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WWII Debate Date : 5 / 21 / 12

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCj-_aZhYjg

Oral Quiz #4 Date : 4 / 20 / 12

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAyeLMcQO8o&feature=youtu.be This was your best oral quiz. 10/10

Oral Quiz #3 Date : 4 / 16 / 12

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pwg3u9Fhi4&feature=youtu.be

Quite clear and well organized, though a few odd things are included, such as the reference to Coca-Cola stocks (I remember using this as an example in class), which suggests again you are are parroting what you've read or heard, rather than really understanding it? 9/10

3 Stations #3 Date : 4 / 16 / 2012


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//**International Herold Tribune**//

 * Title :** Where are our jobs? Hungry Cry from our People
 * Thesis :** In one blink, our status changed from employed, to unemployed. Just in one day, several hundreds of thousand workers lost their job and are unable to even get stable food sources for their families.
 * Topic Sentence 1 :** The slower manufacturing and good production rate had caused economy to drop and inflation to occur.
 * Topic Sentence 2 :** Furthermore, as stock markets began to crash, lots and lots of people were getting fired for the sake of the company's continuation.
 * Topic Sentence 3 :** Despite as people lose more and more jobs and no support came from the country, the Great Depression continued until they did so.

//**New York Times**//

 * Title :** Stock Market Crash
 * Thesis** : As a gigantic trade power and the center, the U.S.' declination in stock markets and economy had spread globally to cause the Great Depression among huge countries.
 * Topic Sentence 1 :** Prior to the stocks crashing, the U.S. had a huge foot in the fields of trading, which implied that a lot of countries wanted US to continue doing good due to the fact that their market also depended on them.
 * Topic Sentence 2 :** As soon as the stock markets had crashed in US, many people couldn't feed themselves properly and this had brought terror to the country.
 * Topic** **Sentence 3 :** Since a lot of countries depended on US' economy the huge blow to US' economy and the stock's market had also been a huge blow to other foreign countries, making the depression global.

- Notes are taken
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The articles were to be written as though this was happening NOW, so should not be past tense. 9/10

Oral Quiz #2 Date : 4 / 13 / 2012

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This needs to give me a visual on your face, so unfortunately I can't give you full points for this. 9/10

3 Stations #2 Date : 4 / 11 / 2012

While the bloody Great War erupted in Europe, China had difficulties in managing itself from 1912 to 1916 due to internal wars and other negatively impacting events. Despite these hardships, China had aimed to receive support from other allied countries by declaring a war against Germany. Although China had a nice plan to do so, as the allied power changed the master to Japan, Japan had invaded China through Manchuria. Furthermore, China didn't unite with each other (leader struggles) and couldn't handle Japan's invasions, which can be concluded that the Treaty of Versailles had impacted China in a negative way.
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Oral Quiz #1 Date : 4 / 10 / 2012

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You have included facts, and seem to be repeating what you've heard/read but have not put them together in a way that demonstrates you understand how they fit together. Maybe just need to organize your thoughts better? 8/10

3 Stations Date : 4 / 9 / 2012

As WWI progressed, Russia fell into food shortage, which they didn't want to have it overlapping with casualties from the war. Despite these situations, Kerensky, the man in charge of the moderates during the March Revolution, had stubbornly supported in staying in the war. Finding for another help, Lenin had the right ideas that suited the citizens of Russia at the moment, which gave Lenin the support to kick Kerensky out and take charge as a new radical power. Furthermore, his slogan "Peace, Land, and Bread" had impacted the people of Russia to take Lenin's lead more seriously as he actually started reforming the land issues.
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1. What is the message that the poster is trying to get out to the Russian people? The main message that the poster is trying to get out of the Russian people is that the radical-red knight will promise to protect Russia and keep their promise of solving land issues and stopping an end to food shortages. Moreover, the red knight is dressed as a peasant, which symbolizes the freedom of peasants and the revolution will make peasant's lives enhanced with better living conditions than before.

2. Do you find this piece of propaganda compelling? Why or why not? I find this piece of propaganda compelling due to the fact that the peasant-looking knight is radically changing how things have went than before. Furthermore, the poster clearly illustrates how the red-knight feels like a hero, defeating all the "dark" knights (may symbolize the wealthy land owners who had accumulated wealth and didn't want lose them).

Treaty of Versailles Date : 4 / 5 / 2012

How did the Treaty of Versailles reflect the different personalities and agendas of the men in power at the end of World War I?

The Treaty of Versailles had represented the different perspectives and wish-lists of men in power at the end of World War I. France, the greatest victim over the course of the war, had aimed to not only recover the damages done to their mainland (western front) and economy, but also had put into their agenda to demobilize Germany. France was horrified and afraid of Germany's million troops who had not lost a single battle during the WWI that later on they will invade them again. Germany had to accept the terms without negotiation of dismantling the army into only 100,000 soldiers leaving the other 900,000 unemployed, impacting the economy to suffer. In terms of Britain, Britain had claimed money from other countries who had lost the war. Despite Russia had been on the winning side, Russia wasn't welcomed by the winners due to the fact that they had left the war early. Although Germany had left the western front as a result of entrance of the US and the US was considered a hero, President Wilson didn't want anything, but the creation of an organization that would prevent war.

Poem Comparison Date : 3 / 12 / 2012


 * On Jin's World

Map Comparison Date : 2 / 29 / 2012

1. The 2 pictures illustrate the relationships and alliances the European countries have during 1914, World War I. Among those 2 images, the 1st one show the different powers during the war: Central Powers, Allied Powers, and Neutral Powers. Similarly, the cartoon also depicts the 3 different powers that are symbolized as wild animals that are willing to fight each other and rip off the most they want from them.

2. Why might Serbia have staked a claim to Bosnia and Herzegovina? Why might Russia have been interested in helping further that claim? Why would Germany and Austria-Hungary have resisted any moves for Bosnian (used to mean Bosnia and Herzegovina) secession from Austria-Hungary?

