Gloria's+World


 * May 24, 2012**
 * Organizer: Korean War and Vietnam War**



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 * May 22, 2012 **
 * Debate: WWII was inevitable **
 * Pro: Peter Han **
 * Con: Gloria Lee **

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 * May 22, 2012 **

The house was completely destroyed after the nuclear weapon. First, the house was hit by the strong heat. Then, the strong shock wave with a force of 200 tonnes. After the powerful wind, the house was destroyed into pieces, gone with the wind. I think if a whole town was hot by an explosion, it wouldn't take a long time to destroy everything. In a few seconds, every living things will be burned and turn to ashes due to the heat. All buildings and streets will be destroyed. The only thing left after the explosion will be ashes. Even the water will evaporate, leaving nothing in the town, but smoke and heat.
 * pp. 13-19 in //The Cold War// **
 * A. Look at the photographs opposite. **
 * 1. Describe in your own words what happened to this house. **
 * 2. Use your imagination to describe what would happen if a whole town was hit by an explosion like this **.

After seeing and recognizing that a single nuclear bomb, people were afraid if that bomb would land on their land. People learned that the bomb can destroy everything after seeing the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It made people scared and wanted the government to 'ban the bomb' for their safety. I think there was such a wide range of people in CND who protested against the nuclear bomb. Even old men, women, and young children joined CND followed by their family or other members of CND. They wanted to ban the bomb because the bomb will affect everyone in the town, not only their lives, but their homes and living environment as well.
 * B. Look at the photograph above. **
 * 1. Why do you think these people wanted the government to 'ban the bomb'? **
 * 2. The picture shows that men and women, young and old, want to 'ban the bomb'. Why do you think there was such a wide range of people in CND? **

There were arguments that were against banning nuclear weapons, such as 'new look', 'bomber gap', and 'missile gap'. The arms race was taken by President Eisenhower, who wanted to keep low taxes with strong economy. He ordered the 'new look' defense with made nuclear weapons that threatened Soviet. When Eisenhower was worried that there will be 'bomber gap' between America and Soviet, he ordered them to build two times as many of new American bombers. When John Kennedy was to become a president, he promised to close the 'missile gap' by building more missiles. These three things were some arguments against banning nuclear weapons.
 * C. Look back to chapter 7 on pages 16-17. What arguments were there against banning nuclear weapons? **


 * Goals of Establishment (530-537)**

I think the most significant historical event was the space racing. During the space racing, the Unites States and the USSR were competing and it advanced the technology, weapons, and knowledge. By space racing, people developed their knowledge. The competition between U.S. and USSR brought some idea of science, the subjects that we learn in school. I believe that space racing was the most significant historical event among the other three events.
 * Significant Historical Event**

1. Truman replaced Roosevelt's position of president 2. There were disagreements between the Soviets and the Allies 3. The United States created atomic bombs 4. Other countries such as the United States was afraid of the expansion of Soviet Union 5. The United States, France, and Britain's government tried to stop the communism, but failed
 * 5 Underlying Causes of Cold War**

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 * Post-War World**
 * May 18, 2012**

I think it was right for the Allies to try only Nazi and Japanese leaders for war crimes. The Nazi and Japanese were in a huge part of war crimes during WWII. They tried to kill every single one of innocent Jewish people. They even killed children, destroying their childhood and emotions. Japan deserves a punishment as well. They were cruel on their soldiers and used suicide planes. When Japan attacked the United States by bombing of Pearl Harbor, it angered the them and drove United States into the war. Even though there were a lot of people killed during the war, I believe that the actions of Nazi and Japanese committing a huge crime and killing innocent civilians should get a harsh punishment.
 * Venn Diagram: Aftermath**
 * "Do you think it was right for the Allies to try only Nazi and Japanese leaders for war crimes? Explain your thinking." **

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 * Holocaust Videos**
 * May 16, 2012**

I can't believe the painful life the twins spent during the Holocaust when they were only 6 years old. If I was to be them, and be part of the experiments, I would have screamed and cried. Also, when the twins said that twins how didn't look healthy were talken away was were never seen again, I was scared. I was able to feel how the twins would have felt, eager to stay healthy. I was surprised when they said they had children! Since it was hard to give birth after the experiments, it was like a miracle. Also, I felt the sadness of the mother when she was separated from her children.
 * Twins**

It is just so hard for me to accept the fact that people didn't say anything about beating up little children, who should have free life. Like the twins, the brothers were separated from their mother and families. Because of the Holocaust, they even lost not just their family, but their emotion of being happy and sad. I could tell this by when he said that he didn't hug his brother when they met each other after the war. I can't imagine living without laughing.
 * Brothers**

Everyday, most people in modern day thinks "What should I do next?" "What should I do tomorrow?". However, it was impossible for Mordecai Eldar and other people in the camp to think about the future. They were all eager to live, but the percentage of survival was weak. Everyday, people were pushed into the abyss. People were thinking, when is my turn? I felt sorry for them of thinking when to die. I was shocked when they said a crust of bread made them walk. I can't imagine myself eating a crust of bread for a long time. I can't even believe that he wore dead people's clothes to keep warm.
 * Mordecai Eldar**

I was upset and couldn't believe that they even killed little children burned alive. How can people by this mean? Is this possible? It is just unacceptable of how people were killed. When Zanne Farbstein said that everyone was in fear, I totally agreed. If I were to be in this time, I would have just wanted to kill myself because of so much horrible things happening in my sight.
 * Zanne Farbstein**

When Yaakov Hollander said that he moved to ten different camps, I could already feel that he had to much pain growing in a horrible condition. One of the camps, the general shot people like a hunter. Why can't he just go in the forest and hunt the animals? I can't believe how it would have been felt looking at those scene where people died. I was even more sad to hear when he wanted to share half of the cake with his brother, but was not able to. I was able to feel how much he cared for his brother and how much he loved him.
 * Yaakov Hollander**

Although there were some survivors who found their family, Sophie Engelsmen was not part of them. After the war, she went to look for her family, but in return, everyone was dead. She said that that was the worst part of the war. I agree. If I was to be in the war and everyone in my family died, I have nobody to lean against. I was even shocked when she said that her job was to bury dead bodies. How can a young girl bury dead bodies? I would feel the horrible job she had, almost living with dead bodies.
 * Sophie Engelsmen**

I was shocked to hear that people were numbered and Eva Brown was part of them. I believe that everyone have names. We call people by their names. However, it was different during the Holocaust. People had codes and numbers on their arm. When they had this number, they lost their identity. I was shocked and sad to hear that people lost their identity. However, if she wasn't here, we wouldn't have heard of these facts about the Holocaust. I felt happy to hear that she is willing to spread the horror of the Holocaust even though she was part of them, who can't erase the horrible memory of the past.
 * Eva Brown**

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 * The Allied Victory**
 * May 15, 2012**


 * Guided Reading pg. 511-513 //#A8-A11, B//**



B. Bernard Montgomery was a British general during WWII. He was in the side of the Allies. During the Battle of El Alamein, Montgomery led the Allies and defeated Rommel's army. Dwight Eisenhower was a U.S. general during the WWII who led the Operation Torch. After the Operation Torch, he even led the invasion of Normandy, known as D-Day. He was overall known as the leader who was trying to weaken Germany.

