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Mikhail Gorbachev and the collapse of communism

2010-05-11T13:22:00.000-07:00

Mikhail Gorbachev was elected as the new leader after Brezhnev's death due to the fact he was young, his energy and political skills. Mikhail Gorbachev led the Soviet into a second Russian Revolution. He made changes in the Soviet Union, one was glasnost which allowed churches, books to be published that were previously banned. This brought many changes reporters were now allowed to look into social problems and criticized government officials in public. He also had another reform called perestroika which restructured the economy. He was trying to revive the Soviet economy. The Soviet Union and the Communist party became more open due to these reforms. Glasnost is one of the reforms by Gorbachev which means openness since the media was open and people can actually say their opinion. The reforms made by Gorbachev led to a series of democratic revolutions in the Eastern Bloc countries and eventually the fall of the Soviet Union and Communism in most countries

The collapse of communism

2010-05-11T13:20:00.000-07:00

Communism collapse in Eastern Europe and the USSR because since people got paid the same no matter what people start to become lazy and there was less work done , business went down and prices went up.then people were inspirited to become capitalism , they saw how other countries enjoyed capitalism. Demands for reform spread across East Germany in the fall of 1989 and led to the end of the Berlin wall .basically communism ended with the help of the cold war since people weren't trying hard enough in communist countries the economy went bad and Russia had no more to keep on with the cold war.Mikhail Gorbachev, He wanted to be on better terms with the Soviets and realized the struggle of the people. He wanted Germany reunified. And later in 1989 things heated . East Berlinheld demonstrations against their communist government. Authorities had to handle the situation with matters of force. East Berliners were beaten and arrested that night, some even took sledgehammers and tried to break apart the wall to get into east Berlin. Finally in like November they started to take the wall down. Families that were separated were reunited after not seeing each other for many years.

Nelson Mandela and Apartheid

2010-05-11T13:14:00.000-07:00

The Apartheid was a system of government where you might have the same same job as someone else but because of the color of your skin, the other person would get paid more in a week than what you would get paid in a year. Also, they would underestimate your ancestors and their way of life. Nelson Mandela is such a hero because he sacrificed himself in order to achieve South Africa's freedom. Mandela at first was the leader of a political movement called the African National Congress (ANC). As the leader of this political movement, he fought for the rights of colored skin people in Africa which he knew were been unfairly taken away from them. He was sentenced to life in prison, unfairly, since the government didn't want him around to influence people to realize what the government was doing. After 27 years in prison, he was freed and was elected president of Africa. Mandela is so admired by the authors of these articles and sites because he freed so many people, including himself, from the injustice the Apartheid government was offering them. He saved a lot of people from continuing with that lifestyle, which they didn't deserve, by being in prison for so long, sacrificing himself in such a brave way. i Think he had a lot of courage and was a very kind person to do this.

African Independence

2010-04-28T07:54:00.000-07:00

After world war II africa thought the problems would end but they were wrong coused the problems didnt not end yea.European imperialists had divided up the continent plundered its resources,and left the countries unprepared to deal with independence.Many European countries were ready to transfer government to the African people.for the Europeans, the question was when and how to do that. 2006 World Bank Group: 1.1%. and the populations have increased like black 79.7%; white 9.1%; colored 8.8%; Asian (Indian) 2.2 have been more populated . there anunnual salary is about 277 billion. per year in all of

The treaty of versailles(ended WW1)

2010-02-25T07:51:00.000-08:00

The treaty of versailles was received very badly with the germany.The war not only coused the germans to accpeted the responsibility but it also cost them 10% of german lands were lost as a result there colonies were taken away and was share between the allies and massive.1922 they fell behind with paymentsand had to suffer the humiliation of french troops.The germany was the people that felt down they wanted to blame someone but this led to economic problems and leat people with out jobs and food this was further econimcs problems. This was the treaty of versailles which it caoused alot of problems .

Mahatma Gandhi

2010-02-24T15:46:00.000-08:00

Mohandas Karamachand Gandhi also known as Mahatma Gandhi.Gandhi was born octuber 2,1869 in Porbandar.Gandhi was raised in a very conservatie family.He was educated at University College in london.1891 Gandhi returned to india to attempted to establish a law in Bombay but it was not much success.Gandhi found himself treated as a inferior race.Gandhi never wanted to fight with the britain event thought the britain make there life impossible.what he had done was that he instead of using phycical force against the british empire they used the tactic to use it in a form of menatal kind such as not fighting back or to make the british empire look bad . what he has done was many things such as to stop buying their product such as the following salt clothe taxes ect many kinds of tactics were made to have their own independece from great britan . at the age of 6? he had made his way to produce his own kind of salt . I really love learning and see the film i would love people to watch the film couse it would teach you alot of things.

Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk) and the Modernization of Turkey

2010-02-24T08:02:00.000-08:00

Mustafa was born in 1881.He was president for 15 years until 1938 went he died. Mustafa before died he introduced abroad range to the policed such as Social,Legal,Economic,And cultural. After more than three centuries of high achievement.Ataturk resolved to lead his country out of the crumbling past into a brave new future.Ataturk introduced many reforms such as european hats replace the fez.Women stopped wearing the veil and otherd citizens took surname.As result of Ataturk reforms it was a unlike score of other countries has fully secular institutions.Many people thank Mustafa becoused of his great job of introduced to the world such nice jobs for 15 years.