The Serbians might have staked a claim to Bosnia and Herzegovina because of 2 main factors: bring in other Serbians that live in Bosnia and Herzegovina in order to have a larger community and to be closer to its allies such as Russia. Russia might have been interested in helping further that claim because Russia wouldn't like Austria-Hungary to have more land in the Balkan area since they might put pressure in to the borders near Balkan. Moreover, due to the fact that Serbians and Russians are both Slavic, Russia would've been more interested than other countries to protect Serbia. Germany and Austria-Hungary have resisted moves for Bosnian secession from Austria-Hungary because of geologic terms. If Bosnian seceded from the Austria-Hungary, then both countries would be surrounded by Russia, Bosnia, and Serbia, which limits their movements.

Impact of Nationalism Date : 2 / 17 / 2012

//**Positive and Negative Impacts of Nationalism**//

Do you think nationalism has had a more positive or negative impact on the world? Support your opinion with evidence.

Despite nationalism did bring in segregation among countries and that the minority within a country are being dominated by the majority, I believe that nationalism has had a positive impact on the world. The idea of popular sovereignty, people representing themselves in the government had a positive response from people due to the fact that they can at least receive part of the things they wanted. Nationalism not only made citizens of their country have national pride, but also caused them to become one big monster as a whole united country and accomplish their mutual goals to make a better place for our next generations. Furthermore, trade of ideas among countries increased, which competitions in marketing also created good rivalries.

1. Using the table above, explain the characteristics of each type of Nationalistic movement in your own words. According to the table provided, the 3 types of nationalist movements are unification of people, separation of different ethnicity, and the formation of a new state. Unification is when people with different views unite with each other in order to perform or achieve what they want in common. However, separation is the direct opposite, the process of restricting groups of people going near each other since they have a different view of the world from others. The formation, literally means the formation of a new state by people that want a place for them to perform their daily life procedures without any trouble.
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2. What do you think would have happened to the empires (e.g. Austrian Empire, Ottoman Empire) during the rise of nationalism? Nationalism was the idea of unity and pride among people under the same country. However, empires like the Austrian and Ottoman Empires had a lot of different social views from people since they consisted of different religious groups or they are from different regions. These factors cause separation among people instead of unification, which defeats the purpose of Nationalism. Therefore, empires such as Austrian and Ottoman Empires would collapse instead of unifying and becoming stronger as a whole.

//**Analyzing Political Cartoons - "Right Leg in the Boot at Last"**// 1. What symbol does the cartoonist use for the soon-to-be nation of Italy? The cartoonist uses the boot as a symbol for soon-to-be nation of Italy due to the fact that modern Italy's territory looks similar to a boot. 2. How is Garibaldi portrayed? Garibaldi is portrayed as a passionate nationalist considering the fact that he was the one to unite the people in the southern regions of Italy. Not only that, but also Garibaldi thought that it would be benefit the people of soon-to-be Italy to have a united single state and have national pride to it so that the newly formed country would develop quickly. 3. What does the title of the cartoon say about the cartoonist’s view of Italian unification? The title of the cartoon conveys that he or she is an advocate of Italian unification because the phrase "at last" at the end of the title illustrates how the author had been waiting for that moment.

1. Create a flow chart that shows the key events that led the unification of Germany.
 * //Case Study - Germany//**

2. Geography Skill Builder a. //Location// - What was unusual about the territory of Prussia as it existed in 1865? According to the map, it is unusual that the territory of Prussia were apart from each other not by geographic barriers, but by another country's territory. If a country's territory is away from each other, their communications and interactions among themselves would be limiting. b. //Movement// - After 1865, what year saw the biggest expansion of Prussian territory? After 1865, the largest expansion seen for Prussian territory was in the year 1871, when the 39 German states had united and gained territory by fighting France.

3. Design a national symbol for the newly formed Germany. Include symbols that best represent the spirit or values of the German people at this time. Write a short paragraph explaining your symbol and its significance.

German nationalist symbol? Cartoon is reasonably well analyzed, but misses the significance of the position of Garibaldi and his sword.

India and Britain Date : 2 / 14 / 2012

//**Terms & Names**// Sepoy - people in which have went against Britain's rules Sepoy Mutiny **-** rebellion ignited by the Sepoy Congress Party **-** a political party which believed in equal rights among human (went against Britain) Mohandas K. Gandhi **-** Indian man who enhanced the working conditions and daily life of Indians by going against Britain Muhammad Ali Jinnah **-** Indian man who attempted to make the Hindus and Muslims cooperate, but failed [this led to the separation of land (India ~> India / Pakistan) and from Pakistan to West Pakistan and Bangladesh]

//**Main Ideas**// 1. The four factors in which made the conquest of India possible are the advanced military technology, internal fight of India, Britain had determination for the lands of India, and that Britain had a stable government.

2. The Sepoys led the Sepoy Mutiny since they believed that Britain were trespassing and not respecting their culture and religious methods of performing events. For example, Britain had killed a lot of pigs and cow for the grease that would be used to make the cartridges of rifles smooth, but the animals the British had slain were religious animals of the Sepoy.

3. Congress Party supported and made the Indian independence possible since they also fought for equal rights among men (India and Muslim). They also believed that independence and self-government must be there for a better condition for living.

4. The four principles of Gandhi's philosophy are to not live for materialistic gains (property for wealth), accepting other religions' perspectives, help other people, and finally, to not use violence to stop injustice.

5. Jinnah had first proposed the equal rights among Hindus and Muslims in order for them to cooperate. However, without the Congress Party's support and agreement, Jinnah's endeavor to unite the Hindus and Muslims failed, which caused India to divide as a whole.

6. Documents B, C, E, and I are in favor of supporting Britain and the left over documents, A, D, F, G, H, J, K, L are advocates of India.
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7. As a result from the changed India's Constitution stated from Document H, the lowest levels in Indian society, the //Untouchables//, benefited a lot from the changes. Usually, the lowest levels of Indian society performed the filthy and dirty jobs. Despite these sordid jobs, they couldn't take regular bathes every single day, which repelled a lot of people from going near them, and //touching// them. Therefore, called the //Untouchables//, the constitution abolished //Untouchability//, and restricted people from practicing it. Furthermore, Indians in the lowest levels gained rights as a normal Indian citizen, but with lower working wages than others.

