Link to project directions and Contract

http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8740987149711393083#editor - directions of project

http://lawsonsrandolphhistory.wikispaces.com/file/view/USH+final+research+project+contract.pdf/325443178/USH%20final%20research%20project%20contract.pdf - contract

Great Depression !!!!!

Apartments for rent, 326 East Sixty-first Street. - Walker Evans, 1938

This is a picture taken by Walker Evans, and it explains the great depresion and gives the viewers a summrization of the plot in a way because of the message its brings. In this photo i think that the apartment has been up for rent for a long time because no one can afford it at the time. The lack of jobs and the lack of government during this time was quite difficult for society and it made it hard for people to support their family and notice that the apartment is for a big family with 3-4 "light" rooms.

369th Infantry in WW1 Cuh .

During this week in class, we have been assigned different topics from WW1 to research and talk about what we learned from it. The topic I choose is 369th Infantry and they were known for being the first African American unit to serve in WW1. At first i thought it was ironic how i chose the topic of African American and the fact that i am one but just saying. I find this topic pretty interesting because i never knew it was an all black army who actually succeeded in the war and accomplish many goals. But i hope you enjoy the information that i present to you.

The 369th Infantry was organized June 29th in 1916 in New York. They were known as the "Harlem Hell Fighters," and once they started the service, they had to prepare themselves to arrive in Europe to battle in France. The unit had a hard time leaving the US and failed 3 times until they finally got it right. They sailed to France but on the way they had many problems dealing with the ship, the soldiers fixed the damages themselves and made it their roughly prepared to start their journey. The unit had to do labor service duties for a while until the commanders decided on what they wanted to do with the group. One month later General John J. Pershing loaned the unit to the 16th division of the French army and the action started.

  The unit was in the trenches for 191 days and that's the longest front line service of any American Regiment. The unit was reassigned to General Lebouc's 161st division to participate in the allied counter attack. Their first attack was at Bois d' Hauza in April but they wasn't to successful and many soldiers were wounded leaving them with only 1,378 men.

The unit had to get back to war strength and quickly went into recruiting. William Hayward  was excited about his recruiting job and he said, "Given the proper training, these men will be the equal of any soldiers in the world." I had a hard time finding out all there attacks because the unit had many attacks on different occasions because they was just doing what they were assigned. I found out that the Americans had disagreements with the French because their rifles they had and the soldiers took the Germans weapons after heavy fighting in Belleau Wood and decided that they were going to use them from now on. 

  The 369th Infantry was an successful goal because they received various awards for their achievements
and recognized for their bravery. I got this huge book from history class that Mrs. Lawson said would be a great source helped me a lot. The book explain what kind of awards the unit received and they were best known for no man of their unit was ever captured or the unit never retreated. The unit was cited eleven times for their bravery and every member of the unit received the French Croix de Guerre for gallary under fire. The 369th band celebrated with great music and had many recording sessions.


The 369th infantry army was not the only group and their was many other groups such as the 371st Infantry Regiment. There was a group called the 8th Illinois(371st Infantry), and the 372nd Infantry. All the groups were successful and was also cited for their bravery. William Hayward had so much confidence in these African Americans and led them to victories of battles and awards that were a life long memory!!!!!

The Great War Archive

On The Great War archive I read about he U-1 and it was the first undersea submarine made by the Imperial Germans. I choose this because I like the sea attacks and the war on water. This title was interesting because the first submarine made was only used for training and they used other submarines to launch an attack. The Germans did secret attacks on sea that made other opponents upset because of the surprise and the damage it did.  http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa

What I have I done ?

Well i haven't quite did to much work on this project, had a very late night with game in New Hope but I will start on it tomorrow in class. I will work hard Mrs.Lawson..... Promiseeeee !!!!

What I learned ??? ..

Well i learned quite a few facts about things i didnt know about the world such as the Brooklyn Bridge, the arcitecture of Wright, and the haunted housesof New York. All the topics were great and I learned something new today in each one but some things stuck out. The house that was made by Wright located in Florence, Alabama was a shocker and it impressed me because it is still here today and is available for open house to the public. The other thing that interested me the most was the characteristics of the Brooklyn Bridge such as the way it was made, the length, and the way it seperated a state. But overall, the post were good and my fellow classmates did a great job.

Car Culture ..

     Cars have gone a long way in life, such as the first few cras that was made such as the eletric car made in the 18th century going into the 19th century. The first car to run a gas was made by Charles and Frank Duryea who were brothers and produced the first gasoline car in the America. They first few cars made in America were not quite in good shape because something was always going wrong with the cars such as body frames, engines, etc. The trials on how to make the perfect car became intense because everyone was trying to find the perfect way to create them in the 18th century but the goal was soon achieved when Henry Ford produced the Model T and i found this out in the Timelife book.
   
       Henry Ford had created the Model T in the 19th century and later on in years, the production of the electric car was vanishing slowly and the gasoline car took over the industry. The cars wasnt as common before the first World War but after the war, more families owned their personal vehicles. The rate of cars own increased even more after World War 11 and close to the end of the 19th century, most of the families had own their own cars.

      Henry Ford had introduced the Ford Company which he was vice president of, and he had brilliant ideas on running his business. He knew that all people werent rich and can just buy things easily so he made the Model T affordable and cheap to start his franchise. Mr. Ford didnt pocket his profits, he used the money to make more cars and investing into the business which was great on his part. His major techinique was making the cars affordable to an average American and they sold like, "Hot Cakes" as they said in the 18th century and the process continued with the sells going up and the money coming in quickly, making Ford one of the top industrial leaders.

     Henry Ford helped the entire nation with the production he has made with the Model T and it was one of the most most popluar productions to be ever made because the price of it and the qualities that the car broung to the table. Ford had alot of help from various individuals who attempted to make cars because it always was an slight problem and Ford learned from those mistakes and improved them in the best way. After the wars were over, car production became a major factor to the United States and families took it in consideration to purchased a car, or you can say the time has changed and jobs were bettered so they can afford things that they couldnt back in the 18th and  19th century.

    Mr. Ford and his creations bettered the world as one because when more people owned cars and more people were on the road, the United States looked at the creation of the National Highway System and more roads and streets were created for the common production of cars. Henry made his last engineer production years before he died and it was the creation of the v-8 engine which has gone a very long way today's world and is a major factor. Years before he died he had sponsored the restoration of an idyllic rural town called Greenville Village. Mr. Ford made nothing but succes in this world threw hard goals he had to accomplish and he has changed the world with the production of his perfect car because without cars, the world would not be fun to live in.
Mrs. Lawson my pictures want upload and ill see you in class to get help on it but everything and every picture is layed out to be put in the post.