Sunday, November 30, 2008

The Meiji Restoration of Japan

Japan is a archipelago , mostly surrounded by water giving them advantages of trading. Japan had been isolated.Not aware of the new technology and advances of the world. Japans isolation was caused by the americans , Mathew perry had threaten japan. Japan had started to westernize by Tokugawa. The Meiji restoration had later came when Emperor Mustsushito had overthrown Tokugawa and restored to power. He had made everything in Japan modern.In fear that they were going to become a colony they had started to take over countries.Japan had defeated Russia. Many had thought that the Eastern and Asian countries were not as strong as them. Later korea had became a part of japan.

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Karl Marx and communism

Communism was created by Karl Marx. Communism is a system in which the government controls it's people. This government would be made up of the working class, the proletariat.He had thought majority should win.Karl Marx set the basic rules for Communism like people getting equal pay and having the same rights because he wanted to get rid of the idea of Capitalism.He believed that everyone should have the same pay in other words equality.

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Karl Marx and the Industrial Revolution

Karl Marx was a German-Jew who's ideas made a difference in Russia. He disagreed with the industrial revolution. His ideas were known as Communism. He thought that workers should control the factories instead of the landlords. Also he did not like the harsh conditions that the workers had worked in. He thought they should stand up for themselves and come in unity. He believed that workers had the power so they would control the government. AN important part during the industrial revolution was social class, two of them which were, bourgeoisie who were the landowners and the proletariat who were the workers.