Russian Revolution

At the start of 1917 , the country was ready for revolution , growing rapidly , creating expanded social oppurtunities. They had political issues which was one of the problems leading to the Ruissian Revolution. The October revolution was led by Vladimir Lenin and was based upon Lenins writings on the idea of Karl Marx. On November 7, 1917 Bolsheviks leader Vladimir Lenin led his leftist revolutionaries in a revolt against the ineffective Provisional government. The confusion regarding Stalin's position on the issue stems from the fact that he , after Lenin's death in 1924 , successfully used Lenins argument, the argument that socialisms successes needs the workers of other countries to operate.

Causes of World War I

Nationalism was one cause of WWI beacuse the favor of peace for nationalism was ignored. Another factor that contributed to the rivalry was imperialism.Great Britain, Germany, and France needed foreign markets after the increase in manufacturing caused by the industrial Revolution. These countries competed for national expansion in Africa.

The opium wars was also referred to as the Anglo-Chinese war. Opium is a preparation made juice of poppy seedpods and used to produce heroin. In the 15th century, opium was introduced into China and was used for curing diseases such as cholera and diarreha. With nearly 2 million pounds of opium being sent to China , a large number of the Chinese population was getting sick. China couldnt fight back because the British had better technology than them. china was behind hen it came to modern weapons. China eventually defeated great Britain and was forced to sign the treaty of najing. It was also at 1949 that China took back all its ports besides hong Kongs port. It remained at B ritish territory until 1997.

Mountains of the moon

The movie Mountains of the Moon was a very interesting movie. The europeans faced many hardships along their trip to africa. They traveled to the African villages and found themselves in a world of struggle and poverty. The Africans were startled and tried to kill them because they have never seen white people in their lives before. They traveled miles and miles with the Africans hoping to find freedom and justice. And they named Lake Victoria after the Queen because she was the Queen at that time. The Europeans had mnore technological success than the Africans because they are more matured and mild mannered. They had small handguns back then and in a span of 30-50 years they had machine guns and easily took over Africa and divided Africa among themselves

The meiji restoration of Japan

Commodore Matthhew Perry bullyied the Japanese with a strength of Military might They intimidated the Japanese with their technological progress. The naval force Perry brought to Japan was more superior than the Japanese naval forces. It was like nothing the Japanses forces have seen before. The Japanese forces were in need of renetworking.

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