Unit 3 - V.I. Lenin

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (Lenin)

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov also known as Lenin was one of the main people of the Russian Revolution, the leader of the Bolsheviks, and was the first leader of the Soviet Union. Lenin was the leader behind the October Revolution when the revolutionaries stormed the Winter Palace.

Lenin did great good for Russia as a leader but also did horrible things both as the Soviet Leader and as the Bolshevik leader.

As the Main Leader of Bolsheviks Lenin caused many horrible events of Russia's history such as the Russian Revolutions were many Russian Citizens died. Lenin also led the Revolutionists to overthrow the incompetent Czar to lead Russia into a Communist Nation. As the leader of Soviet Russia he tried to improve the lives of his countrymen but he also created a secret police to get rid of any of his enemies such as Political Opponents.

Lenin helped many for his vision but also killed many for it. Lenin was a ruthless man who would do anything for what he thought was right and good. Lenin did many great things, such as getting rid of Russia's horrible Czar Nicholas II, and improving the Soviet economy and he was still better than is successor Stalin.

Unit 3 - Lyndon Johnson

Lyndon Johnson

Lyndon Johnson, often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States.

He did great things such as including civil rights laws, Medicare, Medicaid, aid to education, and "War on Poverty" in his liberal legislation. He also did bad things such as escalating the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam war from 16,000 soldiers in 1963 to 550,000 in early 1968.

Lyndon Johnson became president two hours after JFK's assassination on Air Force One. Lyndon Johnson started off loved by the American People and he used JFK's death for his electoral campaign. Lyndon Johnson was loved for his involvement in the civil rights act and signing it in 1964 but near the end of his first term as president was hated for increasing the American involvement in Vietnam.

Lyndon Johnson had great ideas and visions for a good future for America but ruined his chances for reelection with his actions towards the Vietnam War. He could have been one of the most liked presidents of all time but in reality he just used intimidation to get what he wanted or needed. His work on civil rights, medicare, and war on poverty will always be overshadowed by the Vietnam War.

Unit 3 - General Curtis E. LeMay

General Curtis E. LeMay

Curtis Emerson LeMay was a General in the United States Air Force and he is credited with designing and implementing an effective systematic strategic bombing campaign in the Pacific Theatre of World War II. He also headed the Berlin airlift and reorganized the Strategic Air Command into effective means of nuclear war. He was characterized as a belligerent warmonger who caused big tension during the Cold War(Cuban Missile Crisis) and even suggested the U.S. increase it's bombing on North Vietnam.

Curtis E. LeMay took very extreme measures to accomplish his goal of a U.S. victory. His firebombing and atomic bombing on Japan had killed more than 1 million Japanese civilians.

Curtis E. LeMay caused much controversy in his life in his belief of the need to use extreme bombing measures on U.S. opponents such as Vietnam, Japan and Cuba.

Curtis E. LeMay led many successful and useful air strikes in his life such as the attacks on Germany and Japan, but unnecessarily killed civilians in the process. He disagreed with many people on how war should be fought most famously with JFK during the Cuban Missile Crisis when he wanted to bomb nuclear sites in Cuba. He was a very brutal man and always sought a way to justify his horrible actions.

Unit 3 - Japanese Midget Subs

The Japanese Midget Subs, such as the Ko-hyoteki(Type 'A' Target) class submarine, was a significant factor of the attack on Pearl Harbour. The Ko-hyoteki submarine was a very ingenious creation as it was small enough that it would be hard to spot on radar, and they were called Type A so that if the design was discovered by enemies they could say they were practice targets. The Midget Subs were able to hit 3 of the U.S. War ships.

Midget subs were very useful in War because they only needed two people to operate them and were able to quickly attack the enemy. Many countries in World War II copied the idea and built their own Midget Ships. Japan was the most successful country in using the Midget subs, with which they made an attack on Pearl Harbour and Sydney.

Japanese Midget Ships were a great thought out weopen due to it's ability to only need 2 crew members, so that Japan had more soldiers for the other stations. Despite their usefulness they were only used a few times such as Pearl Harbour and the attack on Sydney. The destruction on Pearl Harbour would have been less severe if the Japanese Midget Subs and never been made.

Unit 3 - Influenza Epidemic of 1918

The Influenza Epidemic of 1918, also known as the Spanish flu, was between 1918 to 1920 and was caused by an unusually severe and deadly Influenza A virus strain.
The Spanish flu killed some 50 million to 100 million people worldwide in just 18 months which was more than the deaths of World War I. It is called the Spanish flu because it got greater press attention in Spain than in the rest of the world.

The mortality rate from the pandemic is estimated at 2.5% - 5% of the human population, with 20% of the world population suffering to some extent. The Spanish flu could strike suddenly and within hours the person would be to weak to walk, most died the next day. The Spanish flu caused a large outbreak of fear amongst the people due to the ability of it being able to fatal to a healthy young man as much as a child, elderly person, and people with a weak immune system.

The Spanish flu killed 25 million people in 25 weeks, and AIDS killed 25 million people in it's first 25 years. The Avian flu is feared of being the next Spanish flu, but is currently somewhat being kept at bay. The Spanish flu was a huge danger that was luckily able to be stopped or the world population could have become much smaller.

Unit 3 - Howard Hughes

Howard Hughes

Howard Hughes was in his time an aviator, engineer, industrialist, film producer and director, a playboy, an eccentric, and one of the wealthiest people in the world. He is most famous for his air-speed records, building the Howard Hughes H-1 Racer and H-4 Hercules airplanes, producing the movies Hell's Angels and The Outlaws, owning and expanding TWA(Trans World Airlines) and for his debilitation eccentric behaviour in later life. Howard Hughes was born on December 24, 1905 and died on April 5, 1976.

Howard Hughes inherited 75 percent of his fathers multi-million dollar fortune after his death which included the increasing amounts of cash flow through oil drilling royalties. With this money Howard Hughes created movies, planes, and bought the TWA. Howard Hughes also suffered from Obsessive-compulsive behaviour and also thought up very intricate ways on avoiding taxes.

Howard Hughes did a lot of good things such as creating better planes and building the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Howard Hughes was a very interesting person to watch for the people of that time and he was one of the most famous people with OCD. His eccentric behaviour, big movies and air planes were a source of entertainment for many people but he also did a lot of good.

Unit 3 - Japanese-American Internment

During World War II 120,000 Japanese and Japanese Americans were removed from the West Coast of the United States. Roughly 110,000 of those were sent to hastily built camps called "War Relocation Centers". This authorization by Franklin Roosevelt greatly broke the Japanese-American citizens constitutional rights due to unnecessary fear of the Americans.

After the attack on Pearl Harbour, the U.S. government feared their own Japanese citizens would aid the Japanese military so they sent all the Japanese who were living on the West Coast to live in Relocation and Assembly Centers. The Americans breached the constitutional rights of the Japanese American citizens and singled them out. Over 112,000 residents of Japanese ancestry of which two-thirds were U.S. citizens by birth.

The Americans feared the Japanese and singled them out due to their heritage. This fear of a Japanese attack on America led to the breach of over 120,000 peoples constitutional rights. The Americans didn't care about what kind of people they were they only cared about their roots and their own safety.