Tuesday, November 27, 2007

The Meiji Restoration of Japan

Matthews Perrry bullied Japan in signing trade treaty. He traveled to Japan with 4 stream ship that were wooden and ready for war. The Japan knew if they didnt sign the ship would of destoried the homes. The impact of Perry’s visit was crazy to the japanese all the strange, huge black ships and strange people, foreigners. It was like they came from Mars.They brought machines with them as in cannon and weapons. Japanese had never seen technology before. They were surise by what they saw. After the Japanese saw the ships their government decide to unlock and to see more of the world because of what Matthews Perry did. He lead the Japanese to see more of whats goin on outside of Japan so they wouldnt have to worry about being bullied by others.

Thursday, November 15, 2007

Karl Marx and Communism


Communism is a way of the government in which the states makes everything equally shared by the people. This idea of communism goes way back in time of Karl Marx who was the first to come up with these ideas of communism to form new government system. A government system that everyone will be equal and not ruled by others. So that mean if u was a basketball player making a lot of money before you will lose money and make the same amount as a paper boy. He thoughth it would stop people for walking over others and it would stop alot of problems

Karl Marx and the Industrial Revolution


Karl Marx didn't like the treatment of the work in Europe. He thouht it was harsh and unsafe for the work. He urged with the workers about it . He said the workers should run farms and factiories. He feel that everyone should share wealth in a communist society. He feel that the workers should run the government systems. Karl died in 1883, but his idea formed the the basis of the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917 and put a end to war 2