LAD #37

Summary of Brown v. Board of Education

Back in 1954, segregation and discrimination towards African Americans was a very prevalent issue. Whites and Blacks were rarely ever mixed, and if they were, something had to have been the matter. Linda Brown, a young black girl, and her father by the name of Oliver Brown, asked the NAACP to assist them in Linda's enrollment into a nearby elementary school. This may not have seemed to be an issue in today's standards, but this elementary school was a white school, and that meant that no blacks could attend. The line that described the social norm of having "separate but equal" schools was crossed in a very dramatic way. Most, if not all parents of black children, along with the NAACP, eagerly joined Brown in an attempt to get rid of segregation in public schools in Topeka, Kansas. During court sessions, the NAACP reiterated the issue that separate schools were not receiving equal treatment, and that it was unjust to give white schools such a large advantage over black schools. Due to the decision of the court case, "Plessy v. Ferguson", this was overturned, so the NAACP appealed to the Supreme Court. This was a good decision, for they eventually ruled in favor of Linda, which meant all public schools were made to desegregate, effective immediately.

This is a picture of Harriet Tubman, because with the underground railroad, she too was an abolitionist fighting for equal rights between whites and blacks.

LAD #36

Truman Doctrine Summary:

After a World War II, the Soviet Union and the United States engaged in an ideological battle, rather than a physical one. Due to the lack of "heated" conflict, this feud is referred to as the Cold War. Truman addresses this battle in his "Truman Doctrine", with his first notion being about Greece. After WWII had ended, allied troops evacuated the rest of the German army from Greece, which had been demolished earlier on. Reconstruction was prevented by Soviet troops who incited hostilities along the northern Greek border.  Greece needed immediate aid from the United States, particularly in the form of supply drops for their army, because Great Britain and the entire UN didn't participate in aiding them. Truman also reflected on the state of Turkey, and the fact that they too needed our aid, along with that of other established nations, in order to modernize and rebuild. By assisting these countries, the United States carried out its role as a "promoter of democratic freedom" as well as becoming the "protector of the free world against the spread of Communism". The United States was big on its policy of containment, which included appeasing to all matters required in order to stop the spread of Communism. In order to do this, Truman's Doctrine was used to request that Congress send $750 million, along with a small military force, to aid both Greece and Turkey in their reconstruction after the war.

The picture on the right is that of Iraq because to this day, The United States has funded them to ultimately defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) so they don't expand or get stronger. This is much like how we aided countries to prevent the growth/ spreading of communism.

LAD #33

FDR's First Inaugural Address Summary:

Franklin Delano Roosevelt's First Inaugural Address was an impeccable, and rather memorable speech. FDR is credited, in this famous speech, with a famous quote which reads, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." This quote has served a very influential and motivational role in many citizens' lives ever since he gave this speech. To commence this inaugural, FDR begins to talk about the Great Depression, and touches up on how it does not have to be as bad as people are making it out to be. This address revealed to our nation FDR's pure optimism, and displayed his true leadership capabilities, that of one who could take our country out of a depression and beyond. People could now hope for a greater status of our nation than ever seen before. Roosevelt often refers to the poor condition of the country, but he does well to effectively incorporate ideas of the grandiose potential of of America's future. FDR also suggests various solutions to the problems, which included an increase in the production of farming materials, while decreasing the overall cost of the government. He concludes his speech in stating that electing him, a strong leader, was going to be the key in leading the nation out of this massive crisis and beyond.


This is a picture of President Donald J. Trump at his Presidential inauguration, where he was to give an inaugural address, just like how FDR did. The biggest difference was that Donald Trump's address had a 140 character count. Good thing he had the "best words."

LAD #31

Summary of Wilson's 14 Points:

Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points reassured American citizens that the Great War was fought solely on the basis of diplomatic and moral reasoning. Wilson's goal was for the world to be unified, and to establish equality on the terms of safety and freedom. He reiterated his belief that equality was more important than mastery. Wilson's 14 points in succession formulated a unified proposal for the "final war for human liberty." These points had effectively laid out the plans with regards to various areas of diplomacy, one of which including the reliance on open diplomacy over secret agreements. Several other areas, such as freedom of trade, freedom of the seas, assistance/aid to both Russia and Belgium, restoring French territories; independence for Austria-Hungary, Poland, and the various Balkan states was also included in the plan. Following those, disarmament, the division of Italy by nationality, self-determination for both the Ottomans and for all colony claims, and free passage through the Dardanelles. The final point, number 14, entailed the creation of the League of Nations. The League was created after the First World War to provide a forum for resolving international disputes, but it was one of the major turn-offs for others in deciding what they thought about the 14 points.

This is a picture of the Convention of 1800, also known as the Treaty of Mortefontaine, which was a treaty between the United States of America and France to settle the tension that had broken out during the Quasi-War.