1. USSR suffered the greatest human costs both in terms of civilians killed and military killed. 2. The United States spent more money than the sum of the money spent by Japan and Germany.
 * Costs of World War II: Allies and Axis**

The number of deaths during World War II increased compared to the number of deaths during World War I. This may be because of the development of technology, machines, and weapons. During World War II, aircrafts were not mainly used, but they used bombing devices, such as atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Also, unlike World War I, a lot of civilians were involved in World War II. The civilians were targeted by the bombs. As the bomb landed on cities, this caused enormous amount of deaths. However, since there weren't atomic bomb in World War I, less civilians were killed. New devices killed more people during World War II.
 * Military Casualties, World War I and World War II**

The Polish refugees were under poor condition during the flee from the Germans. Polish refugees were not even able to take a lot of stuff with them. They were even separated from their families during this flee. It was hard for them to say that they would be able to meet the separated families again. Also, they lost their homes and jobs as well. It was even hard to survive that the only hope of the refugees were waiting for good news. In the crowd, there were not enough space, or food for them. People had to sleep under a roof with hot tea.
 * Civilian Cost: Displaced Person**

Judging from the photograph, the government's attitude toward Japanese Americans were not loose, meaning that the government was strict on them. As it shows in the photograph, there is a division between the government and Japanese Americans. The Americans are having their eyes on Japanese Americans, looking that them as if they might do something bad, not trusting them. This means that the Japanese Americans were guarded by Americans, the soldiers.
 * Civilian Cost: Internment Camps**

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 * The Allied Victory**
 * May 11, 2012**


 * Guided Reading pg. 506-511 //#A1-A7//**

The same history is conveyed differently in these two videos. The Hollywood dramatization contains a lot of violent scenes compared to the documentary. The documentary is more calm and has more primary source. In the dramatization, the video has a lot of scene where you can feel the danger of the war and it includes what it would have been like if you were to be in that time of the war. However, the documentary has more of narration and explains more specific about the events. I think the Hollywood dramatization is more "true". This is because since the documentary is clam and informative, it will be difficult for people to know //how// soldiers would have felt. However, in the Hollywood dramatization, although it might be more of exaggeration, it includes soldiers' pain and allows people to see and feel their pain and danger.
 * 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? **

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 * War on the Home Front**
 * May 9, 2012**

I think the Japanese Internment was truly unfair. There was event were Japanese bombed the Pearl Harbor in the United States, starting the war and the bad relationship between the United States and Japan. The bombing of Pearl Harbor angered the United States and this was how Japanese were put into the Japanese internment camp. The United States thought there were spies, putting innocent people into the internment camp. Even though most of the people were innocent, even Japanese-American and Japanese-Canadien were put into the internment camp just because the Americans thought there would be spies. The condition of the internment camp was not good. People were suffering. The spies had caused an enormous amount of people to be separated from their homes and peace. I believe that the Japanese internment involved a lot of racism and gave a lot of pain to the innocent people.
 * Paragraph: Fairness or Unfairness of Japanese Internment**

1. What wartime images do you recognize from your study of the war? The wartime images that I recognize is Nazi. In the cartoon, there are a lot of symbols of Nazi on the clothes of the soldier and on some of the drums. I can also see Hitler's face in the cartoon.
 * Wartime Propaganda: Cartoon by Walt Disney**

2. What are some of the messages of this cartoon? There are some messages given from this cartoon. This cartoon is trying to show the life living under the power of Nazi. In the cartoon, even though the Donald Duck is unhappy with how his daily life is, he cannot complain due to the threat and the frightening event that will stike if he complain. In conclusion, the cartoon is trying to share how horrible and uncomfortable it was to live under Nazi.

3. Why do you think companies like Disney and Warner Brothers produced these cartoons during the war? I think companies like Disney and Warner Brothers produced these cartoons during the war because they wanted to share the idea of war with others. By using disney character and joyful music, it doesn't scare or give the audience fear towards war. Also, I think these cartoons are trying to say that living like the United States is better than living like the Nazi, where people don't have the freedom.

1. What is in the cartoon? Explain the symbolism you see. There are symbols in this cartoon. I can see workers, and Uncle Sam. The workers are the citizens working for the country. Uncle Sam represents the United States. Also, the on the missile that the men is holding, it says "pass on to Adolf". This made me think that the cartoon is taking place during the war between the United States and Germany. Also, the "Christmas Packages for 1944" seems like they are some presents for the soldiers.
 * Political Cartoon**

2. What is the intended message of the cartoon? The intended message of the cartoon is that a lot of people from the United States were involved to support their country. I could tell this by looking at the packages, such as the "Christmas Packages for 1944". Also, even women were involved in helping their country.


 * Life on Home Front in Britain Exploration**
 * ======Children at war======
 * More than 3,500,000 children, women, and old people escaped the German bombing raids by evacuated to 'safe places'
 * A lot of people were happy, taking this as a holiday
 * Children were separated from their parents and families.
 * ======Rationing======
 * January 1940 - Food rationing came into force
 * Wach family had to register with a shop where food could be bought and this was the only way for them to get food
 * Clothing was rationed
 * ======Women at war======
 * There was a shortage of workers in factories.
 * Women's Voluntary Service(WVS) - largest women wartime service and was for old women
 * Some women became Air Raid Wardens and some joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service(ATS)
 * ======Messages of war======
 * The propagandas that says to be aware of what you say.
 * The propagandas that says to leaves your house and move to safer places or area.
 * The propagandas that says to join the military.

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Write a short description of the perspectives presented in the political cartoons below. What does each cartoon highlight about how Japanese expansion was viewed? __ Cartoon 1 __ In this cartoon, the League of Nations doesn’t have the power. They are just standing there, pointing towards the scene where Japan and China is having a fight. The League of Nation is trying to tell the United States to do something about them. In the cartoon, Uncle Sam doesn’t look happy because Japan bombed the Pearl Harbor. Also, the United States is trying to help the Chinese in order to win Japanese who bombed the Pearl Harbor. Since the United States wanted to revenge the Japanese, they wanted Japan expansion to stop, which means that this cartoon shows negative views on Japan expansion.
 * Japan Seeks to Build an Empire **
 * May 7, 2012 **

__Cartoon 2__ This cartoon shows Japanese perspective of Western nations. In this cartoon, the Asians are carrying two men from western nations. The two men being carried seems to be very lazy. Also, it shows that the people from the western nations think that they have more power and higher position than the Asians. In this cartoon, the Japan expansion is viewed positively because Japan is trying to say that people from west are not powerful than Asians and that they should be free from the people from west. In order to be free, Japan should expand their territory.

__Cartoon 3__ In this cartoon, there is a huge arms of a human, which represents Japan what holds on to the paper that is burning which represents the League of Nations. This shows that Japan was much more powerful than the League of Nations. In this cartoon, the Japan expansion is viewed positively, letting Japan to become more powerful. Also, since Japan is holding onto the League of Nations, it is saying that the League of Nations can’t stop Japan from expanding.

__Cartoon 4__ This cartoon shows a kangaroo, which represents Australia and Japan trying to take a step on New Guinea. The man inside the kangaroo is the Allies, holding weapons to fight against Japan. They are ready to stop Japan from further expanding. In this cartoon, the Japan expansion is viewed negatively because it is saying that they are trying to stop Japan from expanding.

1. Why did Japan attack the United States of America? Provide evidence from the source below in your answer. Japan attacked the United States of America because the United States made actions that angered the Japanese. This that angered the Japanese were that the United States sided with China, expanded its navy, and even had trade embargo. First of all, the UNited States sided with China, supporting China’s Nationalist government, which was against Japan. Second, they even expanded their navy and moved the Pacific Fleet nearer Japan to Pearl Harbor. Lastly, the United States even had General trade embargo which was against Japan. These actions that were against Japan made them angry, causing them to attack the United States.

2. Read this [|article] about Pearl Harbor. Briefly summarise the key events of the attack (before, during and after). __ Before __ __ During __ __ After __
 * Japanese gov. began a two-pronged strategy
 * Japanese diplomats in Washington, D.C. entered into the discussion
 * Japanese Navy was directed to develop plans for an attack on the United States
 * Under the order of Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto, they planned on attacking Pearl Harbor
 * First wave - 51 dive bombers, 40 torpedo bombers, and 43 escorting fighters --> detected on U.S. radar screens
 * Four of the docked battleships were hit by torpedoes
 * Japanese aircraft bombed U.S. aircraft parked at the airfield
 * Second wave - suffered more casualties
 * Pearl Harbor - worst naval disaster in U.S. history
 * December 8, 1941 - U.S. Congress declared war on Japan
 * December 11, 1941 - Japan's allies, Germany and Italy declared war on United States

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 * 1940 The Battle of Britain **
 * May 7, 2012 **


 * Battle of Britain - Podcast Notes **
 * 1940 - German forces overrun parts of Europe (Poland, Denmark, Norway, France)
 * the Operation Sea Lion--the invasion of Britain
 * Not looked good: British army, leaving most of their weapons behind
 * Germany- 1000 fighter planes and 1500 bomber aircrafts, Britain- 750 fighter planes
 * Radar- indicated distance, speed, height of the aircraft
 * August 1940 - RAF bombed Berlin and even attacked cities (London)
 * September 7 - civilians killed, city damaged
 * September 15 - 60 German aircraft shot, 13 Britain aircraft shot
 * Britain’s victory

1. What was Operation Sea Lion? The Operation Sea Lion was the operation which Adolf Hitler was planning on to invade Britain.
 * Questions **

2. Why did the battle not look good for Britain? The battle did not look good for Britain because as the British army was forced to be out of Europe, they left most of their weapons behind. Also, Britain had less fighter planes compared to Germany fighter plane. Britain only had 750 fighter planes, while Germany had 1000 fighter planes and 1500 bomber aircrafts.

