded the federal government's role in the nations economy. His first step as president was to carry out reforms in banking.
6. Why were Roosevelt's fireside chats significant?Roosevelt's fireside chats were significant because it made Americans feel as if the president was talking directly to them.
7. Describe four significant agencies and/or bills that tightened regulation of banking and finance.Glass-Steagall Act- Established the federal Deposit Insurance Agency which provided federal insurance for individual bank accounts up to $5000.Federal Securiteis Act- Required corporations to provide complete information on all stock offerings and made them liable for any misrepresentations. Agricultural Adjustment Act- sought to raise crop prices by lowering production, which the government achieved by paying farmers to leave a certain amount of crop unseeded.National Industrial Recovery Act- Provided money to states to create jobs chiefly in the construction of schools and other community buildings.
People lost jobs, were evicted from homes and ended on the streets. People slep in parks. Shantytowns were made, which was a bunch of little shacks made out of scrap material. People waited in bread lines and soup kitchens for hours to get food.
2. How was what happened to men during the Great Depression different from what happened to women? Children?
Men had trouble coping with unemployment because they were used to working every day and supporting their families, everyday men went out searching for jobs. Some men could not handle it and gave up and left their families. There was up to 300,000 hoboes wandering around in the 1930s. Women were different then men because they worked hard to help their families survive adversity in the great depression. A lot of women canned food and sewed clothing. Some women worked outside of the home and they usually received a lot less money than men did. People believed that women had no right to work when there was unemployed men. Women would starve because they were too ashamed to admit their hardships. What happened to children in the Great depression was different then what happened to men because with no money for health care and bad eating habits, a lot of children became sick. Thousands of children were forced to work in sweatshops with bad conditions.
3. Describe the causes and effects (on people) because of the Dust Bowl.Causes of the Dust Bowl: Farmers used tractors to break up the grasslands and plant millions of acres of new farmland. Plowing eliminated the thick protective layer of prairie grass. Farmers had worn the crops out by overproduction and left the fields unsuitable for farming. When the drought and wind picked up in the 1930's, there was nothing to keep the soil down. Wind scattered the topsoil and the dust traveled hundreds of miles.Effects of dust bowl on people: Plagued by dust storms,many farmers and sharecroppers were forced to leave their land. Most of them headed west on route 6
6. By the end of the 1930s hundreds of thousands of families that were on farms moved out to California. Objective: Summarize the initial steps Franklin D. Roosevelt took to reform banking and finance.
4. What was the New Deal and its three general goals? (The 3 Rs)The New Deal was a program designed to alleviate the problems of the Great Depression and it's general goals were..A. Relief for the needyB. Economic recoveryC. Financial Reform
5. What did Roosevelt do during the Hundred Days?
Congress passed more than fifteen major pieces of New Deal legislation. The laws significantly expanded the federal government's role in the nations economy. His first step as president was to carry out reforms in banking.
6. Why were Roosevelt's fireside chats significant?Roosevelt's fireside chats were significant because it made Americans feel as if the president was talking directly to them.
7. Describe four significant agencies and/or bills that tightened regulation of banking and finance.Glass-Steagall Act- Established the federal Deposit Insurance Agency which provided federal insurance for individual bank accounts up to $5000.Federal Securiteis Act- Required corporations to provide complete information on all stock offerings and made them liable for any misrepresentations. Agricultural Adjustment Act- sought to raise crop prices by lowering production, which the government achieved by paying farmers to leave a certain amount of crop unseeded.National Industrial Recovery Act- Provided money to states to create jobs chiefly in the construction of schools and other community buildings.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The answers are due on Wednesday prior to class.
1. Kennedy described Wednesday, Oct. 24 and Saturday, Oct. 27 as the darkest days of the crisis. Use the information on page 350 to explain why.
