LAD #37: Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka

Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka

African Americans during this time especially in the town of Topeka had to walk to get to their school. But on top of this, they were not even able to go to the school closest to them because this school was designated for "whites". Linda Brown was one girl who realized how unfair this was and so she and her parents wanted to apply to the white school. They were not allowed in and so took it to court. Marshall was chosen to be the lawyer for her and in court the decision was made in favor of the board of education because Plessy vs. Fergusson was a case before them therefore took precidence. But they repealed to the Supreme Court and it was here where it was declared that this was unfair and that infact the schools and this treatment was not at all equal. This idea of seperate but equal was now made unconstiutional and this idea was a huge landmark for the Aftican Americans and thier civil rights.

LAD #36: Truman Doctrine

Truman Doctrine

President Truman asked Congress to pass a piece of legislation to help other European nationals survive against communism advancements. The nations were facing economic problems because they were unable to provide the money needed for their democratic goverenment to run agains the communistic ones and hold it back. They asked the United States for help because they did not even have enough money for food. they also wanted help with their farming methods and other ways to strengthen their economy.

LAD #35: FDR's Executive Order #9066

FDR's Executive Order #9066

This order was used during WWII in which Japanese Americans were placed in relocation camps or concentration camps. But they were not killed here, only moved to be surpervised. In these camps, they targeted primarily Japanese Americans because although at war with German and Italians,  the Japanese had actually attacked us. This showed the hatred towards the Japanese and how much of an effect the war and the bombing of Pearl Harbor had on all Americans. The camps were created in the mid west so they were at least not too far away from the coast where many had lived. 

LAD #34: FDR's Declaration of War

FDR's Declaration of War

On December 7, 1941, Japanese fighter planes came down and bombed Pearl Harbor killing 2,335 military soilders. Because of this attack which happened on terms thought to have been peaceful, Roosevelt immediatly went to Congress and gave one of the greatest speeches in American history. He started it with talking about the date which would live in infamy and how he looked toward fixing the pacific. But then he bagan talking about how this attack must have took much preparation and so the fake peace was not actually Japan's goal. But not only was Pearl Harbor attaked, islands including Guam, Wake Island, and the Phillippines were also attacked. Roosevelt ended with proclaiming that this comes down to war and America must fight to defend it's country. That day, December 8, war was declared on Japan.

LAD #33: FDR's First Inaugural Address

FDR's First Inaugural Address

FDR's inaugural address included him talking to the people about his idea of the "New Deal" program that was going to be started for the people. He was going to destroy all the bad machines that led to the economic state they were in and bring jobs to the people. He also decided that it was important to fix domestic trade and affairs before they worked on international ones although important too. But out of all the new things the FDR brought to American people, the most important ones were the government interference to create jobs for Americans and the end of laissez faire.

LAD #32: Kellogg-Briand Peace Pact

Kellogg-Briand Peace Pact

 This pact was made after WWI for all the countries to sign to end war forever. It prohibited countries from using war to settle disputes between countries, an act of diplomacy. Although the intentions of this were good, the result was that they were unattainable and therefore when the treaty said that if a country violated this pact, they would not recieve the benefits. But in the end there were truly none anyways because the only way to go against the treaty would be going to war therefore going against the whole idea of the pact and ruining it. 

LAD #31: Wilson's 14 Points

Wilson's 14 Points

Wilsons fourteen points were points that he had created to try to bring to create the Treaty of Versailles that ended the Great War. These points were things like the peace amount the seas, and lots of ways to create peace between all the nations. It is also included things like all trade should be open to all euorpean countries. The last point was what was most important. This fourteenth point was the creation of the League of Nations. This league was created to try to keep peace between all the nations. But when Wilsons points were brought to the table, the Senate as well as other powers believed that they were not a success. The other powers made him change these because they belived they were not harsh enough to the Germans. In the end, only Wilson's fourteenth point of the League was put into the Treaty of Versailles and the Senate would not even allow for the United States to join it.