3. What advantage did Britain have? Britain had their secret weapon as their advantage, which was radar. The radio waves transmitted from the radar station indicated the distance, speed, and the height of the aircraft.

4. What was Germany's mistake? The Germany’s mistake was that in August 1940, RAF bombed Berlin and even attacked some cities, such as London and other British cities, which started the Blitz.

5. What was the impact of the bombing of London? How did the bombing of London aid Britain's cause? In London, September 7, the attacks started and this caused homes and factories to be damaged and more than 100 civilians were killed. However, although it took time for Britain to recover, they didn’t give up to fight against Germany.

6. Why was the outcome of the battle of Britain significant for the Allies? The outcome of the battle of Britain significant for the Allies because it showed how strong Britain was. Although they seemed to be weak because they didn’t have enough fighter planes and London was bombed, they still went against Germany and defeated them. Also, they shoed the Allies that they can stop the invasion of Germany.

Why the British were able to hold off the German invasion when they were militarily weaker. British were able to hold off the German invasion when they were militarily weaker. They were able to hold off because of the advantages Britain had. Britain had radar, civilians volunteering, and the donation. First, radar was a device that used the radio waves to indicate distance, speed, and the height of the enemy’s aircraft. the radar allowed Britain to be ready for Germany’s attack. Second, British civilians started to volunteer to join the war and fought against Germany. From age 18, they enrolled to become an Air Raid Warden. However, men under age 18 and men over age 40 were able to join the Local Defense Volunteer. Lastly, civilians even donated their money and some of their belongings to build aircrafts and other materials needed for the battle. The volunteer of the civilians to help their country and the secret weapon, radar helped the Britain to hold off the German invasion.
 * Paragraph **

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 * Hitler’s Lightning War Assessment**
 * May 2, 2012**

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 * //Hitler's Germany// and //"The Fall of France"// Notes**
 * April 30, 2012**



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 * //Hitler's Germany// Notes**
 * April 26, 2012**

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 * Oral Quiz: Fascism**
 * April 23, 2012**

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 * Oral Quiz: The Great Depression**
 * April 19, 2012**

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 * The Great Depression**
 * April 17, 2012**


 * Station 1: Organizer**



// International Herald Tribune // __** The Great Depression: The Dead Economy **__
 * Station 2: 2 Newspaper Headlines**

Thesis Statement: Followed by the World War I, the Great Depression had brought crash in stocks and economic problems.

Topic 1: Including US, countries, such as Germany, Britain, France, and other European countries faced problems in the Great Depression. Topic 2: Countries’ economy had weakened after the production decreased. Topic 3: As unemployment increased, there was a decrease in purchase.

// New York Times // __**The Heartbreaking Truth of Unemployment**__

Thesis Statement: Unemployment was a huge part of the Great Depression in US which caused bank failures, starvation, and homeless.

Topic 1: After the bank failures in US, people lost their savings and became weak, looking for jobs in American Legion Employment Bureau. Topic 2: The Unemployment made people starve due to no jobs, which meant no money. Topic 3: It was hard to tell if people were living in a place where people should be settling.

Notes in my notebook
 * Station 3: Taking Notes**

You were asked to write these articles as though the photos were taken NOW, so should be in the present tense, not past. 9/10


 * Oral Quiz: China was not Always Powerful**
 * April 16, 2012**

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Rather than simply talking about what happened in China, remember you are answering a particular question, and need to organize your arguments accordingly. You do this when you say "this made China a weak country", but much of what you say doesn't really support this thesis. 9/10


 * The Chinese Revolution and Japanese Imperialism **
 * April 12, 2012 **

How did the Treaty of Versailles add to China's problems? The Treaty of Versailles added 's problems to China. Some parts of China was controlled by other countries, such as Germany and Japan. To was involved in the gain freedom and support from the Allies, China had joined the World War I. However, things didn’t turned out to be as China wished. The parts of China that was controlled by Germany was passed onto Japan and they started to control the land. Although China had joined the World War I for freedom and support, they ended up with the same result of having another country controlling their land.
 * Station 1: "Imperial China Collapses" **

Look at this [|Website on Japan's 1931 invasion of China] Read the Chapter in Brief on "Modernization in Japan", paying particular attention to Japan's invasion of Korea. Then read "A Justification of Japanese Expansionism". 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. Decide what graphs, charts, maps or images (up to 3) you would want to include (these do not need to be "real" -- just describe what you'd like them to show, and come up with a title or caption for each) During the early 1600s to the mid-1800s, Japan was an isolated country. They had blocked themselves from other countries, such as Korea and China. However, as Americans entered Japanese water in 1853, the isolation had broken apart. The years in which Emperor Mutsuhito directly ruled over Japan for 45 years was known as the Meiji era. Emperor Mutsuhito wanted to develop Japan’s economy. By 1890, Japan was no longer had weak industrial economy and became the strongest in military power.
 * Station 2: **

(Image: //Emperor Mutsuhito)// (Image: //Map of Meiji era where Emperor Mutsuhito ruled)//

As Japan grew their power like the Europeans did, Japan became one of the strongest countries in Asia. Now that they were powerful, Japan wanted to prove their power to others. They gained Taiwan and other islands as their colonies after kicked China out of Korea. In 1904, there was a war between Japan and Russia, fighting over China’s Manchurian territory. Russia was known as one of the strongest countries as well. However, surprisingly, the result turned out to be that Japan had defeated Russia.Then for the five years, Japan had completely took the control of Korea in 1910. Koreans were forced to learn Japanese language and their lands were given to the Japanese settlers.

(Image: //Map of the areas where Japan had invaded; invasion of Taiwan and other islands)// (Image: //Koreans learning Japanese history and language)//

Japan’s expansion didn’t stop. After taking the control over Korea, Japan wanted to take control over the East Asia as well. In 1931, to take the control of the whole province, Japan invaded Manchuria, also known as the Manchurian Incident. In order to invade Manchuria, approximately 4,000,000 Koreans and Chinese were forced to work in factories to help Japan in war efforts.

(Image: //Map of the Manchurian Incident)// (Image: //Koreans and Chinese working in factories)//

Although Mao and Stalin both both dictators and ruled in similar ways, Mao was the worse national leader than Stalin. Whenever there were people who were against Mao, they were killed, just like what Stalin have done. During the 6000 miles journey of Communist Chinese soldiers, Mao was carried while the soldiers walked. Also, in order to make China a better country in technology, he said that almost half of the population had to be gone, meaning that people had to die. Using the dead bodies Mao said that it would fertilize the land.
 * Station 3: **
 * Was Mao a better or worse national leader than Stalin? **

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 * Oral Quiz: **** The Russian Revolution **
 * April 10, 2012 **

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Be careful with pronunciation. The "c" in the word "czar" is silent. A good first effort. 9/10


 * The Russian Revolution **
 * April 10, 2012 **

__ Station 1) Overview of Russian Revolution: __ There were several reasons why Russia had a revolution in 1917. Russia was ruled by the czar, Nicholas II, following his father, Alexander III’s strong rule. As Russia brought rapid industrial growth, they became the leading producer of steel. However, poor working conditions, low wages, and children working angered the worker and caused them to protest. Also, the defeat at the war with Japan in 1904 caused strikes spread in protest. Then finally in the World War I, czar lost the control of Russia. After more than four millions of soldiers were killed and wounded, other soldiers refused to fight. In March 1917, there was a huge protest about the high prices which was led by about 200,000 workers. These forced the czar to step down and to be executed a year later with his family.
 * Why Russia had a revolution in 1917? **

