The Right Stuff

In the movie "The Right Stuff" the U.S and The Soviet Union were competing to become the first in space. The Russians were winning the competition because they sent the first man in space in 1961. The scene that will help me remember the cold war best was when they showed the 2 soviet rockets being fired because it shows the soviets as cold and dark.

The Cuban Missle Crisis

The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13 day period between October 15 1962 and October 28 1962 when the U.S and the U.S.S.R almost fought a nuclear war. It started when the soviets decided to install nuclear missiles in Cuba to attack the U.S in case of war. On the 15th the missile sites were found. On the 22nd president John F. Kennedy told the American People of the situation. On the 26th Nikita Khrushchev sent a letter telling Kennedy that he'll remove the missiles if he promises not to invade Cuba. The crisis ended in October 28, when Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles and return them to the Soviet Union.

NATO and the Warsaw Pact

NATO and the Warsaw pact are military alliances. NATO was founded by the United States in 1949, to protect Western Europe from a Soviet invasion. The founding countries included the U.S, Canada, Great Britain, and France. In response the Soviet Union created the Warsaw Pact to defend Eastern Europe against NATO. Its members included the Soviet Union, Poland, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, and Albania.

Night and Fog

I thought night and fog was powerful, but a bit to short. I found it powerful mainly because of the dead bodies, especially the part that showed the decapitated bodies, and when a bulldozer pushed dozens of bodies into a mass grave. I think Schindler's list illustrates the Holocaust more effectively because it deals with the lifes of individuals and the viewers feel connected to them.

Schindler's List

Schindler's list illustrates the Holocaust in a personal level. It also shows the German side, and the mentality of the guy in charge of the camp. The most powerful scene in the movie was when the commandant of the camp killed the Jewish engineer because She was an educated Jew "like Karl Marx." Another powerful, but disturbing scene was when the head commandant told the old Jewish worker to make a hinge. When He was done making the hinge, the Commandant thought that the pile of hinges were to little so he took him outside to shoot him, but his gun didn't work, so he took out his other gun and that one didn't work either so he let him live.

US Atomic Bombing of Japan in 1945

I agree with the list's conclusion that the use of the atomic bomb was the biggest story of the century. The atomic bomb is the biggest news story of the century because it killed thousands of people, and because it revolutionized warfare. I wouldn't change the list. I believe that the list is complete and i can't think of any major story left out.

Garmany at War- WW2

Propaganda is a type of message that tries to influence what people think. This poster is trying to convince the German people that war with Russia is necessary. According to the poster Great Britain has already been defeated and is represented as a graveyard, with Winston Churchill's tombstone standing out. The poster also says that the invasion of Russia is necessary because of the security, of Germany, represented by the cradle, and for more living space for the German people, represented by the Farm. It also shows an iron fist delivering a knockout blow to Stalin and the Russians.