Thursday, April 18, 2013
Strayer, Chapter 24 (pp. 747-755)
There are three main factors that led to the global expansion in the world. The first factor would be the increase of human numbers, never this many people in the world before. The second factor would be oil or "fossil fuel". The third factor would be the large amount of environmental transformation. In the 20th Century Environmentalism during the time of romanic poets. Globalization of environmentalism also made known conflicts between the North and South.
Strayer, Chapter 24 (pp. 740-747)
While Feminism were branding out in world during new discoveries so was religion. Religions were being transported to many counties with no problems, people were ready for "change". The U.S people were extremely angered of the scientific approaches to the bible that they were called fundamentalist. Mecca overthrows the Saudi government and Islamic revolutionaries main objective were to remove foreign powers and other religious traditions as well as believes.
Strayer, Chapter 24 (pp. 734-739)
During the 1960s people were able to witness movements that were not considered normal, the emergence of global culture and liberation. Also, during this time women feminist motivation was to reshape the human relationships between females and males. During the 1920s the feminist movement lost force in the West, but was spreading through out the world already. In the South, Women Feminist had various issues but were not all directly related to gender based matters. International Feminism, has reached in all mighty high and women are being treated more equal then ever before.
Friday, April 12, 2013
Strayer, Chapter 24 (pp. 723-734)
The United Sates and Great Britain being to major capitalist both had the same idea to abandon political leaders and business and how people viewed the globalization differently. the start value of the world trade started at five billion dollars in 1947, in 2001 the price skye rocketed to seven trillion dollars. Globalization divided many countries therefore countries were becoming weather and more developed. With money you had power but you would need to know where to invest it in which funds and investments. The new wealth through out the world was dearly noted during the European Industrial Revolution era.
Putin's Challenge
Russia decided to invade in the Circassians territory, only to overthrow them, and take their rights of their land and asks them to leave or be executed. Circassians population started out with about two or three million people. Due to these conditions around one and a half million Circassians were killed. Circassions were removed for the convenience upcoming 2014 Olympics will be held at Sochi which is a resort on the Black Sea. This Olympics will be a one to remember considering that it will mark the 150th anniversary of the mass killing that happened years ago. The bodies were buried were stadiums for the Olympics will be built on.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Strayer, Chapter 23
Independence for Africans started during the 1970's. Eventually over time every colony emerged into for freedom. India and South Africa however were still having problems with freedom. You could say that colonies looked up to India as a role model because they were the first colony to achieve independence. South Africa was one of the last country to be free of domination of white minorities. During the 70's there were regimes left wrong Africa and political parties got into struggles and lost support from others. Religion, Ethnic group, and gender were the key to achieving an economic development.
Strayer, Chapter 22 (pp. 675-689)
Communism in the Asian countries such as China , North Korea, and South Korea led to the cold war. North Korea and south korea have not been on good terms since. In the 1950's the world was introduced to the Hydrogen bomb that destroyed anything and everything in its path leaving only a mushroom cloud. Everything happening during the cold war wasn't all negative in fact it brought culture , music and many artist wrote in their lyrics what was happening keep people conscious.
Monday, April 1, 2013
Massaro, Section 5 and 6
The teaching of Catholic social has aimed to apply their principles to new situations in the modern world. It also had to acclimate its teaching and message to new circumstances and has limits on property holding that people can not gain interest on housing. It teaches you that God intends the Earth for all his children and that everyone should deserve the right to use it for nourishment. Catholic social teaching also contends that a world without labor unions would be much less approving towards environment for achieving justice and fair sharing of earth's resources. Human labor also contains the human response to God, who invites all people to become cocreators of the material world.
Strayer, Chapter 22 (pp. 659-674)
The communism party became popular and vastly spared through the world. Regimes of communist powers were almost everywhere in revolutions. Russia, is an example of a communist regime that started out as a agricultural. I was then spread to Eastern Europe because they desired providence. In China Communism rose in 1949 and it took 28 years before there party started to do well, while Russia had a faster time triumphing. China, also an agricultural formed the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) and later gained their leader Mao. Both counters took ideas from the Enlightenment to build modern industrial societies under one party.
Friday, March 22, 2013
Strayer, Introduction to Part Six and Chapter 21
The Twentieth-Century histories of the Western world, the Communist world, and the Third world, were not only similar but had interesting and interrelated. You could say that there is enough that is new about he Twentieh century to not really treat it as a direct era in history as now, but these conflicts that are about to come up sure do. In world war the assignation of Archduke with no doubt started a huge conflict, especially because during that time Austria was doing well finically and their military growing in mass countries looked a them at a high level on the global scale. When the German, Russian, and Ausrtian empries' collapsed it gave people a new nap for Europens. Then came the rise of the Nazis' led by, none the less, Hitler.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Strayer, Chapter 20 (p. 607-614)
Education has been a key success that Europeans used to their advantage to take power over other communities. Also education has provided a status of rank and also has given an opportunity for people to learn and make better choices based on their values. European culture spread through different cultures especially the clothing style. Religion was also another key factor that transformed identities during the colonial era. Many women and poor groups in African communities found an opportunity to receive more freedoms by being involved in missions.