__ Station 2) Primary and Secondary Sources: Video __ media type="file" key="Gloria Lee_Joseph Stalin.m4a" width="300" height="50"

__ Station 3) Tools to Persuade and Motivate- Propaganda __ The message that this poster is trying to get out to the Russian people is that people should be under Leninism. This is because although people have different ethnicity, jobs, and race, the Leninism would have been successful even though there are a lot of enemies surrounding them. In other words, the poster is trying to tell that Leninism is always victorious.
 * 1. What is the message that this poster is trying to get out to the Russian people? **

This piece of propaganda seems to be compelling. The sizes of the images of important people and the strong contrast of color grabbed my attention. People from different ethnicities and social positions are holding one flag together in a diagonal direction. This somehow showed the unity of different countries.
 * 2. Do you find this piece of propaganda to be compelling? Why or why not? **


 * 3. In the basket. **


 * Treaty of Versailles**
 * April 6, 2012**

The Treaty of Versailles reflected the different personalities and agendas of the men in power at the end of World War I by what the countries wanted. Treaty of Versailles was a treaty signed between Germany and the Allied powers on June 28, 1919. Unlike US, other countries, such as Japan, Britain, and France were getting money from Germany. Especially the greedy leader of France, Georges Clemenceau looked for a treaty because wanted a lot of things from Germany. France wanted money and land so that Germany can never be threatened. While France was trying to gain a lot from Germany, in US, President Woodrow Wilson created the peace proposal, known as Fourteen Points. Since Wilson didn’t want another war like World War I to occur again, he was tried to settle down the angriness of the countries in Europe. Although there were disagreements, France agreed to Wilson’s Fourteen Points.
 * How did the Treaty of Versailles reflect the different personalities and agendas of the men in power at the end of World War I? **


 * Map Questions**
 * February 28, 2012**

As shown in the map, both the map of European Alliances and The Great War were based on the year, 1914. The map of European Alliances is labeled into three categories, Central Powers, Allied Powers, and national neutral. Some countries with central powers are Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman Empire. For, allied power, there are Serbia, UK, France, and Russia. For national neutral, there are several countries and some are Italy, Spain, and Greece. The map of the wiki, The Great War is labeled into three categories, Darwinist, Clanker, and neutral. In the map, there are images, such as animals and weapons that represents the countries. For example, Britain is represented by a lion with human body and Germany is represented by the symbols of weapons.
 * Comparing maps:** European Alliances & The Great War

Both, the maps of the Balkans and the European Alliances were based on 1914. The map of European Alliances is labeled into three categories, Central Powers, Allied Powers, and national neutral. However instead, in the map of the Balkans, countries are shaded by the Slavic groups. Serbia have staked a claim to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Serbia had a large Slavic population and this was their goal toincrease their power. Since Russia and Serbia shared the same culture of Slavic population, Russia was interested in helping further that claim. Germany and Austria-Hungary have resisted any moves for Bosnian secession from Austria-Hungary because they didn't favor other countries having more power than them and instead wanted to keep them powerful.
 * 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?**

You do not need to describe what you see -- you only need to interpret it. Your answer to the third question is incomplete and needs more consideration. 9/10


 * Impact of Nationalism**
 * February 17, 2012**

//Positive and Negative Impacts of Nationalism// - overthrow of colonial rule - democratic governments in nations - competition between nations, spurring scientific and technological advances || - minority cultures forced into nation’s majority culture - ethnic cleansing (Bosnia & Herzegovina) - rise of nationalistic movement - competition among nations led to wars || Do you think nationalism has had a more positive or negative impact on the world? Support your opinion with evidence. Although there were negative impact, I think nationalism has had more of positive impact on the world. Some positive results were that people in the nation overcame their differences for the common good, overthrow of colonial rule, democratic government thought the world, and some competition among nations started scientific and technological advances. People in the nation overcame their differences for the common good to bring unity. Also, the scientific and technological advances raised the economy.
 * Positive Results || Negative Results ||
 * - overcome their differences

__**Types of Nationalist Movements**__ 1. Using the table above, explain the characteristics of each type of Nationalistic movement in your own words. There are three type of Nationalistic movement and they are unification, separation, and state-building. The characteristic of unification is that two different lands share cultures, but are divided politically. For nationalistic movements of separation, the culturally different countries tries to break away from being part of the state. Lastly for the state-building movement, different groups that have different culture came up with an agreement of one culture.

2. What do you think would have happened to the empires (e.g. Austrian Empire, Ottoman Empire) during the rise of nationalism? During the rise of nationalism, the empires were being threatened and were weakened. This happened because there were conflicts about culture, religion, and traditions among different groups.

__**Key Skill: Analyzing Political Cartoons**__ 1. **Clarifying** What symbol does the cartoonist use for the soon-to-be nation of Italy? The symbol that the cartoonist use for the soon-to-be nation of Italy is the boot that the king of Sardinia is wearing. On a geographical map of Italy, Italy looks like the boot that people wear, which means that boots represents Italy.

2. **Making Inferences** How is Garibaldi portrayed? Garibaldi is portrayed as a lower class man. I can tell this by looking at the image where Garibaldi is kneeling down with his sword dropped to help the king wear the boot. This shows that he was helping the king of Sardinia to unite Italy.

3. **Analyzing Bias** What does the title of the cartoon say about the cartoonist’s view of Italian unification? The title of the cartoon is "Right Leg in the Boot at Last". I think it means that Italy was finally controlled by the king of Sardinia by saying "at Last". Also, it shows that it had took a long time for them to unite Italy. I think the cartoonist was willing the Italian unification.

__**CASE STUDY: Germany**__ 1) Create a flow chart that shows the key events that led the unification of Germany.

2) Looking at the map on page 263, answer the two geography skillbuilder questions. 1. **Location** What was unusual about the territory of Prussia as it existed in 1865? The unusual about the territory of Prussia as it existed in 1865 was that there was a gap between the eastern and the western territory of Prussia by a few kilometers.

2. **Movement** After 1865, what year saw the biggest expansion of Prussian territory? After 1865, 1871 was the year that saw the 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. For the symbols of Germany, I chose the national tree, coat of arms, eagle, and the flag of Germany. In Germany, oak is the national tree and it represents strength and endurance. In the flag of Germany, there is a coat of arm in the middle which has an eagle on a yellow coat of arms. The symbol, eagle represents the god, Odin and the coat of arms represents Germany.

Citation: Eagle- http://www.squidoo.com/eagle-named-freedom Flag of Germany and Coat of Arms- http://www.flags.net/GERM.htm

Cartoon is well analyzed! However, you were asked to create a nationalist symbol for Germany, so you can't really use one that already exists, like the modern German flag, at least not without explaining its meaning to you! What does Odin, for example, mean to you, and how does a Norse god represent Germany? 19/20


 * DBQ, Reading**
 * February 15, 2012**

1. Sepoys: Sepoys were the Indian soldiers that were under the British rule. Also, they were the first to rebel towards British.
 * __Term & Names__**

2. Sepoy Mutiny: Sepoy Mutiny was the major turning point for the British rule in India. During this event, the sepoys started to rebel against the British rule by using violence. Also, the cultural, religious, and political divisions between the British and Indians grew larger.

3. Congress Party: In the Congress Party, the members of the political group were concerned with equality for Indians. Also, the Congress Party became more nationalistic.

4. Mohandas K. Gandhi: Mohandas K. Gandhi was an Indian nationalist who was educated as a lawyer in England. He believed in nonviolent protest and the brotherhood for all Indians. The satyagraha, which was known as the nonviolent noncooperation was used to win tax reductions for farmers and to increase the working conditions for laborers.

5. Muhammad Ali Jinnah: Muhammad Ali Jinnah was another Indian nationalist who was educated as a lawyer in England. He disagreed with Gandhi’s tactics. Jinnah tried to unify the Muslim and Hindu groups of India, but failed to do so. His failure led to agreeing to separate Hindu.

