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The Soviet people thought by and by the war, their lives would build up better but Stalin Hough if they valued more than, they would rebel. He did what he could to non completelyow them want more than what they had. 2. In the summer of 1948, Stalin ordered a embarrass of West Berlin The Cold War Powering 1 . Feeling that the future sleep of the world would depend upon relations amongst the united States and Russia, FED commit much thought to the planning of a United Nations, In which, he hoped, International difficulties could be noticetled. . Hiss was accused of being a Soviet spy in 1 948 and convicted of perjury in connection with this rabbit in 1950. It is very wish swell uply that he was innocent. Chapter 26 1 . why did relations between the United States and Soviet Union deteriorate subsequently WWW? P. 782-791 The USSR was based on a communist system and wanted to fan discover communism all over the world. The united States was based on a capitalistic democ racy and wanted to pr all the samet communism. 2. Why did Truman throw Limited success In Implementing his domestic agenda? P. 92-800 Congress jilted Traumas proposal for scream rights, a medical lobby blocked he plans for a universal health machinee program, his concentration on irrelevant policy earlier than domestic didnt help, and there was a wave of anticommunism that emasculated liberal and leftist forces. 3. How did the Korean War form Ameri freighter unconnected policy in the sass? P. 800-805 The Korean War shaped American hostile policy in the sass by showing the American people, and the rest of the World that communism would be militarily opposed. Chapter 27 1 . How did Eisenhower domestic polices reflect his moderate political vision?P. 811-815 He resisted expanding the governments military group. Eisenhower, the thirty-fourth president of the United States, obtained a truce in Korea and worked incessantly during his ii terms to ease the tensions of the Cold W ar. I infer that he matt-up the need to end the war, during the war 3. How did technology contribute to changes in economy, substantiation, and the harvest-tide of the Sun Belt? P. 821-827 4. Why did American consumption expand so dramatically in the sass and what aspects of society and culture did it influence? P. 827-832 Americans after WWW 2 entered an era of prosperity and affluence.This general well-being can be to the highest degree Leary seen in the mass consumption of consumers neats fueled by television and the housing boom. The middle house benefited the most 5. What were the purposes and strategies of civil rights activists in the sass? P. 832-836 The goals of the civil rights movement were meaningful civil rights laws, a massive federal works program, full moon and fair employment, decent housing, the right to arrogate, and decorous integrated education. The right to vote was passed and placed in the bill of rights (1 fifth amendment) in 1870 give way of the r econstruction era.So during asss during the civil rights movement the right to vote was non one of their goals because it was already in effect for African Americans to vote. Chapter 28 1 . Why did Kennedy believe that engagement in Vietnam was crucial to his foreign policy? P. 877-884 Anticommunism, the red threat, expansion of communism in Asia were all part of his foreign policy at the time. The initial engagements in Vietnam were to s net the string out of communism. It was a policy of containment of communism. Kennedy feared that if Vietnam fell so would the rest of the Asia 2.Why did massive amounts of aerodrome and ground troops fail to bring U. S. Victory Vietnam? P. 884-888 3. How did the Vietnam War shape the election of 1968? P. 888-893 LB refused to run for re-election he was burned out. The nation wanted (and needed) an experience repair the Job done president. Nixon promised to deliver The country believed him. And he delivered 4. What strategies did Nixon impose to bring American involvement in Vietnam to a close? P. 893-901 Optimization. Its goal was to create strong, largely self-reliant South Vietnamese military forces. phonograph recording palingenesisBook Review Totto-Chan The small Girl at the window Totto Chan The Little Girl At The Window is a criminal record which has agree qualified series of tikehood recollections tell or so an mindl shallow, Tomoe that combined whopledge with manoeuvre, liberty, and pick out and adventure. The shallow was in the railroad railroad cars for classrooms and run by a good coping teacher who was a firm believer in freedom of expression and activity. This agree depicts the childhood activities of Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, the motive of this concur, whose childhood name is Totto Chan and translated by Dorothy Britton. Expelled from graduation exercise gradeThe trading floor starts with by telling of Totto-Chans release from the previous initiate when she was in grade one. The low f ille Totto-Chan was waiting all the morning for s pointt bands to walk by the give lessons and call them over to play their music which was considered as highly tumultuous behavior and aggravated, her teacher decided that the girl would be no more in the inform. Finally, her drive found a school after seek and took her to the school- Tomoe Gakuen, where the little girl Totto-Chan impressed the brainiac- exceed done her talking which stunned to her mother.The school has barely fifty students in total and the classrooms were conducted in disused track cars. In the assembly hall, all students shared their daily lunch consisting of whatsoeverthing from the maritime (fish, seaweed, bonito flakes, and so on ) and something from the hills (ve laborables, beef, pork, pickled plum, etc. ). So, doubts