American History Homework Eleven Answers - Student 32

Nick DeJ American History Homework Eleven

1. I think it is very important to learn history because understanding situations that have occurred in the past will help me to make political decisions in the future. I also think that understanding how my country came to be is really important to understand where it is going. Lastly, understanding the reasoning behind decisions made in the past might also help me with day-to-day problems that I might encounter.

Excellent point in your last sentence.

2. In the beginning of World War II, most people in the United States wanted to remain neutral. However, as the war in Europe escalated, the need for American involvement became clear. Britain, our ally, needed materials and supplies. I think we were right helping them. Once the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, we had no choice, but to go to war. I also think if we had known about the Holocaust before we did, we would have entered the war sooner.

Good analysis.

3. I think that the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, signed into law by President Ronald Regan, was a good idea, for the most part. This law made it a crime for an employer to hire an illegal immigrant. It also required that employers have their employees complete a form, called the I-9 form, which provided documentation that the employees were legally eligible to work in the United States. It imposed financial penalties for the companies who were employing illegal aliens. This law was passed in hopes of reducing illegal immigration.

While I believe that this law was a great idea, I disagree with a part of it. This Act granted amnesty to most illegal aliens who had come to the United States before 1982 and had lived there ever since. I understand why this was done, but I do not agree with it.

Superb analysis. Will include in my next lecture! How about that for a "model answer"!

4. I liked the Kellogg-Briand Pact, because I think it is funny that someone would try to outlaw war. I also think that it is ridiculous that to get a country to comply with this treaty, they would have to go to war.

Excellent, could be a model answer.

5. This is a hard question to answer because I did not live during the time period of the Great Depression. I cannot even begin to image how this economic crisis affected people. However, I do not think there is ever a quick fix for a poor economy. The New Deal was like a quick fix. It did not end the Depression. Some economists believe it actually made it worse! The social programs setup by this deal cost money to implement. Taxes were increased, especially for the rich. Instead of the New Deal, I would have proposed a bill that made the government more accountable for its spending, and I would have stopped much of the spending for a certain period of time. During this period I would have thought out a strategy for fixing the economy. I would still have pushed for certain social programs for people who were poor and sick with diseases. I also would not have taxed the rich as much as they did at the time, because rich people start companies and create more jobs.

Terrific analysis, might also include as a model.

6. I go both ways on the subject of dropping the atomic bombs on Japan. The question was whether we should drop the bomb and end the war quickly, or keep fighting the war and possibly lose the lives of many more Americans. I believe that we should have dropped the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki because the Japanese were not about to surrender. However, I do not think that we fully understood what the bomb was capable of back then. I do not think that we realized that it would have effects on future generations.

Well done.

7. This cartoon was drawn by someone who did not like Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), probably a Republican. This cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt as a spirit, basically stating that he couldn’t believe how much power Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) had. The two men, with the huge bats, with the words House and the Senate written on them, represent FDR’s Democratic Congress, who aided in the quick passing all of the programs of the New Deal. The date of this cartoon was probably 1933.

Superb. Perfect.

--NickDeJ 12:48, 4 December 2008 (EST)

Terrific homework, one of the best in the class, with several good enough to be model answers! 70/70. Perfect!--Aschlafly 21:51, 6 December 2008 (EST)