8. During the British Imperialism upon India, there were both positive and negative impacts that lasted among the people of India. Britain, realizing that India was the most efficient and the most resourceful colony of all the countries that were influenced by them, Britain improved the infrastructures of India, such as roads, canals, railroads, and etc. According to document J, there are pictures and texts that support the enhanced transportation. On the other hand, Britain made India to become dependent on themselves by restricting and limiting India from modernizing and becoming self-efficient. Not only that, but Britain exploited India's resources by forcing India to send their products to Britain for free and Britain sold those products back to India for money.

9. The cultural conflicts between Britain and India may have been caused due to the mistreating of the Sepoy. The ignition of the Sepoy Mutiny caused greater social clashes among Britain and India, which led to the direct rule of Britain over India. This not only caused the differences in social and culture to increase, but also made the Indians angry since they were considered to be lower than Britons in their own homeland.
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10. There were multiple positive impacts that the Britons had made in India such as building enhanced infrastructures. These infrastructures included roads, canals, railroads, and etc. However, those weren't the only impacts Britain made, there were negative impacts such as the fact that Britain had restricted India from making competing industries with Britain in order to make India dependent to them.

11. From one of the four principles of Gandhi, it states that one should fight peacefully for justice. During the early years of protesting of Indians, many of them were violent ones, even though they knew it would be hopeless and soon be ended by the British armies. From one of the four principles of Gandhi, it states that one should fight peacefully for justice. When Gandhi introduced this idea of of no violence, people used these methods to just simply not follow Britain's laws, which was quite successful. The people weren't harmed and they still could receive what they wanted.

12. The Muslims probably wanted a new country and nation different from the Hindus because they were the minority of India. Not only they were the minorities in India itself, but were also the minorities in the Congress Party. There were less Muslims that were able to represent the precise idea that they wanted to share due to the fact that there were more Hindus in the political party. These factors contributed to the separation of India.

13. Due to the fact that India had different cultural views within themselves such as Hinduism and Islam, they couldn't unite and cooperate together to accomplish one focused goal. Similar in politics, the Congress Party (Hindu majority) and the Muslim League (Muslim majority) couldn't agree on 1 mutual goal, which caused the separation of India. These conflicts didn't end until more and more divisions were made such as Pakistan separated to Bangladesh and Pakistan.

Global Impact of Imperialism Date : 2 / 12 / 2012


 * //Task 1 : Reactions to Imperialism//**

//**Impact of Imperialism in China**// 1. Is this image pro or anti imperialism? How do you know? This image is probably anti-imperialism considering the fact everyone is playing around China (center with the Chinese Character) and mocking it. Furthermore, China at the picture has no power to stop that. 2. What views of the native peoples are being communicated in each of the illustrations? Views such as a toy that would be used for entertainment and would be thrown away when there is no more use of it are being communicated in the illustrations. 3. What views are being communicated about the Europeans/Japanese in their role as imperialists? Europeans and Japanese are the ones that are mocking China at the illustration and conveys that they are the imperialist countries and China's resources and wealth are being extracted. 4. What is message is being conveyed by the author about the benefits or costs of imperialism? The message that is being conveyed by the author is that China is just being used to get resources for other countries and is being mocked with no hope to stop it.
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1. Is this image pro or anti imperialism? How do you know? This image is probably anti-imperialism since the Japanese Soldier (Japanese flag on top of his head) is stepping and using Korea (written Korea on clothe) to successfully enter the world of Imperialism. 2. What views of the native peoples are being communicated in each of the illustrations? In the image, Koreans (native people) are being viewed as the mistreated and overpowered people. Moreover, the Japanese are extracting wealth and resources from Korea for their good. 3) What views are being communicated about the Europeans/Japanese in their role as imperialists? On the other hand, the Japanese are viewed as strong, imperialistic type of countries since they are oppressing Korea and using them to benefit their own countries.  4) What is message is being conveyed by the author about the benefits or costs of imperialism? The author is conveying to the audience, us, that the Japanese overwhelmed Koreans by force and took away most wealth and limited their movements in order to keep oppression.
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1) Is this image pro or anti imperialism? How do you know? The eagle in the image is not only protecting the main land of the United States by spreading its wings, but is also spreading its wings even more out in order to secure the colonized regions such as Hawaii and other islands. This conveys that this image isn't to criticize the US for being an imperialistic country, but praises it for serving its duty and the burden as a White Man.  2) What views of the native peoples are being communicated in each of the illustrations? Although the colonies under the United States are being viewed as powerless people, it is also viewed as a secure safe that can't be touched due to the protection of US. 3) What views are being communicated about the Europeans/Japanese in their role as imperialists? The United States' role as an imperialist is being served and done perfectly since the US is protecting its colonies from other dangers.  4) What is message is being conveyed by the author about the benefits or costs of imperialism? The author's message is that the US is a good example of an imperialistic country since it is securing its own land, but also helping its colonized ones whenever there is harm.
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1. Feudalism and mercantilism were two economic systems that preceded capitalism. Review and summarize (in your own words) how they generated wealth. How does capitalism DIFFER from these two systems?
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Feudalism is the system in which its community had different levels of social classes, such as King, Nobles (provided land for peasants to work), Knights (chivalry; protected Nobles), and the Peasants (workers who were "bound" to the land). Wealth was usually generated in the land properties of the Nobles, which the Peasants pay the Nobles percentages of their work and the Nobles pay the Knights for protecting their land (peasants also) and wealth of the Nobles. While wealth was generated in the Nobles land for their own in Feudalism, Mercantilism aimed for the national wealth in stead of accumulated wealth. Mercantilism worked by making other countries spend more money on the products of yours instead of making wealth internally. Different from these two, Capitalism was the growth spurt of both economically and politically since products could be now mass produced. However, Capitalism also enlarges the difference in wealth among higher classes and lower classes. Furthermore, Capitalism made marketing much more efficient among other countries.

2. According to this lecturer, what forces drive capitalism?

According to this lecturer, there are 2 forces that drive capitalism. The first and main force is imperialism, which is the exploitation of resources and wealth from other countries from distant parts. The other force is colonialism, the finding for natural resources such as fossil fuels.

