<p>LadyinRed: Was it the Soviet Union?</p>
<p>What conditions lead to the creation of the Berlin Airlift?</p>
<p>Actually I think it was Greece and Turkey… (as the specific location of those threats – the Soviet Union was the one that threatened those areas)</p>
<p>Yeah it was Soviet intervention in Greece and Turkey.</p>
<p>What were some provisions of the Missouri Compromise?</p>
<p>(Oh ok, I think I just misinterpreted that question)</p>
<p>The Truman Doctrine was meant to provide military aid to Greece and Turkey who were resisting communist takeovers</p>
<p>woops … I guess I should ask a question … list some major events during WWII concerning minorities (women, Jap, Afr. Am, Hispanics … etc) … I’m not completely sure on this answer (I know some of it), so I’m looking for a discussion or help for me as well on this one</p>
<p>well…technically the soviets only intervened in Turkey…Greece was resistance to an internal rebellion…but yeah…greece and turkey…</p>
<p>Missouri Comp:
- Maine= free state
- Missouri = Slave State
- Territory north of 36 30’ latitude = free territory.
(is that it??)</p>
<p>What was the Wilmot Proviso?</p>
<h2>The provisions of the Missouri Compromise of 1820 consituted an ordeal between the representation in the senate of free and slave states. However, Maine at the time was practicing slavery–and the recently formed missouri was leaning in the direction as well. So, Maine would become a free state and Missouri a slave state; also, the treaty stipulated that there would be no further slavery about the the line of 36 30.</h2>
<p>1.What did Macon’s Bill 2 state?</p>
<p>I have no idea about firefly’s question…</p>
<h2>The Wilmot Proviso was established by David Wilmot, who basically stated (during the time of the lands ceded during the Mexican Wars) that the land in the south west would be closed to slavery. Of course, the bill was not ratified.</h2>
<p>1.What did Macon’s Bill 2 state?</p>
<p>**list some major events during WWII concerning minorities (women, Jap, Afr. Am, Hispanics … etc) **</p>
<p>I can begin this answer…</p>
<p>Japanese - delegated to Japanese Internment camps, which were…not so great
Hispanics - “braceros” were basically Mexican farmers hired to come to Southwestern America to fill the positions of the American farmers who’d gone off to fight the war
Women - served a few limited military positions, like in the divisions known as WAVES and WACS. Also, women took up more jobs involving manual labor that were once thought to be male-only jobs.
African-Americans - not really sure. African-Americans served in the military in segregated divisions, and domestically there was some bill passed to ensure they didn’t get discriminated against in job selection</p>
<p>Macon’s Bill Number 2:
before the War of 1812, under Madison’s administration, Congress attempted to protect US neutrality after the utter failure of the Embargo Act. Macon’s Bill stated that…umm…the US would open trade to all belligerent nations but stop trade with the opposite country (France or England) when one of them declared they would respect US neutrality…? If that made any sense</p>
<p>Clarification on the Wilmot Proviso…
didn’t it state that no new territory would be open to slavery? (not just the land in the southwest)</p>
<p>Yeah, that’s all I can think of right now, on the African Americans … Eleanor Roosevelt was a big supporter of letting the black units do more than just cook and such, so she was one of their advocates</p>
<p>No it said “neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist.”</p>
<p>New question… what was Upton Sinclair’s THE JUNGLE, and what significance did it have?</p>
<p>Why was it called the Era of Good Feelings, and was this name accurate?</p>
<p>African Americans from the South flocked to industrial cities during the war to find work. I believe that is what you were getting at.</p>
<p>oh…to the Berlin Airlift Question:
the Berlin Airlift was Truman’s response to Stalin’s blockade of the land and water corridors to west Berlin. Stalin blockaded Berlin as a response to the US,British, and France unification of their occupied territories. His plan was to starve out the city of Berlin to force the surrender of either all of Germany or just West Berlin.
Because the air corridors were not blocked, Truman sent round the clock provisions to provide for the millions within the city. After a year, Stalin lifted the blockade.</p>
<p>The Jungle was about the awful conditions in meatpacking factories. He was part of the movement of “muckrakers” that made the public aware of common yet awful practices. The book led to legislation by…Wilson I think? One of his many acts, can’t remember the name.</p>
<p>What was Upton Sinclair’s THE JUNGLE, and what significance did it have?</p>
<p>It was supposed to be a book criticizing labor conditions, but its greatest impact was that it made Americans realize how freakin sick the meat packing plants were. </p>
<p>Resulted in restrictive legislation cleaning up the plants.</p>
<p>I think this was during Theodore Roosevelt’s administration (and he was the one who pushed the legislation), but I’m not certain.</p>
<p>(I’m listening to the radio right now, and I just heard an ad that said “we are looking for male caucasians to participate in our study”)</p>