Wednesday, November 26, 2008

The Meiji Restoration of Japan

Japan is made by many small islands. Matthew Perry had landed on the coast of japan to negotiate the trades between United States and Japan. Japan had many goods to trade with. Matthew Perry "bullied" the Japanese into signing a trade treaty by impressing them with the movement of their ship with no sails, and their technology. Perry brought to japan the impressive naval force, they left the Japanese with few options other than full compliance with U.S wishes. However, Perry didn't "negotiate" he "bullied" the Japanese to, he use the United States military army which was much more powerful by then the japanese because it was weak and they didn't have such great technology as the United States. The United States destroyed the Japanese town of Kagoshima, and began to force drastically unequal treaties upon the Japanese. The Japanese had no choice.

The Japanese economy went up during the years because of trading with United States. Also they developed more contact with the outside world so more trade. They were able to modernize because they were adopt Wester political, social, and economic institution in so short time. JApan had a highly educate population free of fedial class. They developed better technology whcih it grew indistrial sector. Japain is an ancheopelahgo because is surrounded by many (chain) islands

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Karl Marx and Communism

Communism is basicly a economic and political system based on the principle. Karl Marx's never agreed with the idea of capitalism, he didn't agreed with the fact that the rich became more rich and the poor became more poor, there was more benefit for the rich. Then communism came Karl Marx describe communism as not a set of measures to be put into practice after the seizure of power. Communism s considered to be the branch of socialism,a broad group of social and political ideologies which draws on the various political and intellectual movements. ALso it is a equal right among the people, and the system in place of factory owners getting all the money along with others influence. Marx saw the worker as the good guys and the factories owner as the bad guys because they workers were treated unfairly and the boss took advantage of the workers. Marx wanted Communism to take over the world because this way not only the people of England will have equal rights everyone else in the world will have equal rights. This way people were able to be treated how they are suppose to.

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Karl Marx and the Industrial Revolution

Karl Marx ideas changes the history of Russia, he was a German. He was born jew, but then his family was converted into christianity because of his dad, job. He did not like the Industrial revolution. He was horrified by the treatment that the workers in Europe. Also he stated that the conditions in the European factories were very bad, harsh and usafe. He also didn't agree that the landlords were able to control factories and farms, he stated that the workers should. He didn't like this rules so he started what is known today the communism . Mark ideas of communism, a word formed for common, stated that workers would share wealth in a communist society. Indeed, Marx wrote that wealth should be distributed" form each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs.........