Modern World History, Patterns of Interaction Text Book. Chapter 15
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Class Notes
Sunday, April 18, 2010
3.2.1. Summary.
3 things learned:
- During this time period, Charles Lindbergh completed a 33 hour non-stop flight from New York to Paris.
- The Chinese army was defeated by the Japanese army after the Marco Polo Bridge Incident.
- After WWI, There was many changes in society such as, Literature, Art, Music, and Science.
- Helen Wills won the Wimbledon Tennis Tournament for the United States for the first time in 20 yrs.
- Artist Paul Klee implemented many different styles of art into his art pieces.
- Could the recession today become as severe as the Great Depression was?
Spotlight On: Marco Polo Bridge Incident
In July of 1937 the Marco Polo Bridge Incident occurred. Shots were fired underneath the Bridge. When Japanese army took role call one soldier was missing. The Japanese immediately assumed that the shots fired struck one of their soldiers and was killed. It was later found out that the missing soldier was not struck by the shots, but he was relieving himself in the restroom. The Japanese had already began to invade the Chinese compound to search for the missing soldier. This single event led to the Japanese invasion of China, which led to a war. The Chinese were short on soldiers and were no match for the Japanese army. Beijing fell in late July and Shanghai fell in August.
Friday, April 16, 2010
U.S. Events
Golden Age of Aviation-
In June 1927, Charles Lindbergh's flight across the Atlantic began the Golden Age of Aviation. There were record-breaking flights with many individuals who transformed aviation into one of the great industries of the twentieth century. The Golden Age ended twenty years later with Howard Hughes' flying boat, the "Spruce Goose."
Today, there are many international flights. Without Lindbergh's flight across the Atlantic, we may not know if it is possible to fly a 33 hour, non-stop flight.
The Great Depression-
The Depression originated in the United States, when the stock market crashed on October 20, 1029. That day became known as "Black Tuesday." With the crash of the stock market, economic problems spread to almost every country in the world. The Great Depression had devastating effects in virtually every country. No matter if you were rich or poor, you suffered from this Depression. Tax revenue, profits, and prices dropped. Unemployment in the United States rose to 25% and as high as 33% in other nations. U.S. manufacturing fell 54%.
The Depression lasted nearly ten years. It is the longest and most severe depression ever experienced by industrialized western world.
Today, we are experiencing a recession which is not as bad as The Great Depression, but could easily get to that stage. The unemployment rate today is 10.4% and the President is implementing different reforms trying to help with recovering our economy.
In June 1927, Charles Lindbergh's flight across the Atlantic began the Golden Age of Aviation. There were record-breaking flights with many individuals who transformed aviation into one of the great industries of the twentieth century. The Golden Age ended twenty years later with Howard Hughes' flying boat, the "Spruce Goose."
Today, there are many international flights. Without Lindbergh's flight across the Atlantic, we may not know if it is possible to fly a 33 hour, non-stop flight.
The Great Depression-
The Depression originated in the United States, when the stock market crashed on October 20, 1029. That day became known as "Black Tuesday." With the crash of the stock market, economic problems spread to almost every country in the world. The Great Depression had devastating effects in virtually every country. No matter if you were rich or poor, you suffered from this Depression. Tax revenue, profits, and prices dropped. Unemployment in the United States rose to 25% and as high as 33% in other nations. U.S. manufacturing fell 54%.
The Depression lasted nearly ten years. It is the longest and most severe depression ever experienced by industrialized western world.
Today, we are experiencing a recession which is not as bad as The Great Depression, but could easily get to that stage. The unemployment rate today is 10.4% and the President is implementing different reforms trying to help with recovering our economy.
People in the News
Babe Ruth-
On September 30th, Babe Ruth hit his 60th home run in front of 10,000 fans in Yankee Stadium. This home run broke his previous record of 59 in 1921. Babe Ruth has many nicknames such as The Bambino, Sultan of Swat, Mammoth of Maul, and Colossus of Clout.
Helen Wills-
She won the Wimbeldon title on July 2nd in England. She captured the famous tennis trophy for the United States for the first time in 20 years. Wills has many titles throughout her career. At age 17, she won the American Open and repeated with victory in 1924 and 1925. She won two gold medals in singles and doubles at the 1924 Olympics in Paris.
Charles Lindbergh-
He was the first American to fly solo across the Atlantic. He touched down safely at 10:24 pm in the spirit of St. Louis. The flight took 33 hours and 39 minutes non-stop from New York to Paris. This flight proved great implications for the future. Nearly 100,000 Parisians were on the tarmac at the Le Bolurget Airport when Lindbergh touched ground.
On September 30th, Babe Ruth hit his 60th home run in front of 10,000 fans in Yankee Stadium. This home run broke his previous record of 59 in 1921. Babe Ruth has many nicknames such as The Bambino, Sultan of Swat, Mammoth of Maul, and Colossus of Clout.
Helen Wills-
She won the Wimbeldon title on July 2nd in England. She captured the famous tennis trophy for the United States for the first time in 20 years. Wills has many titles throughout her career. At age 17, she won the American Open and repeated with victory in 1924 and 1925. She won two gold medals in singles and doubles at the 1924 Olympics in Paris.
Charles Lindbergh-
He was the first American to fly solo across the Atlantic. He touched down safely at 10:24 pm in the spirit of St. Louis. The flight took 33 hours and 39 minutes non-stop from New York to Paris. This flight proved great implications for the future. Nearly 100,000 Parisians were on the tarmac at the Le Bolurget Airport when Lindbergh touched ground.
Four Art Pieces
Paul Klee's, Flower Myth, is a combination of Expressionism, Cubism, and Surrealism.
Salvador Dali's, The Persistence of Memory, is a Surrealist art piece that shows watches melting in a desert landscape while insects feed on the clockwork.
Pablo Picasso's art piece, Guernica, portrays the bombing of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War. He founded Cubism in 1907.
The Garden by Joan Miro. This picture depicts the use of Surrealism.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Introduction: Chapter 15
I will be blogging information learned and studied from chapter 15 from the Modern World History book. The title of my blog is Noah-Chapter 15. Chapter 15 deals with the Years of Crisis (1918-1939). In this chapter we will deal with things such as the Great Depression, causes and effects, new ways of art and music which were also post-WWI society changes. New technology also was booming during this period. Through out Chapter 15 you will learn the money flow of the Great Depression. Through blogging i hope to learn more about the Years of Crisis and also just the regular facts that are common to everyone. I feel this method of learning will help me in the future as I will be becoming a college student and at the collegiate level you are exspected to do more work through many different ways of presentations.
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