Oct. 24 -The blockade begins and the first missile-carrying ships, accompanied by a Soviet submarine, approach the 5OO-mile (800 km) blockade zone. Then at 10.32 a.m., the 20 Sovietships which are closest to the zone stop or turn around.
and on the 27 -Khrushchev revises his proposals - saying that the condition forremoving the missiles from Cuba is that the USA withdraw its missiles from Turkey. Kennedy cannot accept this condition.An American U-2 plane is shot down over Cuba. The pilot is killed. The President is advised to launch an immediate reprisal attack on Cuba. Kennedy decides to delay an attack. He also decides to ignore the second Khrushchev lettel~ but accepts the terms suggested by Khrushchevon 26 October. He says that if the Soviet Union does not withdraw, an attack will follow.
2. Do you think that nuclear war was ever a possibility in this crisis?
Yes i believe they were moments away from nulcear war at several pionts in the crisis.
3. Is Source 26 a Soviet or an American cartoon? Explain your answer by referring to the details in the cartoon.
American because it is the soviet leader who is strugiling in the Nuclear Arms War while JFK is cool and calm againts him.
4. Using Source 27 list any evidence you can find for and against each of the explanations.
Why did the Soviet Union place nuclear missiles on Cuba?
-To bargain with the USA: Yes, they planed to get thing out of us, in return for not fireing a missile.
-To test the USA: Yes Kireiedahafi, Soviet Ruler, wanted to test how good Kennedy was.
-To trap the USA: The missiles were a trap. Khrushchev wanted the Americans to find them and be drawn into a nuclear war. He did not even try to hide them.
-To get the upper hand in the arms race: Khrushchev was so concerned about the missile gap between the USSR and the USA that he would seize any opportunity he could to close it.
-To defend Cuba: The missiles were genuinely meant to defend Cuba.
5. Choose the explanation(s) that you think best fit what you have found out about the crisis.
Explain your choice.
I believe the Soviets wanted to test the Americans, especialy Kennedy, Because he looked so young. And i also believe they might haved used this to try and get supplies out tof the US on return for not fiering the misslies.
1. Kennedy described Wednesday, Oct. 24 and Saturday, Oct. 27 as the darkest days of the crisis. Use the information on page 350 to explain why.
Oct. 24 -The blockade begins and the first missile-carrying ships, accompanied by a Soviet submarine, approach the 5OO-mile (800 km) blockade zone. Then at 10.32 a.m., the 20 Sovietships which are closest to the zone stop or turn around.
and on the 27 -Khrushchev revises his proposals - saying that the condition forremoving the missiles from Cuba is that the USA withdraw its missiles from Turkey. Kennedy cannot accept this condition.An American U-2 plane is shot down over Cuba. The pilot is killed. The President is advised to launch an immediate reprisal attack on Cuba. Kennedy decides to delay an attack. He also decides to ignore the second Khrushchev lettel~ but accepts the terms suggested by Khrushchevon 26 October. He says that if the Soviet Union does not withdraw, an attack will follow.
2. Do you think that nuclear war was ever a possibility in this crisis?
Yes i believe they were moments away from nulcear war at several pionts in the crisis.
3. Is Source 26 a Soviet or an American cartoon? Explain your answer by referring to the details in the cartoon.
American because it is the soviet leader who is strugiling in the Nuclear Arms War while JFK is cool and calm againts him.
4. Using Source 27 list any evidence you can find for and against each of the explanations.
Why did the Soviet Union place nuclear missiles on Cuba?
-To bargain with the USA: Yes, they planed to get thing out of us, in return for not fireing a missile.
-To test the USA: Yes Kireiedahafi, Soviet Ruler, wanted to test how good Kennedy was.
-To trap the USA: The missiles were a trap. Khrushchev wanted the Americans to find them and be drawn into a nuclear war. He did not even try to hide them.
-To get the upper hand in the arms race: Khrushchev was so concerned about the missile gap between the USSR and the USA that he would seize any opportunity he could to close it.
-To defend Cuba: The missiles were genuinely meant to defend Cuba.
5. Choose the explanation(s) that you think best fit what you have found out about the crisis.
Explain your choice.
I believe the Soviets wanted to test the Americans, especialy Kennedy, Because he looked so young. And i also believe they might haved used this to try and get supplies out tof the US on return for not fiering the misslies.
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