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You are to blog as though you actually went back in time. You must keep to time periods we studied first semester only. Be specific, I will be looking for details. Have a little fun with this!
Thinking back on our first semester studies, if you could walk into B09 and be transported into one of the time periods we studied first semester for 48 hours, what time period would you visit? Why?
You are to blog as though you actually went back in time. You must keep to time periods we studied first semester only. Be specific, I will be looking for details. Have a little fun with this!
Thinking back on our first semester studies, if you could walk into B09 and be transported into one of the time periods we studied first semester for 48 hours, what time period would you visit? Why?
Describe what you would see, smell, and hear.
How would the people be dressed?
Who would
you most want to talk with and what would you ask the person(s)?
Who are the
political, economic and social leaders of the time?
What are the most pressing
issues facing the people?
*Going back to the 1950's*
ReplyDeleteWhy? To get the full experience of women's suffrage. To experience the "cult of Domesticity" ideals.
The air is warm and contains a plethora of cigarette smoke. There's rock 'n' roll music blasting out of local clubs, and many shiny new cars littering the streets. The women are wearing poodle skirts and the men suits. The person I'm most eager to converse with is Joseph McCarthy. The founder of 'McCarthyism', peaks my curiosity with his blatant ignorance and disregard for the peoples of America that he was slandering so viciously.The things I would ask him would be 1.) Did you just want recognition for catching supposed "communists" or were you legitimately concerned for the well-being of your fellow Americans? 2.) After this tremendous fallout that has occurred from your actions, do you regret them? 3.) Do you think your drunkenness played a role in your actions?
The political leader of this time was President Harry S. Truman.
Social leader was the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr.
The most pressing issues during the 1950's were women's rights (cult of domesticity, The Feminine Mystique-Betty Friedan) African American rights (Brown v. Board, segregation)
April 31, 1957-May 1, 1957 < Date
DeleteOne economic leader of this time period was the Chair of the Federal Reserve, William M. Martin (April 2, 1951 – January 31, 1970).
DeleteConsidering that McCarthy died on May 2, you would have caught up with him in the nick of time!
DeleteCheck your information... who was US president in 1957?
DeleteI would be transported to the 1960's, of course! The date would be Janurary 17-18, 1963 so that I could still speak with JFK and see Malcom X!!!!!! I realize that your life/appearance is what you make it, but the style that everyone had then was simply beautiful to me. WIth all the new teenagers from the baby boom, fashion sparked incredibly! I would love to be one of them for 48 hours... (more actually).
ReplyDeleteSeeing women flaunting their short hairstyles and their go-go boots and men wearing bright colors and turtle necks! Bell bottom jeans would stroll through the streets while listening to AMAZING, BEAUTIFUL music by The Beatles and The Beach Boys! (I would want to talk to The Beatles.. They were all so perfect.)
Honestly, I would enjoy having dinner with JFK before he was assassinated in 1963. I would like to talk with him about being the youngest (and most gorgeous) president yet. I just think that he would be a great person to get to know.
The political leaders would include Lyndon Johnson, John F. Kennedy
An economic leader would be Sherman J. Maisel who worked for the Federal Reserve in San Fransico.
Social leaders were people like Malcom X and Martin Luther King.
Issues that I would face by going back would be The (African American) Civil Rights Movement and the huge change that the society was going through.
Another major political group who you might also want to consider meeting include the members of the NAACP to get first hand views on how they fought to live peacefully in the cities.
DeleteWhile you're meeting with Civil Rights leaders, it would be interesting to meet with or observe the Nation of Islam. Islam allowed blacks to find identity away from the oppression of Protestant Christianity.
DeleteAnother thing to discuss with people of the 1960's would be what some reactions were of the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" written by Harper Lee as it discussed some of the turmoil of race relations as they affected people in America.
DeleteIf I could go back in time I would like to go back to the WW2 era so that I could see the many inventions, which shaped our life and the atomic bomb. Upon my entrance into this era I would probably have dressed in an Army Uniform due to my current drift into the draft. The color of the uniform was a non-appetizing green that would help me hide with the environment. Then as I learned to be a marine I would enter onto enemy land and be welcomed a fire of bullets, barrage of grenades and offered a suite in a dirt filled fox hole with tinned unsanitary meat. After about 4-6 days into the country I started smelling like the land and gunfire due to the constant ambushes that would occur. My company commander at one point into the war included Douglas MacArthur who led a secret attack on Adolf Hitler’s Elite infantry troops in 1945 in Dresden after the Yalta Conference. The attack was a success and led to the capture of all of their weaponry and food supply; afterwards the base uncovered atomic bomb plans and small traces of Uranium, which enforced the government to start research on the Atomic Bomb. I asked him that FDR died in Sandy Springs at 3:30 to polio, which would lead to Eisenhower to be President, does he have the strength to lead the U.S. in WW2. He said,” yes I fell he has the responsibility as a president to lead this country to success and prosperity amongst the world”. As I arrived home for a 2-month security force in the Manhattan Project I realized the importance of this research and how it maybe the ultimate bomb to end the war and how safe these details needed to be. August 6 and 9 mark the days I was overjoyed to see the world renounce into peace and the fighting has stopped. I still remember being in the plane far but near the plane with the atomic bomb being dropped.
ReplyDeleteSlight problem with this post by Prakash... who became president after FDR?
DeleteI meant Harry S. Truman. Stupid Autocorrect!!!!
Delete-Traveling to the 30th of June and the 1st of July of 1948 in East Berlin: during the Berlin Airlift-
ReplyDeleteDescribe what you would see, smell, and hear.
- I can hear the whirring of the planes as they take off and land to be loaded with new supplies. It smells like plane exhaust, and the checkpoints between east and West Berlin are in the background
How would the people be dressed?
-Those at the base, where the planes take off, are dressed in Army uniforms, but the West Berliners in the far-off windows are dressed more raggedly and show the poverty of West Berlin. The civilians in East Berlin are dressed in typical 40s fashion: long dresses and short hair for the women, trousers, jackets and hats for the men.
Who would you most want to talk with and what would you ask the person(s)?
- I would want to speak with one of the pilots for the airlift, so get his perspective on the ongoing events. I would ask him what he saw as differences between West and East Berlin, and how he felt about the constant state of political tension between the two ideologically disparate sides. I would also try to speak to President Truman, to ask him about the difficulties about keeping such a large endeavour running, and how he was planning to deal with the indignation of the USSR and Stalin over such blatant intervention in their socio-political actions.
Who are the political, economic and social leaders of the time?
- The major leaders of this period are Harry S Truman of the United States, Joseph Stalin of the USSR, and Clement Attlee of the United Kingdom.
What are the most pressing issues facing the people?
- The most pressing issue facing the world at this time was the issue of ideological differences: communism versus capitalism. This strife between very different ways of government created the Cold War, the major political issue of the era. This was the beginning of the arms race, as the USSR and the United States both constantly tried to out do each other in terms of nuclear might. This discord between two of the most powerful nations on the Earth created a very tense political environment, forcing most other nations into the ever-risky game of choosing a side.
If I was there during the airlift and could talk to anyone, itd be super cool to be there during the conversation when Sir Brian Robertson, said well why dont we try supplying them through the air? I bet the other people and that room thought he was nuts at the beginning, but today we see that he was a brilliant man. Anyways, Id love to feel the awkwardness in that room when he suggested that idea that started the hole ball rolling.
DeleteSome very interesting time travels. Those who post after this post of mine, make sure that your facts are accurate... you may want to use your Fast Track or text or the Internet to verify the information you post. Keep in mind the deadline.
ReplyDeleteI would travel to April of 1865 the month of Lincoln's assassination. I would discuss with John Wilkes Booth about his plans to assassinate President Lincoln as people talked around us as they waited for the show at Ford’s Theater in Washington. I would discuss with him his motives as to why he wanted to assassinate Lincoln and why he was so sure this was the right move to make and why he would not give Lincoln and chance that maybe he could win his vote with time. While sitting in the theater as women rushed in fanning their faces Booth would also explain to me that initially he never intended to kill Lincoln, but while giving a speech on April 11 Lincoln mentioned the idea that blacks should have the right to vote and with Booth being such a racist he changed his mind and had a desire to kill him. Some issues the people were dealing with at this time was the ending of the civil war and with it only being a few days after Lee's surrender and the ending of the Civil War there were still many problems to be dealt with. Vice President at the time was Andrew Johnson and the Secretary of State was William H. Seward. I would smell the firing of the gun as Booth shot Lincoln in the back of the head and hear him fall loudly on the stage as he made an escape only to find out later that he would be captured and found in Virginia.
ReplyDeleteIt would also be interesting to visit the surrender of Lee and his troops at the Appomattox Court House on April 9th. You could talk to both sides and get their opinions about the war and its repercussions.
DeleteI’m visiting March 3rd and 4th, 1801 to see the inauguration of Thomas Jefferson, the third US President. I’m interested in traveling back to this time because this passing-of-power was extremely important in American history- it proved that power between the two major parties could be passed peacefully, proving the ultimate success of the nation. I would want to talk to both Jefferson and Adams, to talk about their opinions on the Nation, Constitution, and current world issues like the impressment of seamen. The leaders of this time are Jefferson (political) and John Marshall (social, although he had JUST been appointed Chief Justice position by John Adams). The most pressing issue would be the Midnight Judges Scandal, wherein John Adams appointed several new judiciary positions to office in an attempt to keep Federalists in power when he left the presidency. Although the inauguration takes place on the 4th, I would travel back to the third so I can see all the people at the Capital, Washington D.C. Most of these people would probably be dressed in large, formal dresses and full suits despite the muggy heat of the drained swamp. In the city I would probably hear and see bustling about as people worked to get the city clean for the inauguration.
ReplyDeleteI might also be interesting to stake out the White House on the night of the 3rd so as to try and see lame duck John Adams scurrying away in the night in an effort not to have to face his enemy, Thomas Jefferson, replacing him.
DeleteIf I was to go back in time I would honestly, go back to the last two days of the Lewis and Clark expedition, just before the reach the Pacific Ocean. I'm not quite sure this is a time period but its still a very significant piece of history at least to me. The time period would be around November 7/8 1806. I hope id see the pacific ocean but with a greater appreciation, because that would be the first time they had ever seen it after almost three years of journey to it. Id smell, salty water and accomplishment, and id hear the waves and the victory shants and all the happiness going around when they finally could see what they had sought after. Theyd probable be dressed like a bunch of hobo's with torn shirts and stained pants and well Lewis would have a hole in his left butt cheek from where the one eyed member short him midway through the trip mistaking him for an elk. Honestly, Id want to talk to the traveling doctor on the trip, Mr. Rush, because their wasnt a massive amount of medical supplies in the world in 1803 when they began or state of the art technology, where as the doctor kept most of them alive the entire trip. This, is a very overlooked accomplishment considering how much variety of enviroments these guys were in as well as how much a variety of food they had. It was recorded in Clarkes diary that he refused to eat dog on the trip twice. So, I would want to talk to the Doctor of the trip to learn how with that many factors efffecting his patients and still managed to keep them from eating poisoned berries or simple dying of infection from sleeping on so many different places throughout the trip. The political leaders of the time would have to be Thomas Jefferson who is the creator of the trip, and the President of the United States. The Social leaders, might actually be some of the various Indian Tribe leaders that supported and welcomed them along the trip and kept them from starving to death and protecting them. The Economic leaders would most likely be the Pioneers who were buying up the newly acquired land that was being expedition ed by Lewis and Clark through the Louisiana Purchase because there land purchases most likely funded the expedition. The most pressing issue at the time for the people would be simple growing pains. After the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the U.S. doubled geogrpahically and that would cause a lot of people to wish to move west and that is good for expansion but can tear community apart and hurt local economies, so in essence the biggest pain was growing pains but at the same time it was arguable the biggest opportunity. Now all I need is a time machine and then I could be apart of the Lewis and Clark adventure for real!
ReplyDeleteI think it would be neat to ask Lewis and his companions about the irony of how they left one of the expedition's "peace and friendship" medals on the corpse of a Blackfoot Indian that they killed in confrontation over stolen horses.
DeleteI suppose I would travel back to the 1970s. I always hear of how the 50s/60s and the 80s/90s were, but I hardly hear about the 70s. When I arrive I both see and hear protests- protests covering a wide range of issues, from Vietnam all the way to feminism. I can sense the sheer distrust of the government due to the Watergate Scandal and American actions in Vietnam such as the My Lai Massacre and the bombing of Cambodia. The people's dress in this time was a continuation of the look for the "hippies" of the 60s, with frayed jeans and tie-dye still popular. New to the period were hot pants, brief tight-fitting shorts, and returning was the three-piece suit, worn with wide collared shirts and no tie. I would like to talk with Nixon after the Watergate scandal. Asides from the scandal, as a president he was not to bad, proven by his ushering of an era of detente with Russia and China, and his aid in the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970. I simply would like to ask why he did something corrupt when he had the potential to have more successes. Important leaders of this decade include Nixon, whose reasons can be read previously, and President Jimmy Carter, who aided in obtaining peace between Israel and Egypt and in regaining the people's trust in the government to a degree, though he ended up shamed due to economic and energy woes, and his inability to fail in rescuing the hostages of the Iranian hostage crisis. Issues at hand was feminism and affirmative action. Feminism gained strength through the Roe v. Wade case of 1973, which gave a woman the right to her own body. Affirmative action was aided in 1969 by Nixon's Philadelphia Plan, which required employers to meet quotas for minorities, and then hindered by the case of Allan Bakke in 1978, in which the Supreme Court ruled that preference in admissions to college/universities could not be influenced by race.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the 1970s as a decade is often overlooked. During the 1970s the American people evolved into the people they are now. This decade transformed the American people into the modern civilian. I would like ti walk the streets of washington D.C. and disvuss politics with the people who just happen to walk by. It wasnt until the 1970s that people began to question the President himself and not the government as a whole. I would want to know what people thought about the Nixon scandel or the Carter screw up with the hostages.
DeleteIf I was able to go back in time to any point in American History, I would go back to the signing of the Treaty of Paris on September 3, 1783. This treaty officially ended the Revolutionary War and guaranteed America's independence. In my opinion this is one of the most vital points in our nations. It was the birth of the soon to be great nation that has only striven since that fall day when the guns were put down and the pens picked up.
ReplyDeleteI imagine sitting in the Hotel D'york with Benjamin Franklin and John Adams as they discussed terms of peace with David Hartley and Richard Oswald. The men next to me are all dressed in stockings and cotton threads hand-sewn as they speak softly in the candle lit room. As the men are all huddled together discussing terms of peace its difficult to differentiate the American voices from the British as everyone accents are very similar. The men recount the series of events leading up to Cornwallis' final defeat and surrender at Yorktown. The American side....
... argues that in order to end the war once in for all the British must accept a set of rules that guarantee the rights and freedoms of the American citizens from British Rule. America had fought its war and won its independence and it was time for it to be recognized as a sovereign nation
ReplyDeleteDuring this time period American Citizens desired freedom. I would want to witness American earn its rights and freedoms as a nation as it finally steps away from its big brother England. This treaty, while not declaring America's independence, ensured it, and i believe that to be a sight to see. The birth of a nation.
What are the most pressing issues facing the people?
ReplyDeleteI would go back to January 29/30 of 1835 not to experience the judicial prowess of John Marshall nor the economic might of the steamboat industry, but rather to experience President Andrew Jackson at his finest. On January 29th, I would stake out the site of Jackson's near-death experience as well as inquire/observe people, their opinion of slavery, and the "particular institution" of the South (the major issue of the day) in person. On the latter of the two days, I would see a man by the name of Richard "King Richard" Lawrence become a would-be assassin when he attempts to shoot President Jackson at the funeral of South Carolina congressman Warren R. Davis, consequently being the first to make an attempt of a President's life. In the same moment that Lawrence would pull the trigger of his gun, with a rain lightly coming down and the mourners in their solemn black attire, I would hear not the sound of a gunshot, for Lawrence's gunpowder is too wet to fire, nor would I hear a gunshot when he fires his backup pistol, for it too was too wet. Instead, I would hear the sound of King Richard getting ferociously beaten by the cane of would-be assassinated Jackson. As I would be greatly humored by this event, I would then want to speak to both Jackson and Lawrence about the events that had just transpired.
