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EarlyPorsche,

You don't mention where you live nor the soil type around your foundation.

Noting the construction (concrete block with brick above the soil line?) and the fact you mentioned moisture in the soil, I would say your best course would be to:
Excavate around the perimeter of the house and install drain tiles to get the moisture away from the walls. Waterproof the wall as suggested above. If you are in a frost zone take the opportunity to add a couple of inches of rigid foam board to the outside. The object is to keep frost out of the walls and end the freeze-thaw cycle which, if that is the situation in your area has likely been the cause of the cracking and displacement of the bricks or blocks. If no frost, you are likely looking at shifting soils. Either way, it is best to get the moisture away from the wall.
Once the water infiltration has been addressed then you can finish the interior wall. Anything else is likely to be temporary.

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