Friday, January 9, 2009

Russians Revolution


The russians had revolution because there was a lot of social gulf between the classes, the peasants who are the former serfs and the land owners, The peasants land was retained by the landowner at the time serfs were freed was stolen by them. Some of the major causes of the revolution in February and October were that they were losing and starving. They never recovered probably a little bit form the Russo-japanese War in 1905. The economy was similar to how it was in 1500's, they didn't experience any revolution, renaissance or Enlightenment. The Russian did not have the technology that the other countries had since the economy of the 1500's. They also didn't have a good leadership, that didn;t pay attention to the needs of the peasant only to their class and themselves. Starvation was a very big cause in the revolution the peasants couldn't grow enough food. Due to World war i the Russia didn't have no technology like the Germans did. It was horrible many people wanted to get out of the due to starvation. Nicholas ii then stepped in and was thinking of getting.out the war. Lenin was the leader of the pole of the communism party. Bolsheviek was the leader of the group .Lenin promisss in the quote for peace, love and bread.

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Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Cause of WWI


The primary causes of nationalism was that nationalism was ignore in favor of preserving the peace. Nationalism created a problem for Austria Hungary and the Balkan, areas comprised of many conflicting national groups. Militarism was a primary cause most of the countries in the hostile camp were building large armies and navies during they years before. Military office developed and tended to dominate the civil authorities . Before the problem happen the country had drawn up complete plan of the mobilization. The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria was in 1914 he was shot, he was killed by a Sebian Nationalist. Then after that Germany was with Austria and the Russia move up and defend Balkan friends. Then nationalisnm turn Frechman against German and Russian against Austria
Another reason the Great War started was because of Imperialism, Great Britain, Germany adit was able to spread to differet places like Belgium and the Great Britain. The alliance system was another reason for WWI.

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

The Opium Wars


Answer: Opium is a preparation made from the juice of poppy seedpodsand usedto produce heroin. The drug waws produce in, shipped from the East Indies to China by British merchants. This drug waws very addicted and had gotten many chinese on it in the early 1800's. This is how the Opium war started off, the Bristish opium trade in China started the world's very first drug in the 19the century, it was reffered as Anglo- Chinese war too.

The opium was introduce as a medicine to the Chinese to treat any diseases such as dysentery, cholera and diarrhea, it treated this diseases it was verty powerful and addicted. Howver then in 1700 Optium was introduce to the china as a drug to mix with tobacco and be smoked by the British. Chinese tea, sil became really popular inthe Western countries around the 18th century. The chinese were very independed they did not want or need anything from Great Britain or any other country.China was self sufficient, there was no other products to export to China so they decided to mix tobaco with Opium and promote smokingin China. Alot of opium was sold more than two million pounds every year to China The british and the Chinese went to war and the British end up killing alot of people. The Chinese realize that if they continue to have flourished trade then there economy will drop and they were gonna end up with no money and teh population was gonna drop to. The british won because of their advance technology and weapons and they trick the chinese too. They made the Chinese sign a treaty of

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Film lesson: "Mountains of the Moon"






Answer: In the film" mountains of the Moon" the Europeans faced many hardship as they explored Africa. For example, they didn't have enough food to maintain themselves alive. They had a lot of traveling to do, had to walk a lot and carry a lot of equipment. They were very tired of walking. Some of their equipment were stolen, which was very expensive. Richard Burton got a disease on his leg and could barely walk, he had to be carry. They were attacked and threatened by tribes. Richard Burton was attacked by a lion and John Speke ear got infected by a bug that had went inside his ear. They were very weak, they couldn't find any water to drink from, the first lake that they found was contaminated by diseases and was poison, dead animals were surrounding it. It is strange that the source of the Nile river was name by a British Queen because it was found in African and it should have been named by a African named. The primary technology advantage the Europeans had over Africa people was there advanced technology in weapons,scientific equipment, good clothes, but the African people had arrows, but the Europeans had guns, shields and many other weapons. They europeans were eventually able to conquer the Africa easily by their advanced technology that the African tribes didn't have so they were defeated. The Europeans conquered Africa slowly, it took some time because Africa was much more bigger then what the though.

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.........