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The Berlin Crisis - the soviets thought Berlin should be entirely soviet controlled. We were giving the not communist side of the city air support and dropping supplies.

Berlin Blockade Crisis.-June 1948-May 1949 • Two major crisis’s • Berlin wall was 2nd • Germany was split into four zones, British, French, US, Soviet • Berlin also split into four zones • Stalin thought city should be soviet controlled. • Blockaded

Friday, May 10—All extra credit due-15forum posts and daily blogs.

Movie Dicussion

Berlin Wall-Berlin Capital of Germany-

West Democratic east communist,East were loosing thousands,Communists didn't want to build the wall because it would make them look

Alamo

• background
  • Famous for battle of the Alamo
  • Located in San Antonio
  • Built 1724
• February 23-March 6th, 1836
  • Texans occupied the Alamo
  • Mexican forces led by Santa Anna attacked
  • about 170 Texan against 1,600-6,000 Mexicans
  • Texans heavily outnumbered
  • Held for 1

The Fall of Santa Anna

• Invovled in more battles than Napoleon and George Washington.
• President 11 different times.
• Santa Anna was defeated at the Battle of San Jacinto.
• Next day he was taken captive into Texas.
• Only 15 minute battle at San Jacinto, and wa

On this day we took more notes on Mexico.

Alamo-Famous for Battle of the Alamo.  Located near San Antonio.

Battle-Texans occupied the Alamo.  Mexican forces led by Santa Anna attacked.  Heavily outnumbered.  Held for 13 days.  No Texans survived.  Mexi

Mexico

• Santa Anna fought more battles than Napoleon and George Washington combined
• defeated at the Battle of San Jacinto, and the next day he was taken captive into Texas. The battle of San Jacinto only took 13 minutes and Santa Anna was able to change

today we are continuing our discussion.

Cuban Missle Crisis

• It started because United States had missles in Turkey pointing at the the Soviets; the soviets then put missles in Cuba pointing at us
• 13 day standoff
• Compromise- The Resolution = the soviets w

The Cuban missile crisis was when the Soviets brought nuclear missiles in Cuba. In the end they would remove their missiles if we did not invade Cuba and took our missiles out of Turkey. There was a telephone line set up so that the US and Soviets wo

We took the europe map test today.

• Santa Anna
  • Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna was a leader of the Mexican forces at the battle of San Jacinto.
  • Elected President 11 different times.
  • Defeated at the battle of San Jacinto.
  • Taken captive into Texas by a small band of Texan forces led by James Syl

We are discussing more about what we mad videos over! Today our class is going over:

Cuban Missile Crisis

• It started because United States had missiles in Turkey pointing at the the Soviets; the soviets then put missiles in Cuba pointing at us
• 13 day st

Cuban Missle Crisis

• It started because United States had missles in Turkey pointing at the the Soviets; the soviets then put missles in Cuba pointing at us
• 13 day standoff
• Compromise- The Resolution = the soviets would pull their missles out of Cuba and

mexico won it lasted 13 days it was between mexicans and texans. the battle of the alamo cost all of the texans lives the results ead to the texas american war.  people rememebr the alamo remains the shrine of texas liberty. sam houstan texas army at

Alamo and San Jacinto

• Texan Army
  • 190 died
  • Davy Crockett
  • William Travis
• Mexican 
  • 600 dead
  • Santa Anna was general
• Who won the Alamo
  • Mexico Won
  • lasted for 13 days
  • it was between Mexico and Texas
• Results of the Alamo
  • The battle of the Alamo cost the Texans the entire

Red Scare/McCarthyism

• People were afraid of communism.
• After both WWs
• Joe McCarthy. Republican Senator.
  • Said he knew was communist.
  • He would accuse people of being communist.
  • You would lose your jobs. Black listed.
  • Whether you admit it or not you were a com

Movie tomorrow

Friday May 10- 20 forum post/daily blogs 4/15 – 5/20 due

Extra credit due by May 10

Red Scare/McCarthyism

• Fear of communism
• Joe McCarthy-Republican that accused people of being communist
• People who were questioned lost jobs
• HUAC- Nixon led th

We continued our topics.

Friday May 10 20 Forum Posts/Daily Blogs

• Red Scare
  • People were afraid of communism
  • McCarthy-Republican he accused people of being communism
  • Rise and Fall very quickly
  • Lost power from died from alcohol abuse
  • Sensored Him strip from his power
  • HUAC-Richard Nix

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and Annexation of Texas

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Peace treaty between the US and Mexico
• Ended the Mexican-American War
• Mexico agreed to the treaty because their army had been defeated and their capital had fallen.
• Gave US th