1. What were four factors that contributed to Britain's conquest of India? There were four factors that contributed to Britain's conquest of India. First, British military force was very strong and powerful than the army of India. Second, there was a chaos when the Indian kingdoms were engaged in a fierce power struggle. Third, British in India were will organized. Lastly, political stability, efficient government, and system of law were brought by Britain.
 * __Main Ideas__**

2. What was the cause of the Sepoy Mutiny and what was its main result? The cause of the Sepoy Mutiny was when sepoy felt that they were being threatened by the British when they started to ignore and not respect the Indians’ customs and religious laws. The main result was the direct rule of India by the British.

3. Which groups and ideas promoted the Indian independence? The groups, Congress Party and Muslim League promoted the Indian independence. The ideas promoted were the democracy, equality, and independence.

4. What were the four general principles of Gandhi's philosophy? There were four general principles of Gandhi's philosophy. First, live as simply as possible. Second, be tolerant of the religious beliefs of others. Third, devote one’s life to the service of others. Lastly, battle injustice in all its forms, but without using violence.

5. What role did Jinnah play in the partition of India? Jinnah was the person who tried to unify the Muslim and Hindu groups, but failed. This made him come up with the idea of creating a separate country for Muslims. Later, he creates an independent country, called Pakistan and becomes the leader of Pakistan.

6. Which of the documents are pro British in nature?Which ones are pro Indian? The Documents C, I and B are pro British and the Documents A, D, F, H, J, K and L are pro Indian.
 * __Documents__**

7. How would Indians in the lowest levels of their society benefit from India's Constitution as stated in Document H? As stated in Document H, Indians in the lowest levels of their society gained the protection of law and equal rights. By the “Untouchability”, people got equal chances of getting a job. They also got the rights to assemble without arms, freedom of speech, right to form unions, and the right to move anywhere they wish to and settle in India.

8. How would British colonization have lasting impact on the people of India? support your answers from the documents. On the Document J, it shows how the economy of India developed. On the left side, it shows the image of people building and farming. However on the left side, there is an airplane which shows how modern days were developed. On Document K, it shows the tension between India and Muslim.

__**Critical Thinking**__ 9. What were the causes of the cultural conflict between the British and the Indians? There were cultural conflict between the British and the Indians. One factor was about the 10. Identify both positive and negative effects of the British rule in India. There were both positive and negative effects of the British rule in India. The positive effects of the British rule in India was that political and economic stabilization was created. Also, British improved the technology by building roads for better transportation. The negative effect of the British rule in India was that Indians were not paid equally when they worked.

11. How were Gandhi's four general principles effective in dealing with much more powerful Great Britain? Gandhi's four general principles were effective in dealing with much more powerful Great Britain. First of all, the four general principles of Gandhi's philosophy were live as simply as possible, be tolerant of the religious beliefs of others, devote one’s life to the service of others, and battle injustice in all its forms, but without using violence. For “live as simply as possible”, it means to live simply unlike Britain who looked for a lot of things to be successful. For “be tolerant of the religious beliefs of others”, it means not to differentiate Hindu and Muslim. For “devote one’s life to the service of others”, it means to devote for independence. Lastly for “battle injustice in all its forms, but without using violence”, it connects with Gandhi’s tactics because Gandhi said that people should not use violence, such as weapons to rebel.

12. For what reasons did Muslims demand a separate nation? Muslims demand a separate nation because there were conflicts between religions. The Congress Party and the Muslims had disagreements, which created conflicts. Also, since Congress Party was a group formed of Hindus, and there was a conflict between Muslim and Hindu, they demanded a separate nation.

13. Why did the colony of India break up into four separate nation? The colony of India broke up into four separate nation because there were a lot of conflicts between the religions and people. Because of Hindu and Muslim, India and Pakistan had to break up. Also, Bangladesh was formed when the East Pakistan broke up. Lastly, Ceylon which changed to Sri Lanka broke up to form another separate nation.

20/20


 * Global Impact of Imperialism**
 * February 14, 2012**


 * 1. Key Skill: Note-taking from audio-visual sources**



__China__ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:China_imperialism_cartoon.jpg
 * 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:**

1. This image is anti imperialism. This is because in the image, there is a pie and people from different regions. People from different regions have knife with them and are cutting the China into pieces. 2. China was angry about other countries trying to control their lands. However, since they were too weak, they couldn’t do anything about it. 3. While China is worried about being controlled by other lands, the Europeans didn’t care about them and only focused on the lands that they are trying to control. 4. The message is being conveyed by the author about the benefits of imperialism because for their future, the countries are trying to claim the land of China.

__Korea__ http://ikhras.com/tag/house-arabs/

1. This image is anti imperialism. This is because in the image, Korea is being stepped by Japan and Korea does not complain about it because of their weak power. Also, by this image, I can tell that Japan is powerful and is controlling Korea by the gun and the army clothes that the imperialist is wearing. 2. The native people are viewed as the bridge for the Japanese to cross over the Yalu River and to Manchuria. Also, they are viewed as powerless people who can’t go against Japan. 3. The Japanese, also known as the imperialists are viewed as people who controlled Korea. This is showed by the image where the imperialist is stepping over the native person, which showed their power. 4. The message being conveyed by the author is about the costs of imperialism because just like the Korean men, who is being stepped by the imperialist, people had to obey the imperialists if they lost their land.

__America__ http://home.comcast.net/~whslibrary/austin/imperialism.html

1. This image is pro imperialism. I know this because in the image, the exhausted looking eagle covers the United States of America with its wings to protect the people. Also, the eagle looks exhausted from protecting people for a long time from other territories. 2. The native people are viewed as saved people. This is because they are getting the protection from the eagle. 3. The American imperialists represents the eagle in the image and its role is the protect and look after the colonies. 4. The message is being conveyed by the author about the benefits of imperialism because the role of the American imperialists is to protect their land/territory by the help of the eagle’s wings.

Feudalism and mercantilism were two economic systems that preceded capitalism. Feudalism was the system of upper class and lower class. In this system the they generated money by the agricultural system where lower class workers worked under upper class. Mercantilism was the system that generated wealth by trading. Capitalism is different from these two systems, feudalism and mercantilism because individuals generated wealth by free market.
 * 3. Economic Imperialism**
 * 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?**

According to the lecturer, imperialism, free market, and fossil fuels drove capitalism. Imperialism drove capitalism because it helped countries to go find things that could improve the economy, such as land and resources. Free market helped the economy to develop because it provided money. The last thing that drove capitalism was fossil fuels and it was a was a great source because it brought energy source.
 * 2) According to this lecturer, what forces drive capitalism?**

If mercantilism is only about trade, how is that different from capitalism? Still issues with fully understanding the political cartoons, particularly #1 and #2. 16/20


 * The Scramble for Africa**
 * February 10, 2012**

Discuss table from the Reading on Imperialism with a partner.
 * Task 1:**

Britain and French were the two countries which controlled the largest sections of Africa in 1914. These countries had the largest area of Africa because they were the most powerful countries during that time, 1914. Also, compared to other countries, Britain and French were strongly involved with industrialization. Since they brought the idea of industrialization, it helped them to control and be the strongest and powerful.
 * Task 2: Scramble for Africa**
 * 1. Which countries controlled the largest sections of Africa in 1914?**
 * 2. Why do you think these countries had the largest area of Africa?**

//Watch the video below and continue to add to your notes. Make sure that you include the long term impacts of Colonization as well.// - conflict started in 1986 - Britain controlled the largest amount of land (Africa) - Uganda made by arbitrary boundary - South: economic, political, and education advantage - North: military and police positions - British rule maintained by the differences in north and south - French took East-west of Africa and Madagascar - NRA was made, aim for whole country - change in culture, religion, and economy (colonization end) - population decrease in Africa
 * Task 3:**

The Berlin Conference was a meeting between the powerful Europeans countries and the United States. During this conference, they discussed about the colonial division of Africa. There were three outcomes of the conference. First outcome was that any sovereign power that wanted to claim territory had to inform other powers. Second, annexation should be claimed by effective occupation. Lastly, treaties with African rulers were to be considered a valid title to sovereignty.
 * Task 4:**
 * 1. What was the Berlin Conference?**
 * 2. What were the three outcomes of the conference?**

1) Is this image pro or anti imperialism? How do you know? 2) What views of African and Asians are being communicated in each of the illustrations? 3) What views are being communicated about the British/ Americans in their role as imperialists? 4) What is message is being conveyed by the author about the benefits OR costs of imperialism?
 * Task 5:**

__Picture 1__ 1. This image is anti imperialism. I know this because John Bull, who is very round and wealthy already took control of the northern Africa. However, his greed made him to reach his hand towards the southern Africa, where there were gold fields. 2. In this image, the views of Africans were powerless. Under the power of Imperialists, Africans couldn’t do anything, due to their weakness. 3. The British/Americans are viewed as greedy people who searches for gold. 4. The message being conveyed by the author about the costs of imperialism was by Britain taking control of Africa, the imperialists use the resources of the weak countries, and as well as the gold field.

__Picture 2__ 1. This image is pro imperialism. This is because the white man in the front is leading the African children towards their hope. I know this because by taking his hate off, it shows his respect and the sunshine in the back represents hope. 2. The views of Africans are that the Africans are represented as small people and immature, unlike the white man. 3. The British/Americans are viewed as kind man who leads the African children to reach their hope. 4. The message being conveyed by the author about benefits of imperialism is that they are doing this for the Africans for their better future and not for their benefits.

__Picture 3__ 1. This image is anti imperialism because in the image there is a snake, which represents the king of Belgium. I was able to tell that he was the king of Belgium because he had long beard, long nose, and a crown. He is wrapping the body of the people of Congo. I can tell that the king is controlling people and showing his power. Also, it is to show how scary he is to the people of Congo. 2. In the illustration, the Africans are viewed as a prey of the snake, which is an imperialist. Also, since Africans were weaker than white men, they were controlled by the white men, just like in the image. 3. Britain is viewed as the scary looking snake, who is very powerful that they controlled the Africans. 4. The message being conveyed by the author about the costs of imperialism was although Africans didn’t wanted whites to come to their land, Africans were too weak to fight toward them.

__Picture 4__ 1. This image is pro imperialism because in the three images, it shows the pride of the Englishmen. 2. In the illustration, the Africans are viewed as powerless people who are under the Englishmen. 3. The British/Americans are viewed as scary people where the Africans had to look up to them 4. The message being conveyed by the author about benefits of imperialism is that Imperialism is not just about violence or being mean. Also, they are telling that Africans and the Imperialists respect each other.

__Picture 5__ 1. This image is anti imperialism because as it shows in the image, I can tell that there is Uncle Sam by the clothes that he wore(US stripes), tall height, and skinny. It even shows the way how Africans and whites are being educated were different. While the whites in the back are studying with books and proper clothes, the African children in the front row don’t have books, or any study materials. The students in the front were learning labor and the man behind, who is cleaning the windows represents the Africans students' future job. 2. The views of Africans and Asians are uneducated and are taught strictly. 3. The British/Americans are viewed as strict and scary teacher, who taught whites and Africans in different style of education. 4. The message being conveyed by the author about the costs of imperialism was that racism created and the way how the whites and Africans were treated were different.

__Picture 6__ 1. This image is anti imperialism because in the image, a German eagle is looking down, which represents imperialist looking for Africans as its prey. This shows the difference between the eagle and the African’s power. 2. The views of Africans are that they are the prey of the imperialists, which means that the Africans will eventually be eaten by them. 3. The British/Americans are viewed as scary people who have more power 4. The message being conveyed by the author about the costs of imperialism was that the Africans wanted the Imperialists to leave them alone, without any attack or being controlled.

__Picture 7__ 1. This image is anti imperialism because in the image, the scale of justice that the woman is holding is tilted. In the background, there are people suffering from hunger and disease, dead, and some who hung their neck to die. While they were suffering, the man looking at the map of Philippines is not giving any attention towards the suffering people. 2. The Africans and Asians are viewed as suffering people, who were suffering because of the white people. 3. The British/Americans are viewed as people who didn’t care about people’s death, but only money. 4. The message being conveyed by the author about the costs of imperialism was that the Imperialists didn't mind even if people were suffering and were even dead.

You need to work on cartoon analysis, as several of these were misunderstood, or not well understood. 25/30


 * February 6, 2012**
 * Darwin's Excerpts Question**

Darwin’s theories apply to culture and society. In his theory, Darwin states about the struggle of existence and the survival of fittest. The “struggle of existence” is when organisms compete against another to gain benefits, such as wealth and food. This relates to the culture and society of the because just like other animals compete against each other, people compete against each other as well. For example, rich people have competition between them and poor people compete against other poor people. Also, even countries fight against each other, creating war in order to get money. The second theory, “survival of fittest” means that only the powerful and strongest will survive. This applies to culture and society because in society, the strongest survives. For example, in the society, the Americans and Europeans, which are rich are wealthier than Africans, who are poor. This means that while the Africans suffer and struggle, the Americans and Europeans don’t have problems of becoming poor. Also, the wealthy countries with more power influenced the weaker countries by the spread of culture their countries. In conclusion, Darwin’s theory, which includes “struggle of existence” and “survival of fittest” applies ot the culture and society.
 * Do Darwin’s theories apply to culture and society? Why or why not? Use the excerpts above and strong examples to support your points.**


 * Age of Imperialism Table**

Table is well done. I'm not sure you have considered all the implications of applying Darwin's theory of survival of the fittest to the global context. 9.5/10


 * February 3, 2012**
 * 'The White Man's Burden' by Rudyard Kipling (1899)**

Rudyard Kipling’s description in the poem “The White Man’s Burden” is based on the responsibility to control the undeveloped countries. I think Kipling is trying to say that white men needs to improve, control the world and that white men from wealthy countries have more power.
 * 1. What is “The White Man’s Burden” based on Rudyard Kipling’s description in this poem?**

I disagree with Kipling’s characterization. In order for the wealthy countries to help benefit the nation’s people, wealthy countries say that they are trying to expand their territories by conquering countries that were not civilized. However, this actually doesn’t benefit the nation’s people. It benefits the wealthy countries, which they get profit.
 * 2. Do you agree or disagree with Kipling’s characterization? Why or why not?**

The Europeans and Americans showed attitudes of mean and ignorance towards the rest of the world during the mid 1800 - early 1900’s. To prove this, for example, they said “Your new-caught, sullen peoples,” and this showed that the Europeans and Americans behaved as if they were the leaders and ignored the non-white men.
 * 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.**

KIS is an example of “The White Man’s Burden” in modern Korean society. This is because there are a lot of teachers who came from the United States and other countries from other sides of Korea to teach us. In KIS, the education is different from public Korean school, and instead, it follows the American education system. This shows that Korea is influenced by Americans’ educational system.
 * 4. Is KIS an example of “The White Man’s Burden” in modern Korean society? Why or why not?**

10/10 Answers are well-argued.


 * February 3, 2012**
 * Document-Based Questions (p.307)**

Andrew Carnegie and Friedrich Engels disagrees about the effects of industrialization. Andrew Carnegie was the multimillionaire industrialist who showed positive view towards the America’s manufactures. However, Friedrich Engels, who managed the textile factory was different. He focused mainly on the people’s view and not the manufactures. Friedrich Engels saw a lot of poor people struggling due to industrialization. This shows that Andrew Carnegie and Friedrich Engels had different views.
 * 1. Why would Andrew Carnegie and Friedrich Engels disagree about the effects of industrialization?**

Mary Paul is satisfied of her job and life in Lowell. This is because although there were a lot of people struggling to get a job, Mary Paul was not part of them, who was struggling to get a job. During this time, it was hard to get high payments, but unlike a lot of people, she had enough food to eat and was satisfied with the payment.
 * 2. What might be reasons for 16-year-old Mary Paul's satisfaction with her job and life in Lowell?**

The political cartoon by Walter Crane describes the socialism and capitalism. In the cartoon, the vampire bat of the Capitalism is attacking the laborer while the angle which represents Socialism come to rescue the laborer. Therefore, the cartoon is trying to share the message that capitalism is not very useful for laborers, but socialism is and that people should feel that capitalism is not good and socialism is good.
 * 3. Why might the political cartoon by Walter Crane be useful in getting workers to rally to the cause of socialism?**

10/10 (Good answer for #1 in particular, as you have explained WHY they would hold different views)


