Letter to Home

Dear Caroline,
     Being a nurse at this camp site is horrifying. There are constantly loud bombs and noises from afar, startling me every time. I bandage so many injured men a day, I don't even think it would be possible to keep track. Some days I meet a new soldier, and the next day he is passed away. I've learned to not get attached to anyone. I have never seen so much blood in my entire life until being a nurse at this war. Many men come in with their legs or hands or any body part, completely destroyed from being struck in the trenches. Though the doctors job is to decapitate the limbs, it's been so hectic  and busy around here, sometimes the other nurses and I end up having to do the job for him. I almost feel like I've lost my self working here the last months. I've witnessed so many deaths and injuries and visions if seen before, I fear when I come home, if I come home, I will not be the same as you remember. Just know you are in my heart.
Your sister,
Claire

WW 1 causes

1.
Nationalism- The support of one nation, being loyal to your country.

 Alliance System- The formal support to help countries in case of danger, or war.

 Imperialism- The building power of taking over another colonies. Countries were arguing over colonies, this caused war.

Militarism- Its the preparation for war. At the time, britain had the strongest navy and germany was trying to expand their own army. This established strong preparation for the war.

2.

The spark of WWI was the assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand. Also, the rivalry between Europe and a group of alliances. Because Archduke Ferdinand was killed, it led to Austria-Hungary invading Serbia(where Franz Ferdinand was killed). Russia aided Serbia, and Germany declared war on Russia then. To help their allies, France started war on Austria-Hungary and Germany. England backed up their allies too, France and Russia. Then when the United States joined in, World War I officially began.

3.
-Unrestricted Sub Warfare: (1915-1918) A naval attack where submarines have the ability to sink ships without warning. There was no chance to get off the ship so all the crew sunk. Killed many ship members without having an actual cause. This is when US really wanted to join the war. 
-Lusitania: (May 7, 1915)  A ferry boat that transported merchandise and people from Great Britain and US. It after after being torpedoed by a German U-boat. This event really made the US want join the hectic war.

-Sussex Pledge: (May 4, 1916) A pledge Germany made, promising that they would sink any ships with their u-boats except if there was known weapons. unless there was weapons. The Lusitania was sunk three days after this pledge. This was another reason why the US should join the war.

-Zimmerman note: (1917) The note that was intercepted by the U.S. which was supposedly Germany trying to convince Mexico to attack the U.S.

African Americans in the War

          Another reason the war impacted the African Americans, was because it ran into the Great Migration. Furthermore, why even the non-fighting citizens were in trouble. Mostly the south was affected, though the north. The years 1914 and 1920, hundreds of thousands of African Americans got their belongings together and moved to the north, reshaping the country wherever they traveled. With the war going on and consistent need of more guns, armor, food, etc., there were many job opportunities in the industry. The African Americans were relieved and got many job offers and good wages as well. The majority of women still worked domestic labor, while many men had to change from agriculture to manufacturing things, such as entryways and automobiles.

            In the beginning of the World War I, African Americans did not see the need to enter the war. What they didn't realize was that it would impact them more than anyone else in the war, socially, economicly and politically. Not only for the soldiers, but also for the citizens, north and south. The war was one of the African Americans most vigorous times in their history, with migration, military service, racial violence and political protest. This was the era African Americans demanded their equality and rights.
           American needed soldiers rapidly in World War I. African Americans eagerly joined the military when the Americans were recruiting all men, 21 to 31 years of age. The African American's thought process was that if they fought with heart on the Americans side, it would show patriotism and proof that they were loyal to American and deserved the same rights as any fellow white man. Unfortunately that wasn't the situation. They gladly accepted the African Americans on to their troops, but in the end treated them with the same slight respect. The African Americans were limited even in the military. For one example, they couldn't be apart of the Marines. What they thought would make a difference for their equality, ended up just leaving them in the same place left off.

http://exhibitions.nypl.org/africanaage/essay-world-war-i.html
http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/wwi/articles/fightingforrespect.aspx

