Soo+Jin's+World

Class 50 Timeline Assignment Soo Jin Lee& Linda Park
**1979** December - Soviet Red Army invades and props up communist government. - This marks the beginning, initiative act of the Soviet Red Army towards the conflict between Russia and other idealism (democracy and Islam).

**1980** - Babrak Karmal installed as ruler, backed by Soviet troops. But anti-regime resistance intensifies with various mujahideen groups fighting Soviet forces. US, Pakistan, China, Iran and Saudi Arabia supply money and arms. - This shows how the democracy side is aware of the issue of conflict between democracy and communism.

**1989** - Last Soviet troops leave, but civil war continues as mujahideen push to overthrow Najibullah. - Although Russia left the conflict, the political fight continues.

**1998** - US launches missile strikes at suspected bases of militant Osama bin Laden, accused of bombing US embassies in Africa. - Conflict is triggered between the U.S. and Osama bin Laden.

**1999** - UN imposes an air embargo and financial sanctions to force Afghanistan to hand over Osama bin Laden for trial. - UN shows open support for conflicts by supplying war materials and trying to create peace by bringing Osama bin Laden for trial.

**2002** January - Deployment of first contingent of foreign peacekeepers - the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) -It marked the start of U.S.‘s conflict against the Taliban.

**2006** October - Nato assumes responsibility for security across the whole of Afghanistan, taking command in the east from a US-led coalition force. - This shows how the U.S. had characteristics of imperialism. Just like WWII, US thought it was their responsibility to take over issues that was happening worldwide.

**2008** July - Suicide bomb attack on Indian embassy in Kabul kills more than 50. - It created an impact on the U.S. by having their soldiers sent over to foreign countries.

**2010** July - Whistleblowing website Wikileaks publishes thousands of classified US military documents relating to Afghanistan. - Wikileaks can lead to suspicion on each other for plans on attacks---especially top secret information.

**2012** March - US Army Sgt Robert Bales is accused of killing 16 civilians in an armed rampage in the Panjwai district of Kandahar. - This event shows that the office established in Dubai by Taliban, which its purpose was to initiate peace talks between U.S. and the Afghan government did not work.

You have included several events which are not key in Afghanistan's history. "NATO" is an acronym for North Atlantic Treaty Organization, so needs to be all caps. 8.5/10

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WWII debate With Julie Kwon
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Class 48
In The Cold War purple book, skim pp1-11 (most of this should be review, so just focus on "filling in the gaps" from your textbook reading and the class lecture, and on your gallery page, list 5 underlying causes of the Cold War.

The underlying causes of the Cold War were: 1. The Arms race between America and Soviet Union 2. The Space race 3. Political conflict (Democratic and Communism) 4. Mistrust between the Western Europe+U.S and Soviet Union (when Russia made treaty with Germany in the First World War and they promised to conquer Poland together in Second World War) 5. The Allies were afraid that Soviet Union was going to expand its territory to create an empire

Look at each of the following and decide which was the most significant historical event. Explain your decision in a paragraph on your gallery page.

I think the Moon Landing was the most significant historical event because this was First time for human beings to land on somewhere else than Earth. Landing on the moon later helped the scientists to study more about the moon and how it affects the earth. Also, if human beings can land or reach the moon, that means we can also land on other planets. The world had wars before because of lands and resources. If the astronauts find resources or livable planet in the space, people wouldn't have to fight for more spaces on Earth.

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Class 47
1.Read pp 514-517 (online) or pp 462-465 (hard copy) and make a Venn diagram to compare the aftermath of the war in Europe and Japan.

2. Write a paragraph on your gallery page answering the question, "Do you think it was right for the Allies to try only Nazi and Japanese leaders for war crimes? Explain your thinking."

I think it wasn't fair for the Allies to punish only Nazi and Japanese leaders for war crimes because they weren't the ones who started the World War II. History is connected. The events are chained together that you can't consider them separately. The Allies should have blamed themselves also. If the Allies had some mercy on Germany in Treaty of Versailles, then Hitler wouldn't have seek for revenge of World War I and come to power. For Japan, the Allies should have treated them more fair. In the Treaty of Versailles, although Japan fought on the Allies' side, they weren't invited to the "Adult table". Also, the Allies criticized Japan for practicing Imperialism while they also were colonizing and banned Japan from doing it. Those actions angered Germany and Japan, which lead to another destruction of the world.

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Class 46

 * Twin Holocaust Survivors Describe Arriving at Auschwitz**

When the twins mentioned about the experiment, I was wondering what kind of experiment it was. The experiment was called Mengele experiment. I googled it and it was like using the Jews like a lavatory rats. I wasn’t feeling good about human beings using animals to test things for their own benefit, but using same human beings? Yuck! Joseph Megele was especially interested in twins. He even experimented sewing twins together to create conjoined twins. As soon as I read this, I felt my spines chilling. I felt so sorry for the twins who were interviewed and were killed during the experiment. How scared they must have been! I was very amused and inspired how these twins stick together until the end and pretend they were healthy that they could survive. Their sisterhood made me realize how much I love my sister (I do love my sister very much) and made me determine that I will protect her if I have to.

**Two Brothers Struggle to Survive the Holocaust**

I could not believe the Nazis took away the feeling of love and emotion of joy from the young boys just by stuffing them to the concentration camp. I never thought a person could not be overjoyed when he/she found their relatives during the chaos like the Holocaust. The Nazi’s action had left a scar that not even time could mend. Also, it reminded me of the time when Japanese were torturing Koreans when the guy in the video told us that he was beaten up when his brother ran away.

**Mordechai Eldar’s Story**

I was touched by how this man devoted himself to the army to make his country stronger by creating strong army so that what had happened in World War II would not happen again. I have, and I still do feel the same patriotism as him to my country. I was outraged when I learned Japan once conquered Korea and how cruel they were. The conflict between countries are still there. Since I am currently a student, I can’t do much to help the country. First, my plan is to graduate good university and then start doing things that would make changes in Korea that would make us look better so not only Japan but also North Korea not to underestimate us.

**Zanne Farbstein’s Story**

When the women mentioned about burning the small children alive, that disgusted me. I thought children were symbol of innocence and pure. How can a human being do such a thing? I can imagine small children panicking as fire engulfed their body and scream in pain as their flesh turn into ashes. She said she and her sister were waiting for their turn to die, but I bet she now regret for saying that. She enjoys her life as real human being, with her family. From Zanne Farbstein, I have learned I should never give up even though I am facing the hardship because there are people who had suffered more than I did and some of them survived to meet the happy ending. So I believe so can I.

**Yaakov Hollander’s Story**

It reminded me of my older sister when Yaakov decided to save half of the Christmas cake for his sick brother. My sister always wants to buy me something. Whenever she brought me something, I wasn’t that grateful to her. Today, while watching how he felt when he failed to deliver the cake to his brother, I realized, my sister getting me a present showed how much she loved me and wanted me to have what I might not able to have. Now, I think it is time for me to pay her back. My sister is now stuck in college, not able to come out to Korea this year. I would save my allowance so I can buy her nice things.

**Sophie Engelsman’s Story**

I think Sophie Engelsman is very considerate. She have been working as a midwife for over 30 years, bringing new lives to the world. She had lost so many things such as her family. Instead being sad about what had happened to her, she is working for other people’s happiness. She had created family for others so they would not experience the same tragedy as her. I am very happy for her because she became what she had wanted- a nurse, which also brought her back to life of human.

**Eva Brown Tells Her Story**

It was sad to see Eva Brown and other Jews losing their identity and being called by their numbers tattooed on their forearms. Like Mrs. Boyle told us in the class today, identity and individual right should not be taken, because with them, we are nothing. However, I think Eva Brown should have considered herself lucky because most of the victims lost their family, especially their parents. Her father was alive even after the war.

