LAD #37: Brown vs. Board of Education

A problem arose in Topeka, Kansas, when a little African-American girl, Linda Brown, was denied the right to attend public school, one said to be just for whites. This case was about the segregation in public schools, and the NAACP was eager to help the case and end this segregation. The court case of Plessy v Ferguson was brought up, that established separate but equal, and this was ruled unconstitutional, and therefore the desegregation of public schools resulted. Sparking the Civil Rights Movement, and forever changing the United States.

LAD #36: The Truman Doctrine

Starts out talking about how Greece needs help in the form of money and also with help with their government. He further explains that the United States is the only option Greece can go to for help, for the United States is the only democratic country willing to offer aid. Turkey also needs this help. After this, he goes on to talk about governments in general and how Democracy needs to be protected and spread, as it is one of the best governments, although "no government is perfect." This document shows the start of the tensions between democracy (and the United States) and other government forms and those countries.

LAD #35: FDR's Executive Order #9066

This was an order put into use by the president during World War II which allowed Japanese Americans to be placed in relocation camps. This put nearly 120,000 Japanese Americans into these internment camps. Although this order was mainly targeted at Japanese Americans, it also had an effect on German Americans and Italian Americans. These two groups saw 11,000 of German ancestry put into camps and 3,000 of Italian ancestry. This act showed the hatred towards the enemies in war and how strong the resentment was towards these countries and their actions.

LAD #34: FDR's War Declaration

"A day that will live in infamy" is what FDR called the attack by Japan on Pearl Harbor on December 7th. Not only was there an attack here, but also six other attacks the same day/night. FDR shows that these surprise attacks by Japan were deliberate and the United States should go to war. He asks Congress to support him, as the whole nation did. The vote in Congress was almost unanimous, with just one voting against war. The speech was short and to the point, but with no lack of emotion or sentiments.