Joseph Stalin and Totalitarianism

Joseph Stalin was born on December 21, 1879 his original name was Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili, later he change his name to Stalin which mean't Man Of Steel. Before Stalin took over the Soviet Union he was a secretary general of the Communist Party in 1922. Totalitarianism is a state that regulates every public and private behavior.Governmen have control of every aspect of the citizens life. Joseph Stalin took over the Soviet Union at 1924 because of the death of Vladimir Lenin.Lenin died 3 years after he took control of Russia .Jose stalin ruled russia for 25 years Joseph Stalin was in charge of the Police during the peak of the Cold War. During Joseph Stalin's time he forced collectivisation on agriculture which cost millions of lives. The Great Purge related to several campaigns such as the political repression, and the persecution in the Soviet Union which was lead by Joseph Stalin during the 1930's.

Film Lesson: Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago movie was about the Russian Revolution and how the Russians was under communism during the Russian Revolution.
The Russian Revolution was caused by a struggle of violence and both the anti-governement and the undirected swept through vast areas of the Russian Empire. The Russian Empire also brought people to get what they want from the Czar . In December 1914 the people fought for what they wanted that was known as Bloody Sunday. When Dr. Zhivagogot came back to Moscow he saw that a lot of people are living in his house and he didnt know why.And then he realized this is because of the communism and government own everything .

Causes of WW I

World War I was know as The First Great War The Great WarWolrd War I started in 1914 and did not end until 1918. The war was between the Allies who were, France, Britian, Russia, Italy, The United States, Romania, Greece, Serbia, and Japan. They fought against, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria. The Central Power who were Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria .This was started because of nationalism and assassination of Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo. Militarism also caused the war. Militarism was when the hostile camps builded up strong military armies during the years before the war. Frenx Ferdinand was assasinated by a Serbian nationalist belonging to an organization known as the Black Hand. Germany pledged its full support to Austria-Hungary pressuring them to declare war on Serbia while France strengthened its backing of Russia. Convinced that the Serbian government had conspired against them, Austria-Hungary issued Serbia an unacceptable ultimatum.

The Opium Wars

The British opium trade in China started the world’s very first drug war in the 19th century.At first the Chinese did not want to trade with the British but eventually the British found out what the Chinese would trade them for that was Opium. Opium is a preparation made from the juice of poppy seedpods and used to produce heroin.The Opium War took place mostly at sea where the British had steampowered gunboats which made a bigger advantage over the Chinese's out-dated boats. The result of this war was that British won this war.After the Opium War the Chinese signed a peace treaty in 1842 which was called The Treaty of Nanjing. This treaty gave Britian the Island of Hong Kong.

"The White Man's Burden"

The poem "white man's burden" was written in the 1899. This poem was written because of Spanish-American war and the way the Americans took over the Philippines.This poem means that all the trouble that the Americans had to go through to protect the Philippines. They believed that everything they were doing was helping the people of the Philippines and that it was up to them to help them.We are living "The White Man's Burden" because we are trying to make other people act, by forcing them to take on our own government and way of life. The U.S. imperialism is still under going. In Iraq Bush believes that "we" are currently having a peace war.

"The Scramble for Africa"

The Scramble for Africa, also known as the Race for Africa, was the proliferation of conflicting European claims to African territory during the New Imperialism period, between the 1880s and World War I in 1914.The main European nations involved in this scramble were France, Great Britain,Germany, Italy,Spain,Belgium and Portugal.Because they were looking for resources.they were looking for gold, ivory, wood and for the rubber treas.The Europeans were able to easily dominate Africa because they possessed better guns and military and african people used spears.The scramble of Africa effected African people because European created borders and divided many families.They created borders because every country created borders to protect their mines.

Film Lesson: "Mountains of the Moon"

This move was filmed in 1990.the journey of Richard Francis Burton and John Hanning Speke in their expedition to central Africa which culminated in the discovery . The expedition led to a bitter rivalry between the two men. Some of the hardships that Europeans faced as they explored Africa is that they were attacked by the native people. Lake Victoria - the third largest lake in the world is named after a British Queen.Because she send them to Africa and that why they named the sources of the Nile ,Lake Victoria after the British Queen. The primary technological advantage that Europeans had over African people is that the europeans had guns .And they could defender themselves.