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Read pp 511-513 (online or new hard copy) or pp 459 to end of the chapter (old hard copy) and complete 8-10 of the guided reading you used for last class.
**A. As you read this section, note how each of the following events or campaigns contributed to the Allies’ victory in World War II.**
 * **Event** || **Contribution of Allies Victory** ||
 * 8. Battle of Leyte Gulf || Japan took the gamble of destroying American fleets ||
 * 9. Battle of Okinawa || Japanese lost over 100,000 troops (more than Americans) ||
 * 10. Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki || Lives of many Japanese citizens were taken away ||


 * B. Identify the following people and the role each played in World War II**
 * Bernard Montgomery- British general who had defeated Rommel(Germany)’s army with a massive frontal attack in Battle of Alamein.
 * Dwight Eisenhower- American general who he and Montgomery launched OperationTorch, surrounding Rommel’s army.

// Read the sources below and complete the Skill-builder/Interpretation and Document based questions. //

 * 1) USSR suffered the greatest human costs.
 * 2) Even though you add the direct war cost of Germany and Japan, it doesn’t reach as much money as U.S spent on the war.

The factors that contribute to the increased number of deaths in World War I over World War II are that technologies were more advanced, the war took place not only in Europe but also in Pacific and this time, Russia did not give up in the middle of the war. In World War I, the countries used airplanes to spray poisonous gases, but in the 2nd World War, they advanced the airplanes that it could carry much heavier loads such as bombs. Also, radars were invented. The radars helped to detect the enemies’ status, such as their airplane’s direction, distance and speed. In World War I, the main fighting took place in Europe. However, World War II also took place in Asia too. Because of that, more ships were used (As an example, U.S had to block Japan so no other countries could supply Japan with fuels and to block the islands, it must have taken hundreds of ships).

**Displaced Persons**

The Polish refugees were fleeing from the Germans under poor conditions. Some barely had anything to carry with them and some were separated from their families. The refugees had lost everything they had such as home, job and properties that they had to sleep somewhere different and eat food that was provided by the city.

**Internment Camps**

The government’s attitude toward Japanese Americans were suspicion and unfair. The governments sent Japanese Americans to the concentration camps to keep on eyes on them, because Japan had bombed Pearl Harbor. They were suspicious that there would be a spy in the country. Also, racism played a role. U.S was having war with both Germany and Japan, and there were also German Americans in the country. However, only Japanese Americans were treated unfairly.

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Class 44
__**Guided Reading**__

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 * How is the same history conveyed so differently in these two videos? Which do you think is more "true": the Hollywood dramatization or the documentary? **

These videos show different situations of World War II. The Hollywood video showed the battle scene, telling the viewers it was gloomy, and brutal as World War I. However, the documentary was cheerful and the colors were bright. People were smiling and cheering. Not only the mood was different, but also the places it was taken were different. The Hollywood film was shot at the sea, where the Allies and Germans were fighting for their lives. The war seemed as if it was never going to end. In the documentary, the place was taken in France, where the Allies kept on winning and the German captives were well treated and sent home alive. I think the documentary is more true, because I’ve noticed that it used primary sources. The primary sources give us facts and information. What can be more truthful than facts? The Hollywood film may seem to show what it was like during the war, but it showed the viewers, not tell us any information. ==10/10

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Class 43
__**Opinion on Japanese internment**__ I think moving Japanese away from their home to the camp was not really justified. Just because these people were from the country that dropped bombs, that does not mean every single one of them are bombers. I think the society should really realize that not all people from one country are the same. If U.S wanted to find out if there was really a spy, they should have secret police or guard system around the country, not just throwing innocent people into the crowded camp. What if they were justified as innocent? (Which they were) How was U.S going to make up for all those people’s suffer and wasted time? One of the president of U.S later paid money to the survivors of Japanese internment and apologized, but how can money cure the scar in their heart? U.S should have thought first before they act.

1. Wartime propaganda [|cartoon by Walt Disney]. As you watch, record your answers to the following...

 * What wartime images do you recognize from your study of the war?

I saw people (characters) saying “Hail, Hitler” every time they saw Hitler’s picture and also the character reading Mein Kampf, which was written by Hitler. There were three pictures on Donald Duck’s wall, which were Hitler, one Japanese guy and Mussolini. It showed that those three were the allies during World War II.


 * What are some of the messages of this cartoon?

The message of this cartoon is the life under Hitler’s dictatorship was horrible. You had no rights. the other hand, if you were American citizen (or living in America), you were lucky because you had liberty and personal rights.


 * Why do you think companies like Disney and Warner Brothers produced these cartoons during the war?

I think Disney and Warner Brothers produced these cartoons during the war because they wanted others to feel patriotic and proud of who they were as American citizens. Also, they may have wanted people to know how bad it would be if the dictatorship like Hitler’s happened in America.



**What is in the cartoon? Explain the symbolism you see.**
There are people and Uncle Sam in a factory producing sweets and missiles. Uncle Sam represents U.S. And the workers represent U.S citizens. Papers that Uncle Sam is throwing in into the machine symbolizes money.

**What is the intended message of the cartoon?**
The message of the cartoon is that U.S is coming to rescue the Allies. U.S is spending money and with citizen’s cooperation, to send goods to their allies and send dangerous weapons to Hitler to defeat him. > > 3. Life on the Home front in Britain exploration... Go to [|this site] and click on each topic area to learn about life in Britain during the war. For each of the following topics, write down 3 significant pieces of information. You may do this on your gallery page, or as a hard copy. > > > > > > > > 10/10
 * Children at war
 * 1) Children from London evacuated the most (in September of 1939)
 * 2) Children were taken away from their real parents and had to live with foster parents
 * 3) Many of the children seemed to be happy, thinking that they were going away, somewhere different
 * Rationing
 * 1) Each person could have each week of: 8p worth of meat, 3 pints of milk, 8 ounces of sugar, 4 ounces of butter, 4 ounces of bacon, 2 ounces of tea, 1 ounce of cheese and 1 egg
 * 2) Each member of family had his/her own ration book- adults, buff colored book, children over 3, blue book and babies, green
 * 3) If you wanted to by clothes, you had to pass over coupons- every man, woman, child was allowed 48 coupons per year
 * Women at war
 * 1) Women replaced men’s work such as working on the farm as Land Army or working in the factories
 * 2) Women’s Voluntary Service was the largest women’s wartime service
 * 3) Air Raid Wardens was reporting the bomb damages
 * Messages of war
 * 1) The propagandas encourage both men and women to join the army
 * 2) The propagandas state that you should watch your mouth because careless talk can be helpful to the enemy
 * 3) The propaganda wants British citizens to grow their own food and save it for winter since the government can not provide that much food to everyone

Class 42 Homework
Read pp 497-501 (online or new textbook) or pp 447-450 (old hard copy) on Japan's Pacific campaign, and complete the guided reading in place of Cornell notes. You can print this off, or make your own chart using this template. You must complete parts A and B.


 * 1. Bombing of Pearl Harbor || A. Japan Attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The U.S soldiers knew there would be an attack, but they did not know when it would be. There were many casualties.
 * 1. Bombing of Pearl Harbor || A. Japan Attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The U.S soldiers knew there would be an attack, but they did not know when it would be. There were many casualties.

B. Brought U.S into the war ||
 * 2. Fall of Southeast Asian colonies || A. Japan had taken over many Asian colonies such as Guam, Wake Island, Philippine, Indonesia, etc.

