Thursday, February 25, 2010

Treaty of Versailles Ended World War 1


 After World War 1 the Allies that had won the war they had formed the Treaty of Versailles. THe treaty was used to punish germany for all the damage that had been done in the War. Germany was blamed for most of the deaths and Destruction that had plagued Europe. Germany had to pay back billions of dollars to each of the affected countries. The germans Decided to print more money. Then it made the German currency equal to nothing. Germany was begining to see problems and poverty.
Germany also had to give up some land that they had aquired through impeiralism and some parts of it native land. After a while the people of Germany began to abandon it to move to other european /countries. Germany had found a new Leader Adolf Hitler that would help the Economy and bring Germany back on its feet. Though becuase of this. It lead to World War 2.
The Treaty of Versailles was a bad treaty becuase if it wasnt so harsh on Germany then there wouldnt have been a World War 2. I also Believed that the Treaty was unfair becuase people on both sides of the war was making destruction. Not just  Germany

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Mustal Kemal and the Modernization of Turkey


Before World War 1 turkey was part of the Ottoman Empire. When World War 1 had erupted Turkey made the Wrong Decision of Joining Germany instead of the Allies. After the War the Ottoman Empire was broken up and Turkey had its self government. Then that when Mustal Kemal came in and decided he wanted to modernized Turkey. He was the First President and the Founding Father of Turkey. He also wanted to make Turkey strong and secular, which means non-Religous. His six principle were Republicanism, Populism, secularism, Reformism, Nationalism and Statism. 
He used all these Principles to modernized turkey. He also wanted the people of Turkey to abandon thier Religous clothing and start dressing like the Europeans and americans. Also he wanted the turks to abandon a religous hat called "Fez". He also wanted the men to wear pants and ties. He got rid of islamic Laws and brought in laws that would help turkey. Kemal then gave the Women of Turkey a Voice to and to do things a man could. And this is how he Modernized The Turks

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Film lesson"Gandhi"


Gandhi was a civil right activist. He was also a political and spiriutal leader for the people of india during the Revolution. In South Africa helped the idian get natural right from thbe british. He had the Indian people burn there Indian passes. Gandhi was beaten when trying to burn them but he still practiced non violence. He also urged indians not wear British Woven clothes

Wednesday, February 3, 2010