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Creation Of Israel

2007-05-08T16:44:00.000-07:00

Zionism -- A Jewish movement that arose in the late 19th century in response to growing anti-Semitism and sought to reestablish a Jewish homeland in Palestine. Modern Zionism is concerned with the support and development of the state of Israel.

The conflict that happened when Israel was created is that the Arabs hated the jews, and they opposed the fact that jews were moving into a place so close to them. They revolted and attacked the jews everytime they could, and the government would stand by and watch it all happen and not do anything to stop it. The Israelis and the Palestinians do not get along. They are always fighting about who Israel belongs to. they bring up reliogious and just plain moral aspects of each group to persuade whom it may concern that it is their territory.

Nelson Mandela and Apartheid

2007-05-02T09:56:00.000-07:00

Aparthied to me was basically legalized segration of blacks, whites, and the "colors" in South Africa. A black man and a white man with the same job will not get paid the same. A black man will get paid 10 times less because he`s black, & a white man will get paid 10 times more because the white government see`s him as a dominant race in the South Africa nation. Nelson Madela is a hero because he opposed the Aparthied laws. He was sentenced to life in prison, and was let out after 26 years, & still managed to liberate South Africa from the white surpremicist government. The authors of these articles admire him because they see him as a large political figure in the uprise of Africa.

9th Grade Review - Neolithic Revolution

2007-04-24T17:14:00.000-07:00

The Neolithic Revolution was a breakthrough for all mankind. It was the ending to hunter gatherer situations, and shedded new light on civilized society. The people discovered farming and domestication of animals. It shaped society for us, because if people wouldn`t have gone to those extents, we`d still be eating toasted goats and stuff..

The European Union

2007-04-24T16:57:00.000-07:00

The European Union was like a put together country. There were 25 states in the union, making it the 3rd largest country in the world. The states used to fight with each other, but came to agreement to form a union with one another. It`s a good thing because it helps the economy, everyone can share the same currency, no one has to change their money. It's also good because if one country gets attacked, the whole country l wawill come after the counry who attacked it. They have each others backs. People could go into other states without having to go through a whole passport exchange, because every country is united. It prevented turf wars, all wars in general. It also prevented border rules.

NATO and The Warsaw Pact

2007-04-22T15:18:00.000-07:00

Nato was an organization that inclused countries in North America and Europe. It was an alliance, so if one country was attacked, the other countries could give them a hand. The Warsaw pact was a rival alliance made up of Russia and Eastern European communist countries. The alliances as a fall back for future attacks.

Cuban Missile Crisis

2007-04-22T15:12:00.000-07:00

The Cuban missile crisis was when the world came close to a nuclear war. Cuba had missiles ready to be launched if the island was invaded but JFK avoided the event. He quaratined the island. He also said that if Cuba attacked, they would blame the USSR, and told them to remove all their weapons from the island. It was considered the hottest moment because the world was about to be blown up by some people with really big missiles. That's serious.

Film Lesson - "The Right Stuff"

2007-04-22T15:08:00.000-07:00

The U.S. and the USSR were competing to see who would get to space first. Russia was winning the competition because they got a man in space first, and America got a monkey. The scenes from the movie that will help me remember this event is the man who always came running in late telling them the important news that just happened, and when they were in the shower talking about woman, how they pointed out that the real issue was that they were trying to send monkeys to space. They came to the conclusion that America thought a monkey could do it better than a human.

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Film Lesson: "Night and Fog"

2007-03-22T10:12:00.000-07:00

My reaction to Night and Fog is speechless. I found it pretty powerful, a little too powerful, but it`s not a entertainment film, I guess. It didn`t compare to anything I saw in the movie. Everything was so real in the documentary, the footage was harsh and vivid, but very straight foward. No questions could be asked. The documentary illustrated the Holocaust more effectively. It just showed everything, raw and untouched. You knew everything from the movie was real, just the documentary just was real. And scary. Pretty convincing, seeing how every scene had a dieing or disgustingly dead person. Impacted me kind of hard there.

Film Lesson: "Schindler's List"

2007-03-22T10:06:00.000-07:00

"Schindler`s List" illustrated the Holocaust from a good perspective. It showed how brutally murdered the jews were. I think the most powerful scene was the burning of the body, when the girl in the red dress was being wheeled into the fire. The symbolism of the little girl really showed the guards were unremorseful. You would of thought she would live. That was the only image that stayed in my head.

US Atomic Bombing of Japan in 1945

2007-03-22T09:55:00.000-07:00

No, I don`t think that the US Atomic Bombing is the #1 news story of the century. I think that President Kennedy`s assasination was more than that. I would add Dr. Martin Luther kings assasination, I would also add the Columbine high school massacre. I would the assasination because it meant the end of life for one of the most powerful civil rights leader in history. I would add the Columbine school massacre because it showed the rest of the world the extent teenagers can be pushed to. And it was one of the most fatal high school stand offs.

The Treaty of Versailles (ended WW I)

2007-02-13T10:04:00.000-08:00

The Treaty Of Versailles affected Germany at the end of WW1 because it basically forced Germany to take blame for the whole war. They had to pay up foor lost lives of civilians, and payh for damage. They also had to give up a piece of everything including prewar colonies, prewar fleet, iron production, coal production& territory. I think historians say this because Germany was at a weak position, and it was easy to persuade just enough people to take over the country and start Fascism.

Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk) and the Modernization of Turkey

2007-02-12T10:11:00.000-08:00

Mustafa Kemal modernized Turkey by getting rid of their usual attire, and making them wear modern clothes like pants, suits, and hats. He compared their old attire to the national and international way of dressing. He showed the people that people don`t dress like that. Secular means pertaing to things that are not religous, spiritual, or sacred.