B. Japan began to gain power, and was a threat to the Allies (Allies turn their attention to Japan) ||
 * 3. Doolittle’s raid on Japan || A. Doolittle bombed cities of Japan- Tokyo and several others

B. U.S found out Japan was vulnerable to attack, U.S becomes more confident ||
 * 4. Battle of Coral Sea || A. Instead of using ships to fight, both sides used airplane to bomb the ships. The Allies suffered heavy lost, but it was their victory

B. The Allies stopped Japan’s southward expansion ||
 * 5. Battle of Midway || A. Japan was planning to launch another surprise attack on Midway Island, but U.S was ready. They destroyed 332 Japanese aircraft and ships

B. Turning point for Allies ||
 * 6. Battle of Guadalcanal || A. The Allies attacked Japan's air base on the island of Guadalcanal

B. Japanese abandoned the island ||

Write a short description of the perspectives presented in the political cartoons below. What does each cartoon highlight about how Japanese expansion was viewed?

This cartoon shows the League of Nation is powerless, just watching Japan and China fighting. Also, the League of Nation is looking at America and telling him he should deal with Japan. America doesn’t look happy because in 1931, Japan had bombed Pearl Harbor. The perspective of this cartoon shows negative view on Japan expansion.

This cartoon shows Japan’s view of Western Imperialism. Both America and Britain is shown as lazy, selfish and greedy figures that make their colonies such as India and China suffer. Japan had bad feelings against the League of Nation/Western countries because while the Westerns were imperializing other countries, they did not let Japan to start their own imperialism.

cartoon shows that Japan is a traitor (point of view of Westerners). However, they can not do anything about it because Japan is much more stronger than the League of Nation (the thick arm represents how much power Japan have and crumpled paper shows how weak League of Nation is). The League of Nation forbade Japan from invading China, but Japan did not listen (fire on the paper). They got out of League of Nation and started their expansion. Also, Japan destroyed their own railways, blaming on Chinese. Using that excuse, Japan expanded more and more of China.

This last cartoon views Japan as a threat or negative and the Allies (man in the pocket) and Australia (Kangaroo) are working together to stop Japan’s plan of expanding southward.

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1) Why did Japan attack the United States of America? Provide evidence from the source below in your answer.======

> > >  Japan must have attacked U.S because among the League of Nation, U.S was most involved in stopping their expansion and they wanted to show their power so that U.S wouldn’t dare to interrupt anymore. U.S disagreed with Japan invading Manchuria in 1931. Japan was angry. They thought it was unfair how the Westerners were allowed to have colonies and Japan wasn’t. Also, U.S had sided with China. Again, U.S was interfering in Japan’s plan of conquering its neighboring countries. U.S supported China’s Nationalist government against Japan. > > 2.Read this [|article] about Pearl Harbor. Briefly summarize the key events of the attack (before, during and after). (User ID is kis, PW is welcome) > > >  In early 1941, Japanese government entered Washington D.C to negotiate with U.S about Japan’s expansion. However, they had back up plan, if U.S refused. Japan would bomb Pearl Harbor. The negotiation failed. At dawn of December 7, Japan attacked. U.S tried to defend, but they couldn’t do much. They had many casualties compared to Japan, who lost less than half of their force. The attack of Pearl harbor angered Americans, and it was worst naval disaster. This made U.S break the neutral stance and join the Allies.

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Class 41 Homework
> **Questions (post answers on your gallery page):** > **1. What was Operation Sea Lion?** > Operation Sea Lion was Hitler's plan of invading Britain. > > **2.Why did the battle not look good for Britain?** > The battle did not look good for Britain because British army had left the weapons behind and had not that many air force to protect the country. > > **3. What advantage did Britain have?** > The advantage that Britain had were the determination of the people, extra air crews from all over the countries and having a technology of radar. > > **4. What was Germany's mistake?** > Germany’s mistake was that they attacked the cities such as London, which caused the raids. These raids gave some times for the Royal Air force to rebuild. > > **5. What was the impact of the bombing of London? How did the bombing of London aid Britain's cause?** > The impact of the bombing of London was destruction of factories, homes and lives of civilians. These acts angered the Britain and made them more determined not to give up fighting against Germany. > > **6. Why was the outcome of the battle of Britain significant for the Allies?** > The battle of Britain was significant for the Allies because Britain showed that Hitler could be stopped from invading other countries. > >
 * Read the newspaper below about the Battle of Britain, and watch the two videos, then write a short paragraph that explains why the British were able to hold off the German invasion when they were militarily weaker. Use evidence to support your ideas. Post your work on your gallery page. **

Even though Britain had weaker military than Germany, they could hold off their enemy because people of Britain were working together. It is easy for people to panic and run away for their own lives when there are bombs falling from the sky without a notice. However, people of Britain pull themselves together and decided to unite. People, regardless of their gender volunteered to help their country. Men of 18 or older took roles defending the airfields. Women, they evacuated the children away from their home to safe camp. When they weren’t feeding or clothing, women also worked to find materials such as metals to build new aircraft. The factories increased their products so that Britain could be prepared as much as they could. Britain’s teamwork was also divided into ground and air. People on the ground were WAAF, ground crews and the citizens. WAAF gathered information from the radar to inform the pilots in the air. The ground crews’s job was to fix the damages on the plane. Lastly, the citizens donated their old pots and pans to make new air crafts.

Podcast notes? 8/10

The Beginning of the War in Europe
Which of the listed events might be considered a turing point for the Allies? Why?


 * **Cause** || **Effect** ||
 * First blitzkrieg || Soviet Union also made their move toward Poland and took the eastern half. Then, Stalin moved north to conquer countries north of Poland such as Latvia, Lithuania and more ||
 * Allies stranded at Dunkirk || France falls. The resistance of France crumbles and Germany takes over the city of Paris. Britain now had to face the Nazis alone ||
 * Lend-Lease Act || U.S joined the war. Roosevelt and Churchill met secretly to discuss about Atlantic Charter- which held free trade among nations and the right of people to choose their own government ||

The turning point for the Allies would be when U.S enters the war (Lend-Lease Act). All the European countries were falling under Hitler’s rule, even France. Even the most powerful country of the Allies- Britain had trouble blocking Hitler’s attack. Like they did in World War I, U.S began to sell their weapons to the Allies, but not involved in war. Also, U.S secretly had a meeting with Britain. Then, Germany attacked U.S ship, and U.S was involved in war. In World War I, the Allies won a year after U.S soldiers set their feet on Europe. Also, in World War II, U.S was attacking Germany’s ally, Japan. By taking down Germany’s threatening ally, U.S may bring Germany’s spirits down and other Allies may rise up against the Nazis.

How were Napoleon’s invasion of Russia and Hitler’s invasion of the Soviet Union similar?

Both Napoleon and Hitler made same mistake throughout history. It was invading Russia in wrong time.They were both allied/had treaty with Russia, however, they attacked Russia at the end. Also, both Napoleon and Russia and Hitler and Soviet Union wanted Poland. Both leader’s date of attacking is also similar- summer. They did not expect the wars to take long.Not prepared for the bitter coldness in Russia,both leaders lost thousands of men and had to turn back without any further expansion.

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Hitler's Germany (4/23/12)
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FACISM ORAL QUIZ
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Very well organized and articulate. 10/10

Station 1
Read the "Chapter in Brief" section on "Postwar Uncertainty" and "A Worldwide Depression" and annotate focusing on the underlying problems in the US and world economy which CAUSED the Depression AND how different countries attempted to SOLVE the problems. Create an organizer for your information (digital or hard copy).

Station 2
Look at this [|Photo Essay on the Great Depression], carefully reading the captions and examining the images. Talk about what you see as a group, then write 2 newspaper headlines, one from the // International Herald Tribune //, and one from the // New York Times // might run __ if these pictures were taken today __. Think about how headlines use strong, attention-getting words. Once you have your headlines, write the thesis statement and three paragraph topic sentences for each article (i.e. what's the main point, and what are 3 points that support that thesis).


 * __//International Herald Tribune//__**

-WARNING: Get Ready For Your Turn Thesis: The Great Depression had strike U.S, and we never know when it will affect the whole world.

