Opium wars

The british would only trade gold and silver for tea from china. China didn't need anything besides the gold that Britain had but Britain didn't want to trade gold for tea. so instead britain decided to trade opium. Britain thought if maybe they could get china addicted to opium then they could trade that for tea. The chinese tried to fight off the drugs. Sadly they couldn't and the drug was forced upon them. the british won because of their superior navy and weapons.

"mountains of the moon"

When the europeans first entered africa they expected it to be all easy. Little did they know that what lied ahead of them was much tougher. They faced many hardships and were almost killed. After many tries they finally found the lake and named it lake victoria. Can you believe that a lake right in the middle of africa was named after a british queen? Well soon after , the invention of the machine gun, steamboat, and the discovery of malaria's cure europe was finally able to conquer europe.

Imperialism Project

We did the imperialism project because it was suppose to show us a broader view of imperialism and its effects. The project showed us how much land these countries had and how many natural resources were gained. I also learned about the war that were fought in order to gain and control these lands.

Karl Marx and The Industrial Revolution

Communism is fun!

 Karl Marx is credited with being the first person to practice and create communism. During the industrial revolution marx looked around him and saw that all the workers were living and working in horrible conditions. This was all due to the owner of these factories. Then marx thought that maybe the workers should own the factory and not the owners, he thought that perhaps wealth should be shared and had by all! That we should all live alike and live in peace. Well it may sound nice on paper but its actually not as it seems. Karl Marx may have had his head in the right place but there was no way communism turned out the way he wanted it to.

Nationalism and the Creation of Italy

le nationalism:

 Nationalism can be defined as ones love for their native country. Here in america it can be described as patriotism. We show it by joining the military and singing the national anthem. Italy is a fine example of nationalism because it was one of the first countries that became a country. It developed its own flag people and culture. It was one of the first countries to try out nationalism.

Simon Bolivar and Latin American Revolutions

Simon Bolivar and the sinister six:

  Simon Bolivar was one of the most influential people in the history of South America. He helped free six latin american countries from their European oppressors. Simon would travel to France and America in order to better understand the new governments thaat were established. Once he learned about the new governments he came back to south america and implemented these ideas on his people. He helped south america implement a good government.

John Locke and "The Enlightenment"

The constitution:
Thomas Jefferson talks about the rights that every human being is entitled to. He says that we should all have the freedom to practice our own religion and to say whatever we want. He says that we should all have the freedom to do whatever we want. TJ says that the goverment should be powered by the people. That we should vote for who we want to control us and for the people who will help us.