Opium Wars- Imperialism in China

The Opium Wars were wars fought by the Chinese and the British from 1839 to 1842. During the Opium Wars, the Chinese and the British began selling tea and opium. The Chinese government didn't allow their people to the westerns ideas. They are called the Opium Wars because they were selling opium to the Chinese at the time and the Chinese government forbid their people to buy Opium from the British. Eventually the wars continued and at the end the British won and the Chinese had to allow opium to be sold in China.

Mountains of the moon

Director Bob Rafelson fulfilled a lifelong dream when he finally received backing to complete Mountains of the Moon. The film recreates the exploratory adventures of 19th century visionaries Sir Richard Burton (Patrick Bergin) and John Henning Speke (Iain Glen). The heart of the film is the effort by Burton and Speke to discover the true source of the Nile river. This occurs well into the film, after several torturous scenes involving the injuries sustained by the protagonists during other expeditions and their growing friendship (which, the film intimates, goes far beyond friendship). Rafaelson's fascination with this story, and his insistence upon painstaking historical accuracy, unfortunately compromises his ability to make an interesting film. There are so many starts and stops during the first half that we sincerely hope Burton and Speke will chuck it all and set up a pub in Bristol or something. What saves Mountains of the Moon is the rapport between its stars and the brilliant, epic-like cinematography of Roger Deakins. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Karl Marx and communism

Communism is the doctrine of the conditions of the liberation of the workers also know as Proletariat. The proletariat is a class in society which lives from the sale of its labor and does not draw profit from any kind of capital. There was one person who hated the treatment of the proletariat by the bourgeoisie(or factory owners/landlords), his name was Karl Marx. Karl Marx didn't like capitalism. He imagined a world where everyone could be treated equally. He didn't want social classes to exist, he wanted every person to have the same amount of everything. Karl Marx believed that the governments wouldn't exist anymore because of the equal sharing and responsible society. Marx's idea was a great, but when it was brought out to the world people failed to accomplish what Karl Marx wanted communism to be.

Marx believed that the good guys were communists(or the workers) and the bad ones were the people who wanted capitalism(or the Factory workers and the land lords) . He thought that his ideas were the ideas of the future. a good example is Russia.

Karl Marx and The Industrial Revolution

Karl Marx felt that the hard working people in factories and farms should have control of everything instead of the factory owners or the landlords. He didn't like the way the Industrial Revolution was turning out to be. The Industrial Revolution was the reason Karl Marx decided to united the workers to go against the laws of the factory owners and landlords. That action was the beginning of Communism. Karl Marx believed that if workers had a same job they would get paid equally. He was an inspiration to many. Communism still exists today and it all began off one man trying to improve workers laws during the Industrial Revolution.

Nationalism and the Creation of Italy

Nationalism is the belief that nations will benefit from acting independently rather than collectively, emphasizing national rather than international goals.We can show nationalism by speaking our nations language, by wearing our countries colors. A way to show we are nationalistic is when we celebrate our Independence on the 4th of July. Another way is when we celebrate Thanksgiving in November because the Pilgrims and the Natives. by simply saying the pledge every morning in school and saluting the pledge you show nationalism.

The creation of Italy is a great example of nationalism. Italy wasn't a free country. a part of Italy was ruled by Austria in 1815. nationalism brought the people of Italy together to unite and be free. the group called "young Italy" which was led by Giuseppe Mazzini were some of the ones that help unite Italy. Camillo di Cavour was another leader that help led Italy to nationalism. then he helped Napoleon the Third, when he went to war against the Austrians and won the northern part of Italy. Another leader was Giuseppe Garibaldi. he united the northern part of Italy. Because of all this man Italy became one nation with the help of their leaders and their people.

Simon Bolivar And Latin American Revolutions

Simon Bolivar was born in Caracas,Venezuela in the year 1783. He fought for Liberty. Simon Bolivar is named El Liberator and the George Washington of South America

. He was famous because of his victories over the Spaniards won independence for Bolivia, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Bolivia is named after Simon Bolivar because in the year 1824 he led the Peruvian forces to fight for their independence and was elected President in 1825. He then made southern Peru into a new republic and was named Bolivia in his honor. The French Revolution led by Napoleon Bonaparte was what influenced Simon Bolivar's quest for Revolution. Seeing what Napoleon accomplished, He says that he wouldn't stop untill the Spaniards are defeated. He had some defeats But he eventually won the Revolutions and freed Latin America from European power. He died in December 17, 1830 of tuberculosis.

John Locke ant "The Enlightenment"

The Enlightenment thinker John Locke was one of the most famous Enlightenment thinkers. His ideas influenced Thomas Jefferson by making the U.S. Constitution. Jefferson believed that all men were created equal. Also that every person had the right of life, liberty and happiness. John Locke said that the people were born with natural rights. The government gets its power by the vote of the people. The people are able to change or put an end and introduce a new government.

Copernicus and the Trail of Galileo

There are two theories about the Solar System.They are the geocentric and heliocentric.The heliocentric theory is said that the sun is stationry and that the planets revolve around it.On the other hand,the geocentric theory was believed the catholic church which said that the Earth was the center of the universe and the planets and the sun revolved around it because they thought the earht was special.The geocentric theory came first because the church made the follewers of the church believe in the theory.The heliocentric theory came out of the Scientific Revolution ans was the cause Galileo was sent to trail.The heliocentric theory is the correct theory because The sun is stationary and the planets revolve around it.


The trail of Galileo was a famous trail in the Scientific Revolution ttime period.This taril was in 1633 because Galileo was opposing the Geocentric theory so the church send him to trail and Galileo was sentenced to House arrest .Galileo believed that the sun was the center of the universe and that the planets revolved around it,which is the heliocentric theory and the church believed in the geocentric theory which was that the sun was the center of the universe and the other planets revolved around it.