Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong 

Louis Armstrong, nicknamed "Satchmo," "Pops" and, later, "Ambassador Satch," was born on August 4, 1901, in New Orleans, Louisiana. An all-star virtuoso, he came to prominence in the 1920s, influencing countless musicians with both his daring trumpet style and unique vocals. Armstrong's charismatic stage presence impressed not only the jazz world but all of popular music. He recorded several songs throughout his career, including he is known for songs like "Star Dust","La Via En Rose" and "What a Wonderful World." Armstrong died at his home in Queens, New York, on July 6, 1971.

"The memory of things gone is important to a jazz musician."

– Louis Armstrong

 

Louis Armstrong was born on August 4, 1901, in New Orleans, Louisiana, in a section so poor that it was nicknamed "The Battlefield." Armstrong had a difficult childhood. His father was a factory worker and abandoned the family soon after Louis's birth; his mother, who often turned to prostitution, frequently left him with his maternal grandmother. Armstrong was obligated to leave school in the fifth grade to begin working. A Jewish family, the Karnofskys, gave young Armstrong a job collecting junk and delivering coal. They also encouraged him to sing and often invited him into their home for meals.
On New Year's Eve in 1912, Armstrong fired his stepfather's gun in the air during a New Year's Eve celebration and was arrested on the spot. He was then sent to the Colored Waif's Home for Boys. There, he received musical instruction on the cornet and fell in love with music. In 1914, the home released him, and he immediately began dreaming of a life making music. While he still had to work odd jobs selling newspapers and hauling coal to the city's famed red-light district, Armstrong began earning a reputation as a fine blues player. One of the greatest cornet players in town, Joe "King" Oliver, began acting as a mentor to the young Armstrong, showing him pointers on the horn and occasionally using him as a sub.
By the end of his teens, Armstrong had grown up fast. In 1918, he married Daisy Parker, a prostitute, commencing a stormy union marked by many arguments and acts of violence. During this time, Armstrong adopted a three-year-old boy named Clarence. The boy's mother, Armstrong's cousin, had died in childbirth. Clarence, who had become mentally disabled from a head injury he had suffered at an early age, was taken care of by Armstrong his entire life.
Meanwhile, Armstrong's reputation as a musician continued to grow: In 1918, he replaced Oliver in Kid Ory's band, then the most popular band in New Orleans. He was soon able to stop working manual labor jobs and began concentrating full-time on his cornet, playing parties, dances, funeral marches and at local "honky-tonks"—a name for small bars that typically host musical musical acts. Beginning in 1919, Armstrong spent his summers playing on riverboats with a band led by Fate Marable. It was on the riverboat that Armstrong honed his music reading skills and eventually had his first encounters with other jazz legends, including Bix Beiderbecke and Jack Teagarden. In 1937, Louis Armstrong became the first African-American entertainer to host a nationally sponsored radio show. 
 
Louis Armstrong and his wife Daisy Parker, the Prostitute
 

Letter to the Family

                                                    Andrea Owens

1/17/14

US History blog

Period 7

Dear Family,

               It's really difficult in the war right now, most of the soldiers are dying, I mean I'm happy to help but it's just to much to do as a nurse. I don't think I can handle it much longer, but I'm going to stick through it for our country and our soldiers. I know I haven't written you guys in six months and I am truly sincerely sorry, I have been so busy with the soldiers and other issues I have been having, but no need to concern you with those now. I just wanted to right to see haw you were doing and what you have been doing so just right me back. I miss you guys so much. So tell me whats been going on with you guys, who's dating you, is Mom dating anybody yet, how's Dad doing with his 2nd wife
               How's school going for everybody, and work. I need the juicy details on everything. How's the animals, like Jessi, Toby, Sprout and Stripes. What about the house I can send you guys a little money to help you get started if you want me to. Well just write me back as soon as you can please i miss you guys so much.

                          

Love,

Andrea and Maria

WW1 causes

 World War 1 causes

Militarism is the tendency to regard military efficiency as the supreme ideal of the state and to subordinate all other interests to those of the military.

Imperialism Alliances are a formal agreement or treaty between two or more nations to cooperate for specific purposes.

is the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies.

Nationalism is the policy or doctrine of asserting the interests of other nations or the common interests of all nations.

The spark that started World War 1 was the assassination of Austria’s Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie. The assassination occurred on June 28, 1914 while Ferdinand was visiting the city of Sarajevo in the Austria-Hungarian province of Bosnia-Herzegovina.

On May 7, 1915, the British Ocean liner RMS Lusitania, which primarily ferried people and goods across the Atlantic Ocean between the United States and Great Britain, was torpedoed bay a German U-boat and sunk.

Early in 1916 Germany had instituted a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare, allowing armed merchant ships - but not passenger ships - to be torpedoed without warning.

The Sussex Pledge was a promise made in 1916 during World War 1 by Germany to the United States prior to the latter's entry into war.

The message came as a coded telegram by the Foreign Secretary of the German Empire, Arthur Zimmerman, on January 16, 1917 to the German ambassador to Mexico, Heinrich von Eckardt.

Women in World War 1

Women in World War 1

               The whole world changed when the 19th Amendment came into place. Women were doing a lot more - in a way they were replacing men. I'm going to be talking about women in WW1. Women are so powerful now the have joined the army but only as nurses. Hey, the men in the war need medical attention too! They also helped as munition factory workers, sew bandages and they sold war bonds, ship yards and spies. Weren't they helpful?

This is one of the job postings they have for women now. Isn't it awesome, they actually need women now, boy have times changed.

               In 1917 women supported the war in numerous ways. Starting with their pre-war reform work, but in addition to that, they were in the club movement, the settlement house movement, and the suffrage movement that sold war bonds and conserved food. They also sent relief supplies to suffering Europeans. Women group's sent delegations to Europe to support American soldiers. The government established an advisory committee called " The Women's Committee of the Council of National Defense", which was run by suffragist Dr. Anna Shaw. The committee was only able to achieve limited efforts. The war opened many job opportunities for women. They served in the military and thousands of them were nurses. Women also worked in factories and in the government on their home front.


 These are the women working in the shirtwaist factory.

               Women actually made most of the weaponry like tanks and guns. They also made clothing as you can see in the picture above. During the twentieth century, women's roles in the world wars became indispensable. In many countries the need for female participation in the first World War was seen as almost necessary., as unprecedented numbers of men were wounded and killed. In the Second World War, the need for women arose again. Whether it was on the home front or the front-lines, for civilian or enlisted women, the World Wars started a new era for women's opportunities to contribute in war and be recognized for their efforts outside of the home.