The Scramble for Africa Date : 2 / 9 / 2012

Discussion with Jin-Hong Jung
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//**Task 2 :** **The Scramble for Africa**// 1. Which countries controlled the largest sections of Africa in 1914? According to the map in 1914, Britain and France controlled the largest sections of Africa.

2. Why do you think these countries had the largest area of Africa? Britain and France probably were all over the place in Africa since they were the ones who actually accepted and applied Imperialism to their countries' political functions. Furthermore, both countries were also the early two countries in which developed Capitalism. These factors made it possible for them to have strong economy and navy which could overpower the people.

//**Task 3 : Additional Notes (based on Video)**//

//**Task 4 : European Imperialism in Africa **// 1. What was the Berlin Conference? The Berlin Conference was the gathering of countries in order to end the conflicts and debate upon the colonies in Africa. Although the conference was discussing about Africa, the people of colonized Africa's thoughts weren't stated in the meeting.

2. What were the three outcomes of the conference? Some of the outcomes of the Berlin Conference were that colonization of Africa must be announced to other countries, Africa rulers may have treaties with the imperialist countries, and finally, Leopold II became the imperial ruler of Congo as he was the head of the company.

The giant man in the picture illustrates John Bull, the symbolic representation of Britain. The enormous hands that cover the lands full of gold in Africa elicits the avarice of Britain to extract all the resources and wealth of the colonies. Not only the image views Britain as a country full of greed, but also illustrates how Africa had been only used and set free as an independent country when the imperialist country uses all of its colony with persuading words. These factors can all be used to conclude this image is anti-imperialism, criticizing Britain's greed and immoral use of the colonies in Africa.
 * //Task 5 : Analyzing Political Cartoons//**
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This image was one of the title illustrations in Rudyard Kipling's collections and according to the prior poem, //The White Man's Burden//, Kipling strongly suggests people of Britain to be proud and be encouraged of that they are an Imperialist country. Therefore, assuming Rudyard Kipling's attempt is to be same as the poem, this image is pro-imperialism due to the fact that the white man in front is leading the young colonized countries' children to the light and future.
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//** Oppression over Colonized Ones **// The snake with a crowned human-head wrapping all around the African worker represents King Leopold II from Belgium. He is infamous for being cruel and vicious to the workers in Congo such as cutting off one's wrist in order to give the punishment. Not only the people were full of horror when they were informed of this, but also were surprised by the fact that the resources and wealth extracted from the Congo didn't go to the government of Belgium directly, but was used for King Leopold II's own wealth.

//** From An ABC for Baby Patriots **// These series of images not only illustrate Britain's ideal goal of extracting wealth for political power, but also having national pride. This typical national pride makes the image viewed that Britain's workers are diligent and patriotic. Despite there is a low and high class relationship in Imperialistic functions, the image elicits how Britain respects its colonies' people and make endeavor to not have conflicts with them. Therefore, this image would be pro-imperialism, explaining how an imperialistic country, Britain, not only respects its colonized people, but also are patriotic.

//** Lecture of the White **// The white figure having a lecture over the group of children is probably Uncle Sam, the symbolic representation of US considering the fact that he has red and blue stripes on his pants. Moreover, if we could keenly look at the black, old-looking children, they have the names of the colonized countries such as Cuba (most right). In addition, while the black, old-looking children in the front are being oppressed and scared, the white children at the back have the idyllic environment to be educated. Finally, there is a black at the back who is cleaning the window scared just to follow instructions, which I assume that this image conveys that the black, old-looking children are being educated to be the cleaning man at the back, listening to instructions. Therefore, this image probably is anti-imperialism, illustrating how US oppresses the colonized people.

//** On the Swoop! **// The black eagle with a crown at the sky symbolically represents Germany. Germany isn't only looking for a prey, group of black people, but is also looking for more territory that they can extract the resources and wealth of. The written text under the image, //On the **Swoop**,// conveys that Germany is considering African people as just people with no power to secure their land that is full of wealth. Considering the fact that Germany is viewed as a negative country, this image would be also anti-imperialist since it is discouraging the idea of imperialism.

//** Civilization Begins at Home **// At the background of the image, there are a lot of people down on the ground either already dead or tortured and doesn't have the energy to go on and escape from the area. The ones that were killed or tortured probably represent the colonized countries. According to the map the white man is looking at, the background of this image is Philippines and the men tortured are the residents of Philippines being oppressed by white men. Considering all these background information, this image is anti-imperialism since the image elicits white men as cruel people.

Document Based Questions : Darwin Date : 2 / 7 / 2012

Do Darwin’s theories apply to culture and society? Why or why not? Use the excerpts above and strong examples to support your points.

Darwin's theories apply to culture and society of people. The basic synopsis of Darwin's theory, natural selection, states that the fittest organisms will survive after a series of negative impacts on their lives. According to //Natural Selection 1,//"...//individuals thus characterized will have the best chance of being preserved in the struggle for life//..." and so on. Even though there were a lot of people that were against Darwinism and the ideas such as the creationists, they couldn't go against the fact that the fittest and the strongest would be the last one to be standing. This idea of the fittest one was soon applied to the societies we live in also, making the group with stronger power to control the ones with weaker power. These competition over control and strong power between societies led to Imperialism, stated in the //Struggle for Life II// : //"We can dimly see why the competition should be most severe between allied forms, which fill nearly the same place in the economy of nature; but probably in no one case could we precisely say why one species has been victorious over another in the great battle of life."// All of the factors described above advocate the reasonable theories in which Darwinism came up with and how it applies to culture and society.

Age of Imperialism : Notes Date : 2 / 7 / 2012



Which of these impacts (from the chart) are positive, and which are negative? Which are reasons and which are justifications? Your discussion of Darwin's theories is good because you are using evidence from the source to support your answers.

Document Based Questions : “The White Man’s Burden” Date : 2 / 5 / 2012

1. What is “The White Man’s Burden” based on Rudyard Kipling’s description in this poem? According to Rudyard Kipling’s description within the poem, “The White Man’s Burden” is the responsibility of The United States and advanced European countries (White Man) to lead the way of underdeveloped countries such as Philippines. The countries in which are led by the advanced countries are less important since they are incapable of being productive by themselves.