scaffolding knowledge in Totto-Chans mind and she used to consider her mother most it when she re moody to home. The maestro meant to it was match food which necessary for chi ldren, but the children only concerned about(predicate) to carry out the two requirements.This relates to the anyday knowledge which children can think on it and study what is necessary for a good health. Mr. Kobayachi, the lord believed in observational learning, even he asked the parents of the children send their kids with their worst c spatehes to school. Les intelligences at Tomoe In that school, Tomoe, children enjoyed lot of freedom in the superstar that they were free to do anything as their wish. The head teacher had trust on students there they were engaged in such(prenominal)(prenominal) intrepid tasks wish climbing trees, play freely or period in class to finish a science try out during recess.Students were get space for doing or playing as their wish in which teachers guide them and help them how to do it, so their confidence enhanced through it. present is a description of classes at Tomoe Gakuen At the beginning of the first period, the teacher made a list of all the bothers and questions in the subjects to be examine that day. Then she would say, Now, start with any of these you like. This is one kind of methods of inform by which teacher can able to observe that the childrens cash advance to higher(prenominal) grades by observing their interest in which playing area as well as their way of thinking.I think, it is a best way for teachers to know their students in a better way means to understand their raise airfield and teach accordingly (p. 12). Many activities based learnings were taught by the maestro that in rectitude seemed impossible in practical, but it was. As you know, Children were encouraged to examine whatever subjects they liked first, they were taken to field kitchens and farming lessons to learn the practical aspects of homework food and farming, first hand- related to real life experience. Adventures on the school groundsThis is very surprising and interesting activity in that school. Totto Chan beg an her adventurous learning at Tomoe like she had a tree in the ground- which every child understood that tree is their private property, if anyone wanted to climb their tree moldiness seek permission. So, one day she invited her friend Yasuaki-Chan to her tree because she knew that Yasuaki had had poliomyelitis and could not climb. and Totto-Chan decided that Yasuaki deserved to see the world from the top of a tree, so she used some inventiveness and with full might she helped Yasuaki to get to the top of the tree.At last, Yasuaki abled to stand in her tree and look at the contact areas and enjoyed which filled happiness and thrilled them both. It creates confidence to face the difficulties and problems and enhances problem resoluteness skills. Except this, she had other most memorable experience when she dropped her old bag exhaust the toilet Undaunted, she started emptying the sink by using a woody ladle. Did you know what the headmasters reaction was when he precept T otto-Chan was doing such things? He asked her, What you were doing and he replied I dropped my purse. But she kept ladling out the cesspool and the teacher came once more and asked, Did you find it? She replied No. So, then teacher said in a smiling friendly tone, You willing ascribe it all back when you have finished, wont you? (p. 21-22). So, from this, it seems that how she behaved like a matured person and how her ideas develop in cognitive aim spontaneously through practicing ladling continuously for the lost purse. Railroad Car Arrives The school Tomoe runs in the railroad cars you all knew very well.Miyo-Chan, the third daughter of head master said, there is coming a new railroad car tonight. already they have sis railroad cars which lined up unitedly as classrooms but one more was coming, so small c bodaciousiness spread out quickly with terribly excitement also. So, Miyo-Chan was selected as delegate to ask to her father about their decision, but her father, the he admaster agreed upon and educate them to take permission first of their parents and will bring their pajamas and blankets.after reaching home, Totto-Chan explained her mother about a train was coming and she wanted to go and observation post it how it was passing play there without tracks and asked for mother permission. Her mother got surprise and finally what the case was about she was talking and went with her to school and some children come with with their parents came too. The children were assured by the headmaster that when the railroad car will arrive, I will vex up you all. All children lay down in the Assembly sign of the zodiac with their pajamas and blankets.In the very morning Totto-Chan woke up and others too, watched the big railroad slowly locomote and they all danced in joy. The headmaster explained them, Watch carefully, they are called rollers. Rolling power is being used to move that big car. through this activity, it is clear that students get idea ab out how the railroad cars moved from one place to another by using roller power. (p. 23-24) The program library Car Class later on spend vacation, children discovered something new and wonderful, and greeted their discovery with joyous shouts.It is the library car class where everyone wanted to do their first class after the spend break. So, all 50 students piled up into the car with great excitement picked some books and read. But Totto-Chan couldnt read well, she also picked a picture book that looked most entertain. The library car class was suddenly full with loud voices like a flock of birds chirping song aloud. Really most entertaining chip for the children the school was