1. With U.S citizens wandering around without money will create less production for U.S factories.

2. This grave danger may spread to European countries because countries like Britain, France and Germany were borrowing money form U.S, who now doesn't have money for themselves.

3. Not only U.S not able to lend money to other countries, they may ask for help, which will cost millions for others.

//__**New York Times**__//

Article: Slap In The Face of Americans

Thesis: The Great Depression had brought our lives down by collapsing stock markets, bankrupts and unemployment

1. In a single day, thirty billion dollars vanished as the market collapsed

2. The failure of banks to save people's savings was just a slap in the face.

3. The final step, the major blow that crumbled everyone in U.S was unemployment.

**Station 3**
Watch these short videos and take notes.

Good. 10/10

Why China Was Not Always In Power
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Organization could be better. 9.5/10

1.How did the Treaty of Versailles add to China's problems?
China's main problem was foreigners controlling their country. China tried to modernize themselves so it could regain its position as the old days, when China was dominating the world. However, the Treaty of Versailles stopped China's plan of modernization and gaining their freedom by just replacing the ruler to Japan, not freeing them. The treaty lead China to black hole of war. The Communist Party and Kuomintang were having conflict about politics, which later tore China apart with civil war. Many Chinese lost their lives. Also, because now Japan had power over China, China had a fight again, but this time against Japan.

2.With these 3 sources, write a short chapter for a English-language history book to be used in Korean high schools about Japan's role in Asia in the first half of the 20th century. __Japan's Awakening and Expansion__

It was mostly western countries that had power to dominate over other countries. However, there was one Asian country that later came to power as powerful as the Europe and U.S-Japan. After centuries of being isolated, Japan finally succeeded on modernizing itself. Its industrialization, army and navy were advanced by western influence. By 1890, Japan had the strongest army in Asia. Japan used that army to defeat Russian army, which had larger power. This war surprised the world and was a sign for Japan to start territorial expansion. A year after winning against Russian army, Japan's imperialism started in Korea. Japan forbade Koreans to do anything such as printing Korean newspapers and Koreans starting their own business. Japan also changed the national language to Japanese and the education system. Korea felt bitter about Japan's action. They soon began their national movements to protest against Japanese rule.China wasn't exception. It was also dominated by Japan in 1931. Japan invaded part of China called Manchuria, where it was full of raw materials. This invasion helped Japan to build strong empire and boost up Japan's economy, but was criticized by the League of Nation.

__Images:__
***Map of Japan invading Manchuria** **(Title: Invasion of Manchuria, 1931)**

*Photo of Japanese torturing Koreans

(Caption: If anyone was suspicious or had done something wrong, the Japanese officers would torture people in many cruel ways )

***Primary source- Quote from //A Justification of Japanese Expansion// that explains why Japan expanded its territory

(Caption: The Japanese explained why they invaded other Asian countries such as Korea and China as they received criticism from League of Nation)

3.Was Mao a better or worse national leader than Stalin?
It is very hard to come up with the answer who was better leader or worse than other, because both Mao and Stalin made the citizens' lives miserable. However, I think Mao was better national leader than Stalin. As I watched the video about those two leaders, I found that in China, after Mao took over, there was no war. In Stalin's time, the Nazis invaded Soviet Union and Stalin was defenseless, not ready for the war and millions of people lost their lives. This showed the difference in power and ruling of Mao and Stalin. Having no war mean the leader of one country is too powerful for other countries to challenge him and there are no problems the way he is running a country. Even though both Mao and Stalin took many lives away by starving and shooting and were considered as evil man in the world, the peace lasted longer in China than in Soviet Union. (Which makes Moa better leader than Stalin)

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Russian Revolution Oral Quiz
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Very clear and well-explained. 10/10

Russian Revolution
Read the "Chapter in Brief" section on the Russian Revolution and then explain, on your gallery page, why Russia had a revolution in 1917. Russia's revolution started with unhappiness with their king, Czar Nicholas. Under Nicholas's rule, the industrialization grew dramatically, but the wages of the workers were low, working conditions were bad and children were forced to work. The workers were outraged. However, that did not start the revolution right away. The worsening condition later exploded to revolution. Russia had to suffer further by defeat fighting Japan and the final blow, World War I. The soldiers refused to fight, the prices were increasing rapidly and there was famine everywhere. Also, along with the anger of people, there was influence of Karl Marx's ideas of communism.

Now, upload a podcast on your gallery page in which you explain whether Stalin was a good guy or a bad guy, and why.

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__Pick one of the propaganda pieces from the website above and answer the following questions:__

1. What is the message that this poster is trying to get out to the Russian people?

The message of this poster is the socialism dominating over the old feudalism system. The red knight represents the rising power of socialism (or we can say age of Stalin). The fallen knight represents the end of feudalism with the death of Romanov family. This also convince Russians to support socialism, where they can have more power than before.

2. Do you find this piece of propaganda to be compelling? Why or why not? I find this propaganda compelling because it is like a fairy tale- one brave knight rising up against the weak and evil knight fighting for justice. Also, the color red convince me to think that Socialism will promise that there would be better life for Russians.

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

The Treaty of Versailles reflected different personalities and agendas of men in power at the end of World War I. Woodrow Wilson and his Fourteen Points showed his serene and wise personality. Even though Wilson and his country, U.S lost men and money in this war, he didn't ask Germany to make up for their loss. Instead, he announced his vision of peace. He wanted to settle the conflicts of Europe so that the war like World War I never happen again. However, there was a person who was hot tempered, and selfish Georges Clemenceau from France. He was eager to make Germany famish. He hardly agreed with Wilson's peace making ideas. The agenda of the Allies tell that they are not trying to distribute powers equally, or being unfair. Even though the colonies helped them to win this war, they did not get what they wanted, for example, independence. However, people in power got what they asked for.

WWI Discussion
[|Discussion]

Comparing Maps
1. European Alliances & Leviathan map

Both maps show the alliances between Russia, Britain and France and central power of Germany and Austria-Hungary in 1914 with different colors and labels. For the European Alliances map, the colors show which countries are on the same side and who is staying neutral. In Leviathan map, the countries labeled with bronze animals show the allied countries (such as United Kingdom, France and Russia ) and the countries labeled with silver weapons represent the countries with central power (such as Germany and Austria-Hungary).

2. Now compare this map of the Balkans to the map of European Alliances. 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 map of European Alliances shows the which countries are alled to who in the year of 1914. The other map, The Balkan Peninsula, shows the area of Slavic groups within the Europe. Serbia might have staked a claim to Bosnia and Herzegovina because that is the place where their brothers, people with same culture were living, but is part of other country. Russia have been interested in helping further that claim because Russians were also Slavic. They wanted to protect and bring people who had common culture as them, to their home. However, Germany and Austria-Hungary resisted any move for Bosnians, because Austria-Hungary didn't want to loose part of their territories (Losing land meant losing power.) and since Germany was ally of Austria, she didn't want any disadvantages for her friend.

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Impact of Nationalism Feb.16.2012

 * Nationalism ** has positive and negative implications (e.g. extremely strong nationalistic feelings sometimes lead a group to turn against outsiders). Using the table below, record the positive and negative impacts of Nationalism. Use page 254 of the textbook to help you.

Do you think nationalism has had a more positive or negative impact on the world? Support your opinion with evidence.
I think nationalism has had more positive impact than negative impact.The nationalism makes people feel proud of who they are, and have common culture that brings people together (unite) and compete among nations for technological advances. For an example, South Korea's technology company, Samsung and United State's company, Apple, are competing each other not only to make money but to give people better technology.