World War 1

2010-01-11T06:39:00.001-08:00

World war 1 was a world that it change the world totally there were any cause. There country that make part of world war 1 were Germany, itlaly,Africa , great britian. People belive that the First World War left crushing economic burdens on all the European countries. It has been estimated that the European victors owed an aggregate of $10 billion to the.In world war 1 it caused the died life of Franz Ferdinand. By the time of world war 1 Europe was divied into the triple alliance of what was germany and itlay. World war was a war that leat alot of caused and problems.Went people thought everything was goint to end they were wrong cuz world war 2 came and leat more problems that war 1 leat.It took alot of time for people to pass from the problems that war 1 leat them. This what war 1 cuases alot of dameged on people life.

Opium Warm-Imperialism in china

2009-12-18T06:07:00.000-08:00

The opium war first being in the 19 century.The warm lasted from 1839 up to 1842.People also refer to the opium war as "Anglo-chinese war".The opeium war affected chine economically, due to the large amount o resources,especially silver.China was defected by great britain.The Opium war was a reasult of the victimazion of china but it was not until 1949.In 1838 china ruled that anyone dealing with the opium war would put there life in a risk of getting death.The goverment began destroy all the land . The Opium war was the first of many 'unequal treaties"with the west.Some chines think that the Opium war was the most humiliating defeat china ever suffered.After all the hard worked that the chines did it help them and they end up win the Opium war.

Nationalism and the creation of italy

2009-11-30T14:45:00.000-08:00

Italy wasn't always an independent country, it was controlled by Austria and ruled their Italian provinces.In 1832, a young man by the age of 26 Giuseppe Mazzini had arranged a national group called young Italy and the requirements were you had to be younger than 40 years of age. His rebellion failed in 1848 as it did for many other empires. In 1870, Italian forces took over the very last part of the territory known as the papal states, Venice became part of Italy.Italy also faced many economic problems. The Italian government couldnt handle the economic problems they had been facing with Italy. Italy had entered the 20th century an unwealthy country.

They were part of a empire which had several different countries within it. People living in Italy gathered and wanted to break free from forein rule. Guiseppe Mazzini was one of the first leaders who unified parts of Italy and created it Young Italy. Then the Kingdom of Sardinia was formed and united italy again but it was larger. They declared war with Austria and got most of northern Italy. Then a soldier named Guiseppe Garibaldi had a army and claimed Sicily. He then let Sardinia rule and they claimed the rest of Northern Italy from Austria and that was how

Simon Bolivar and Latin American Revolutions

2009-11-30T14:31:00.000-08:00

Simon Bolivar helped Latin America get it's Independence from Spain who had a king that was french. He is famous because he led Latin America in the Latin American revolutions and helped gain independence. He also helped form a government like they did in the United States and France. He has a country named after him because he helped gain independence in Latin American. Simon Bolivar helped defeat Spain durring the Latin American Revolution and he was fighting for independence. The thing that influenced him in his quest was the United States who gained their independence from Britain and the French who formed a new government. In South America a county is named after the infamous Simon Bolivar. Bolivia was one of the countries in South America Bolivar helped recieve independence for. Simon Bolivar was called " El libertador"Bolivar gave up a revolutionary army and began a revolution and independance. He lost some battles to the Spanish, but he didnt give up so he had faith and he defeated them and won independence for Venezuela in 1821. Bolivar also helped Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Bolivia and Peru to their independence. Then they concidered Simon Bolivar a heroe. The country of Bolivia in named after him. He is known as the liberator of South America.

Karl marx and commun

2009-11-19T06:37:00.000-08:00

Karl marx was born in trier,prussia in 1818,He studied philosophy.Marx died in london in 1883.Marx is a communist and he believed that everyone should get and equal amount and share in their pay check.All they did was share their incomes equally among eachother. Karl Mrax wanted commenism to take over the world because he believed that the only thing the Industrial Revolution did was make the rich richer and the poor poorer. Communism was also based on that the wealth was distributed based on ones abilities and ones need. Karl Marx saw the workers as the "good guys" and the business/factory owners as the "bad guys". He felt that the factory owners would take advantage of the workers and still get all the money and power.

Karl Marx and the Industrial Revolution

2009-11-17T15:08:00.000-08:00

Karl marx was a jew but his fatherd converted the family to Christianity in order to get a job.Marx died in 1883, Marx argued that the indrustrial revoluction have to be change coused it was not been fair.The worker become all the poorer the more wealth he produces the more his production increases in power.Marx stress on the economic factor in society and his analysis of the class structure was a conflict an enormouse influence on history and human culture. Mark did not like the way that the industrial revoluction was working so he wanted to change by people having the same treat an the same right and power as the otherds have and before he died he kiind of change the industrial revoluction . so thankz to Marx the industrial revoluction from today is different from many years ago. He thought that industrial life for men was too harsh and difficult to keep up with in just one day. He wanted men to own their own farms and live off their own trade. Ideas built up in hisHis ideas were known for communism, which is another word for common. He thought workers should share their wealth and make it an equal fair shared society. He quoted " From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs".