Great Depression

The Great Depression lasted from 1929-1939. It was the longest economic downturn in American history. By 1933,  Over 13 million Americans were unemployed. It started with the stock market crash back in 1929. That put Wall Street into a panic losing millions of investors. During the 1930's president Franklin D. Roosevelt helped to lessen the effects of the Great Depression. The economy turned around however in 1939.WWII got American industry back into progress. It is still considered one of, if not, the biggest economic crisis in world history.

                                                My sources are HERE, HERE, and HERE.

Steve Jobs

    Steven Paul Jobs was born in San Francisco, California on February 24, 1955. Steve's         hobby growing up was working with electronics (radios, TV sets, etc.) in his garage. He 
    was very intellectual but got bored with school and he got into trouble a lot. In the 1970's 
    he became famous for co-founding Apple Computers. In 1986,he bought a computer             graphics company which became Pixar and made CG greats such as Toy Story and A         Bug's Life. In 2007 Steve Jobs company, Apple, Created the iPhone. Steve Jobs died on     October 5, 2011 of pancreatic cancer. Steve Jobs sure had an interesting life.

                My Sources are HERE, HERE, and HERE.

                     

General MacArthur

Here is my A to Z on General MacArthur.

Theodore Roosevelt

    Theodore Roosevelt was born 1858 in New York City. His family was very wealthy. His first wife Alice and his mom died in 1884 on the same day. He married his second wife Edith in 1886. He had six kids. Theodore Roosevelt became the 26th president of the US in 1901 after President William McKinley was assassinated. He was only 42 years old which made him the youngest president. One of the things he is most known for is in the field of conservation. He set aside 5 national parks and 150 national forest. He also thought there was a need for a shortcut between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans so he made the decision to build the Panama Canal. He was the first American to win the Nobel Peace Prize. He served as president until 1909. The teddy bear is named after him because one time when he was hunting and they had not seen any bears, a guide found an injured bear and tied it to a tree for the President to shoo but he refused to shoot it.  A political cartoonist made a cartoon for the paper. A candy store owner saw it and started calling his toy bears Teddy's bears.  President Roosevelt died in 1919.

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John F. Kennedy

President Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts. After he graduated college, he went to the Navy.  His ship once got hit and he and ten other sailors had to spend 3 days afloat. He wanted to pursue a political career so he did. He started from eleventh congressional district of Massachusetts and worked his way up to President. Soon after he won the eleventh congressional district of Massachusetts, he married Jacqueline Bouvier. They had two kids Caroline and John Jr.  And then he got a disease called Addison disease and that would weaken his immune system. As the election day comes, Kennedy's winning chance was very thin but, he won and got the nomination. Then he won again for president. As president he proposed to raise the minimum wage to $1.25/hour and it worked. Kennedy was going on his daily routine raising money for his campaign for his reelection. While passing through Dealey Plaza in a parade in Dallas, he was shot in the throat and head and they took him to the nearest hospital.  Then he soon died. The police finally caught man by the name of Lee Oswald and that was the person that did the crime. Although he may have died, he is still a very famous president.



to learn more about J.F.K.click here, here or here

All About Russia

     Russia is the world's LARGEST country, with a population of 142,470,272, and guess who gets to rule it? Vladimir Putin. I've never met him in person so I don't feel very comfortable talking about him and his personal things. But, enough about Vladimir.

     The real name of Russia is the Russian Federation, but, nobody really wants to say "I'm  going to visit the Russian Federation!"
Exactly.
The capital of Russia is Moscow. The people of Moscow and everybody else that lives in Russia speaks Russian. Their money is called Ruble. The religions that remain inside of Russia are, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Judaism. The people of Russia speak Russian, obviously.

     One fun fact is: The Russian Federation borders three seperate oceans.

Here are the websites I used: russiapedia.rt.com/basic-facts-about-russia/, kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/countries/russia/#russia-st-basils.jpg, and the Barefoot Atlas, you can find in the Social Studies folder on Mrs. Bronn's iPads, that she provides us with.

   

All About Iceland

Iceland, a beautiful country off the southwestern coast of Greenland, also a country about the size of Kentucky, USA. It was formed by a series of volcanic eruptions. Speaking of volcanoes, the country contains of thirty-five active volcanoes. Crazy, huh?

     Iceland is known to be one of the most distinct and beautiful landscapes in the world. With 332,000 people to enjoy it! The people of Iceland speak Icelandic and English as their official languages. The religion there is mainly Christain. The beautiful country has a nickname of "Land of Fire and Ice".

     Let's get to know some of the (main) animals that roam the Land of Fire and Ice. Puffins, sheep, and Icelandic horses are those animals. If you want to look up some pictures of any of these animals. Just type their names up in the google search bar!

     Enough about landscapes, and animals. Want to learn some fun facts? Here they are: It would be a 5.5 hour flight from NY/ USA to Iceland. That's not very long in my opinion! Another fact is, the education there is FREE of charge. That would be amazing to not pay for any education! The country also contains geysers. They're pretty cool.

     I hope you enjoyed learning about Iceland. Here are the links that I used. www.kids-world-travel-guide.com, icelandreview.com, and the app "Barefoot Atlas", you can find that on Mrs. Bronn's Social Studies folder, on the iPads she provides us. :

See my A to Z about the Holocaust.Here

Neil Armstrong

        Armstrong was born on August 5, 1930.  He had one sister and one brother. As a kid he loved airplanes and he got his pilot license at 15. He went to college but had to put that on hold because he was called to join the Air Force. He served in Korea and at one time his plane got hit but he was safe. After he was in the Air Force, he went back to college to finish his degrees.  He worked as a new plane tester, but then decided to apply to become an astronaut. He had to go through very harsh physical tests but he passed.  He was the second group of astronaut ever. His main mission was Apollo 11.  Apollo 11 was the first flight to the moon ever and they succeeded and gathered a lot of new information about the moon. He was the first man to step on the moon and he called the moment, "That's one small step for man, that's one giant leap for mankind".  He soon retired from being a astronaut and became a college professor. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom the highest award an American citizen can ever get. He died on August 25, 2012 but his legacy still lives.    





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Space Race

          The Space Race was part of the Cold War between the US and the Soviet Union. Everyone thought space exploration was the next big thing. So the US and the Soviet Union were racing to the moon. And so it started, the Soviet Union were the first to send a satellite to orbit the Earth. But the US was not far behind sending there own satellite. The Soviet Union was still in the lead by sending there own into space to orbit the Earth one time. The US was catching up by sending John Glenn into orbit for just one  rotation. The last stretch was coming up, who could land on the moon first. Apollo 11 was the first moon landing attempt and the US was successful. The Soviet Union had four fail attempt to the moon, but the US beat them there. And thats how the US won the race to the moon."One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind," was Neil Armstrong's famous quote while he was on the moon.          





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A-Z Book on the Marshall Islands

Hi there! I've just finished making my A-Z book on the Marshall Islands. My prediction is, you'll enjoy reading about the Marshall Islands! If you don't, I'm sorry. Here is the link, to my book! Thanks :)

A-Z On The Great Depression

Click Here to learn about the Great Depression

A to Z Civil War.

See my A to Z civil war presentation.

A to Z on Ronald Reagan

If you want to learn about Ronald Reagan Click here.

March On Washington

Click HERE to see my Pecha Kucha presentation on the March on Washington.

Hawaii A to Z Book

Learn all about Hawaii HERE.

Nikola Tesla

 
              He was born July 10th, 1856 in what is now Smiljin, Croatia. He sold many alternating-current machinery patients to George Westinghouse. His mother and father were inventor, Djula Mandic and priest/writer Milutin Tesla. At age 28, Tesla left Europe for America. He then worked for buusiness mogul, Thomas Edison. Several months later, the two parted ways due to a conflicting scientific-business relationship. His invention the "Tesla Coil" is still used today.He is now one of the most popular scientists ever.

                                                     My sources were here and here and here.
                                           
                                                   

The Battle of Chosin Reservoir ( Korean War )

How was the battle of Chosin Reservoir started?

What was the battles affect on the war?

Did the US X Corps survive?

     The US X Corps were in North Korea but the Chinese Communist forces saw that and wanted to destroy them. So the US X Corps were basically surrounded. The Chinese forces forced the X Corps out of North Korea but did not destroy them as there goal.

The battle started when the Chinese forces notice and wanted to get them out.

How the battle effect the war is that the Chinese stopped the US X Corps from getting  deeper into North Korea. 

picture from wikipedia 

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A to Z about the Constitution

Here is my A to Z book about the Constitution.  I titled it C is for Constitution.  I hope you enjoy it and learn something.

