LAD #30: Brown Vs. Board of Education

The argument between Linda Brown backed by the NAACP against the board of education of Topeka, Kansas was one that would make it to supreme court and change history. It all started when Linda Brown, an African-American third grader wanted to go to the white school that was 7 blocks away. However, she was forced to walk through railroad tracks and walk one mile to get to the African-American school. They challenged the school board stating that separate but equal really isn't equal. They stated that the African-American children had developed an inferiority complex. the NAACP and the Brown's lost locally, but they repealed to the supreme court. The chief justice, Earl Warren ruled that separate but equal between races isn't equal at all. He then ordered that all public schools had to be racially integrated.

LAD #29: Truman Doctrine

In the Truman Doctrine, President Harry S. Truman made a speech to congress urging them to help pass legislation in order to save several eatern european nations from the advancing control of communism. among these nations were Greece and Turkey. Both nations had suffered terribly from the war. They were unable to come up with the funds needed to support the democratic government that they wanted. They did not even have enough food for eating. They asked the United States for help not only economically but also ideologically. They wanted the American economists and agricultural leaders to come to their countries and help them strengthen their farming and economy as well. Truman felt that it was necessary to help these nations in order to prevent them from falling to communism.

LAD #28: FDR's First Inaugural address

In His first Inaugural address, FDR gave hope to the people in the beginning of the great depression that was not only plaguing our nation, but the entire world. Throughout the entire address, FDR instilled hope into the hearts of the American people with quotes such as "The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself." He also told the Americans that it was not the worst possible situation. he used references to the bible when he said that the American people were not being plagued by locusts. Under the leadership of FDR, the American people held hopes high and fought through the depression with the new deal.

LAD #27: Kellogg-Briand pact 1929

The Kellogg-Briand pact 1929 was a treaty between America, Germany, Austria, Hungary, and several other countries calling for an armistice. This pact was made due to the failure of the treaty and Versailles, and seeing that the United States had never signed a treaty, they felt that it should be done in order to maintain global peace. In the pact, they pledged that war would be avoided at all costs and that issues between countries should be solved diplomatically. By 1929 forty countries had signed the treaty, making it a major breakthrough of the time.

LAD #26: Schenck v. USA

Schenck versus the United States took place on March 3, 1919. The trial was over the content of United States mail shipped by the socialist party in the later half of the second decade of the 1900s. It was said that this went against the espionage act of 1917. The chief justice claimed that the defendant was trying to cause insubordination in the US armed forces during the first world war. Schenck was the secretary at the Socialist party and mailed close to 16,000 pamphlets that encouraged draft dodging. The judge ruled against the defendant and said that it was a clear and present danger.

LAD #25: Wilson's 14 points

In wilson's 14 points, Woodrow Wilson outlined things that he believed should be changed in order to restore world peace once again. Wilson, being a pacifist, desperately wanted to avoid another world war at any cost. He oulined his plans in his fourteen points.

1. No private alliances

2. freedom of the seas

3. free trade

4. restriction of national militaries

5. equal claims in imperialism

6. Russian freedom of government

7. Repair belgium

8. french territory restored

9. Italian frontier adjusted

10. autria-hungary allowed to govern themselves

11. balkan states given independence

12. turkey give conquered territories freedom

13. Poland given passage to sea

14. league of nations

LAD #24: Clayton Anti-trust Act

the clayton anti-trust act was developed to break up the bad trusts all over the United States in the early 1900's. it accomplished this using many rules and regulations on big business.

1. Businesses could not sell the same item for different prices based on who was buying it. They couldn't discriminate against customers.

2. If the company does in fact discriminate, the company will be charged

3. it is illegal to accept bribes.

4. it is illegal to give special deals to select customers

5. it is illegal to accept a better price

anyone violating these terms can be fined $5000 and imprisoned

6. one cannot sell other's products

7. if someone is injured on the job, they are allowed to sue the company

The Clayton Anti-trust act was put into effect to decrease the powers of the businesses and increase the power of the people. In addition, it provided for competition and better economic prosperity for everyone.