2. Do you agree or disagree with Kipling’s characterization? Why or why not? Kipling’s characterization has a perspective of a specific country, the advanced ones, which makes the text very unreliable and influenced with bias. Furthermore, the method in which Kipling describes the people and countries are extremely racist since it elicits the “white” to be in a higher-level than others.

3. What does this say about the attitude of Europeans and Americans toward the rest of the world during the mid 1800 - early 1900’s? Use specific examples from the poem. The poem “The White Man’s Burden” shows the attitude of Europeans and Americans toward the rest of the world as thinking themselves as the superior. Not only that, but also the “superiors” would view the underdeveloped countries as uncivilized group of people.

4. Is KIS an example of “The White Man’s Burden” in modern Korean society? Why or why not? Although KIS do excel in most academic competitions than the other schools, KIS doesn’t belittle other schools for not having good education. Therefore, KIS isn’t an example of “The White Man’s Burden” in modern society.

Answers are a little superficial. For example, #3 might consider not just the attitude of superiority (which is definitely there) but also the implication of the sacred duty this "superiority" imposes on imperialists.

Document Based Questions : Industrialization Date : 2 / 1 / 2012

1. Why would Andrew Carnegie and Friedrich Engels disagree about the effects of industrialization? Andrew Carnegie and Friedrich Engels disagree each other about the effects of industrialization since their point of view in seeing the world is different. Friedrich Engels has the perspective of the Proletariat and the Lumpen Proletariat, the lower class members during Capitalism. However, Andrew Carnegie views from the perspective of the Capitalists and Bourgeoisie, the higher class members during Capitalism. Since Friedrich Engels advocates the lower classes with a sympathetic voice, he concludes that industrialization caused lower classes to become even more poor. Despite these hardships the lower classes have, the higher classes stack up wealth as time passes, which Andrew Carnegie believes it is efficient.

2. What might be reasons for 16-year-old Mary Paul's satisfaction with her job and life in Lowell? 16-year-old Mary Paul may be satisfied with her job and life in Lowell due to the circumstances she is in. She not only works and lives in the higher classes (Bourgeoisie), but also she receives good working conditions compared to her fellow girls. Furthermore, Mary Paul may have thought that having a place given to work and receive wages for it is a good thing.

3. Why might the political cartoon by Walter Crane be useful in getting workers to rally to the cause of socialism? The political cartoon by Walter Crane might be useful in rallying workers into the cause of socialism because the cartoon appeals to the lower classes by depicting their situation as the higher classes sucking little bits of blood for their own benefit in this period of Capitalism. The cartoon also appealed to the lower classes by stating that Socialism will restore the "blood" they lost during Capitalism.

Karl Marx : Communism Date : 1 / 30 / 2012

1) Would Marx have agreed that these countries were "communist"? The countries these days wouldn't have been considered "communist" since the world in which Marx described a "communist" is where there is no government with everyone equal. The countries in which claimed that they were "communist" had flaws in their systems; for example, the USSR had a huge and strong government instead of having none at all.

2) What has happened to the "communist" world (once called the "Second World", to distinguish it from the "First World" -- wealthy capitalist countries, and the "Third World" -- poor countries)? Karl Marx believed that the world will go through steps, each undergoing Capitalism. At the final stage, he believed that the Communism will step in to make the world a better place. Despite some countries have accepted this idea when proposed, soon, these countries would repeal these plans since their theory didn't work and take place in their homes.

3. Why do you think this has happened? The abandoning of communism among countries which had once embraced those ideas occurred as soon as the theories had been proven to be just theories, not being able to happen in reality. For example, the USSR had once embraced the idea of communism; however, had the largest government above the people, disassembling the factors of communism, equality and no government.

4) What do you think of the idea that the growing gap between the rich and poor in the industrialized world never materialized (see p. 270) because of the Union movement (the formation of trades unions who unite to demand better working conditions for workers) and reform laws (to improve conditions for workers, eg. safety requirements, limits on the length of the working day, minimum wages)? The idea of Union movement, which supports the poor people, with a great gap between the rich people, is a great idea since the union movement at least provides people to have better living conditions. Not only that, but also the reformed laws helped poor people since it restricted the rich people to take advantage from the poor people

Photo Essay : Child Labor Date : 1 / 25 / 2012 :: 2 / 4 / 2012

As the Industrial Revolution ignited, cites began to build more and more factories. People began swarming into these cities in order to work for wages, called the Urbanization, made the factories flourish more than ever. Despite the flourishing of factories provided people jobs, the factory-owners would hire young, children laborers because they had a lot of benefits than the adults. The children were preferred more than the adults because the factory-owners can pay less wages than the adults, but receive the same amount of laboring time. Furthermore, since the children were small in size and could move through the narrow rows of factories, their movements were more time efficient than adults. However, just because the children were young and small didn't mean the capitalists treated them better than the adults. Not only they were treated equally with the adults, but their working conditions were worse than the adults under the circumstances that young children can't take the same amount of pollutions and risk of death as adults do. As soon as I viewed the pictures provided in the text, I've felt devastated when I pictured myself working in the polluted factory regions and mining underground, risking my life to earn money. Fortunately, most countries restricted and limited the amount of children laborers and the amount of time they could work maximum. Moreover, I believe the idea of public school and children learning more than working is an efficient notion since the adults could get the jobs instead of children and the children laborers could be educated to be efficient for future working jobs.

Industrial Revolution & Urbanization Date : 1 / 19 / 2012

The Industrial Revolution, and the urbanization that accompanied it, have been described as a mixed blessing. To what extent to you agree with this statement?

