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.