The Russian Revolution

The Russian Revolution was caused by the dislike of the Russian Czar Nicholas II. Russians weren't too fond of the way the Nicholos II was running Russia. Sending the Russian Army to World War I with little food, and very unprepared upseted many. As a counteract, a Temporary Government ruled Russia from March to November 1917. The temporary governmnet was predicted to be a change due to the fact it promised Democratic Elections and a release from World War I. However, the temporary government was unable to withdraw Russia. The Bolsheviks (Communists) defeated the democratic government lead by Lenin. Lenin promised Russians three important things: Peace, Land and Bread. On the night of November 6, the Bolsheviks attacked the Russian Capital with very little resistance. As a result, Russia became a Communist Country.

Causes of WWI

World War I was a very violent war. There were many causes for World War I. Militarism, Nationalism and the Assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferninand were the main causes for the war. Two different groups were formed due to World War I. The Triple Entente and The Triple Alliance were two rival groups. The Triple Entente included France, Russia, and England. While The Triple Alliance included Germany, Italy, and Austria - Hungary.

Nationalism is a term used to describe one's deep pride for a country. Though Nationalism may seem positive, it can be negative as well. When one has too much pride for a country, this can cause problems. At the settlement of the Congress of Vienna, the principle of nationalism was ignored for preserving peace. Also, the strong feelings of Nationalism turned Frenchmen againist Geramns and Russians againist Austrians.

Militarism is a word meaning preping your nations army. Spending a lot of money on weapons and building a large army were plans of many European Countries. As countries drawn up complete plans for mobilization and worked on strengthen the army, countries were awaiting for one thing, the go ahead signal. The Assassisnation of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferninand brought this wait to an end.

Opium Wars - Imperialism in China

The Introduction of the Opium Wars started when Britian attempted to trade Tea with China. Since China were Isonalists, they weren't too fond of Trading with others or being around other people. Thinking very clever, the British started giving a drug called Opium to China. Opium was a very addictive to the Chinese. After numerous amount of Opium given by the British, Britian finally stopped supplying China with Opium. Britian then made an agreement with China. When China traded Tea with Britian, then Opium will be supplied in China once again. However the Chinese weren't too fond of this.

This event lead to the Opium Wars. It was Britian's destiny to get Tea from China. Since Tea didn't grow in Britian much, the Brtish needed China's Tea. In the Opium War, there were numerous back to back attacks from China and Britian. However at the end, Britian was successful.

Film Lesson: "Mountains of the Moon"

In the movie, "Mountains of the Moon", Europeans faced numerous Hardships. Some hardships were Milleria, running into a "crazy" African Tribes, Several Days of Bad Hyigene, Little Amount of Water, and many more. However, these Hardships still encouarged the European Explorers to find the sources of the Nile River. When the European Explorers John Speke and Richard Burton discovered the source of the Nile River, they were really proud. Speke and Burton then named the lake, Lake Victoria after the Queen of England. It's strange that the Lake is named Victoria because the Lake was found in Africa. Victoria was a Queen in England not Africa. To my opinion it doesn't make sense to name a Lake after a white lady in a Continent where most of the population is Black.

Europeans was technogically more advanced than Africans, hence the reason why they were able to conquer Africa with ease. The machine - powered weapons really assisted he Europeans. Africans weren't really exposed much to Guns. So when Europeans and Africans would clash, Africans would die with ease and their land would be Europe's now.

Imperialism Project

We did the Imperialism Project to get a better understanding of Imperialism. Many students don't actually know what the word Imperialism mean. So this project was a way for students to know more. When we had to color in land, add symbols (such as spices and gold) and draw shipping routes, we got a better understanding of Imperialism.

Karl Marx and Communism

Philosopher Karl Marx was born in Germany. He didn't agree much with the Industrial Revolution. He thought that the Revolution was bad for people's health and was taking over their lives. Marx then invented Communism. Communism is when the Government controls everything including Businesses, Houses, and many more. Karl Marx thought that Communism would ease the lives of people during the Industrial Revolution. In Marx point of view, the bad guys in the Industrial Revolution was the Business Owners. The Good Guys in the Industrial Revolution were the workers. Marx wanted all to have the equal amount of money and power, the reason he created the Industrial Revolution.

Karl Marx and The Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution left both Positive and Negative Effects on many people. Some liked the Revolution, while others weren't too fond of it. Well, a man named Karl Marx was one of those who didn't like the Industrial Revolution. Marx didn't like the fact that Pollution was spreaded due to numerous factories in this time period. Marx then decided to invent Communism. Communism was invented because Marx thought that this would cut down the air pollution from the environment. Today Communism is still in effect in numerous countries. Communism is the opposite of Capitalism.