// 1. Using the table above, explain the characteristics of each type of Nationalistic movement in your own words. //


 * Unification is a movement of groups uniting that are different in politics but similar in the culture.
 * Separation is groups that are different in culture refusing to join as one
 * State-building is unconnected groups forming into new government by accepting a single culture

// 2. What do you think would have happened to the empires (e.g. Austrian Empire, Ottoman Empire) during the rise of nationalism? //

I think the Austrian Empire and Ottoman Empire would have considered uncivilized and have internal conflicts between them because they have different cultures. That might have lead to their fall of the empire.

Look at the cartoon on page 261 and complete the questions.

 * 1) The symbol that the cartoonist use for the soon-to-be nation of Italy as a boot, because Italy’s land shape looks like a boot
 * 2) Garibaldi is portrayed as a shoe seller/shiner who is helping the king of Piedmont-Sardinia to wear the boot and making sure it fits well
 * 3) The title, “Right Leg in the Boot at last ” says that the cartoonist’s view of Italian unification was people who used to live in cities in the land of Italy (wasn’t called Italia back then) finally had found the right country to nationalize

On your own, read about the unification of Germany (online textbook pgs 261-263). 1) Create a flow chart that shows the key events that led the unification of Germany.

Flow Chart of the unification of Germany:2) Looking at the map on page 263, answer the two geography skill builder questions.


1.The Prussia in 1865 was not connected, when usually a country or empire is joined together.

2. After 1865, 1871 was the year of biggest expansion of Prussian territory.

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.

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The national symbol I came up with is a snake with color of German flag (I just used modern German flag colors) to represent Bismarck's slyness that had unified Germany. Bismarck had a strategy of stirring up the boarder with Austria, to motivate them to start the fight. Bismarck purposely did this because he knew his armies are well trained and have superior equipment that overpowered Austria. The spears represents the strength and power of Germany. Like I said before, the German army was well trained and had better equipment. With their power, the Germans had conquered large amounts of territories.

image citations:
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Cartoon needs to be more carefully analyzed. What is the significance of Garibaldi kneeling to put on the king's boot? Would YOU do that? What about the position of Garibaldi's sword?

Your symbol is a little odd, mostly because of the goofy expression on the snake's face. Would this really inspire nationalistic pride, do you think?

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Case Study 1 Assessments Feb/14/2012
Terms and Names: Explain the importance of each of the following terms and names to India's independence from Great Britain.

1. Sepoys- They were the ones who started the revolt against their British rulers. They were offended because the Britons were violating the culture/religion of India, and made them to use their mouth to bite off the tips of the cartridges.(they refused to do this because the cartridges were smeared with greases of pigs and cows and the sepoys' religion forbade eating pigs and cows)

2. Sepoy Mutiny- British stopping the Sepoy Mutiny was the turning point for British rule in India. British only had control of the company called East India but when the rebellion were put down, Britain started true imperialism in India

3. Congress Party- They represented for the people of India to discuss about the rights of Indians. It was actually Hindu based point of view, but by the second decade of the 20th century, both Hindu and Muslim worked together to promote self-government. The anger toward Britain had united two different religions together

4.Mohandas K. Gandhi- he brought nationalistic ideas to the common people of India. He convinced people that violent revolution was useless. He suggested simply disobeying the government (Britain). He also played major role in securing Indian independence

5. Muhammad Ali Jinnah- Another Indian nationalists. He was responsible for turning the Muslim League into a broad-based political party

Main Ideas: 1. What were four factors that contributed to Britain's conquest of India?

The main factors that contributed to Britain's conquest of India were 1) British military forces were technologically advanced than Indian's, 2) from 1740 to 1780, many warring Indian kindoms were struggling, 3) The British in India were well organized and united in their goals, unlike the Indians, 4) The British brought political stability

2. What was the cause of the Sepoy Mutiny and what was its main result?

The cause of the Sepoy Mutiny was conflict between sepoys and Britons with cartridges smeared with greases of pigs and cows. The sepoys' religions forbade them from eating porks and beefs, but the cartridges were to ripped by mouth. The sepoys felt their cultures were being violated and attacked British town, killing British women and children and some officers. The main result was that Britain took over the whole government of India (there was a turning point).

3. Which groups and ideas promoted the Indian independence?

The groups of Hindu and Muslim promoted the Indian independence. Although they wanted the self govern, they had different ideas such as Hindu (Gandhi) believed in nonviolent protest,and brotherhood for all Indians. However, Muslim (Jinnah) disagreed Hindu ideas and demanded the separation of Muslim and others.

4. What were the four general principles of Gandhi's philosophy?

The four general principles of Gandhi's philosophy were 1) live as simply as possible, never striving for materials reward, 2) be tolerant of the religious beliefs of others, 3) devote one's life to the service of others and 4) battle injustice in all its forms but never by violence.

5. What role did Jinnah play in the partition of India?

Jinnah pleaded the leader of Congress Party for joint Congress-Muslim League governments in some provinces but it was rejected. This lead to the partition of India.

Documents: 6. Which of the documents are pro-British in nature? Which ones are pro-Indian?

The pro-British documents are document B, because the justice is helping the Britons fight against sepoys, and document C, because it says English dominion wouldn't be removed easily unless really strong European country takes over, which is unlikely to happen. Also, it is saying that the Indians would get benefits also. (Makes the imperialism look good) In the other hand, the pro-Indian documents are document L, because it is telling us that the life of Indians are much better now days than when they were under British rule. Their average life increased and they got to have proper clothing and 2 meals a day. Lastly, document F by Gandhi is also pro- Indian. Gandhi disagreed against Britain's Rowlatt Act and the imperialist' violence. He wanted India to go back to the old days when they were famous for cotton industry, and before people sinked into lifelessness.

7. How would Indians in the lowest levels of their society benefit from India's Constitution as stated in Document H?

The Indians in the lowest levels of their society would benefit from the Constitution because on #17, it states that the untouchability is abolished. Even the lowest levels are now considered equal as anybody else. Also, just incase some people in higher ranks discriminate the "once" untouchables, the Indian government even added the law that they will get punished if they don't treat "everyone" equal.

8. Using only the information contained in the documents, answer the following question: How would British colonization have a lasting impact on the people of India? Use examples from the documents to support your answer.

The British colonization have a lasting impact of the people of India because India, which classified people into ranks, learned the Democratic or Communism governing (the Constitution and the equal rights). ex. "'Untouchability' is abolished and its practice in any form is forbidden... Right to Freedom- (1) All citizens shall have the right (a) to freedom of speech and expression, (b) assemble peaceably and without arms..." Another is because of the British rule, along with the internal conflict with Hindu and Muslims, India divided into modern India and Pakistan. ex. "..had not listened to that great appeal which Mr. Jinnah and Mahatma Gandhi together made..." and photograph (document K), where the Indian boarder guards search a man. Lastly, for centuries, the British and Indians have known one another, India was influenced by British mode of life, customs, speech and thought. As a result, today, some aspects of India have are very modern or long-held traditions.

Critical Thinking 9. What were the causes of the cultural conflict between the British and the Indians?

The causes of the cultural conflict between the British and the Indians were that England didn't really had invaders after Anglo Saxons, their ancestors. They had constant culture and language, but India had experienced numerous invasions over previous 3,000 years that the cultures of the invaders had been mixed up. Also, Britons are used to having many servants, lived in luxury and they didn't socialize with Indians.

10. Identify both positive and negative effects of British Rule in India.

The positive effects of British Rule in India were India weren't invaded anymore because of British army were protecting the country, and the Indians were educated to work. The negative effects of British rule in India were the economic and politic of India weren't good, India couldn't develop, unfair trade between the mother country and India were processed and resulted poor people.

11. How were Gandhi's four general principles effective in dealing with much more powerful Great Britain?

Britain was conquering India not only for their resources but also for labor. One of the Gandhi's four principles, it said to fight against things that weren't just, but with nonviolence. By striking, or refusing to work, the Indians could have bargain with the Britons. Since Britons needed laborers, they had to get what their laborers wanted (but not do everything they want, only reasonable stipulation).

