What If the United States lost the revolutionary war?

If the U.S lost the revolutionary war the world today would be very different. For example, the land would be geographically smaller because mexico and the native americans would keep the land. Population would be less because there is less land, and it wouldn't be as mixed (no mass immigration). Slavery would have been abolished sooner. Great Britain would soon become the strongest nation in the world.

What was life like in Germany if you were not in an army or sent to a camp?

When people look into the Holocaust they usually learn about the labor camps, or what happend during the physical fighting. But noone thinks about the people trying to live in Germany during this time. Life in Germany as a civilian was rough, obviously not as rough as a soldier or a prisoner. But some never saw their friends again. Those who lived near ghettos had their homes and buildings burned down. Most tried to continue on with their daily lives by going to work or school. 

In the beginning of the war German civilians were living great. The economy was very strong, the people were being fed healthy and delicious food. But shortly it began to get very bad for civilians. Many families struggled to pay the house bills because the men were sent off to the war. Women and children had to work in order to keep the house. Many children starved to death or died of a disease that was related to starving. Germany as a whole didnt start living well until East and West Germany united. 

Works Cited

Lyons, Scott. "World War Two’s Effect on the German Home Front." World War 2 Diaries. W.W. Norton & Company, 17 June 2012. Web. 13 Apr. 2015. <http://wwiidiaries.com/2012/06/17/world-war-twos-effect-on-the-german-home-front/>.

World War 1 Propaganda in America

     Propaganda was used sometimes to persuade americans into joining or helping the U.S army. 

These posters encouraged people at home to save food so that it would be sent to the soldiers. People in the U.S would eat or not eat specific foods on certain days so that the troops would be able to eat more. This would have been effective because it makes the people at home think that they would have a better chance to win if they save food. Because America is so "fat", if the poster was created today it would say "the soldiers could use a couple of your pounds." 

These posters would try and persuade men to join the army. The more people that joined the stronger the army would be. This would be an effective poster because it makes men feel like they owe something to the U.S and that something would be joining the war. If the poster was made now it would say something like "We've been fighting for your safety now come fight fight for your loved ones."

How the Other Half Lives

Dances With Wolves

Anthony Johlie

                                                    Dances With Wolves Final

     The film Dances With Wolves was historically accurate. It showed how the Americans drove the Native Americans slowly westward and into reservations by killing millions of buffalo, just to sell their fur and tongs for money. This was a huge loss for Native Americans food and clothing supply. It also shows how friendly some tribes can be when they come across someone by themselves.

     First, the americans would kill all of the buffalo in the area that the native americans live near so that the United States Army could take over that land without any trouble. They would kill the buffalo for their tongs, and fur. Once they are done with the buffalo the N.A's cannot do anything with them because it is just the carcass left. For example, "In 1872-73 three million buffalo perished and by 1874 the hunters moved so far south that the Treaty of Medicine Lodge Creek was a dead letter" (Smallbone). The N.A's depend so much on the buffalo that they cannot stay on the land without any buffalo in the are. Once they leave the U.S can take over their old land because it was free land. In D.W.W Kevin Costner and some sioux members were hunting and found a field full of dead, and skinned buffalo. The Sioux tribe was then forced to relocate their village, just like what had happened in 1873.

    Second, N.A were more understandable and respectful towards lost or lonely travelers. Like in D.W.W Kevin Costner is alone at his post. When he first sees the Natives they were afraid of each other,  but eventually he became good friends with the leader of one Sioux tribe. They made a couple trades, then eventually he was living in the tribe and married one of the native americans. The Sioux tribe show great human compassion for one others, For example, "He lived on the meat of dead animals and rattle snakes until he regained enough strength to walk and was befriended by some Sioux Indians, who had great respect for anyone who survived a bear attack" (Dary). Even though this traveler had just killed a few Indians before he met the Sioux, they still cared and treated him as if he was one of them. Instead of the Indians killing Costner when they first met they gave him a chance and it worked out well for both of them. They were able to defeat the pawnee in battle, with the help of Costner and his rifles. If they didn't become friends, the Sioux could've lost that battle.

     In conclusion, the movie Dances With Wolves was an accurate film. It showed that not all Indians are as aggressive as people tend to think. It also showed how the U.S secretly moved the Native Americans into reserves by killing off millions of buffalo. The buffalo provided many resources for the Native Americans, such as clothing, food, and it helped build their huts.

                                                          Works Cited

Smallbone, Chris. "How The West Was Lost." History Today 56.4 (2006): 42. MAS Ultra - School Edition. Web. 12 Jan. 2015.

Dary, David. "Mountain Man, Heal Thyself." American History 43.5 (2008): 56. MAS Ultra - School Edition. Web. 12 Jan. 2015.

X,Y because of A, B and C

     Although many people believe that the norths navy was a major advantage in the war, it wasn't as much of an advantage as the telegraph.  The telegraph was a major advantage because it helped the north communicate their plans and strategies. Instead of taking weeks to deliver a note or strategy, the telegraph took seconds. This helped the troops go to new posts in a quicker period of time.

"The united states are vs. the united states is"

Before the civil war it was thought that the united states was independent, and not united as a country. This is correct because every state had their own laws, and way of life. After the war they came together and became the united states is. Their laws became more similar than before. I believe this quote is true. The united states did not act as one big country until the civil war ended, and the north and south didnt become one until the war was over, and abolished slavery.

Westward Expansion

Westward expansionh helped develope Americas character. Americans, for many years and generations, didn't have to think about staying in one place and dealing with the hardships and complications that might have come to that place. They could move and start over in the hopes of finding a better situation. This started with the thinking of the immigrants who came to the "New World" in the first place. Dewitt Clonton created the erie canal that connected the atlantic ocean and the great lakes creating an easier way to trade from the midwest to the east. Big cities and towns were created near the river which helped the economy alot.

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How good was the era off good feelings? There were no major conflicts between political parties, because the Federalist party had broken up. The Democratic- Republicans were in power. One bad thing about the era of good feeling is that slavery was increasing in the south. The era of good feelings ended with the election of 1825, John Quincy Adams didnt win by the electoral college majority vote, but by the house of reps choosing Adams. Supporters of Adams had hard feelings with supporters of Andrew Jackson.