The Treaty of Versailles (ended WWI)

The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty to end WWI between the allied forces, Associated Power and germany. Ironicly it was sighed exactly 5 years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand which basically started the world war. Germany took a lot of the blame for WWI being blamed for starting it. Germany had to pay loads of money under the treaty, because of the treaty Germanys citizins were dealing with a lot of problems like hungery, no money and much more. The economy was destroyed not able to bounce back because of all the payments it had to make to the allied forces.

Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk) and the Modernization of Turkey

Mustafa Kemal won many fights in 1915 and in 1919. In the 1920's he destroyed any invaders that came into his country and they were all impressive wins. After even more victorys he gained independence for his country kicking the Ottoman Empire out and created the Republic of Turkey. Also establishing a new government truly a represented of the nations will.

He became there first president ever serving for 15 years, while in his terms he came up with several reforms in political,social,legal,economic, and cultural spheres. Because of all his achivments and what he did to get freedom for his country they called him Ataturk which means father of the Turks.

He once said " I look to the world with an open heart full of pure feelings and freindship"

Film Session "Gandhi"

Gandhi helped his country gain independence in several ways. One thing he did was get a rally going and burn all the papers the British government gave the Indian people. While trying to burn them the Brtish police force beat him up with sticks. Another was he walked down to the ocean and made his own salt because the British government was unfair on its salt so Gandhi made people make there salt to boycott the British salt. Then the British were being unfair on cloth so Gandhi told the people to make there own cloth and they did boycotting that as well. But the most important thing he did to defeat the British was a none violence policy he refused to use violence even though they beat him. He encouraged the Indain people to do the same not to fight back but fight back the Gandhi way.
There are two reasons why the Indian people got there freedom. One: Gandhi harass them for years in his anti-voilence ways. Two:WWII the war started and all of the British atention went to the war thats what got the Indian people there freedom.

Joeseph Stalin and totalitarianism

Joseph Stalin is one of the biggest dictators in the world. He ruled the Soviet Union for 25 years after Lenion died. He enforced the five year plan for all people. He launched it in 1928, the plan had two goals: rapid growth of heavy industry and increased farm production through collectivization of agriculture. Stalin used the resources into building, steel mills and electric power stations. Stalin envented totalitarianism but Hitler and Mussolini embraced it. Citizens have to obey the government without question. Stalin used propaganda, censorship, and terror to force his will on the Soviet people.

Film Lesson: Doctor Zhivago

The reason the Russian people wanted change was the fact people were starving and they were in war. The war was the spark that let all the anger out from the Russian people. It started the revolution. Soldiers left there places all over the country to go home not caring. Killing there commanding officers and not caring that the germans were coming into there country. Doctor Zhivago when he came home from the war he found out that his home wasn't all his anymore there was 13 other familys living in the big house. All he had for his family was a small room in the house.

Causes of WWI

Militarism is one of the big reasons WWI happened. Country's like Germany, Austria-Hungary, Great Britain, France Started in a big arms race building up there military in a short amount of time because they thought that a war was on its way and they were right.
Nationalism When the Congress of Vienna was finished 1815 Germany and Italy were left as divide states but they were a strong supporter of Nationalism. But Nationalism caused a big problem for Austria-Hungary. The ardent Panslavism of Serbia and Russia's willingness to support its Slavic brother conflicted with Austria-Hungary's Pan-Germanism.
Imperialism is another factor that contributed to the increase in rivalry in Europe. Great Britain, Germany and France needed foreign markets after the increase in manufacturing caused by the Industrial Revolution. They all competed for Africa as well. Britain and France settled their differences but several crisis happened and began a feud between France Britain Against Germany.

The Opium Wars

The Opium wars all started when the English wanted to start trade with the Chinese but the Chinese didn't want any of it. The English got there way and started trade with the Chinese by giving out opium to the Chinese people and get them addicted. Then after a period of time the English came back and the Chinese wanted more so they decided to trade tea for the drug. As time went by people that were not addicted stared to despise the English and try to get out of the trade between them. Which started the war and the war wasn't fair. The English were more highly advanced there war ships were steamed powered while the Chinese war ships were still sail boats because of there isolation to the world. The English won easily and went on to what they were doing.