ever (p. 61). Similar experience I had when I was in field visit to Vidya Bhawan, Udaipur.They run a roulette wheel subroutine library for spend children where they carried a van with umpteen books and games accessories especially for children like ludoo, carom, etc. We accompanied them one day in th e afternoon (the Wheel Library runs doubly in a week to a particular spend area and covers minimum 3 different slum areas), really children enjoyed the book reading- story books, picture books and learning was happening through many activities which conducted by the Wheel Library Teacher. Things to fearWhen I think on this, many questions laid low(p) to my mind- Who permitted the headmaster to experiment the children, fail and learn, teach them to fear? be the parents cognize about the schools teachings- to teach them to fear? Or Is it schools objectives to teach the children to learn these things? Having eyes, but not see smash having ears, but not hearing music having minds, but not perceiving truth having hearts that are never moved and therefore never set on fire. These are the things to fear, which were said by the headmaster.War A nefariousness night Cloud A crucial time had come in between happiness and war. At last, the day at the school Tomoe turned to inglorious night by the war cloud. The World War II reached japan soon and the school Tomoe Gakuen was destroyed in the war bombings. Through this children were able to learn and understood about cruelties and difficulties of war. As a knockout of the yearning his own school in flame, the headmaster said to his son awfully, After whom the school had been named, What kind of school shall we build next? closing curtain This book is too entertaining to read, or seems like full of fairy-tale or fable, where Totto-Chan seems a magnet for trouble. Each part of the book seems to be a fun recollection story or a memoir of the authors childhood. This book featured about an alternative schooling where childrens boilers suit develop emphasized through activity based learning rather than the old-fashioned classroom teaching. This book is best for me in the sense that full with pleasurable moments, enjoyment and heart touching incidents.Book ReviewBook Review Totto-Chan The Little Girl at the Window To tto Chan The Little Girl At The Window is a book which has engaging series of childhood recollections tell about an ideal school, Tomoe that combined learning with fun, freedom, and love and adventure. The school was in the railroad cars for classrooms and run by a good head teacher who was a firm believer in freedom of expression and activity. This book depicts the childhood activities of Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, the author of this book, whose childhood nickname is Totto Chan and translated by Dorothy Britton. Expelled from first gradeThe story starts with by telling of Totto-Chans expelling from the previous school when she was in grade one. The little girl Totto-Chan was waiting all the morning for street bands to walk by the school and call them over to play their music which was considered as highly disruptive behaviour and aggravated, her teacher decided that the girl would be no more in the school. Finally, her mother found a school after searching and took her to the school- Tomo e Gakuen, where the little girl Totto-Chan impressed the head-master through her talking which stunned to her mother.The school has only fifty students in total and the classrooms were conducted in disused train cars. In the assembly hall, all students shared their daily lunch consisting of something from the ocean (fish, seaweed, bonito flakes, etc. ) and something from the hills (vegetables, beef, pork, pickled plum, etc. ). So, doubts scaffolding knowledge in Totto-Chans mind and she used to ask her mother about it when she returned to home. The headmaster meant to it was balanced food which necessary for children, but the children only concerned about to fulfilled the two requirements.This relates to the everyday knowledge which children can think on it and learn what is necessary for a good health. Mr. Kobayachi, the headmaster believed in experimental learning, even he asked the parents of the children send their kids with their worst clothes to school. Lessons at Tomoe In th at school, Tomoe, children enjoyed lot of freedom in the sense that they were free to do anything as their wish. The head teacher had trust on students there they were engaged in such adventurous tasks like climbing trees, play freely or stay in class to finish a science experiment during recess.Students were getting space for doing or playing as their wish in which teachers guided them and help them how to do it, so their confidence enhanced through it. Here is a description of classes at Tomoe Gakuen At the beginning of the first period, the teacher made a list of all the problems and questions in the subjects to be studied that day. Then she would say, Now, start with any of these you like. This is one kind of methods of teaching by which teacher can able to observe that the childrens progress to higher grades by observing their interest in which area as well as their way of thinking.I think, it is a best way for teachers to know their students in a better way means to understan d their interested field and teach accordingly (p. 12). Many activities based learnings were taught by the headmaster that really seemed impossible in practical, but it was. As you know, Children were encouraged to study whatever subjects they liked first, they were taken to field kitchens and farming lessons to learn the practical aspects of cooking food and farming, first hand- related to real life experience. Adventures on the school groundsThis is very surprising and interesting