If I was able to go back in time to any point in American history, I would go back to July 26, 1953, a day before signing the armistice to end the Korean War. On the way to the assembly, I would see soldiers from North Korea, China, U.S., UN, and South Korea fighting in hopes of ending the war. I would see bullets flying, tanks moving and firing, helicopters moving back and forth. I would smell the smoke from bullets being fired, tanks firing, dirt, blood, and much more. I would hear loud bangs from both sides as they continue to fight to end the war. Most of the people would be dressed in uniforms as they are soldiers fighting in the battlefield. The leaders in either countries would be dressed in a suit, unless the person is a military leader. I would want to talk to the North Korean leader and South Korean leader to see what their perspectives about the war would be. I would ask Kim Il Sung, North Korean leader, about why he would start this war in the first place. I would ask Syngman Rhee, South Korean leader, about what the first thought was when the North Koreans began to invade South Korea. What his back up plan would have been if the first one, to just fight back, were to fail. The political, social, and economic leaders would be Kim Il Sung (1912-1994) for the North and Syngman Rhee (1875-1965) during this time period. The most pressing issues facing the people would be when the armistice would be signed to end this bloody war. On the day of signing the armistice, I would see all the leaders gathered around in a roundtable fashion to make the final agreement on what the armistice would contain. During the signing, I would ask North and South Korean leaders on how they were feeling as they signed the armistice and what they would think to happen later on after the signing of an armistice.
ReplyDeleteAnother interesting sight so see would be the Demilitarized Zone after the armistice was signed. Seeing both sides of the war at one line, ready to fire at each other if someone were to make the wrong move. The tensions would be high and the hair on the back of everyone's neck would be standing up.
DeleteIf I were to go back in time to a point in American History, it would have to be the day that the Mayflower reached their new found land (America) and founded the Plymouth Colony. Why? Because I wanted to see how the colonies all began. I would be on the boat as it landed in 1620. I would see the shore of Massachusetts. The smell of salty sea water would fill my nose and I could overhear the pilgrims talking about where they would set up their houses and the children would be exploring the land. The men would be dressed in black pants, shoes, shirts and a black hat with a buckle on it and the women would be in dresses (I don't know how else to describe them, you know how they look). I would talk with the pilgrims about their voyage and what they planned to do. I would question them about their beliefs and why they left England. Since the colony was just getting started, the leader overall would be undetermined. The most pressing issue facing the pilgrims would have been the limited supplies that they had. But the Indians came by and helped them plant crops.
ReplyDeleteIf I were to travel at this time I would also talk to the Native Americans and get their prospective of the colonists landing in America and see how they felt maybe even talk to the Native Chiefs.
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ReplyDeleteIf I were to go back in time it would on July 3rd and 4th of 1776 during the Second Continental Congress. Why? because it was the first document of a colony declaring independence from a mother country in the history of the world. I would imagine sitting outside peeking through a window and seeing Benjamin Franklin and John Adams argue for the Congress to vote for Independence. It would smell of sweat from the men sitting in that room for so long. I would hear several arguments between different congressmen on rather or not to declare independence or stay with Great Britain. People would be dressed in traditional clothing but only men in the room. I would like to talk to George Washington about how the fighting was going and what he thought of regarding independence. leaders of the time were King George of Great Britain and General George Washington and John Adams. The obvious issue of the time was the revolutionary war outcome and independence from Great Britain as well as taxes.
ReplyDeleteI would travel back to the battle of the Alamo. I would watch the battle take place, and then i would be the first to say remember the Alamo taking the place of Davey Crockett. The cloths of this time period would be dirty rag like shirts and pants for the American solders, and for the Mexican army would be uniforms.
ReplyDeleteAs it came to be the Mexican army won the battle giving the final blow for the Americans to win the war with Mexico.
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