HIST 2020 M02

  The Cold War was a period of extreme political tension between the Soviet Union and the United States from the end of World War II until the 1990s. During this time, the United States adopted a containment policy, aimed at preventing the spread of communism. The containment policy was based on the belief that if the Soviet Union was allowed to expand its influence, it would eventually dominate the world. To prevent this from happening, the United States used a variety of diplomatic, economic, and military strategies to contain Soviet expansion. One of the key elements of the containment policy was the Truman Doctrine, which was announced in 1947. This would later be known as the early Containment Policy. The doctrine stated that the United States would provide military and economic support to countries that were threatened by communism. This policy was used to provide aid to countries such as Greece and Turkey, which were under a severe threat from communist forces. Another signi...

Blog written by Grace Deck When reading these documents, I was astounded by the level of miss treatment to Japanese in America. Franklin D. Roosevelt had issued the order for no.9066 for the Japanese American to be put in prison camps. The unconstitutional way and laws were broken when this order went to infect. People were unlawfully held again their will, but still, no one could go against the order. A young Japanese American Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga was at a party when the attack on pearl harbor happened and the treatment after. This was a frighting time in Yoshinaga life. His family had to destroy books with the Japanese language and hide any of their   culture, because of the belief that if the police seen any in your house, you will be taken to prison.   To   me, it was sad to see how people would label others that were nice to them Jap-lovers and the Japanese were treated with distain. It was heart breaking to read about how they had moved to a small house about 16 x ...

 A revolution, born from built up frustration over many millennia, finally burst into the light across the globe during the 20th century. This revolution made its debut in the United States during the 1920’s, though at the time, guys and gals alike were calling it “The Roaring Twenties,” due to the lavish lifestyles that could be pursued, and also, freedom and liberty had never been so prominent. It was a time of change from the traditional ways of old. However, no group in the United States was more impactful about bringing about this change than the everyday woman. Not only did they help bring about change, however, they were successful in bringing about their own personal freedoms, such as their right to vote, their right to work, their right to be as free as the working man. This revolution in the modern day is fondly known as “The New Woman Movement.”      In the document “Now We Can Begin”, written by Crystal Eastman, she explores the ideas of women's rights du...

    Imperialism is the act of a country using its power to rule over lands and even peoples. Historically imperialism was very common throughout Europe with Empires such as Rome conquering and ruling lands. However common Imperialism throughout the world The United States has abstained from any intentional global conquering. In the late nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth century, after winning the Spanish-Cuban-American War The United States found itself with a critical decision. The decision was to either hold control or leave the Philippines. The opinions of Charles Conant, Albert J. Beveridge, and Emilio Aguinaldo stand out more than others in this discussion. Their discussion poses an important question, should the United States use the power to enforce imperialism? Conant, Beveridge, and Aguinaldo all differ on the topic of American imperialism in the Philippines. Imperialism, as Conant believes, is important to the United States as it greatly supports the coun...