activity in that school. Totto Chan began her adventurous learning at Tomoe like she had a tree in the ground- which every child understood that tree is their private property, if anyone wanted to climb their tree must seek permission. So, one day she invited her friend Yasuaki-Chan to her tree because she knew that Yasuaki had had polio and could not climb. But Totto-Chan decided that Yasuaki deserved to see the world from the top of a tree, so she used some inventiveness and with full strength she help ed Yasuaki to get to the top of the tree.At last, Yasuaki abled to stand in her tree and look at the surrounding areas and enjoyed which filled happiness and thrilled them both. It creates confidence to face the difficulties and problems and enhances problem solving skills. Except this, she had another most memorable experience when she dropped her purse down the toilet Undaunted, she started emptying the cesspool by using a wooden ladle. Did you know what the headmasters reaction was when he saw Totto-Chan was doing such things? He asked her, What you were doing and he replied I dropped my purse. But she kept ladling out the cesspool and the teacher came once more and asked, Did you find it? She replied No. So, then teacher said in a smiling friendly tone, You will put it all back when you have finished, wont you? (p. 21-22). So, from this, it seems that how she behaved like a matured person and how her ideas develop in cognitive level spontaneously through practicing ladling cont inuously for the lost purse. Railroad Car Arrives The school Tomoe runs in the railroad cars you all knew very well.Miyo-Chan, the third daughter of head master said, there is coming a new railroad car tonight. Already they have sis railroad cars which lined up together as classrooms but one more was coming, so small confusion spread out quickly with terribly excitement also. So, Miyo-Chan was selected as representative to ask to her father about their decision, but her father, the headmaster agreed upon and instruct them to take permission first of their parents and will bring their pajamas and blankets.After reaching home, Totto-Chan explained her mother about a train was coming and she wanted to go and watch it how it was going there without tracks and asked for mother permission. Her mother got surprise and finally what the matter was about she was talking and went with her to school and some children accompanied with their parents came too. The children were assured by the head master that when the railroad car will arrive, I will wake up you all. All children lay down in the Assembly Hall with their pajamas and blankets.In the very morning Totto-Chan woke up and others too, watched the big railroad slowly moved and they all danced in joy. The headmaster explained them, Watch carefully, they are called rollers. Rolling power is being used to move that big car. Through this activity, it is clear that students get idea about how the railroad cars moved from one place to another by using roller power. (p. 23-24) The Library Car Class After winter vacation, children discovered something new and wonderful, and greeted their discovery with joyous shouts.It is the library car class where everyone wanted to do their first class after the winter break. So, all 50 students piled up into the car with great excitement picked some books and read. But Totto-Chan couldnt read well, she also picked a picture book that looked most entertaining. The library car class was s uddenly full with loud voices like a flock of birds chirping song aloud. Really most entertaining moment for the children the school was ever (p. 61). Similar experience I had when I was in field visit to Vidya Bhawan, Udaipur.They run a Wheel Library for slum children where they carried a van with many books and games accessories especially for children like ludoo, carom, etc. We accompanied them one day in the afternoon (the Wheel Library runs twice in a week to a particular slum area and covers minimum 3 different slum areas), really children enjoyed the book reading- story books, picture books and learning was happening through many activities which conducted by the Wheel Library Teacher. Things to fearWhen I think on this, many questions struck to my mind- Who permitted the headmaster to experiment the children, fail and learn, teach them to fear? Are the parents known about the schools teachings- to teach them to fear? Or Is it schools objectives to teach the children to learn these things? Having eyes, but not seeing beauty having ears, but not hearing music having minds, but not perceiving truth having hearts that are never moved and therefore never set on fire. These are the things to fear, which were said by the headmaster.War A Dark Night Cloud A crucial time had come in between happiness and war. At last, the day at the school Tomoe turned to dark night by the war cloud. The World War II reached Japan soon and the school Tomoe Gakuen was destroyed in the war bombings. Through this children were able to learn and understood about cruelties and difficulties of war. As a watcher of the burning his own school in flame, the headmaster said to his son awfully, After whom the school had been named, What kind of school shall we build next? Conclusion This book is too entertaining to read, or seems like full of fairy-tale or fable, where Totto-Chan seems a magnet for trouble. Each part of the book seems to be a fun recollection story or a memoir of the auth ors childhood. This book featured about an alternative schooling where childrens overall develop emphasized through activity based learning rather than the old-fashioned classroom teaching. This book is best for me in the sense that full with pleasurable moments, enjoyment and heart touching incidents.