Destroying Cities in Time of War

Is it fair/justifiable to destroy cities/citizens during a time of war?
No. Citizens live within the cities. And citizens are not a part of the direct battlefield.

Destroying cities where citizens dwell, during a time of war, is of the equivalency of destroying an orphanage because you do not want a particular boy or boys to be reunites with his parents because he was of an advantage to you. The Germans bombed London so that their supply factories could not issue weapons to them. (Which can be compared to the previous analogy.) In the process, many non-militarily involved citizens were killed. This shows that it is NOT justifiable to destroy citizens to gain an advantage in times of war.

A Taste of Living through the Great Depression...

An Interview
Questions to Ask the Man of the House...

1. If you lost your job, how have you managed to support your family?

2. If houseless, what is life like in a Hooverville?

3. Did the crash of the stockmarket effect you directly? If not, how so indirectly?

4. Did any of the money you earn vanish quickly from putting it in your bank?

5. How does it feel to not be able to support your family sufficiently?

6. Depending on where you live, did the Dust Bowl ruin your farm or farm products you and your family consumes?

7. Does your wife have a job? Are you jealous?

8. Do you participate in any odd jobs? For low wages?

9. If you are in search for a job, are you competeing with anyone from a minority?

10. What is the one thing you miss the most that the Depression has taken away?

Rewritten Scene for the Simpson's Version of Prohibtion

When the mayor/ city official of Springfield announced that Prohibition had been in place for many years, it had just been forgotten, this aspect of the episode should have been changed. To make it more historically accurate, the city should have been outraged because the government just decided to make Prohibition a law. In the Simpson's, the amendment was rediscovered. Therefore, the law would then have been repealed after some time, rather than it have been already repealed, like in the episode. These slight changes to this scene would have made the episode more historically accurate.

Accuracy of the Simpson's Portrayal of Prohibition

In the 1920s, Prohibition played a major role in society. To portray the occurrences in this time era, the Simpson’s made an episode based on Prohibition in the 20s. For the most part, the episode was accurate, but a few aspects were inaccurate for comedic value. Public drunkenness was displayed in the episode and it was a problem in the US. This caused the government to put Prohibition into place. In the episode, they said Springfield had always had this law, and they had just rediscovered it; this was put in for comedy. Other aspects such as the creation of speakeasies, was a negative component of Prohibition, occurred in the 20s and in the Simpson’s episode. This led to the smuggling of alcohol, but in the episode, alcohol was also created in the basement. Also, the punishment for someone susupplying alcohol to a speakeasy was probably not to be flung across the town by a catapult, but it was added for comedic value in the episode.

Surrendering Civil Liberties in Times of War

Should U.S. citizens be forced to give up civil liberties during a time of war? Should the government have to enforce loyalty?

In the past, the U.S. has enforced loyalty by telling its citizens that they cannot say certain things about the government during a time of war. But why does it matter if it is a time of war or not? There will always be some people who oppose something, whether it is for war or for reform. When there is enough opposition against soemthing, people will unite to act against it. The cause might be war, or it might not, but the point is that the government does not take away the citizens' rights to talk against other subjects within their country.
The citizens of the U.S. should be allowed to say what they want to despite what the government thinks about how they should act at that point in time. It wouold be breaking the first amendment, the freedom of speech.

PUT THE BLAME ON SPAIN!

PUT THE BLAME ON SPAIN!
New developments with the Spaniards...

YESTERDAY, May fifteen, the U.S.S. Maine was destroyed, murdering more than two hundred and fifty American sailors in Havana harbor. And who is to blame? Spain of course! They are completely and utterly responsible for this act of violence.

Shall we sit back and let the Spanish get away with this? Are we going to let them step over us, and not be punished for their actions? Many American citizens want to punish Spain for sinking the U.S.S. Maine ... does this mean war? Many believe is does. Some do not. But do not forget about the lost lives of our soldiers, we need to give them justice. This leaves us with only one choice. Spain is the enemy. This means war.

Remember the Maine. May fifteen, 1898.