Philip's Global Blog

2008-01-11T10:21:00.000-08:00

Joseph Stalin and Totalitarianism

Joseph Stalin is one of the biggest dictators in the world. He ruled the Soviet Union for 25 years after Lennon died. He inputed the five year plan for all people. He started it in 1928, the plan had two goals, quick growth of heavy industry and increased farm production through collectivization of agriculture. Stalin used the resources into building, steel mills and electric power stations. Stalin envented totalitarianism but Hitler and Mussolini embraced it. Citizens have to obey the government without question. Stalin used propaganda, censorship, and terror to force his will on the Soviet people.

2008-01-10T10:17:00.000-08:00

Doctor Zhivago

The reason the Russians wanted to change the fact that people were starving and that they were in war. The war was the reason that let all the anger out from the Russians. thats what started the revolution. Soldiers left there places in war to go home alive. Killing there commanding officers and not caring that the germans were coming into there country. Doctor Zhivago when he came home from the war he found out that his home wasn't all his anymore there was 13 other familys living in the big house. All he had for his family was a small room in the house.

2008-01-04T10:22:00.000-08:00

Causes of WWI

Militarism is one of the reasons WWI happened. Country's like Germany, Austria-Hungary, Great Britain, France Started in a big arms race building up there military in a short amount of time because they thought that a war was on its way and they were right.
Nationalism was when the Congress of Vienna was finished 1815 Germany and Italy were left as divide states but they were a strong supporter of Nationalism. But Nationalism caused a big problem for Austria-Hungary. The ardent Panslavism of Serbia and Russia's willingness to support its Slavic brother conflicted with Austria-Hungary's Pan-Germanism.
Imperialism is another factor that contributed to the increase in rivalry in Europe. Great Britain, Germany and France needed foreign markets after the increase in manufacturing caused by the Industrial Revolution. They all competed for Africa as well. Britain and France settled their differences but several crisis happened and began a feud between France Britain Against Germany.

2007-12-14T10:32:00.000-08:00

The Meiji Restoration of Japan

Before the Meiji Restoration, Japan was basically ignorant of all the technological advances that had occurred. The Japanese thought themselves to be the most superior of all races. That was why they banned Christianity in 1597, butchering all who practiced that religion. The Japanese never let anyone into their country, believing they had nothing good to learn from the outsiders, and they stayed like that for 250 years. Over the years that they had their doors closed to everyone else, they had great peace and prosperity in their land, however the industrial revolution in the west would propel Europe and the United States to a level of advancement that the Japanese would never anticipate.

2007-12-14T10:15:00.000-08:00

The Opium Wars

The Opium wars started when the English wanted to start trade with the Chinese but they didn't want any of it. The English got there way and started tradeing with the Chinese by giving out opium to the Chinese people and get them addicted. Then after a period of time the English came back and the Chinese wanted more so they decided to trade tea for the drug. As time went by people that were not addicted stared to despise the English and try to get out of the trade between them. Which started the war and the war wasn't fair. The English were more highly advanced there war ships were steamed powered while the Chinese war ships were still sail boats because of there isolation to the world. The English won easily and went on to what they were doing.

2007-12-10T10:22:00.000-08:00

"The White Man's Burden"

The White Man's Burden means that he has a very heavy responsablity

2007-12-05T10:28:00.000-08:00

"The Scramble Africa"

The changes for Africa started in 1881. The reason for the big changes was because of the big recources that Africa had. Like rubber, gold, wood, ivry, silver, copper, tin. One of the famous europeans that went to Africa and had succes was Cecil Rhodes. He own 90 % of the worlds diamonds production. During the African scramble millions of people died and or were in slaved for the europeans doings. When europeans got there their health coudlnt take the vast dieseases Africa had thats my most europeans that went to Africa died or got sick over time.

2007-12-03T10:22:00.000-08:00

Film Session: "Mountians of the Moon"

The Europeans had a lot of ships coming to Africa. They faced disease, enemy tribes,low food and water. The reason the source of the Nile river (Lake Victoria) is named after the British Queen is because when John Speak found it he wanted to show that Europeans discovered it. The Europeans had a very big advantage over the Africans and the advantage was guns. The African people never seen anything like it before, Africans carried around spears and Shields as there weapons. Then when the machine gun was invented the Europeans went back to Africa and took it over.

2007-10-19T10:19:00.000-07:00

Nationalism and the Creation of Italy

Nationalistic- is the belief that one’s greatest loyalty should not beto a king or an empirebut to a nation of people who share a common culture and history.

My family and I sing the national antom at at baseball games.I also say the plage at school every morning

2007-10-15T10:35:00.000-07:00

Simon Bolivar and Latin American Revolutions

Simon Bolivar was one of South America's greatest generals. He had victories over the was one of South America's greatest generals.

2007-09-28T10:23:00.000-07:00

How did the Enlightenment thinkers influence the French Revolution?

New views about power and authority in government were spreading among the Third Estate.
The people began questioning long-standing notions about the structure of society and usingwords like equality, liberty, and democracy.

What really triggered the revolution, what happened on July 14, 1789?

2007-09-11T10:19:00.000-07:00

Scientific Method

They experimented over and over again to prove or disprove an idea. They didn’t just accept an idea or a theory; they conducted experiments and reached their own conclusions. Isaac Newton was one of these scientists. He explained the laws of gravity and paved the way for our modern understanding of physics.

Evolution vs. Creation

2007-09-10T10:30:00.000-07:00

Evolution

Theory of Evolution is the widely held notion that all life is related and has descended from a common ancestor: the birds and the bananas, the fishes and the flowers -- all related.

Creation

Its the belif that humans and animals were created by God.