The Treaty of Versailles ended WW1. It was signed at the palace of Versailles in France. The winning side which included the French, British and Americans made this treaty to punish Germany and blame the Germans for everything. This treaty forced Germany to give up any thing it had. Its colonies were seized by the British and French. This treaty forced Germany into a recession. This led to Facism and the rise of Adolf Hitler. Hitler provieded the people of Russia the one thing that the needed, revenge. He started building the military, which was unathorized by the treaty.Hitler provided the people of Germany with what they wanted, they want'ed to hurt the people that made them lose everything.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk) and the Modernization of Turkey
The Ottoman Empire was one of the biggest empires ever. It stretched from Northern Africa to the Middle East and Southern Europe. This was a Major Muslim dominated empire. Like all great Empires this one was doomed to end. It ended after World War 1. The Ottoman empire was on the losing side(Germany). With this the Ottoman empire broke up and was split up into many countries. One of those was Turkey.
Turkey was led by a man named Mustafa Kemal. He asked the people of Turkey if their country in any way was a bit civilized. He was named Ataturk. This was a title given to him by the people of Turkey. It meant the father of the Turks. His principles were stated as the "Six Arrows". This was his drive, his purpose and his values which defined everything he did and was reason behind everything he did. The Six Arrows were republicanism, populism, secularism, reformism, nationalism, and statism. He made sure that all the aspects of the Turkey government was separated. This was called secularism. This meant that religious affairs were not to interfere in government affairs. This can also be found earlier in the subcontinent of Asia in the Mughal Empire. Their leader also used simpler ideas and redefined the Mughal empire. This was the most important thing that Kemal could do. This is because by keeping religion and government apart he modernized Turkey.
Turkey was led by a man named Mustafa Kemal. He asked the people of Turkey if their country in any way was a bit civilized. He was named Ataturk. This was a title given to him by the people of Turkey. It meant the father of the Turks. His principles were stated as the "Six Arrows". This was his drive, his purpose and his values which defined everything he did and was reason behind everything he did. The Six Arrows were republicanism, populism, secularism, reformism, nationalism, and statism. He made sure that all the aspects of the Turkey government was separated. This was called secularism. This meant that religious affairs were not to interfere in government affairs. This can also be found earlier in the subcontinent of Asia in the Mughal Empire. Their leader also used simpler ideas and redefined the Mughal empire. This was the most important thing that Kemal could do. This is because by keeping religion and government apart he modernized Turkey.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Film Lesson "Gandhi"
The map of Asia was changed forever in 1947 when the East India British company left India for good. India was split up into 3 countries Pakistan, India, and East Pakistan(Present day Bangladesh. This began the biggest migration in the history of the world. Hundreds of thousands of Muslims went to Pakistan. This move of Independence can be credited to many people but the one that was quite possibly the most influential was Gandhi. This leader was most recognized for his acts of non-violent civil disobedience. He encouraged the people to get their independence through non-violent means.
He defied British rule on many occasions. One of them was the salt march. This was when Gandhi along with a hindered men walked 200 miles to the edge of India to the sea and made salt. While this may sound like nothing, salt had a huge importance in everyday life in India. In the harsh climate like India's food cannot survive because of the extreme heat. He also stopped wearing British made clothes and made his own cloth. He encouraged the people to do the same. He was also sentenced to jail many time and all those times that he was sent to jail he came back stronger and more determined than ever.
This also had an effect on the people because it made them more determined. He believed that nothing can be achieved through violence and that if the people would want their independence then they would have to prove it not to him but to the empire. He once said that "An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind". This ment that violence was never the anwser and that the only thing violence bring is more violence and death with bloodshed.
He defied British rule on many occasions. One of them was the salt march. This was when Gandhi along with a hindered men walked 200 miles to the edge of India to the sea and made salt. While this may sound like nothing, salt had a huge importance in everyday life in India. In the harsh climate like India's food cannot survive because of the extreme heat. He also stopped wearing British made clothes and made his own cloth. He encouraged the people to do the same. He was also sentenced to jail many time and all those times that he was sent to jail he came back stronger and more determined than ever.
This also had an effect on the people because it made them more determined. He believed that nothing can be achieved through violence and that if the people would want their independence then they would have to prove it not to him but to the empire. He once said that "An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind". This ment that violence was never the anwser and that the only thing violence bring is more violence and death with bloodshed.
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