Causes of WW I

World War 1 was between Germany and great britan. Each side had alliances Germany had Italy,

The Opium Wars

The Opium Wars where from 1839 to 1842. The wars were between China and the British. thw wars were very brutle between the two countries.

Film lesson: "Mountains of the Moon"

"Mountains of the Moon" is a film that was based upon the search to find the Nile River. Richard Burton and John Speke were the men to go on this quest to find the Nile river. they spent many months on this journey. Speke thought he had found the Nile but wasn't quite shore. So, instead of finding the Nile Speke found a lake. A lake he named Victoria. Lake Victoria was named after the queen of England in 1833-1901.  Speke and Burton had many advantages over the African people during this time. Such as, Europeans had guns, maps, mathematics  tools

The Meiji Restoration of Japan

The Meiji Restoration of Japan was 1868-1912.  It was many events that led to big changes in japan's social and political structure.  Japan basically isolate them selves  from the rest of the world.  Japan is a archipelago. Which is a  bunch of islands surrounded by water. So,it was easy to isolate them selves from the rest of the world. 

KARL MARX AND COMMUNISM

Karl Marx created communism. He believed that everyone should be equal. Equal like as in having equal power and  money. Instead of one person being in control like a type of manager/boss  everyone is in control of them selves. 

Marx wanted communism because he was tired of having an unfair society where some people work harder then others and get more money because of higher authority.  Marx also disagreed with wealthy classes. Wealthy classes were the ones in control of there society when really he believed everyone should have equal power.

Karl Marx and the Industrial Revolution

  Karl Marx was a Jew but soon after converted to Christianity to get a good working job. Marx didn't really believe in god. he thought that everything revolved around religion. Marx died in 1883

  Karl Marx was a man that created the idea of communism that later changed the world. Marx believed that the workers rather than the owner of the building / landlord should be in control of the factories and farms. The reason for his great idea was because of the harsh working conditions that the workers had to go through, then why not let the people decide where the wealth of the society should go.

Nationalism and the Creation of Italy

Nationalism is the belief that you should not show the king or an empire with the up most respect, but the people. 

One example of me being nationalistic is by representing your flag of your country, or club, or even your group. Another example is you as a U.S. citizen should stand for the Pledge of Legion.