In modern times, looking around the goods around us, it is incontrovertible that those products were the major changes made to the world during the Industrial Revolution. Throughout this period of massive change in how economics was dealt, Urbanization also overlapped and these 2 significant processes had a mixed blessing to introduce the world with new methods of stacking up national wealth. The Industrial Revolution provided people with more jobs that didn't necessarily need a journey-man certificate, which not only supported people who were out of money, but also woman who had agile fingers that would be useful in performing delicate jobs. As more factories situated in the cities, residents from nearby urban moved to the city, which caused the Urbanization. Although Urbanization caused people to move from the rural areas to the cities emptying the farming ares, the factories grew bigger and bigger increasing wealth among people since the wealth belonged to individual citizens, not the monarchs. Industrial Revolution also made the manufacturing of goods inexpensive and efficient than before, which everything had to be handmade.

Review Questions : Congress of Vienna Date : 12 / 11 / 2011

4. Napoleon's empire ironically collapsed because Napoleon's attempt to strengthen his empire actually weakened it. Napoleon's desire to create a blockade around Britain in order to weaken Britain and then conquer them failed since other countries gave products to Britain through the blockade. This fail made Britain to have a blockade around France, which was successful and led to France's economic downfall. Not only that blockade contributed to Napoleon's ironic downfall, but also his attempt in making his brother the King of Spain was another part. Since the Spanish wanted their King to remain and rule, they fought back Napoleon with the help of Britain, making French debts among countries larger than before. Finally, his attempt to conquer Russia made Napoleon's empire weaker than any of the other European nations because he lost almost all of his armies in the course of invading Russia. As a result, other European nations united to attack France, leading to the Congress of Vienna.

5. Since the European nations other than France has never seen anything like Napoleon's aggressiveness to develop his empire, the Congress of Vienna made sure that the French people wouldn't attack another country again. Furthermore, they've made a check and balance system, which states that no single nation would be stronger than another nation. Finally, they've replaced the French empire with a king that was appointed by the Congress of Vienna.

Revolutionary Poster Image Explanation Date : 11 / 28 / 2011

"You can kill a revolutionary, but you can't kill a revolution." http://www.topicsites.com/abraham-lincoln/assassination.htm

I chose this image because it is the killing of a revolutionary who attempted abolishing slavery from the world, Lincoln; although people who were against abolishing slavery from the world were successful killing a revolutionary, they didn't manage to kill a revolution because his ideas were accepted by majority of the people and spread all over the places.

Glogster Poster Date : 11 / 15 / 2011

Peter I, The Great (used Sam Lee's account to upload because my account had technological problems) http://samuellee96119.edu.glogster.com/peter-i-the-most-enlightened-despot-kevin-s-chung/

Absolutism Date : 11 / 14 / 2011

1) What is absolutism? Absolutism is the theory in which states that monarchy should have “absolute” power over others. This idea is similar to modern day dictators because they aren’t influenced by laws of the country.

2) Explain the justification for absolutism referred to as the 'divine right of kings'. The ‘divine right of kings’ was mainly justified by the church teachings, in which stated that Kings received their powers from Gods and going against Kings are going against God. Due to this support from the church, the monarchs had complete over the country.

3) List the causes of the rise of Absolutism in Europe. Protestant Reformation People demanded strong ruler that would lead them to dominate. Mercantile Policies

4) Explain briefly how absolutism developed in
 * Spain** - The rulers of Spain used this absolutism in order to draft armies and expand their land to other countries, some even conquering.
 * France** - Due to the revolts in France, the rulers used absolutism in order to get rid of the revolts, but it only led to more fights.
 * England** - Although England was the original thinker of the absolutism, they didn’t use it properly since it only caused conflicts upon the country, which led to the lost of power.
 * Russia** - Similar to Spain, Russia properly used absolutism in order to draft armies to expand land and improve their economy.

Speed Dating - Beccaria Date : 11 / 8 / 2011

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Port #4 Date : 10 / 26 / 2011

//**APPARTS**//
//**Edicts For 1635 Ordering the Closing of Japan**// //Author// - The author of this edict is Tokugawa Ieyasu and as a shogun, Tokugawa didn't want Japan to open up their doors to other countries and remain isolated. //Place / Time// - This document would have been approximately created during the mid-1630s. //Prior Knowledge -// During the 17th century (1600 - 1699), Japan was started storing their wealth, which eventually led their empire to become stronger than the years before. Audience - This document was created for the people who were influenced and serving Ieyasu within Japan. //Reason -// Ieyasu created this document for the purpose to limit people and Japan as a whole, from being contacted by other nations (closing their doors, isolating). //The Main Idea -// This edict simply stated to the world that "We don't want to be touched by you guys and your cultures." Although Japan was starting to rise up as a strong nation, this edict would've isolated and closed Japan's doors. //Significance -// This edict is significant because not only it conveys that the author of this edict, Tokugawa Ieyasu//,// was uncomfortable with foreign culture and population to enter Japan//,// but also that Japan started closing doors. //**Qianlong**// //Author -// This letter was written by Qian Long, who was the emperor of China during 1734 to 1795. //Place / Time -// Qian Long wrote this letter in 1793 in China. //Prior Knowledge -// Just like Japan during the mid-17th centuries, China didn't want outside forces to influence their empire. //Audience -// Qian Long wrote this letter to King George III of Britain. //Reason -// This was letter written in order to respond back to King George III's petition. King George III of Britain asked Qian Long if China would open up their ports (symbolizes their doors) for more trade between their nations. However, Qian Long doesn't want more foreign contacts with China. //The Main Idea -// This letter conveys that China doesn't want to open their doors for other countries to walk in and out of. Although other countries come over and knock on China's doors, China wouldn't treat them not only sincerely, but also unequally. //Significance -// Although Europe was much higher than China in technology, navy, scientific developments and more, China didn't treat Europe respectfully. This conveys that China closed their doors and didn't want any foreign contacts.

//Video Questions//
1) Who was "the Bald Rat"? Bald Rat was Toyotomi Hideyoshi's nickname due to his physical appearances. 2) Where did Japan hope to build its empire? Japan hoped to build its empire within China, in which they would have to invade Korea first (failed). 3) What stopped it from building its empire as planned? Korea defeated Japan's navy with their own unique turtle ships, which stopped Japan from building its empire as planned. 4) Why didn't they try again? They didn't try again because Hideyoshi wanted his son to become his successor, which caused him to stay in Japan.

