Sunday, March 15, 2009

Middle Eastern States


The Balfour Declaration helped establish the Jewish state of Israel in Palestine. The Declaration was to promise to create a Jewish homeland in Palestine. The Middle Eastern States do not like Israel. They do not like it because they do not like the United States and Israel does. During wars with the Middle Eastern States the United States gives Israel weapons to use and they start wars with other Middle Eastern States. These are all traced back to World War I because the United States were part of the winning side. Israel trades with the United States and the other countries don't like it because they all get started in a war/battle due to Israel and the US. A non-violent solution to the problem would be that the US trades with all the Middle Eastern States or doesn't trade with any of them. This way they wont have to battle and if they do they all will have the same weapons or the weapons of their choice. Another positive affect to this is that the other Middle Eastern States would no get mad at Israel because they would have no trading with them and it wouldn't give Israel a thought of attacking the other Middle Eastern States. They should pass a declaration declaring one of the solutions for the better of the Middle East States. It would also help for future existing wars/battles/fights with the Middle East States or other countries. 

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

A Day in the Life of Tsarist Russia- Peasants



About 90 percent of Russians in the late 1800s were peasant farmers whose difficult way of life had remained largely unchanged for centuries. The living conditions for peasants' are very harsh. A typical peasant home consists of a crowded one-room hut, called an izba. They were small huts with wooden walls and roofs of straw and maure. In the hut was a family with grandparents, uncles, aunts, parents, and children. The soil was poor, hard, and often swampy which made faming difficult for peasants. The tools for farming were passed from hundreds of years. Peasants had to pay taxes at national, county, township, and village levels based on how much land they farmed and the size of their family. Peasant's land was taxed about 6 times as much as that of wealthy landowners. The burden was mostly because of taxes and they improved little over the centuries as well. peasant's religion usually was Russian Orthodox Christianity. The religion helped give them hope. Peasant's also had time for recreational games as well. Such as ball games and tag. Many peasants smoked tobacco, and almost everyone drank vodka. I think the Czarist Russia would support the idea of a Revolution because the life for the peasants is unfair and hard.

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Imperialism


Imperialism is the extension of rule or influence by one government, nation, or society over another. In 1914, African territories were under European powers. The powers are Great Britain, France, Germany, Portugal, Spain, Belgium, Italy, and Independant. Those countries adopted new imperialism. The Boer War had an affect on the Zulu nation because the Boer War was between the Boer's and the British. The Zulu nation was taken over by the British. As a result the Zulu nation was also involved in the war with the Boer's due to being taken over by the the British after their war. This was all an effect of the imperialism on another nation. Europeans used motives for imperialism. Racism was a major role that took place because the whites and blacks faught a lot which had to do with ideological. Thier were many slaves that had to work and carry items which had to do with economics. A book with writings and laws on it has to do with political motive. Imperialism had a large effect on how governments acted.

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Imperialism


Imperialism is the extension of rule or influence by one government, nation, or society over another. In 1914, African territories were under European powers. The powers are Great Britain, France, Germany, Portugal, Spain, Belgium, Italy, and Independant. Those countries adopted new imperialism. The Boer War had an affect on the Zulu nation because the Boer War was between the Boer's and the British. The Zulu nation was taken over by the British. As a result the Zulu nation was also involved in the war with the Boer's due to being taken over by the the British after their war. This was all an effect of the imperialism on another nation. Europeans used motives for imperialism. Racism was a major role that took place because the whites and blacks faught a lot which had to do with ideological. Thier were many slaves that had to work and carry items which had to do with economics. A book with writings and laws on it has to do with political motive. Imperialism had a large effect on how governments acted.

Sunday, November 2, 2008

Industrial Revolution

Summary - Industrial Revolution, term usually applied to the social and economic changes that mark the transition from a stable agricultural and commercial society to a modern industrial society relying on complex machinery rather than tools.

The Industrial Revolution begin in Great Britain because at that time Great Britain had all the factors of production. The factors of production are land, labor, capital, demand, technology, and infrastructure. Land is the natural resources used in making a product. The labor is the human effort used to make products. Capital is the human-made goods that are used in the production of other goods. The amount of money used for products and other services is called demand. Technology is how advanced a product is or could be. The basic physical systems of a country's or community's population is called infrastructure. All these factors of production were the cause of the Industrial Revolution to begin in Great Britain. No other country had all six factors of production.