Flim Lesson "Ghandi"

2007-02-09T10:00:00.000-08:00

Ghandi helped is people gain independence from Great Britain by civil disobidience. He used passive agression against the police men. He wouldn`t hit the people who hit him back. He also taught his people to do the same. Then the guards would have no reason to do anything. I don`t think Ghandi completely freed India. I think he helped alot, but India also I had to rise to the occasion also. No one would divorce a whole country because of a single man. WW1 helped influence the events that lef to India`s independence.

Film Lesson: "Dr. Zhivago"

2007-01-12T07:00:00.000-08:00

The film depicted the Russian Revolution as violent. People wanted a change because they weere starving and soldiers have been dieing in a war they weren't winning. The film depicted communism as a breeak thru. Dr. Zhivago got his first hand look at communism when he came home. His large house was filled with other poeple in every room. Him and his wife only had one room to themselves.

The Opium Wars

2006-12-07T06:48:00.000-08:00

The Opium wars were started because Britian refused to stop the shipment of Opium to China. The China leader felt that the drug was destroying their country. China was attacked by the British and many of the cities on the coast were destroyed. So, Britian won the war becuase their weapons were more advanced. The wars were called the Opium wars because it was basically over Opium.

"The White Man's Burden"

2006-12-06T06:58:00.000-08:00

The whiteman's burden is the fact that it's his job to take over all these countries. I do agree with the analysis of the poem. No the U.S. isn't imperialistic. No we aren't. The white man's burden is simply racism. Anything we are doing overseas has nothing to do with us being better them. They are simply trying to unify a country whom lost their leader.

Film Lesson: "Mountains of the Moon"

2006-12-06T06:54:00.000-08:00

Some of the hardships that the Europeans faced as they explored Africa was the insects, sickness, tribal people, and running out of food. It's strange thatlake in the middle of Africa is named after an English queen because the lake is not in or near England. The primary technological advance that the Europeans had over the African people were guns.

Karl Marx and Communism

2006-11-17T07:12:00.000-08:00

Karl Marx communism was that government owned everything, factories to property. Everyone got paid the same wage no matter what they did. Marx wanted everyone to practice communism because he thought capitalism was unfair and everyone deserved a revolution against it. Marx saw workers as good guys and owners as bad. The workers worked and were paid little to nothing while the owners did nothing and were paid large amounts.

Karl Marx and the Industrial Revolution

2006-11-09T07:24:00.000-08:00

Karl Marx was one of the first people to promote a union where all workers come together. He thought the workers should control the factories and also the government. He thought that the industrial revolution was a chance to make people work for enough money to keep them alive. While the bosses on the other hand had extreme wealth, and lived well. So basically he thought the workers should control everything and their wages should be based on what their doing and their performance. he also thought the value of the product depended on what the workers did to make it.

Film Lesson: "Modern Times"

2006-11-09T07:11:00.000-08:00

Charlie Chaplin didn’t favor the industrial revolution. He compared factory workers to sheep, flooding into the workplace. Because they worked so often, it became natural. He thought the things done at the factory were so repetitive, that also became habit. He saw the boss as someone who has too much time on his hand. He displayed him putting puzzle pieces together as the workers were doing a lot. He showed how in demand the products were, so much that people were trying to figure out ways the workers can eat and work at the same time.

Industrial Revolution - Child Labor

2006-10-31T07:10:00.001-08:00

I am only 9 years old, working in a cotton mill. When I am late, my overlooker becomes so infuriated, he may slap or beat me till I'm bloody and weak, and still I work from day to night. I get paid close to nothing for this labor. I am sometimes very compelled to leave, not knowing what consequences lie before me. I work from the early hours of the morning to the late hours of the night. I cannot wait for this labor to end, because I feel like a slave of the mill...

Industrial Revolution - Inventions

2006-10-30T07:00:00.000-08:00

The first most important invention was the steam engine. It was helpful because it offered a way for power without relying on water. That led to the steam boat, which was a really important invention. It made transportation across seas easier. The railroad was also very important, providing transportation to far away places. The airplane was a very important invention. It provided gateway to places it would take weeks to get to. Another important invention was the cotton gin. It made the production of cotton quicker, so more clothes could made in a shorter amount of time. These inventions changed the lives of the Europeans and Americans because it helped trade which helped the economy. They also could make products quicker so it was availible to more people, and they could ship them to more places.

Nationalism

2006-10-24T15:30:00.000-07:00

Nationalism to me is a display of your nation like wearing your flag or saying the pledge of allegiance. It's showing you have pride for where you come from. I go to the West Indian parade, wear Guyana colors and flags all over to display nationalism for my country. In our nations history, nationalism is displayed when Italy became a country because they all spoke the same language.

Geography of Latin American Revolutions

2006-10-24T07:27:00.000-07:00

Yes, I do think there is a connection between the revolutions. The
American revolution came first, and influenced the rest of the revolutions. The American, Latin, and French revolutions have in common that the dates are close together. They all happened within 30 years of eachother.

Simon Bolivar

2006-10-17T07:13:00.000-07:00

Simon Bolivar is famous because he helped Colombia, Peru, Venezuala, Ecuador, and Bolivia gain independence. He was a great liberator, fighting with small armies. He helped fight for those countries freedoms, so he is now labeled as a heroe. He fought for independence from Spain.

Latin American Revolutions

2006-10-11T07:22:00.000-07:00

The Latin American Revolution started off just like the French Revolution. The Latin Americans were being treated unfair. Then they heard about the enlightenment thinkers, and decided it's time for a change. The Creoles began rebelling against them Penisualres because they weren't able to hold high office. So the Enlightenment thinkers, the French Revolution, and the American revolution influenced the latin american Revolutions.

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2006-10-11T07:14:00.000-07:00

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