Ports #1, 2, 3 Date : 10 / 25 / 2011


 * Jin-Hong's World

China's Age of Exploration II Date : 9 / 22 / 2011

Picture #1 illustrates the Muslim population among countries in Europe, Asia, and US. Although Islam was first found in the Middle-East, according to the map, most of the Muslim populations are on the buffer areas in which the Muslim leaders conquered in order to protect the Islamic Empire. Since Muslim leaders failed to spread Islam to Europe after the defeat in Constantinople and Vienna, there aren't many countries with Muslims residing.

Picture #2 displays the route in which Zheng He, the admiral of Ming's ships, used in order to accomplish Zhu Di's claims in the voyages. By looking at the picture, we could infer that Zheng He used the method of tracing the land during his voyages. He not only met the residents in each region he encountered, but also charted the land masses around the bodies of water. Moreover, according to the timeline provided with the map, it could be inferred that the giant ships used in the voyages are very well built and strong enough to endure a 17-year long voyage.

As Zhu Di did his job as an emperor of Ming, millions of workers were drafted into the construction of the Imperial (Forbidden) City in Beijing, which became the capitol in 1420. Constructed from a design in which the greatest architectures of Ming had drawn, the Imperial (Forbidden) City had become one of the greatest accomplishments in which Zhu Di had made, along with the Grand Canal and the Tribute system. Since the completion of the Imperial (Forbidden) City, the emperors, royals, and concubines had lived there until the fall of China's last dynasty, Qing, in the year of 1911.

See, Think, Wonder Date : 9 / 20 / 2011

I see... two men... I think... this is related to Greek myths... I wonder... who they are...

China's Golden Age Date : 9 / 7 / 2011

Picture #1 illustrates the massive ships in which Zhu Di has built in order for Zheng He to travel around the world. Not only that, but also the image compares the size of China's ship to a European ship which signifies the power Ming dynasty had.

According to Picture #2, the Holy Roman Emperor and the King of France departed from the Kingdom of France in order to go to Ming Dynasty in 1421. The Emperor of Byzantium would've come from the Kingdom of Ottoman Sultanate of Rome. Not only the King of Castile was from the Kingdom of Castile, but also the King of Portugal went to Ming Dynasty from the Kingdom of Portugal, west to Kingdom of Castile. Furthermore, the Doge (ruler) of Venice headed to Ming from the east of the Kingdom of France and west of Bosnia. Finally, the King of England went to Ming from the Kingdom of England.

Picture #3 displays the area in which each china's kingdoms took control of during a specific time period. According to the different stages of the kingdoms, there were multiple warring kingdoms. Not only that, but also it enabled comparing the size of each countries and dynasties and as a result, the Yuan and Qing dynasty controlled the most territory of all the dynasties.

Picture #4 illustrates the extension and destination of the silk road. By looking at the picture, we can infer that these roads were aimed to make contact with the western civilizations and trade goods that the dynasties of china were interested in. These roads made transportation and traveling much easier than before since they were next to rivers. According to the map, Tibet, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgystan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekiostan, Afganistan, Kazakhstan, Persia, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey are the modern day countries in which the silk road passes through.

Picture #5 shows the difference in population between the 15th and 17th century in Europe. According to the picture, Furthermore, the cities of Italy such as Rome, Venice, Genoa, and Florence were the main sites of people to reside in. Not only that, but also cities of Portugal, Castile, France, Germany, and England had a lot of residents.

Picture #6 displays the city wall of Beijing, differentiating the inner and outer city. Moreover, it shows that the city treated religion importantly, containing a lot of temples. For example, the symbolization of Yin (Temple of Moon) and Yang (Temple of Sun) signifies the emperor's acceptance of the concept of Yin and Yang.

Compared to Picture #6, Picture #7 shows the developments made from the inner and outer city until modern Beijing. These developments illustrate the different buildings, parks, and rivers that didn't exist before in the past.

Considering the pieces of the Great Wall in Picture #8 would add up to 6400 km, then the wall would extend until approximately modern day Iran if it started from the Yalu to the west of Beijing. Acknowledging this, I was surprised by the massive length and was shocked by how many people would have to be drafted in order to construct this wall.

Zhu Di, not only was the emperor of Ming Dynasty, but also was an astronomer. He further extended his interest in astronomy by building observatories among not only in Ming, but also Japan and Korea. Despite his contribution to astronomy, picture #9 defeated his aim for having China to be the reference point of the world.

The Grand Canal would be one of the greatest things that happened in the history of any dynasty. The canal not only connected Northern Ming and Southern Ming, but also provided Northern Ming with food in which are produced in Southern Ming. Due to this, the constructions in the new capital, Beijing, was able to be finished.

The Black Death, 1348 Date : 8 / 24 / 2011

Author The author of The Black Death, 1348 is Giovanni Boccacio, an Italian who actually survived through it. After his experience of the plague, he wrote historical fictions based on the black plague. However, the writing was translated by Richard Aldington. Therefore, we must be aware of these distortions in the writing since language translations don’t always work perfectly.

Place and Time This specific writing is highly likely to be published after the black plague in the year 1348. Although historical fictions have some crafted and not truthful descriptions, it includes some historical facts (historical fiction) of what the people wore, what they ate, or even their jobs. Since Giovanni Boccacio was from Florence, Italy, it is highly possible for the historical fiction to be written in Florence, Italy.

Prior Knowledge The black death is a plague (highly contagious disease) which extended out the whole continent of Europe. We are uncertain of the casualties of death the black plague have presented us with, however, the approximate death percentage was about one-third of europe’s population since it was extremely contagious. Whenever people were examined by the doctors and the doctors concluded that a person was sick by the plague, they were ordered to stay in their houses and never come out to prevent spreading the disease.

Audience All books are read by audiences or readers and since this is also a historical fiction, a lot of people who are interested in the black plague, might have read it. As it is a historical fiction, some writings may not be accurate and some descriptions may be exaggerations in order to make the story interesting to the buyers.

Reason Since Giovanni Boccacio experienced the black plague, his experiences may have caused him to write a story about this. Purpose of writing a historical fiction is not only to recall on the past, but to get ready if something similar happens.