The Jungle vs. Today

        Back in 1900s, and how The Jungle depicts, there were no laws or regulations of how to be an honorable person in business. In fact, the best and most consistent way to become a successful person in life was to be sly and deceiving and dishonorable. Now a days, there is a massive amount of rules. You have to be certain ages, strengths, educational backgrounds, and much more.
        In California, there are regulations on the environment, for one example. As of now, the government is making new piping and water system to help the changing earth and prevent global warming. However, because of this, there are many negatives. A lot of people cannot afford this new expensive system and it is making California's recession even more bad than it already is.
        There are many positives and negatives to having these regulations. Some positives is there is integrity and just in the things people do now because of it. And, as far as the environment goes, the water system they are having is very eco-friendly. The negatives, therefore, are different people not being able to afford certain things and many people will not agree and/or get to do what they want to because of them.

Progressive Era - The Jungle Questions

1) What qualities did Sinclair believe a person must have to succeed in Packingtown?
```If there were a successful person in Packingtown, they'd have to be knave. Being honest and trying hard was not the way to get to the top. The fastest and most triumphant way to be successful is through stealth and lying.

2)According to the passage, what is the plant owner's main goal.
``` The plant owner's goal is to squeeze out every last ounce of effort and hard work from a person, then get rid of them and find a new worker. He is not caring of the people he hires, only the work that is produced. 

3) What does Sinclair mean when he says, "...there was no place in it where a man counted for anything against a dollar....?"
``` Essentially he is meaning that it does not matter how you work or what you speak of, it is all about the money. Money is the prize possession and the motivation.

Imperialist Nation

            Whenever I think of imperialism, I think of how we imperialized onto the American grounds and how American then developed so well becasue of the bold move the colonials made. According to Dictonary.com, imperialism means, "the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies."  In the 1900s, American imperialised upon Hawaii, for one example, by annexing them. American is imperialist, at least in it's history, so yes American should remain an imperiaist country.
           William Jennings Bryan was not a supporter of imperialism. He believed it made America look weaker rather than stronger, and was almost an embarrassment upon the nation. He prompted anti-imperialism and encouraged other Americans to not support it as well. Platt, as well, was in the same boat as Bryan, for the fact that he very much disagreed with imperialism. He thought it the wrong way to get alliances with other nations. Teddy Rooselvelt, on the other hand, supported it. He once said, "we do not admire the man of timid peace. We admire the man who embodies victorious effort." He was a supporter of imperialism because he believed in striving for whatever you wanted and accomplishing it. During his time in office, Roosevelt made America a major figure of imperiaism.





http://www.arcaneknowledge.org/histpoli/roosevelt.htm
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/imperialism
http://voicesofdemocracy.umd.edu/william-jennings-bryan-imperialism-speech-text/

Andrew Carnegie

                                       

             Andrew Carnegie was born in Dunfermline, Scotland on November 25, 1835. He was brought in a very poor family, but raised to treasure reading and learning. In effect, he became one of the wealthiest men in business during his time. When he moved to America as a 13 year old, he got a job working on the railroad, in Pennsylvania, earning $1.20 a week. After many different positions with the railroad construction, he finally got promoted as superintendent. After about ten years, Carnegie discovered the steel industry and how financially good that business was. Soon enough, he had his own company, Carnegie Steel Company, that was very popular in America. It had strategies that made manufacturing steel much easier and transferring it the fastest. Andrew Carnegie, though raised in poverty, ended up one of the most successful men in America. Andrew Carnegie is an important role in American history because of his incredibly well prospering steel company. With his young life, full of poverty, then growing up to be one of the most successful men in America is a substancial importance and inspiration to many across the developing United States. On a side note, he created over 4,000 libraries and wrote a book, "The Gospel of Wealth" as well.

               
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/carnegie/peopleevents/pande01.html
http://www.biography.com/people/andrew-carnegie-9238756