20th Century Blog

The saying “A picture speaks a 1000 words” is especially applicable to historic events. As students of the 21st century it is difficult for us to understand what life was like at the turn of the previous century. Our hope, for this project, is through photos and journals we will develop a deeper understanding of the life and times for Americans during this era of time.

Monday, April 26, 2010

General William Westmoreland

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William Westmoreland was born on March 26, 1914, William C. Westmoreland was the son of a Spartanburg, SC textile manufacturer. Joining the ...

The life and death of Robert Kennedy

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RFK was a US senator and attorney general for the presidential administration for his brother. Just like his brother he was a popular politi...

1950s TV and movies

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John Reid was one of a posse of six Texas rangers. He helped track a gang of desperadoes. Five of his men that was in his posse got killed w...

1968 Democratic National Convention

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August 28, 1968 came to be known as the day a “ police riot ” took place. The title of “police riot” came out of the Walker Report, which am...

Kent State Massacre

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The Kent State shootings , also known as the May 4 massacre or Kent State massacre , occurred at Kent State University in the city of Kent,...
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Friday, April 23, 2010

POW/MIA

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Vietnam POW/MIAs the POW stands for prisoners of war. They were captured by the North Vietnamese Army. MIA stands for missing in action. Thi...

50s rock n roll

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Rock n roll is a mix of country and jazz and blues. This music became very popular. There where a lot of artist who made the music popular. ...

assassination of JFK

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President John F. Kennedy was assassinated as he traveled in an open top car in a motorcade in Dallas, Texas. On November 22, 1963, Texas Go...
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On May 4, 1970 the National Guard fired at a crowed of students at Kent State University in Ohio. The shooting was very dramatic, killing fo...
Friday, February 19, 2010

The Holocaust

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It’s 1943, it’s dark and gloomy. I’m in a room that isn’t big at all. My wife and 9 year old son are behind me sleeping, the others are...

Holocaust

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The train ride was horrifying. We were packed in and hot and the unlucky ones just died right in front of me, but surprisingly I was only f...

Holocaust

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The German army dropped me off at this camp about 3 months ago. Every day there are new people at this camp. This is sad to say but people d...

Holocaust

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Hi I’m the tall man in the picture. I have been here for a long time. Life is hard on me. I have to work and I get beat up a lot. I get to e...

The Holocaust

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(Man on the bottom left hand corner perspective) I do not know how long I have been here. It feels likes years. My muscles have grown frai...

Holocaust

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This is me on the right I have been here for about 6 months. The person next to me is a kid I knew a long time ago but we meet back up her...

Holocaust

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These are just some of the people we had to kill during the holocaust. I was part of the Nazis with Hitler and the crew because if I didn’t ...
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The Holocaust

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My name is Annelies Marie Frank. I was one of the million Jewish children who died in the holocaust and this is my story. I lived with my p...

Holocaust

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The holocaust was the systematic state sponsored persecution and murder around six million Jews by the Nazis regime and its collaborators. T...
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Holocaust

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The year is 1944. The war in Germany was very intense. I am an American soldier. We have seen thousands of horrible things. We have seen s...

Holocaust

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I am a Army soldier from the U.S. . One day on patrol we came across a work camp. There were no soldiers in the camp. There were a lot of Je...
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Interviewing Elie Wiesel

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Interviewing Eliezer ‘Elie’ Wiesel, a living holocaust survivor from the Buchenwald Concentration Camp, and understanding the misery he went...
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Holocaust

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I am the one lying down on the second shelf. And I am the one on the right the way to the right. My head is so heavy I have to prop it up. W...
Tuesday, February 16, 2010

New Deal

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The WPA was around in the 1930. They helped find job for a lot of people. There was 10, 0000 unemployed people. They started to pay those pe...

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By Ethan The civilian conservation corps is a program for young men to have jobs. It is designed to help out the unemployment in the United...
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THE NEW DEAL

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In 1943 newly elected president Franklin D. Roosevelt first new deal initiatives was the Establishment of the emergency conservation work ...
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NEW DEAL

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The civilian conservation corps or the CCC was something the government came up with for unemployed people. Mo...
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New Deal

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ABOUT THE PWA The Public Works Administration (or PWA for short) was created in 1933 due to the Depression. Its purpose was to focus on empl...
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In 1933 America was in the grip of the great depression. There are more than twenty-five percent of people that were unemployed and hungry a...
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New Deal

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The Public Works Administration was a New Deal agency lead by Harold L. Ickes and was created in June 1933 during the Great Depression. It ...

New Deal

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President Franklin Delano Roosevelt created the Public Works Administration. He started it in April 8, 1935. It took people out of work and...
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New Deal

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The Civilian Conservation Corp was in effect from (1933-1941) Roosevelt was trying to create jobs for the people. Roosevelt recruited thousa...
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New Deal

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The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a public work relief program for unemployed men, providing vocational training through the perfor...

Public Works Administration

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In May 17, 1939 men work on an Arkansas river flood control project. Working on a river flood project was a lot of work. It takes forever ju...
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New Deal

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Timberline Lodge is the showplace for the Works Progress Administration projects in Oregon. Its construction was financed with nearly a mil...
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Friday, December 18, 2009

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WRIGHT BROTHERS The Wright Brothers were two of seven siblings. Orville and Wilbur were their names. Orville was always in mischief, and he ...
Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Immigration

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When I got off the boat to meet with the people to see if I’m am allowed to go to into America. I was really afraid because I was not even s...

Wright Brothers

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The Wright Brothers are two of seven siblings. Orville and Wilbur were their names. Orville was always in mischief, and he got expelled in e...

Model T

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The model T was found by Henry Ford in 1908 in the Ford Motor Company. The model T was made for people who couldn’t afford a car and it was...
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