12. For what reasons did Muslims demand separate nation?

The Muslims demanded separate nation because the conflict between Hindu and Muslims wasn't over. There was more than that they had different religion, and ideas. Muslims did try to get along with Hindu, by asking the Congress Party to joint Congress-Muslim League for Indians nationalism, but it was refused. The Muslims felt as if both religions can't share the power, then they are better off without them. (better than dominated by Hindu)

13. Why did the colony of India break up into four separate nations?

The colony of India broke up into four separate nations because without strong leaders, the life of the country turned into chaos. To avoid getting hurt and being controlled by others again like with Britain before, some nations thought it would be better to be independent from that country. Also, when India and Pakistan became independent, a frightful bloodbath occurred. Millions of people from both sides died and people wanted to get out of the India/Parkistan boders. The people must have wanted to get out of country where there is always a fight.

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Reactions to Imperialism
1)

2) Find one political cartoon for the impact of imperialism in China, one for the impact on Korea and one for American Imperialism. Include these cartoons in your notes and answers the following questions: [|Chinese imperialism]

1) Is this image pro or anti imperialism? How do you know?
This image is anti imperialism. China, symbolized as dragon here, is suffering between other countries fighting for China's resources.

2) What views of the native peoples are being communicated in each of the illustrations?
The views of the native people that are being communicated is that the Chinese were not so great anymore. Their symbol of dragon, which represents the power, is lying down, defeated in this image. Once China was the most powerful country of the world with all those trading, and expansion their land, but now they are being imperialized.

3) What views are being communicated about the Europeans/Japanese in their role as imperialists?
The Europeans are seen as powerful enough to defeat the great China, but avaricious to take the whole resource for themselves, not considering what would happen to China when all those resources are extracted from it.

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 about the cost of imperialism is that while countries fight for the resources in particular country, only people that are imperialized are suffering.

[|Korean Imperialism]

1) Is this image pro or anti imperialism? How do you know?
This image is anti imperialism because the Japanese man is stepping over the Korean man like a bridge to somewhere. Although the Korean guy is giving Japan a permission to go through Korean territory, he doesn't look happy. So I am guessing Korea was threatened to open the way, or they were conquered by Japan. The caption says "so obliging", which means it is very helpful, but I think it is being sarcastic.

2) What views of the native peoples are being communicated in each of the illustrations?
The views of the native people are that they are miserable and weak. Although they are so angry about being dominated by other country, they can't do anything.

3) What views are being communicated about the Europeans/Japanese in their role as imperialists?
Japan is viewed as arrogant, because the look on their face is telling us they are proud of conquering Korea and so confident. Now they are believing they can conquer other countries.

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 about the benefit of imperialism is that conquering a territory that is connected to some other countries is hitting two birds with one stone. It is more efficient than traveling by ship and have more land.

[|Image]

1) Is this image pro or anti imperialism? How do you know?
This image is anti imperialism. Uncle Sam is looking for ripe apples (to be colonies) from the tree, which I think represents liberty, but he is picking the apples and putting them into the basket, where the countries couldn't get out.

2) What views of the native peoples are being communicated in each of the illustrations?
The native peoples are being viewed as ripe apples, which represents how much they worth to be colonized. It looks like they were destined to be American colonies because the liberty tree is planted behind the wall, and the apples are over the wall, which makes it easy for others to take it.

3) What views are being communicated about the Europeans/Japanese in their role as imperialists?
The views of the Americans are greedy. The basket is already full of apples, but Uncle Sam is still searching for more. Also, the basket is bigger than Uncles Sam, which he can't carry all by himself (probably means America can't control their to-be colonies).

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 about the benefit of imperialism is the resources of colonies feeds the dominating country's economy (apple represents the colony and its resources and apples are meant to be eaten so it feeds whoever it is eating)

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?
Feudalism generated wealth King providing land in exchange of loyalty, Nobles who are wealthy land owners pledged their loyalty to the king. The knights promised to protect the lands and the peasants worked, paid taxes. Mercantilism is developed after feudalism. It was to increase profit by trading (import less, export more). The Capitalism is different from feudalism and mercantilism because it does not have any monarchs who owns the whole country or worry about exporting and importing. Capitalism is private ownership, there is no government interference and only cares about highest the cost of the product and lowest the cost for materials.

2) According to this lecturer, what forces drive capitalism?
According to the lecture, the economic growth and Europe conquering the world drove capitalism. Europe was in competition with each other. To produce more products, Europeans needed more resources, where they extracted from other countries to benefit the mother country. The capitalism increased efficiency and made more product. Soon, people saw the benefit of capitalism and without it, we wouldn't be living with the materials (projector, cell phone..etc.) we have today.

Your definition of mercantilism does not clearly differentiate it from capitalism. Cartoon 3 is well understood, but the other 2 have been somewhat misinterpreted. 16/20

=5 Tasks= Discuss table from the Reading on Imperialism with a partner. [|Linda Park and Soo Jin Lee's Today's Meet] **Task 2:** 1) Which countries controlled the largest sections of Africa in 1914? The countries that controlled the largest sections of Africa were French and Britain.
 * Task 1:**

2) Why do you think these countries had the largest area of Africa? I think it was possible for French and Britain to have the largest areas in Africa because while the colonies in Africa provided their mother countries with resources, France and Britain, that have strongest army in the world gave their colonies protection. Also, France and Britain may had better technology than others. Their strong weapons and the army not only protected the colonies but also expanded them.



Task 3:
// Watch the video below and continue to add to your notes. Make sure that you include the long term impacts of Colonization as well. //

1. Britain 2. France 3. Spain 4. Japan 5. China(?) 1. Britain 2. France 3. Germany 4. Italy 5. Belgium 6. Portuguese
 * Definition: The policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies
 * U.S has been accuse of practicing imperialism because of its influence of trade, industry and culture around the world
 * Countries that practiced imperialism:
 * Countries that practiced imperialism in Africa:
 * Europeans were hungry for African resources
 * North and South Uganda were divided under British rule

The long term effect of colonization:
 * The ruler(s) of Uganda worked for personal gain (impact of the mother country benefiting for herself)
 * Rule of tyranny
 * IMF (huge debt)
 * The revels were formed to overthrow the government
 * loss of culture, heritage, identity and independence
 * getting resources extracted

Task 4:
For more information read [|**European Imperialism in Africa (Overview)**] on ABC Clio (user id is ** kis **, pw is ** welcome ** ) and answer the questions below 1) What was the Berlin Conference? It was a meeting held in Berlin, Germany to divide the African continent into colonial holding among France, Great Britain, Germany, Portugal, Belgium, Italy, Spain and the United States

2) What were the three outcomes of the conference? The conference agreed that 1) any sovereign (a supreme ruler esp. monarch) power that wanted to claim any territory should inform the other powers "in order to... make good any claim of their own" 2) any such annexation (invasion, conquest) should be validated (supported) by effective occupation and 3) treaties with African rulers were to be considered a valid (reasonable) title to sovereignty

Task 5:
__ **Key Skill: Analyzing Political Cartoons (ask the teacher for the handout)** __ Look through the 'Images of Imperialism' handout. For // __**each**__ // of the images answer the following questions // __**using evidence from the image**__ // to support your ideas.
 * //NOTE: You really need to analyze why an Artist has used certain images or words. Remember: a picture is worth a 1000 word// **

You need to practice to improve your ability to analyze political cartoons, as several of these have been misinterpreted. 26/30

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

I think Darwin’s theory of natural selection and other evolution theories are related to the culture or society. When the organisms look for their mates, they look for the one with the best characteristic (just the characteristics that are visible ). This is similar to people judging others who are different just by their looks. There are some people who choose to not to get along or worse, being disrespectful to others who seems to be not better than the ones who are better. Also, Darwin talked about one species decreasing another similar type of species’ population. In human terms, it is like both human beings, but with different skin color, one is trying to dominate over the other skin color (white dominating black and other skin colored).


