The Great Depression

I had a question about the depression. In class today Mr. Greary mentioned how you only ever see pictures of poverty but that is not all that's going on. This is kind of dumb, but what else was really happening? I mean, we never really focus on anything other than how bad it was for everyone, so how was it for the people who weren't as poor or in debt, etc. Were there people who actually maybe benifited from the great depression? Or was it just simply that some people were so rich that they were able to keep living normally despite the bad economy?

Left for Dead

      My book report was about the sinking of the USS Indianapolis, a warship during WWII. It's considered one of the greatest naval tragedies in histroy, but until I read this book I had never heard of it. I learned a lot about subwarfare during WWII from this book. I always new Japan was involved, but this book really explained what was going on at the time. I also learned about a boy who was researching the Indianapolis. He fought  to the clear the name of the captain who was blamed for the sinking of his ship. Also, the book gave me an idea about what is like for the men on the ship when it sank. Parts of it were written in first person from interviews with survivors. It was really interesting to hear what they had to say.

The League of Nations

    After WWI ended Wilson created his 14 Points,  one of which was the creation of a League of Nations. He believed that it was necessary to promote peace and help prevent future wars. But, even though he thought it was such a good idea, the US never joined. There was a lot of division in the US government over the issue. Some agreed with Wilson, that it would be a positive cooperation, but others opposed the idea. They thought it would make the US to involved and committed to European affairs. However, Wilson could have compromised with the opposition and gotten the US to join the League, but he didn't. If he believed it was so important, why didn't he work to make sure the US was a part of it?