 * February 1, 2012**
 * Communism**

Marx would have disagreed that the countries were “communist”. This is because his view towards the communism was that everyone was equal, meaning that there shouldn’t be anyone rich or poor. However some countries on the map are against Marx’s idea, such as North Korea and China, which have different classes of power. Also, there are other countries that are rules by dictators that Marx would disagree on the idea of countries being “communist”. This showed that Marx's idea of equality, was not applied in the world today.
 * 1. Would Marx have agree that these countries were “communist”?**

The number of “communist” countries are decreasing in size. Countries that are not “communist” are build new government for themselves. Since the countries are not communists, people are not payed equally, meaning that there are gaps between the rich and poor.
 * 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)?**

I think this happened because the theory of “communist” that Marx had stated itself was possible, but in reality, it was different. This is because dictatorship started to grow and people started to have different classes to represent their power.
 * 3. Why do you think this has happened?**

I don’t think the idea of growing gap between the rich and poor is going to decrease completely by the Union movement and reformation of laws. However, the Union movement and reformation of laws helps the amount of gap to decrease. Although the person in charge of the working place is the wealthiest, when people work in better conditions with minimum wages, they will earn money, which will be enough for their living, and this will narrow the gap between the rich and poor.
 * 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 Industrial Revolution, and the urbanization that accompanied it, have been described as a mixed blessing. To what extent to you agree with this statement?**// I agree with the statement that described the Industrial Revolution as a "mixed blessing" because there were a lot of advantages and disadvantages. However, there were more advantages than disadvantages. Industrial Revolution started during the mid 1700s, and was the time period where some people suffered and some didn't. The Industrial Revolution created many jobs for workers, standard of living improved, housing and clothing improved, and fostered technological progress and invention, which increased the production of invention. Although there were a lot of disadvantages such as the bad condition of the factory, children working for more than 14 hours a day, and the social classes, there were more advantages and the Industrial Revolution improved the society. In conclusion, I agree that the Industrial Revolution was a mixed blessing.
 * January 25, 2012**

After I looked at all the pictures of children, I was able feel their feelings. These days, children enjoy their life, running around and spending their time playing with friends. However, I learned that during the 1820s, children from the pictures were working, and not having freedom. In the picture, some children were even working barefoot. This showed how hard they worked, just like the adults. After working hard, they even caught diseases. I learned that children were in a huge part during the Industrial Revolution. I see that children started to go against the child labor and wore a sign that said "Abolish Child Slavery". I also see that on the last picture, there are a lot of people in front of the factory with nice clothes.
 * January 25, 2012**
 * A Childhood at Work**

Mind map: Computer
 * January 18, 2012**



4. Why did Napoleon’s empire collapse? There were three steps of mistakes that led to Napoleon’s empire to collapse. Napoleon Bonaparte was a ruler of France. The first step of mistakes that he made was caused by his willingness to crush Britain. To hurt Britain’s economy, he stopped the trade route between Britain and the lands that he took control of. However, there were some people secretly trading British goods. Then the strong British navy placed their own blockade around Europe, which eventually caused French economy to weaken. The second mistake was in 1808, when he was to place his brother as a king of Spain. This event caused Napoleon to lose 300,000 troops. He lost them when the loyal Spanish people got help from Britain, having a fight for five years. The last mistake, the third mistake that Napoleon made was when he tried to conquer Russia, toward the east in 1812. With more than 400,000 soldiers, went to Russia until they reached Moscow, which was deserted and on fire. The weather was getting cold and they no longer had food and supplies. As they retreated back to France, Russian troops killed thousands of weak soldiers. These three huge mistakes that Napoleon made caused the empire to collapse.
 * December 12, 2011**
 * Section5 Review Questions**

5. What were the goals of the Congress of Vienna? The three goals of Congress of Vienna were making sure that French will not attack other countries, balance the power of the countries, and restoring the kings back to power. Congress of Vienna was known as a series of meeting in Vienna, which had five representatives, including Prince Klemens von Metternich. Prince Klemens von Metternich demanded on three goals. The first goal was to make sure that French didn’t attack other countries. His second goal was that he wanted balance power where non of the countries would become so strong. This kept the countries from being threatened by each other. The last goal was that he wanted to restore the monarchy to their position, which was before Napoleon Bonaparte took control of France. These three goals that Klemens von Metternich insisted, making sure that French will not attack other countries, balance the power of the countries, and restoring the kings back to power created the age of European peace.


 * November 26, 2011**
 * Image and Quotation**

I chose a stack of bricks for my quote because it is about how you can kill people, but not the revolution and I thought about small rock easily broken, but it is difficult to break down a stack of bricks.


 * November 17, 2011**
 * Gloster: The Most Enlightened Despot**

http://gloriagloglo1.edu.glogster.com/fredrick-the-great-glo/

"Frederick II." //World History: The Modern Era//. ABC-CLIO,2011. Web. 16 Nov. 2011.
 * //__Work cited:__//**

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 * November 11, 2011**
 * Absolutism Questions**

1. __What is absolutism?__ Absolutism is a government system which was ruled by a monarch with absolute power. The monarch could be a King or a Queen. We often call these people with absolute power, dictator.

2. __Explain the justification for absolutism referred to as the 'divine right of kings'.__ The 'divine right of kings' means that the God had directly given the monarch that they had the authority. Since God is the representative of the Earth, people who were challenging for the monarch were known as challenging for the God. Also, this shows that monarch had the absolute power.

3. __List the causes of the rise of Absolutism in Europe.__ There were a lot of causes of the rise of absolutism in Europe. Absolutism is a government system which was ruled by a monarch, who had the absolute power. People needed strong monarch who was able to restore from the chaos after the 14th century. Monarchs needed the bureaucracy, which helped to maintain the central authority, responsible for collecting tax, enforcing law, and gathering information. Also, during the 15th century, the mercantile policies caused the rise of absolutism as well. Mercantile policies produced wealth that was hard to imagine and monarchs controlled all aspects of economy. Lastly, the Protestant Reformation contributed to absolutism because the papal influence weakened the powerful leader.

4. __Explain briefly how absolutism developed in__
 * Spain** - The absolutism developed when Phillip II brought up divine right theory which supervised his territories. Also, the dynastic marriage increased the territorial holdings of Habsburg royal family.


 * France** - The absolutism developed in France when King Louis XIV had the absolute power where he could make any decisions. He even expanded the land and the wealth.


 * England** - Absolutism developed in England. They improved the lives of English people and gained power. This happened during the time of Tudor dynasty(1485-1603).


 * Russia** - The absolutism developed while Russia was in a war for expansion of land.

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 * November 10, 2011**
 * Speed Dating Project**
 * Philosopher: Blaise Pascal**


 * Port 4**
 * October 27, 2011**

__APPARTS: Edicts For 1635 Ordering The Closing of Japan__
 * Author:** The author of this source is Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan, who tried to keep Japan closed from other countries. He did this to keep their ideas and not spread.


 * Place and Time:** I think this source was written in Japan on 1635. This is because the source was written when Japan closed themselves from other countries.


 * Prior Knowledge:** I already knew that during this time of Japan willing to be isolated, it is the similar case as China isolated from other foreign countries and the Renaissance in Europe.


 * Audience:** The officials administrating the Nagasaki port are the audience for this source. Also, since this source was written from Shogunate to the officials, which means that this source might be reliable.


 * Reason:** The reason why this source was created because he wanted to limit the interaction between Japan and other foreign countries.


 * The Main Idea:** The main idea of this source was Tokugawa Shogunate trying to block Japan from trading with other foreign countries. Also, he wants Japan to be isolated from other countries.


 * Significance:** This source is significant because it shows that Japan had lost the chance of trading with foreign countries, which were developed. They had lost the chance because Japan was isolated from other foreign countries.

__Video Questions__ 1. Who was "the Bald Rat"? “The Bald Rat” was Toyotomi Hideyoshi, one of the soldiers in Japan who had took control of Japan.

2. Where did Japan hope to build its empire? Japan hoped to build its empire in China.

3. What stopped it from building its empire as planned? During the war between Japan and Korea, the turtle shop from Korea stopped Japan from building its empire.

4. Why didn't they try again? Since Hideyoshi had died in the year of 1598, Japan isolated themselves from others like China did.

__APPARTS: Qianlong__
 * Author:** The author of this letter was Qianlong, the emperor of the Qing Dynasty. Qianlong didn’t wanted Europeans to have trade with other ports of China, but Guangzhou.


 * Place and Time:** The letter was written in the late 18th century, 1793 in China


 * Prior Knowledge:** I already knew that China was closing their door after Zhu Di’s death and was becoming isolated. While they were closing it, Europe was forcing China to open them.


 * Audience:** The audience for this letter is King George III of England. In the letter, he wrote why he didn’t wanted to have a trade with other place than Guangzhou in a polite manner.


 * Reason:** The reason why Qianlong had wrote the letter to King George III was to explain why he rejected King George III’s request of trading with other ports of China than Guangzhou.


 * The Main Idea:** The main idea of this letter is Qianlong rejecting King George III’s request to have a trade with other ports of China than Guangzhou. This would be because if they allow England to trade with other ports of China, other countries will be willing to trade with them as well. Also, Qianlong wanted to be isolated from others.


 * Significance:** This source is significant because it shows that China closed the door and was isolated. Also, it tells why the emperor, Qianlong didn’t let foreign trade to occur. He didn’t allow them to trade with other ports of China, but Guangzhou.


 * China's Age of Exploration II**
 * September 22, 2011**

When I looked at this image, I noticed that there is a big difference in population of Muslims in different countries. Also, I was amazed to see that United Kingdom had the least number of Muslims even though there were 1.7millions of them. When I ccompared United Kingdom and Indonesia, which there are about 202.9million Muslims, there are only 1.7millions of Muslims in United Kingdom. This showed me that there is a big difference in population even though the size of the circle doesn't show a lot of difference. Also, it shows where the majority of Muslims are and where the minority of Muslims are in. I even found out that there are more Muslims in the Middle East.
 * Image #1:** Countries with more than 1 million Muslims

When I looked at this map, I was surprised to see the distance that Zheng He had traveled to. Also, I was surprised to know that he went to a lot of countries. He started from Ming Empire and went towards Africa following the coast. This map showed me that China was a very powerful and wealthy country. It even showed me that Zheng He was one of the important explorers in the world.
 * Image #2:** Voyages of Zheng He

**September 20, 2011**
I see a lot of people naked and only one person with white clothe with white hair. I think they are related and trying to reach each other. I wonder why there are a lot of people on the right and only one person in the left.
 * First Art Work**

I see two hands. I think they are trying to reach and there is a connection between them. I wonder why there are two hands, trying to reach each other.
 * Second Art Work**


 * China's Golden Age**
 * September 5, 2011**

In the image, there are two ships. The huge ship was built by Zheng He. The huge ship is about four times as large as the other ship. The ship from China is the one that is about four times longer than Santa Maria. Also, the ship of China is nine times wider than the Santa Maria. The ship of China can contain about 30,000 men.
 * Image #1:** China Zheng He Ship

"the Holy Roman Emperor, the Emperor of Byzantium (also called Constantinople), the Doge (ruler) of Venice, and the kings of England, France, Castile and Portugal" would have come from had they been invited to Beijing on 2 February 1421.
 * Image #2:** Europe in 1400
 * Holy Roman Emperor:** Holy Roman Emperor would have came from the German Kingdom, where it is located east of Luxembourg and west of Crown of Bohemia.
 * Emperor of Byzantium (Constantinople):** Emperor of Byzantium (Constantinople) would have came from the eastern Roman Empire, which is surrounded by the Ottoman Sultanate of Rome.
 * Doge (ruler) of Venice:** Doge (ruler) of Venice would have came from Venetian Republic, which is located near the Adriatic Sea.
 * Kings of England:** Kings of England would have came from the kingdom of England, which is in the south of the kingdom of Scotland.
 * Kings of France:** Kings of France would have came from the kingdom of France, which is in the north of the kingdom of Aragon and next to The Channel.
 * Kings of Castile:** Kings of Castile would have came from the kingdom of Castile, which is located between the kingdom of Portugal and the kingdom of Aragon.
 * Kings of Portugal:** Kings of Portugal would have came from the kingdom of Portugal, which is on the west of kingdom of Castile.

The map shows the gradual change of China over the time. It also shows the change from 1000 BCE to the present day. Also, the map shows how the land of China was shrinking and expanding over dynasties. This amazed me because I never thought that China would have ever shrink in size.
 * Image #3:** Territories of Dynasties in China

Silk road is the trading route from China and the Middle East. It was built during the Han dynasty (202 BC - AD 220). During the middle ages, the silk road expanded over 4000miles. In this map, it shows the routes of the silk road. Also, it shows me that the silk road was a very long trading route which gathered other people’s thoughts.
 * Image #4:** Silk Road

//__Through what MODERN countries did the silk roads go?__// The modern countries that the silk road went through are China, India, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, and Persia. These are the modern countries that the silk road went through. However, there may be more countries.

This map shows the population of European city during 1400 and 1600. As the map shows, the blue squares represent the population in 1400 and the red squares represent the population in 1600. I noticed that there were more people settling in the coast of the land.
 * Image #5:** European City Population

The Beijing city wall shows the division of inner city and the outer city. This was also built by Zhu Di. In the inner city, there is Imperial city, which has the Forbidden city. In the Beijing map overview, it shows the modern map of China. In the center of the map, there is a Palace museum and that is where the Forbidden City was. Also, in modern map of Beijing is much more detailed than the map of Beijing city wall. However in both maps, there are lakes and the lakes haven’t changed over the long period of time.
 * Image #6 & #7:** Beijing City Wall & Beijing Map Overview

The Great Wall Map shows the length of the Great Wall in China. It also shows the expansion of the Great Wall.
 * Image #8:** Great Wall Map

__//If it WAS, where would it reach, if it began at the Yalu River?//__ If the Great Wall expanded starting from Yalu River 6400 km to the west of Beijing, I think it would reach to somewhere near Iraq and Saudi Arabia.

This globe shows Greenwhich in England. Also, the red line in the globe is a line that represents the longitude. The longitudinal line goes through Greenwhich.
 * Image #9:** Prime Meridian

The map shows the route of the Grand Canal. As you can see, the canal starts from Beijing and ends in the southern part of China, Hangzou. This Grand Canal makes me have an ida of how much Zhu Di is intelligent.
 * Image #10:** Grand Canal

Islam September 2, 2011

The three maps shows the the spread of Islam. They are the maps that shows how the Empires became religious in Islam and shows the routes of how Islam spread.


 * Family History Project**
 * August 23, 2011**

- I was born in the United States in July 14th, 1996 at 22:17pm. I was born one day before the due date, which was July 15th, 1996. - I chose this event because I felt like this was a very important event. If there wasn't my birth, I wouldn't be here typing and working on this family history assignment. Also, if I wasn't born, then there wouldn't have been a chance for me to come to KIS. Not only that, but I wouldn't have seen my wonderful family who have been next to me all the time throughout my life.
 * Event**: My Birth in July 14, 1996

**Written** (Primary Source): Birth Certificate This is my birth certificate, creating when I was born. This birth certificate contains the date and time I was born, weight, length, doctor's name, and etc. My birth certificate is a primary source because it was written at the time when I was born. This birth certificate is significant to the event because it proves when I was born and tells the accurate size of me, like the weight and the length. It also shows how much I grew over the 15years. If there wasn't my birth certificate, I wouldn't have anything special about my birth.

**Unwritten** (Secondary Source): Pictures These picture above are the unwritten source. They are pictures of me token in the year I was born in, 1996. I would call this a secondary source because these pictures were token after about 3 months later I was born. These pictures are significant because it shows how I looked in the past in the year of my birth. Also, it helps me remind of myself in the younger days. Whenever my family look at these pictures, they think of the memories of having me when I was a little baby.

**Interview** (Oral Source) with my dad and my siste**r (Secondary Source)** **:** media type="file" key="9F-GloriaLee-FamilyHistoryInterview.m4a" width="300" height="50"

Due Date: August 22, 2011

Gloria, please do not begin answers with a dash ("-") as this is an incorrect use of the punctuation. The answer to #1 is incorrect, #2 is incomplete, and #7 is unclear. Please work directly on the wiki whenever possible and avoid uploading a pages document unless formatting is an issue. Thanks. 8.5/10