The Main Idea The main idea of this historical fiction to recall on to the past and describe the circumstances of people who : caught the disease, attempt to run away from it, just simply forfeit on their lives. As people were struck hard with the black plague, numerous families changed their lifestyle in order to adapt to the new environment. He also illustrates the 3 forms of the black plague. Moreover, other serious scenes were drawn inside of our mind such as the dead bodies in the church.

Significance This source is significant since the black plague effected the european lifestyle hugely. After the death of all the people who were struck by the plague, people were all alert of next strike.

Family History Project Date : 8 / 22 / 2011

Event : My grandfather's brother's visit to N. Korea with 1001 cows

Why did I choose this event? : I chose this event because when I first heard that my grandfather's brother took 1001 cows to N. Korea, I got interested. Despite the fact that no one has ever visited N. Korea as a civilian during that time, my grandfather's brother not only was the first one to do so, but also linked the exchange between N. Korea and S. Korea with the gift of 1001 cows. Moreover, this event was broadcasted by CNN live and was sent out all over the world, said to be one of the best things to end the 20th century.

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Interview Translation :

Primary Source (Written)

This is a picture taken from a newspaper which shows my grandfather's brother (the 2nd from the left) with Kim Jung Il, N. Korea's President, after getting all the 1001 cows safely to N. Korea. It also says under the picture that my grandfather's brother, Chung Ju Yung, has finished his conversation with Kim Jung Il and has taken a celebration photo.

Primary Source (Unwritten)

My grandfather's brother (at the right with flowers around his neck) his holding on to the healthiest cow which is being led to N. Korea. Many people such as news reporters and government officials attended to see this visit to N. Korea since it was the first time a civilian enter N. Korea with permission.

Historian's Hat / Role Date : 8 / 18 / 2011

Vocabulary

Heretical - belief or action which goes against the belief accepted by most people Faggot - bundle of sticks which symbolize heresy Eucharist - a Christian ceremony celebrating the Last Supper Abstain - to prevent one’s enjoyment Penance - voluntary self-punishment Beseeching - ask desperately, implore Source - a book or document which provides evidence in research

Comprehension Questions

1. In section 1, Heretical Beliefs, the historian gives his account of a historical event. What is happening to Hogsflesh? What is the historian's “story” or main point of the article?

Hogsflesh is serving a penance under the direct obligation of the church for heresy. Due to his belief, Hogsflesh was ordered to travel around markets and declare his sins of heresy and if he was to loose his faggot, he would be burnt to death. The historian’s main point of the article is to illustrate the papacy and the overwhelming power of the church.


 * This is not the main point of the article.**

2. What are the roles of a historian defined by John Arnold? Do you agree or disagree with his assumptions? Can you think of any other roles?

The roles defined by John Arnold are not only to read the records, but also to interpret them and report to others. I agree with his assumptions since history should be recorded in order to pass down those knowledge to later generations. Other role a historian may take is the connector of the past and present for multiple purposes, such as illustrating the developments.


 * Arnold identifies many more roles than this -- 9 in all! I do like your own idea about an additional role, though!**

3. What is meant by “treat(ing) their sources with fidelity?” Remember to put your response in your own words. Why is it important to remember this when reading historical references?

“Treat(ing) their sources with fidelity” means that historians believe in sources that may not have been proven. Sources treated with fidelity may have prejudice due to the influence of the historian’s regional culture. This is significant to remember when reading historical references since some sources may be treated with fidelity, not with the perspective of an astronaut in the space with no prejudice.


 * Sentences must always begin with a capital. You have misunderstood what "treating sources with fidelity" means.**

4. How can a single event be interpreted in more than one way? Can you think of an event in your life that historians could interpret with differing points of view?

A single event may be interpreted in more than one way because of different point of views and regional influence into the observer’s perspective. Despite my life until now, I didn’t have any event that happened to me that historians could have a multiple point of view.


 * Sorry, not an acceptable answer.**

5. Talk to a family member or friend about something that happened to you both a long time ago. Examine how you both remember the incident and write about it. With that in mind, when attaching meaning to history, is it possible for a historian to be completely objective? Use examples from the incident you just discussed to reinforce your response.

Once my family went on a trip leaving me behind with a baby sitter, and she lost her way back home in a small walk. Despite her lack of knowledge in my town geography, I pointed the direction back to the house. However, tired of pointing in the cradle, I suddenly fell asleep and left the baby sitter frustrated of what to do. Luckily with help from the Koreans in the subway my mother came back from the trip alone to “save” me. Even though I haven’t felt that desperate, my mother said that she was surprised thinking that I might get lost. Attaching meaning to history, I think it isn’t possible for historians to be completely objective because we all have different point of view.


 * Good answer.**

6. What problems may arise when historians practice subjective history? In what ways may subjective history be beneficial to the study of history? Think back to the incident you just discussed with your family member or friend. Why did it make sense for you to remember the event the way you did and for the other person to remember it the way he or she did? What does this tell us about history?

When historians practice subjective history, there may be a problem due to their different perspectives. However, subjective history can be beneficial to the study of history since we can get to know what the historians are influenced by and their point of view. __Under__ **From** the perspective of a mother, it would be horrible to lose a child that I have given birth to. Therefore, the event when my mother was surprised makes sense because of her perspective. This tells that history can be told in different ways and that can be a totally different story from another.


 * Good answer.**

7. Why is every historian "a storyteller?" If all historians are storytellers and there are myriad versions of every story, can we trust historians? Why or why not?

Every historian is “a storyteller” because historians report (tell) and analyze (describe) the historical events of human kind in their point of view. If all historians are storytellers and there are myriad versions of every story__, we can’t trust historians__ because they have all different perspectives and it is written by the winners. However, we can add up all the common phrases from each stories all around the world. Then we can have the overview of all events with all opinions contained.


 * Oh no! If we can't trust them, why are you studying it?!**

8. How did your view of history and historians change based on this reading? How will you approach history now that you have explored these views?

After this reading, my view of history and historians changed and felt the significance of the objectiveness of historians. When reading sources told by historians, we would have to critically think whether or not his sources are “treated with fidelity,” influenced by regional culture.


 * THIS is a good answer**