The Russian Revolution

The Russian Revolution took place because people wanted change to happen for their country. Czar Nicholas has engaged Russia to the WWI, several lives were lost, and victory seemed possible.  The Russian government was unable to take get out the war which made some people furious. Since Russia is the world's largest nation, people wanted a lot from it, by people i mean the government. The leader was Czar Nicholas, he wanted victory and he was confident he was going to get what he wanted. "Peace, land and bread" was promise by Lenin After several false starts, the Bolsheviks successfully negotiated a separate peace with the Germans, the famous Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. Ratified in March, 1918, Lenin ceded the Baltic states, eastern Poland, and the Ukraine to the Germans.

Causes of WWI

There were many causes and reasons for World War I. But the many cause was Nationalism because Europe thought that they were better than everyone else and every other country. So countries like Elba, Britain, Austria, Prussia and Russia went against Europe. Another cause of the world war was militarism. It was how each country was able to keep their own military up to standards. This meant that they kept their military ready for war at all times. 

The European countries all had powerful armies. Another reason was the formation of alliances. The alliance system was started by Bismarck, the German Chancellor from 1871 to 1890. After the Franco-Prussian War, Bismarck thought that Germany was in a state which would give up ideas of further conquest. As a result, Bismarck organized a system of alliances designed to maintain Germany's leadership on the European continent. France was determined to challenge the power of Germany because France had been defeated by Germany in 1871 and had been forced to surrender two provinces to Germany. 

Bismarck tried to help Austria, Russia, Italy and Britain in order to get rid of France. Another factor which contributed to the war was imperialism. Great Britain, Germany and France needed foreign markets after the increase in manufacturing caused by the Industrial Revolution. As a result, these countries competed for economic expansion in Africa, looking for spices and other natural resources. Most of the countries did not like another countries imperialism, so they were fighting a lot.

Opium war- Imperialism in china

The Opium War was a war between England and China. They fought in during 1839 to 1842. China lost the war because the British had better weapons, and steam power, which China didn't have. For years, China didn't want to trade because they thought they had everything they needed. China used to use opium as treatments for diseases and sicknesses. The Chinese had put opium in the green tea and it became very popular. The British started putting opium with tobacco so then it was able to smoke it.

Imperialism Project

We did the Imperialism Project because we wanted to know how Europeans got raw materials from other countries. They had to travel through ships to get what they wanted or needed. Or we went to a country, or a small nation and took what we wanted, or took over the nation. We completed this project so that our class could see the effects of Imperialism. Imperialism is when a powerful country or nation takes over another foreign territory. For this project, we attached things like cotton, tea, gold, and products related to that onto the project map. We also drew shipping lines on the map to show the trade routes of some of the countries. For example, England needed cotton to make more clothing in their factories, especially since there was an increase in demand for clothing. They noticed that India had cotton in their country so they decided to sail to their country to get the goods they needed or wanted.

Karl Marx and Communism

Karl Marx's theory lead to a peaceful society which was controlled by the working class, also known as the lower class. Communism is a system of government in which the state planes and controls the economy. And a single, often party holds power, claiming to make progress towards a higher social order in which all goods are equally shared by the people. He believed that if people would get together and make a change, the society will be a better place to live in. He also thought that people weren't getting enough pay, when they should of because they worked hard for 25 cents. Communism payed everyone the same pay no matter what job they had. In his opinion he thought anyone that was with the idea of the Industrial Revolution was cruel and greedy. Also he believed that religion was a drug , it kept people from doing the work because it kept the people quite . Another thing was that it kept people in metal chains . He beleived there was going to be a strike or a fight agianst the workers and bosses. Because the workers wanted their pay and the bosses refused to give them the money they desereved.

Karl Marx and The Industrial Revolution

Karl Marx was a man best known as a 19th Century Revolutionary. Karl Marx felt like this because of the Industrial Revolution. Rich people got richer and poor people got poorer. This Revolution inspired Karl to invent communism because he thought the working class was bad even to work for low wages. He hated The Industrial Revolution, he didn't think people were being treated fairly. So he did what anyone would do, he stood up and fought for a change.Communism, was something everyone was in, they wanted out and they weren't going to quit till they got what they deserved. Karl Marx inspired people to stand up for themselves and to speak up.

"Differences of age and sex have no longer any distinctive social validity for the working class." - Karl Marx

Nationalism and the Creation of Italy

I think that nationalism is the way a country is different from all the rest of the countries. Like what makes the country different and special. I know I'm nationalistic because every year i celebrate fourth of July with my family and friends. Fourth of July is known as a American holiday because on July 4,1776, we won our independence.

Nationalism was also used to create the nation of Italy. Before a long time ago Italy used to be a part of the Austria-Hungary empire. Sooner than later Italy started getting influenced by other countries getting independence. So one day, they thought maybe they should get independence also, so they went to war.. They're were riots all over Italy which also made many other riots in Europe. They named their nation and broke away from the Austria empire. Then they made a flag for their nation was not part of any other nation or empire.