The Korean War

The Korean War was a civil war between North and South Korea. The US joined South Korean forces because it’s a non Communist country. and China joined North Korea side. The war lasted 3 years, 1 month, and 3 days. About 2.5 million people lost their lives. Through the beginning of the war the Pentagon divided the two sides on the 38th       

parallel. about 2 million children under the age of 18 were separated from there homes. No really won the war because the two countries are still divided.

picture from Wikipedia

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The 1960's

                                                   
1960-Psycho directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Horrifying audiences back then and now. Named most chilling movie ever by AFI (American Film Association).

1961-John Fitzgerald Kennedy elected as 35th president of the United States of America. He was the first catholic president of the USA.

1962-Nelson Mandela jailed for 27 years for fighting against the government. He was released in 1990.

1963-John F. Kennedy assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Lee Harvey Oswald then was caught in a movie theater.

1964-Bob Dylan released The Times They Are A-Changin'. My 2nd favorite song by Dylan.

1965-Rock me' Sock me' Robots released for the first time in stores. Still a fun game for two friends.

1966-Wrestler Mike Tyson born. He was infamous for biting off Evander Holyfield's ear in a match.

1967-Thurgood Marshall sworn in the U.S. supreme court. He was a hero in black history.

1968-Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. James Earl Ray was then sentenced to 99 years in prison.

1969-Sesame Street debuts on television. It became probably the greatest educational program of all time.

                                             My sources were here and here and here.

Kiowa Indians

Here is my diorama on Kiowa Indians.
My resources are HERE, HERE, and HERE

William Herbert

Here is my poster about Wlliam 'Wally' Herbert. He was the first person to walk to the North Pole.

A-Z's of the Silent film industry

Want to learn all about the history of Silent Films?  Check out my A-Z book HERE.

Spanish Armada

The Spanish Armada was a war between England and Spain. Armada means fleet of warships and that’s literally what it was. The Spanish had just created a colony in newly discovered North America and had found gold in it and Spain was thriving. That was the cause of the war. England of course wasn't going to miss an opportunity to make money and spread their religion, so they decided to make a colony of their own. The problem was that whenever the Spanish created their colony, they made it clear to other European countries that nobody else could settle on it.

Even so, several countries decided that Spain shouldn't be in charge of them. So in 1588, the Spanish Armada began. The Spanish had a huge Navy with enormous ships. The English had small ships and an even smaller Navy. Yet because of the huge ships the Spanish had, they went really slow. As I said earlier the English had very small ships but what they had moved swiftly across the water. To everyone’s surprise the English had victory in the Spanish Armada.

To learn more about the Spanish Armada, click HERE, HERE or HERE.

Abraham Lincoln's Assassination

In April of 1865 President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford’s Theater. In most cases the assassin is unknown, but in this case newspapers and people talked about him. The guilty person was John Wilkes Booth.

John Wilkes Booth was the son of a very theatrical father and mother. He had unhappily acted for a few years before getting involved in politics. What you may be wondering is why would someone with such a good atmosphere want to do something like that? Well, as I mentioned, he got involved with politics and his political viewpoints didn’t exactly match up with President Lincoln’s.

Something that a lot of people don’t know is that Booth wasn’t alone in this. Some of the other members included, David Herold, George Azterodt, and Lewis Powell. These “Conspirators” were  to take down the government because they were from the south and thought that all people should have slaves. If they had succeed, everybody in the United States might still have a slave.

These  are she links I used to learn about Lincoln's Assassination click HERE, HERE, or HERE.

Who was Rube Goldberg?

Want to learn about Rube Goldberg? Watch my presentation by clicking HERE! The websites I used were: https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&rlz=1C1CHXU_enUS584US584&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=when%20was%20rube%20goldberg%20born , http://www.rube-goldberg.com/wiki/ , and http://www.biography.com/people/rube-goldberg-9314372.

Titanic

Would you like to learn about the Titanic?  Watch my vlog HERE.

The Dust Bowl

To learn about the Dust Bowl click HERE.

To take the Quiz on the Dust Bowl presentation HERE.

Smallpox presentation

Want to learn about the smallpox? Click HERE for my presentation on smallpox! The websites I used were http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/infection/smallpox.html , http://kidshealth.org/teen/infections/skin_rashes/smallpox.html , and http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/health-and-human-body/human-diseases/smallpox-article/.

World War II

Want to learn about World War II? Click HERE to see my presentation.