Tuesday, February 24, 2009
The Treaty of Versailles (ended WW I)
The Treaty of Versailles affected Germany at the end of WW I because germany was blamed for all the destruction done during the war, and they took the blame for the war. When Germany took the blame for all that happened in the war, germany got all these rules and provisions from the treaty of versailles. Some of the rules of the treaty were that germany had to pay for all the damage that they caused to the other countriesand reconstruct them. Germany also lost most of their lands and colonies. No I dont think the treaty was because they blamed it all on germany so since germany took the blame, the other countries took advantage and piled all the expensences on germany and the war guilt on germany.The Treaty of Versailles led to the rise of Fascism and Adolph Hitler because the treaty wasnt enough to prevent germany from becoming the dominant continental power again. The treaty helped the rise of the nazi party, because of the unfairness of the treaty. The historians thought this beacause of the unfairness to germany in the treaty instead of working out an agreement.
Friday, February 13, 2009
Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk)

Mustafa Kemal a.k.a Ataturk modernized Turkey in many ways. He passed laws and made plenty of changes,made Turkey more secular. Secular means not pertaining to or connected with your religious. Mustafa Kemal modernized turkey by changing the way turkish people dressed. Also european hats were replacing fez, chich are hats worn by turkish people. Women stopped wearing the veil, which is a cloth worn by women over the head, shoulders, and often the face. All citizens took surnames, which are nicknames given to a persons name. Mustafa Kemal's Turkey undertook agricultural expansion, industrial growth, and technological advancement. In mining, transportation, manufacturing, banking, exports, etc. Many strides were taken, within the decade, the gross national product increased five-fold, which meant increased in multiple achievements.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Film Lesson-"Gandhi" Extra Credit

I think India's Independence was all about Gandhi Because his method of non-violence helped india the most in winning their independenc back. If gandhi wouldve never hepled them i think india would stayed the same or go to war with great britian. I dont think it wouldve just happened anyways, if gandhi wouldve helped them.In Great Britain about the time of Indian Independence (1947) that may have influenced events GReat britain was losing control over india and gave them their independence.
Film Lesson-"Gandhi"
Gandhi helped his nation of India gain Independence from Great Britain. He did this by following his philosophy of non-violence. Great britian wasnt so fair to the people of india. great britian stole there resources like cotton and made clothes out of them and sold them to the people of india for money. Also with salt they sold it to them as well. Gandhi believed that him and his people shouldt be treated unfairly and be soldthere own products and resources and be taxed for everything.An event that proved that gandhi was following his philosophy was when he went on a salt march and walked to the ocean and proved that the indian people shouldnt buy products of any kind from great britian and they should make and produce their own. The guards of great britian got mad and disturbed the indians from marketing their own products and the people were hit by sticks by the guards and no one reacted with anger they just let the guards hit them. Another act they did was the indian people would weave their own clothing, they wouldnt buy clothing from great britian. Another way to show that ghandhi and his people followed his method of non-violence was when the british guards were blocking the entrance of this factory where the indian people were trying to get into. Every time a person would try to come thru the guards they would get hit with these sticks, but instead of reacting and fighting back they would just keep on going until they couldnt go anymore. This made Great Britian look really bad with both these events happening and the bristish reacting in violence and gandhi and his people reacting in the oppisite way, non-violence.
Friday, February 6, 2009
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