Casablanca Outline

I. Setting
A. Casablanca, Morocco
1. World War II - Europeans fleeing from Germany to Casablanca

II. Introduction
A. Rick Blaine
1. "Rick's Café Américain"
2. Very cynical man
B. Ilsa Lund
1. Rick's ex-lover - left him in Paris
2. Married to Victor Laszlo
C. Ugarte
1. Has letters of transit - brings them to Rick's cafe
2. Police catch him and he later dies
3. Rick has possession of the letters
D. Victor Laszlo
1. Resistance leader
2. Tried to meet Ugarte to buy letters of transit
3. Escaped from Nazi concentration camp

III. Rising Action
A. Ilsa Lund arrives at Rick's cafe with her husband
1. Ilsa recognizes Sam, the cafe's piano player and asks him to play "As Time Goes By" - an important song between her and Rick
2. Rick comes to find out that Ilsa is married to Laszlo
B. Laszlo and Ilsa plan to flee to America
C. Laszlo gets word that Rick has the letters of transit he needs

IV. Climax
A. Laszlo attempts to get the letters, Rick refuses to bargain with him
B. German officers begin singing a German pride song
1. Laszlo and the rest of the cafe overpower them with their own song
2. German officers force Rick to close down his cafe
C. Ilsa makes an attempt at getting the letters from Rick
1. Rick doesn't buy it and knows she won't shoot him because she loves him
2. Flashback to their romance in Paris - Ilsa tells Rick that she thought Laszlo had been killed when they fell in love, when in reality he was alive
3. When Rick and Ilsa were to leave Paris, Ilsa knew Laszlo was alive and left Rick with only a letter

V. Falling Action
A. Rick tells Ilsa that he will help her, and that they can be together again after Laszlo leaves
1. Isla and Rick are in his office
2. Laszlo comes to the cafe to talk to Rick (Ilsa stays in office) - tells Rick he knows about him and Ilsa - attempts to persaude Rick to give him the letters to keep Ilsa out of trouble
B. Police arrest Laszlo
1. Rick tells police to wait until Laszlo has the letters of transit to make an arrest with a greater charge

VI. Conclusion
A. Police try to arrest Laszlo as they had planned, but Rick threatens to shoot and lets Ilsa and Laszlo get away
B. Rick makes Ilsa leave with Laszlo, assuring her that staying with him was the best decision
1. Ilsa disagrees but is later on forced and convinced.
C. German officers arrive, Rick kills the lead officer
D. Rick and police officer become friends and walk off into the distance

Topic 9 Outline Yo..

Role of Women During WWII

-made up most of the work force when all the men were off at war

-when the men came back, women were pushed out of their jobs

-there were not enough jobs for both women and men to work

Cause and Effect of Use of the Atomic Bomb

-used on Japan to end WWII

-Nagasaki and Hiroshima bombed 160,000 people and they were killed instantly

-radiation gives people cancer, and future problems in the body

-built to display power and dominance, but hardly ever used

-hard to control who makes nuclear weapons

U.S Foreign Policy Before, During, and After the War

-Neutrality Acts passed

-wanted to stay out of Europe's business and keep to ourselves

-Pearl Harbor attacked

-majority of Americans were enthusiastic about joining the war, to retaliate against Japan

-everyone was happy about the economic boom that WWII provided, after the problems with the great depression

Effects of War on Europe

-major devastation

-took a long time to rebuild cities, and the economy

-population loss

-East and West Germany, Berlin divided

Effect of Pearl Harbor Attack

-led to our involvement in the war

-initiated improvements in technology

-Japanese internment camps across the country

Japanese Internment

-put almost all Japanese Americans into camps with fences and security

-happened because of the attack made on Pearl Harbor by Japan

-people could report anyone they thought was Japanese

-declared constitutional because America was in a state of military emergency

Neutrality Acts

-passed by congress in response to the the growing turmoil in Europe and Asia that eventually led to WWII

-limited our aid to Britain so they could fight Nazi Germany

-repealed in 1941 because of German submarine attacks on U.S ships and because of the attack on Pearl Harbor

Purpose of Propaganda

-to gain military and economic support

-persuade people to join a cause

-usually used to cause a revolution

Rationing

-rations were common to support the soldiers and the war effort

-Americans should voluntarily cooperate to support the war overseas

-more food could be sent by ships to Europe

Results of WWII

-major destruction and devastation in Europe, especially Germany, where most of the fighting took place

-advancements in technology such as radar and the atom bomb

-wealth and affluence in America because of the war economy

-Germany and Berlin divided and controlled by America, Russia, France, and Great Britain

Ring from German Bunker at Stalingrad

It took me forever to find a piece that caught my attention, i wasnt looking for just some medal, or helmet because thats seems to be all that shows up. But this ring, whoever wore it during the war has many storied behind it. Yes, you can take your helmet or boots with you during the war, but what does it signify? But a ring, theres a reason to have a ring and it still didnt get destroyed. I would like to know who owed this ring, how they got it, and how many situations that person has been through wearing this ring. I think a ring like this signifies many things.

Holocaust reaction

After viewing the first video on George, im not going to lie, I cried a little bit because the Holocaust is a subject that affects me a lot. Im still unsure why the Holocuast has such a huge affect on me to where everytime i get a second where i watch a video or see images i will become very sad. In this video, it made me insanely sad, and i couldnt believe he started crying. i cant even say how it would feel to be in his position because no one can experience that unless you were in the holocaust.
Honeslty, in the second video i couldnt believe that somoene who would talk about life after the holocaust wouldnt get emotional. This video didnt affect me as much as the other one but it gave me a good overview on how it was after the holocaust.

World War 2 Begins