Friday, March 15, 2013
Strayer, Chapter 20 (p.586-606)
The Industrial Revolution was great because of its accomplishment in success in national wealth and power. Also, the Industrial Revolution can be viewed as a disaster because of the destruction of the environment the downfall of spirituality and relationship between neighbors that lived in the villages. It is important for people to be conscious and understand that some decisions you make can have a big effect and the choices you make could set things into a promising future or into a not so promising future. Women and men also experienced the colonial era differently, western educated classes, peasant farmers etc. The second wave European empires in the Afro-Asian world had military and the threats they could hand out. In the 19th century there was a forced labor that made many young children and adults were victims of the brutal regime in the congo.
Friday, February 1, 2013
Strayer, Intro Part 5 Chapter 17 (pp.491-504)
Five answers to dilemmas for Countering Eurocentrism. Number one you brief the Europeans in history and how long they been apart of it. Number two the rise of the europe and an international context. Number three the rise of Europe position in global dominance they weren't just ranked first when they made there break. Number four people around the world used Europe's ideas to make their own conditions for many other states and countries. Number five Europe realized that they made it through the thick and thin and made it to the top of the food chain. they were not they only county seeking this power.
Strayer Chapter 16 (pp.477-488)
Europeans continued to spread their believes to different cultures. By unifying every culture into christianty Europeans believed they were doing Gods work but also that everyone under the saw believe system would be easier to control. While most Europeans were spreading Christianty a new religion came abut called Europe's Scientfic Revolution. Instead of religion it was science that was behind the revolution. A lot of scholars wondered how and why did the Europe Scientific Revolution start in Europe. The main reason it started in Europe was that they had more educated people in their society.
Monday, January 28, 2013
Strayer, Chapter 16 (pp.461-477)
Science and Religion have always conflicted with each other and has caused problems with different peoples perspective and views on life, especially in the united states. The Reformation began in 1517 by a man named Martian Luther who went against the Roman catholic by posting a document called Ninety-five. By Martian doing this he started a refomation that people heard about and wanted to join. The Spanish Americans and Chinese were involved in the conflict between science and religion as well. China had a different way to expand their views on unlike the Europeans.
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Strayer, Chapter 15 (pp.449-458)
The being of human slaves began in North and South America, in which they took over two million slaves and sent them to the Americas. In a lot of countries it was a norm for people to own and sell slaves on day to day bases. Africans, were the main minority group that were captured on their land and sent to other countries, mostly European lands, to become slaves. During the slave trade Americas population decreased slowed down the growth of Africa. In this time the Chinese and European reigns were growing. During the modern era slavery has become less of a norm and people excepted the fact that slavery wasn't the right answer.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Strayer, Chapter 15 (pp.433-488)
The Atlantic Slave Trade was a global problem that is still talked amongst people today. The issue and question that people ask is why didn't land owners pay these slaves and treat them with dignity. The land owners figured out that the could make more profit by having slaves crop their products for free and make 100% profit from the product they sell because they didn't have to pay the slaves for their labor. Asia has a growing interest and recovery time from the disaster Black Death. During the 15 century the Europeans population started growing again. These four main countries Spain, Portugal, England, and France started taxing people more effectively to help build their military and create better weapons. Spain and Portugal challenged each other in war.
Friday, January 18, 2013
Weisner, "Sweet Nexus: Sugar and Origins of the Modern World
During the days of Modern time sugar was a main product for importer and exporter. Everyone in the world wanted sugar it was considered a drug because people were willing to do anything to get their hands on some sugar. Sugar started from South Asia and ended near the Caribbean. However, sugar was well known in China. Then, the enslaved African labors were sent to work to crop the fields. Sugar is still an important factor in todays society because it is used in pretty much everything we eat in our daily lives.
Monday, January 14, 2013
Strayer, Chapter 14 (pp.417-430)
The Russian Empire had a lot of steps, the authorites wanted an oath of allegiances and a paid debt, or in other words a"yasak". There was a large amount of Russian settlers so it made it easier for the Russian Empire to takeover the native settlers. The Siberians and Steppes were involved in the Russian state but in there case the natives weren't overthrown like the Europeans have done to the native settlers. Russia created an empire on four main factors settlement, conquest, religion, and exploitation. These four main factors help establish Russia, which helped give them their own identity.
Strayer, Chapter 14 (pp. 397-401)
In the reading it explains the colonization of North and South America. In the east coast of North America is where the British settled. The Portuguese and Spanish settled in the Caribbean, Mesoamerica, and in the andean areas. The Europeans has a major advantage in finding the America's because the winds in the atlantic moved the ships in the direction towards the America's. Also the had more of a developed society, such as disease, religion, Catholic. When the Europeans came into contact with the native americans, it gave them multiple diseases and that was when the great dying started accruing within the natives. The Columbian exchange market took place mostly in Mexico and the Caribbean. In the market, settlers would exchange food, metals, animals, and diseases that killed the native americans.In Mexico, Spanish settlers forced the remaining native americans to mine for gold and silver.
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