Germany's Dissatisfaction

A U-534 used during WWII
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During World War I there were two opposing sides, the Allies and the Central Powers. A military strategy that England had was to make a blockade, when ships block or make a line to prevent a country from importing or exporting goods.. Because of this, Germany was upset with England. Germany couldn't import or export weapons, military supplies, or even food. 

Germany was also upset with the United States. Since the United States couldn't send in goods to Germany and they didn't challenge the British Blockade because these two countries were at peace with each other and the U.S. didnt want to join the war, there for they didn't challenge the British the Germans were mad with the U.S. The U.S. then couldn't import foodstuffs, or fertilizer for crops. This led to famine in 1917 where about 750,000 Germans starved to death because of the blockade. 

President Woodrow Wilson
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Germany felt the need to get rid of the blockade themselves, therefore they used U-boats, (German submarine), to sink the ships blocking them from the rest of the world. The Germans would sink many British ships claiming their ammunition, or bullets/rounds, or other weapons. However those ships were not military ships, they had both British and American civilians inside. On May 7, 1915, a German U-boat sank the British liner, the Lusitania. They claimed it contained ammunition, when it really claimed more than 1,000 civilians. Of the 1,198 civilians, 128 of them were American citizens. This lead to the American public being against the Central Powers. 

Woodrow Wilson, a president of the United States, wanted, " a peace without victory... a peace between equals." He basically didn't want war with Germany or the other countries from harming each other. One of Wilsons goals was to have all countries join a "league for peace" to extend democracy, keep the freedom of the seas, and reduce weapons. In other words he wanted a "League of Nations" however that did not do anything to stop World War II from happening, and even after world war two the League of Nations had very little power and influence.

U.S. After W.W.1

This is the logo of the League of Nations.

After experiencing the treacheries of The Great War, Americans quickly gained many fears in the years that followed. Some of the more prominent fears that developed were such fears of immigrants, the world around them, and changes in their ideals.

Their fears of immigrants and those not native to America came about from the U.S. Having to send soldiers across an ocean to fight a war that they attempted to stay out of. This problem grew over time, and eventually led to the formation of the Klu-Klux-Klan. The klan or KKK are a group of white males of European ancestry who were born in America, are there enemies.

Idealism or the Idea of the perfect world also caused a stir in the public. As a radical ideal such as communism developed and gained recognition, a,Erica s feared that their way of life would be taken from them.

The League of Nations was an early version of what the United Nations is today., however the league was very weak in comparison. Proposed by the U.S. After World War 1, the main goal of the league was to prevent any more world wars from happening. However even though the U.S. organized the League, they were not members.

These are the countries that are and were part of the League of Nations.

Why did the U.S. joined WW1?

     There are many ideas out there about what started World War 1, however the main reasons were a Nationalism, Imperialism, Militarism and the formation of Alliances. These alliances were The Allies and the The Central Powers. The Allies consisted of France, Rusia, and Great Britain and eventually the U.S. The Triple Entante consisted of Germany, Austria Hungary, Italy and the Ottoman Empire. The reason for why WW1 started was that every country wanted something different. This war was known because it was the first major war in which many countries from different continents fought each other. Also the fighting style was different because they fought by using Trench Warfare. Trenches were holes in the floor in which soldiers would live in. Often times these holes were small, dirty and infested with rats and cockroaches.

These are how trenches look. This image shows the pros and cons of trenches.

Americans didn't want to join the war at the time because  they thought it was far and also because they didn't want support capitalism and imperialism acts. Though out the war England, France and Russia borrow money from The U.S. and to ensure that the U.S. would get his money they decided to join the war and help the allies win the war.

These are the countries that were part of the allies before the U.S.  joined the war.

To me the most interesting about WW1 was that countries used a different style of fighting which was Trench warfare. World War 1 was important because it was the first war in which many countries fought. Before doing this blog I did not know how the U.S. joined the war but now I know the reasons for why we joined the war.

In 2015 we still have wars however our wars are more effective because we have to kill less people and also we have less casualties. We have drones, missiles, and nuclear weapons. Lastly we don't need to physically put people in the middle of a war because we have computer controlled weapons.

The Allies won the war because the U.S. joined the Allies side and help them defeat Germany. Since the U.S. Was fresh and with lots of money to spend in the war it was easy for them to take Germany out.

Food Inc. How is our food produced?

Stay safe, think before you eat.

Although this looks delicious, it can be deadly.

When I was a kid Mc Donald's was the best place to eat, food was cheap, delicious, and the food was in my hands really fast. I have recently watched a documentary called Food Inc. This documentary was about the food industries in the U.S. and how these industries produce products that are not very safe for us. These fast food restaurants got so powerful and rich because they found faster and better ways to prepare their food.

McDonalds was the first fast food company to implement the assembling line in to their restaurants, by doing this they were able to maximize profit and at the same time reduce cost.As McDonalds grew larger it demanded the beef producers to produce more meat, eventually these beef corporation grew so large that only four of such corporation now control over 80% of the beef production in this country.nalthough these companies make millions of dollars each year, they still find the need to find the need to do fake advertising.

Many people argue that the names of brands and their labels are misleading because most of the times the labels show the image of beutiful farms with the sunset in the background with the animals playing in the fields, this however is not true because all of these animals are raised in factories and never get to see the daylight. In the 1950's chickens were raised in farms, and grew naturally however now chikens are genetically changed to make their breast bigger, their overall weight is also much higher and they grow quicker.

The power of these corporations has grown so much that now the farmers growing the food are not allow to talk about the process of how their animals grow. These farmers have contracts with the large meat corporations and are restricted from showing their farms to any media. This contracts are so powerful that farmers can't tell people the truth, for sample like farmers having to feed their cows corn instead of  grass.

