Tuesday, November 27, 2007

The Meiji Restoration of Japan


Matthew Perry "bullied" Japan into change their ways seeing the world economically and politically. He made Japan sign the Treaty of Kanagawa, this happened because the United States needed supplies whenever U.S. ships were out of coal, food, and water. The Japanese were very impressed by the changes the world made from the Steam ships to the Industrial Revolution.
Japan's economy changed dramatically by the all the trading an the profits the Japanese made from the supplies they gave to the passing ship that entered the coast. Japan had no choose but to industrialize in order to keep up with the power and demands of the rest of world. Finally in 1895 The Japanese wins the Sino–Japanese, and becomes a world power, this victory shocked the world. Japan also started to come out with electronics and the top-leading cars in the world. Japan is archipelago which means Japan is a group of small islands in a large group of water.

Friday, November 16, 2007

Karl Marx and Communism

Karl Marx was the one who invented Communism because he wanted fairness for workers of the Industrial Revolution. He wants the workers to revolt against the owners of the factories and the Movie about the comedian that worked for the lazy had message for the Industrial Revolution. He was also a communist against the Industrial Revolution

Karl Marx and the Industrial Revolution

Karl Marx felt that the workers of the Industrial Revolution should unite against the owners of the factories. He thought they should either control the factories instead of the landlords. He felt
that the factories were unsafe and needed change. He invented communism he got inspired by the industrial revolution, by the things he saw from the factories he saw and how they were treating the workers.