The Treaty of Versailles (ended WWI)

After World War I, the nation of Germany was harshly punished. According to the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was blamed tremendously for the war. Additionally, the Treaty of Versailles required that Germany had to pay for all the damages caused in the war. Losing approximately 10% of German Lands, and all overseas colonies, the strong, mighty Germany that entered the war, came out as the weak, defenseless Germany.

To my opinion, The Treaty of Versailles was definitely fair. The Entente Powers ( France, Great Britain, Russia) made smart choices in the treaty. Though some of the commands may seem too harsh, Germany had no other option. Due to the loss of World War I, The Entente Powers had all the right to punish Germany severely. The Entente Powers shouldn't be acknowledged for making Germany less powerful. If Germany won World War I, chances are that they would do the exact same thing the Entente Powers done.

Historians say that the Treaty of Versailles led to the rise of  Adolph Hitler due to the extreme impact of Germany. As we know, The Entente Powers left Germany with little to nothing. Starting from an elite nation, to becoming a weak nation angered many Germans. Germans believed that a strong leader can reconstruct the nation into the superior one it once was. Adolph Hitler was the answer to many Germans. Impressing many Germans with his charismatic style, it didn't take long before he gained the respect of many.

Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk) and the Modernization of Turkey

Tired of the "Old Ottoman Empire", Mustafa Kemal decided that it was the right idea to modernize his nation of Turkey. Upset with the Fez Hats and Long Dresses wore by fellow Muslim men, Kemal strive to modernized Turkey by denying men the right to wear these attires. Additionally, Kemal gave the right for women to vote. Mustafa Kemal had a vision to modernize Turkey like European Nations and he succeeded. The word secular means non religious.

Film Lesson: "Ghandhi"

Mohandas Karamchand Ghandhi helped his nation of India gain independence from Great Britain using an excellent strategy. By Boycotting againist Great Britain and leading in Non - Violent Protesting, Ghandhi gained the support of many Indians. In 1930, Ghandhi lead over thousands of people to Dandi to make salt for themselves. This event is known as "The Salt March". Traveling over 240 miles, Ghandhi had a plan to make Indians rely on themselves for salt as opposed to purchasing salt from Britian. After this long journey to Dandi, salt was successfully made. However, Great Britian disliked what Ghandhi was doing for the Indians. As a result, 60,000 people were arrested.

Additionally, another way Ghandhi attempted to gain India's independence was refusing to purchase clothes from the British. In the film "Ghandi", there was a scene in which Ghandhi ordered some citizens of India to gather all of the clothes they purchased from the British. When the citizens came back, Ghandhi burned the clothes. By doing this, Ghandhi showed the people of India that it doesn't take violence to get rid of Great Britian, however disobidence is the answer.

Ghandhi once said, "I am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill." This quote shows that Mohandas Ghandhi was indeed a non violent man. To my opinion, I beleive that without Ghandhi, India would've still lost its independence from Great Britian. During 1947, Great Britian was in reconstruction from World War II. Rather than worrying about another country (India), Great Britian had to worry about themselves.