 * Imperialism in the Modern Age Chart**



Which are reasons and which are justifications? Your discussion of Darwin's theory is incomplete and does not recognize the problems of using a scientific theory to justify a social action, like imperialism. 9/10

1.What is “The White Man’s Burden” based on Rudyard Kipling’s description in this poem? →The white man's burden is the responsibility to colonize in the other countries and making the people of that country more civilized. Where Kipling talks about veiling the threat of terror and seeking another's profit, it seems like he is talking about using the people that are not white to produce profit for the whites. However, they will approach them in carefully, not to have a war with the natives.
 * The White Man's Burden**

2.Do you agree or disagree with Kipling’s characterization? Why or why not? →I disagree with Kipling because I believe that conquering/dominating the country that is already taken by others is wrong. Also, the way the whites used the natives as slaves to make profit sounds so barbaric.

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. →This poem shows that the Europeans and Americans are overconfident and think they are superior enough to take anything from anyone.

4.Is KIS an example of “The White Man’s Burden” in modern Korean society? Why or why not? →No, because I've never seen anyone in KIS dominating anyone or bossing other students around. Since most of us have adopted American culture (Which I believe doesn't bully people), people treats everyone fairly and don't judge them by appearance. 9.5/10


 * Document Based Questions**

1. Why would Andrew Carnegie (Source B) and Friedrich Engels (Source C) disagree about the effects of industrialization? →Carnegie and Engels had disagreement about the effects of industrialization probably because they were living in different times. The form of Communism was in 1800s and the time Carnegie was living was 1900s. It was easier life to live for Carnegie since it was after the reform and the union.

2. What might be reasons for 16-year-old Mary Paul's (Source A) satisfaction with her job and life in Lowell? →For a teenage girl or every teenagers, it is very hard to endure the long hours of working, but it seems to me, she made many friends at her work. For teens like us, everything gets better when we have someone to talk to or someone to depend on. Also, she mentioned the food and the place she is staying. Maybe her family was really poor that no matter how bad the food was or the workplace was, it must have been better than her old house.

3. Why might the political cartoon by Walter Crane (Source D) be useful in getting workers to rally to the cause of socialism? →People already know that Capitalism is unfair. They would do anything to get out of this unbearable situation and change the politic to socialism.

Please use an indent rather than --> to indicate your answers. You have not told me why Carnegie and Engels would have held such different views. 9/10

1.Would Marx have agree that these countries were "communist"?
 * Communism Questions **

No, Marx's idea of communism was equality, social justice and withering of government. However,the communist countries today do not have withered government. The governments had dominated the people and the citizens are much poorer compared to their government officials even though the lower rank people work the most.

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)?

To distinguish from the Capitalist countries and poor countries, In the Second World, there was to be no government bossing around, and everyone, no matter whether they were poor or rich were considered equal. However, in reality, it didn't happen. People in higher position and who barely does work got richer and powerful overtime while lower people did not get paid as much as they worked. If everything had happened like the theory of Marx, then communism could have prove that it was different from other society, but it didn't.

3.Why do you think this has happened?

- I think it happened since there were no one to proceed the communism in Marx's theoretical way. So people just kept on doing what the capitalists did, but believing they are communists. Another reason to this could be the never ending greed of rich people who desired for more and more money.

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)?

- If there is no distinction between rich and poor, and the working conditions are improved, I think it is very good idea. People would get paid as much as the amount of effort they put into their work, and they do not have to feel bad for their status of being poor. (if they are poor) Also, the death of children would be reduced, and since there are limits to the working of age, the wages the workers get would increase.

Q.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?

The Industrial Revolution and the urbanization have been described as a mixed blessing because of these reasons:


 * **Positive** || **Negative** ||
 * Contributed wealth to the nation || Diseases were spread such as Cholera (and people caught White lung diseases) ||
 * Increased the production of goods and raised the standard of living || The classes were divided into those who have and have not (wealthy owners vs. poor workers) ||
 * Expanded educational opportunities (such as engineering and electrical professionals) || The workers were to work for long hours but they were underpaid ||

=Photo Essay= Before the industrial revolution, it was the adults who worked for living. However, as machines were created, the workers soon targeted children. The children who worked during the time seemed to be smaller than they should be and got sick from unsterilized environment. They were not getting paid enough.In the photographs, some of them were working on barefoot. Soon, the call for banning child slavery began to spread. In the last photo, i think it is showing us that people went back to the normal lives-children not working (there is a child with her mother in fancy clothes).

=The Congress of Vienna= Question #4 and 5

4. Why did Napoleon's empire collapse?
Napoleon's empire collapsed from Napoleon's mistakes for having too much power. His first mistake was caused by his desire to crush Britain. Napoleon tried to stop the trade of other countries with Britain, but it was unsuccessful. Instead, Britain, the one with the strong navy blocked Europe. The French economy began to grow weak. Secondly, Napoleon had put his brother as a king of Spain, but the Spanish people were loyal to their king.With help from Britain, the Spanish challenged Napoleon and he lost 300,000 troops. Last mistake that the emperor of France made was trying to conquer Russia in winter. His troops suffered from hunger, coldness and sudden attack of Russian soldiers. Thousands and thousands were deserted and only 10,000 of French soldiers could actually fight.

5. What were the goals of the Congress of Vienna?
After Napoleon's first defeat, the leaders of European countries met for months. This meeting was called the Congress of Vienna. Their goals were making sure France wouldn't attack other countries, balancing power so no one nation was too strong and replacing monarchy like the old times.

=Quotation Image= For the quote "When dictatorship is a fact, revolution becomes a right" I drew a bird trapped inside of a birdcage, symbolizing the people unable to do anything inside a cage called dictatorship, and a key, or revolution, right about to unlock the cage and free the bird.

=Propaganda= []

=Absolutism=

An absolutism is a theory where the monarch is center of the government and has absolute power.
 * 1) What is absolutism?

The divine right of the kings were referred as an authority given directly by God. The monarch was considered as God on Earth, so whoever challenged the monarch was challenging the God.
 * 1) Explain the justification for absolutism referred to as the 'divine right of kings'.

The causes of the rise of Absolutism in Europe was that there was chaos and people needed a strong leader to restore order again. Also, the papal influence had weakened in many states, and secular affairs needed guidance from a powerful ruler.
 * 1) List the causes of the rise of Absolutism in Europe.

4) Explain briefly how absolutism developed in
 * Spain: Absolutism first appeared in Spain due to dynastic marriage, which increased the territorial holdings of the royal family. Charles V ruled over nearly all of Christian Europe in the 16th century, and his son, Phillip conquered Portugal. He united the two thrones and took over Portugal’s overseas territories.


 * France: Absolutism emerged when the country had internal conflict. Determined to suppress the nobles, King Louis XIV took personal control in 1661. He suppressed anyone who questioned him and forbade people to buy other countries’ product.


 * England: Tudor monarchs worked with the British Parliament and used them to improve their power and the lived of their countrymen. During the Stuart dynasty, monarchy was became more obvious, but they became arrogant that their power was resented.


 * Russia: Absolutism had existed since the reign of Ivan III in the 15th century and his grandson centralized and expanded Russia. Peter I opened Russia to the west, improved nation’s industries, reorganized the army and suppressed the power of the church. The Russian Empress, Catherine II showed her open minded personality, but her reform didn’t reach the privileged classes.

=Speed Dating (11.10.11)=

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=Port of Call #4=

=== To get a first-hand account of the attitudes of the Japanese (Tokugawa) toward foreigners, Complete AP PARTS for [|EDICTS FOR 1635 ORDERING THE CLOSING OF JAPAN] The edicts (laws) are the numbered part.===

Who was "the Bald Rat"?
"The Bald Rat" was Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

Where did Japan hope to build its empire?
Japan hoped to build its empire in China. Hideyoshi wanted to be known in China's 400 provinces.