In the U.S. 30% of the land is used to grow corn, this is due because the government pays farmers to grow as much corn as they can. Beef suppliers are very happy about farmers growing a lot of corn because they can used it to feed their animals for a cheap price. Corn is a very powerful crop in our country, some products that are made of corn are Ketchup, Cheese, and Twinkies. Many of these products are not made of corn but they do use some sort of corn product.Cattle has evolved to eat grass but now farmers are feeding them corn, this makes them grow faster and also they get E. Coli. E. Coli is a very dangerous virus that can kill you. Is it a good idea to eat contaminated meat.

In 2001 Kevin Kowalcyk ate a ground beef contaminated with E.Coli, many say that the government is responsible for Kevin's death because it took the inspector 26 days to do anything about this problem. Away to solve this E.Coli problem is to use ammonia, this chemical is capable of killing bacteria and E.Coli being one of those bacteria.

Why is fast food so cheap in the U.S. Compared to healthy organic food. This is because farmers grow corn for cheap, big beef companies buy this corn for low prices, the corn they buy is use to feed animals, these animals grow faster and bigger, they get killed and the meat is sold to fast food chain restaurants for cheap prizes. In the other hand, organic vegetables take longer to produce and there fore they cost much more to the consumer. This is the main reason for obesity in this country, families don't have time or money to make healthy food, because of this they make the decision to go to fast food places where the food is cheaper but also unhealthy.

According to the USDA, farms that produce organic products are insanitary, but these farms are not unsanitary because they don't add any supplements to their products. Many of the farms get their workers from unducomanted workers because they can paid these workers lower amount of money. Industrial food can be consider dishonest or fake because the companies do not tell about the environmental, societal and health damages food corporation are protected by laws. These laws are not in the best interest of you and your family because they only care about their profit and these laws are only restricting you from telling anything that can damage the profit of a company. The only ones that benefit from this laws are big companies like McDonalds.

McDonalds can be a very unhealthy place to eat. They control the food industry, and the government is not only allowing it but they are helping them by paying farmers to grow cheap corn. These corn is then used to feed the cattle that McDonalds uses for their patties. People and farmers can do the difference because if we as people demand companies to stop the production of patties with contaminated meat, if we do so the companies will stop because they only care about the profit. From now on you may want to think about what you eat, how is made and the problems it can bring to you on the future.

ABUSING CHICKENS WE EAT

This is one of the most powerful chicken farm corporations.

     Perdue is an agribusiness in Salisburg, Maryland. With annual sales of over $6 billion this company stands at the 3rd largest chicken producer in the U.S. This company produces 59,320,000 pounds of ready to cook chicken. In the article Abusing Chickens We Eat, by Nicholas Kristof, published by the New York Times he author states that aperture is abusing the chickens, and it is also using fake advertising to sell their products.

     Through out the article the author used many examples to support his argument. One example was how he explIn why companies lie in their labels. For example the labels always show beutiful chicken shower in real life these chickens are nothing like the ones in the label.
In the movie Food Inc. they interviewed many farmers however only one was willing to show how the chickens actually grow. Chickens are being genetically inhance to grow larger chest, grow bigger and grow faster.

This is how chickens look in chicken farms.

     In the 1900's a book named The Jungle by Upton Siclair, a novel about the harsh conditions and exploited lives of immigrants in the U.S. Sinclair spent 7 weeks working undercover in a meat plant to see how the daily days of workers where. President Theodore Roosevelt read this book and choose to take actions about it. He sent investigators to these slaughter houses to and when the report came back it said the same things like Sinclair. The Federal Meat Inspection Act of 1906.
    

 By reading the article titled, "Abusing Chickens We Eat" by Nicholas Kristof, it opened my eyes to the reality or food corporations and how they treat their products and employees. In reality, it's not only chickens being abused it's also other animals like cattle. Also, many of the "farmers" say its not really farming anymore. It's just mass production. I learned that the corporations make the farmers upgrade their chicken stockyards all the time making the farmers go into debt. And if the farmers wouldn't upgrade, they would run the enormous risk of losing their contract with the corporation. By learning all this new information on food corporations, I have decided I would cut down on my meat and poultry consumption.

What Happened to The 43?

The Ayotzinapa school is a public school located in Inguala Guerrero, where only sons of poor citizens or farmers are allowed to attend. The goal of this school is to train future teachers. In this school are also thought several values that many poor children are lack the opportunity to learn.

Many believe that these students were abducted because they were protesting against the mayor's (Jose Luis  Abarca) wife (Maria De Los Angeles Pineda), and because the students were protesting the mayor decided to take such actions. Another idea going around is that of the cartels tuning these cities gave the order to make a point. This idea could be more then likely the problem because many of the government officials get to their positions with drug cartel money and there for to repay they must obey the orders from the drug leaders.

The Mexican citizens demand for answer as well as the parents. They argue that their protest around the country will not stop until their sons and appear alive

Has The U.S. Moved On From Racism?

I believe the U.S. Is not colorblind due to the fact that in airports people are racially categorized

• Jocelyn: Republicans congress are against undocumented immigrants, people often times are incarcerated for minor offenses (vagrancy or homelessness).
• Lauryn: Very few families discuss racism. Only 37% of families talk openly about race, which makes racial discrimination unaccountable to millenniums 
• Ruben: Only 44% of African American families own homes versus 73% of white families. If the U.S. was truly colorblind society those percentages would be more equal.
• African American die four years earlier than whites. White people live in safer environments as  for African people they live in dangerous communities.
• Mariela: African American how low paying jobs, they live in dangerous neighborhoods where gangs play a big role in their lives.