What stopped it from building its empire as planned?
The wild waves of Sea of Japan and the lost of the battle with Korea stopped Hideyoshi from building the empire.

Why didn't they try again?
After the great defeat, Hideyoshi worried about the next generation and became obsessed about protecting his son. His ambitions about conquering China began to fade.

=== Japan wasn't the only Asian country that was isolating itself: read about what the Emperor Qianlong had to say in 1793 when the British wanted to open trade relations with China. What would have prompted China to respond in this way? Was it wise? Complete APPARTS on this source too. ===

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September 22 2011


In this map, it shows Zheng He's 17 years of voyage (1405-1422). It shows that his loyalty to Zhu Di, seeing that he was fulfilling his duty as the Commander-in-Chief of the largest fleet ever built. Also, if it wasn't for Zheng He, none of the other countries would tribute and stay friendly with China. China used those ships to travel around the world, return the service to others of giving trading privilege with China and protection against the country's enemy that China was tributing with. (not completed yet!!)

=See, Think and Wonder=

I see a naked young man and old man surrounded by naked people, trying to touch each other’s fingers. I think this is a painting drawn in Italy and is famous for painted on the ceiling. I wonder who they are, what they are doing and what is their relationship.

=Class 11=

September 5th 2011
1. This is the picture of Chinese fleet and European (maybe Spanish) Armada/ships. This image shows that the Chinese were way ahead of Europe in technology.

2. Read the first paragraph of p. 45 Use this map, and the one in MWH p35, to identify where "the Holy Roman Emperor, the Emperor of Byzantium (also called Constantinople), the Doge (ruler) of Venice, and the kings of England, France, Castille and Portugal" would have come from had they been invited to Beijing on 2 February 1421.

The Holy Roman Emperor, Emperor of Byzantium, the Dogue of Venice, and the kings of England, France Castille and Portugal all came from Europe. The Roman Emperor/ the Emperor of Byzantium came from the Roman Empire(s), one located at North of Mediterranean Sea, and the other one located at Southwest of Black Sea. The Dogue of Venice is from the country that is located South from the Roman Empire. Kings of England, France are from the land where they are today, but France, at that time, had greater amount of land than the do now. Lastly, the kingdom of Castile and Kingdom of Portugal were part of today's Spain.

3. This photo is showing the territories of each dynasty and states in different eras. When China is unified and ruled in the dynasties, the country is very powerful (because land= power). Some times, the big chunk of land breaks apart into states, but when there is a strong ruler, the states come together as one.

4. Through what MODERN countries did the silk roads go?

The Chinese traders took a path called the "Silk Road" to trade with other countries and make money. They went through modern countries such as China, Central Asia, Persia (Iran), Iraq, and Saudi Arabia.

5. This photo shows the population of Europe in 1400s and 1600s. In my opinion, in 1400s, the European urban were mostly around the seas because the best way to trade with other country was to use the sea route. However, after 200 years, people started to move more into the inside part of the countries because they had found another way to trade through land. There was no need to settle close to the sea where it was hard to grow crops.

6. Compare this map of the great walled capital Zhu Di built, to this map of modern China. The Forbidden City is now the Palace Museum, and is located at the centre of the map below:

The great walled capital that Zhu Di had built is more simple and has more open space than modern Beijing. Modern map shows us hundreds of roads connected to The Forbidden City and there are many buildings and parks around it. The city had become more crowded and complicated.

7. On p. 54, Menzies writes that Zhu Di extended the Great Wall (which is actually many separate sections of wall created over hundreds of years) from 5,000 kms to 6,400 kms. You'll notice, that doesn't mean that the wall was 6,400 kms long. If it WAS, where would it reach, if it began at the Yalu River? Use the map in MWH Atlas p A18-19 to estimate where you would end up if the wall really extended 6,400 kms due west of Beijing.

If the Great wall really was 6,400Km long, then it would end up in Iran (or capital of Iran, which is Tehran). To build such walls, the emperors of those dynasties must have been really powerful. I once read about Emperor Qin, who was very powerful and built the Great wall to protect China against Mongols and other enemies. Also, there are some parts where the walls overlap each other. I think the Emperors built them that way because those certain areas must have been really easy to get conquered.

8. On p. 55, Menzies writes that "[Zhu Di's] aim was to ensure that Beijing's great observatory was the reference point from which the entire world would be explored and charted, and all new discoveries located..." He wanted Beijing to be "0" degree -- the prime meridian, from which all latitude coordinates would be measured. Unfortunately, he failed in this aim, and eventually (much later, in 1851) Greenwich, England was chosen for this honor.

I think the Emperor wanted China to be "0" degree because all latitude coordinates would be measured around China. (China would be like the origin, the starting point). Sadly, it was England that was honored as the prime meridian.

9. The Grand Canal stretched to the south and it must helped Chinese people to carry or ship supplies up and down the country. It helped the economy grew because transporting goods through canal saved time than by walking all the way to the destination. If time is saved, then it will cost less.

I think the 3 maps mean the golden ages of the Islamic World. The kingdom expandes from middle east to west, which means their culture is influencing the other parts of the world.




 * My dad's application to work in the bank**

This is the paper/application that my dad had to fill out when he was entering KB bank. It asks for his personal informations such as his name, birthday, resident registration number and etc. This application shows the top person in the bank that my dad wants to work here and what kind of person he is. This is primary source because this was created at the time when he was applying to KB bank. Also, This is written source and very important because it helped my dad to be who is he is today, the general manager in his department.


 * Picture of my dad**

This is picture of my dad in the ceremony. Gang Nam University is promising that they will make deals only with KB bank. This is secondary source because this photo was taken after few years when my dad started working in the bank (which is April 22nd 2011) and he was the one who helped to make this deal end successfully. (The guy in the circle is my dad) This is unwritten source proving that he finally got a job that he applied for. This is important because the more successful the bank is, the more it is advertised and be famous.

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 * Interview!**

What are some good things about working in KB bank?

The good things about working in KB is that as you know, KB bank is the "leading bank" in Korea. We have a pride about providing great service and products (banking products) to our customers. Also, we can meet various people (different ages, jobs and gender). Through these customers, we can learn new things about the costumers and their experiences.

This is the interview of my dad talking about what were some positive things about working in the bank and this source is secondary source because this interview was taken the day before the presentation, and my dad is telling me how he thought of his job. This is an oral source which is important because how he felt about his work made him work for 23 years. Also, If he hadn't made up this far, then I wouldn't have been able to come to KIS because of not having enough money.


 * Written Recount of Event:** My dad began to work in KB bank since 1988. He is still working there today. My dad had to have a job since he had to get married in the future. He didn't spend lot of time looking for the job. When he first signed up to KB bank, he got the job. Through his 23 years at working at the bank, my dad taught other coworkers about foreign exchange (export/import and etc.). This was perfect job for him, because when he was young, he dreamed about becoming a teacher. Few years later, my dad promoted to higher position. Now, he is the general manager, who plans the long-term ideas and helps to compromise or deal with other large cooperations. If it wasn't for this job, my dad would be doing different job today, and not enjoy that much as he does right now.



You were not asked to post notes on your readings. Please work directly on the wiki whenever possible, rather than uploading a pages document.


 * 1) 1 This is not the main point of the article. You took notes on the article!!
 * 2) 2 According to Arnold, the role of a historian is NOT simple! He identifies at least NINE roles!
 * 3) 3-6 Good answers
 * 4) 7 "There is no such thing as history"? We "can't trust historians"??!! You have drawn an incorrect conclusion!
 * 5) 8 Okay

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