the Meiji restoration begun when Japan opened its borders after the Tokugawa Shogunate closed Japan's borders to the foreigners at the start of the Tokugawa Shogunate. it all started when the emperor tried to bring back all its powers from the Shogunate.then those events leads to the Boshin War which was won by the Emperor and the start of the restoration and the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate.

The Opium War

The Opium War was basically about two wars that were between China and a bunch of Western countries. The first one was between Great Britain and China. Early in the 19th century so Basically the Opium War was caused when the imperialist nations wanted the good things from China such as Silk, and spices. But they didn't want to pay too much and had difficulty finding products the Chinese would want to buy. So their ships would be full in both directions.

Opium was found to be enjoyed by the dock workers and their families so more and more was brought in to China.

The Emperor saw the degeneration and corruption of the people caused by the Opium and threw the Imperialists out and burned the Opium stocks - Some Imperialists went to Hong Kong and set up business there on a Lease that expired not so long ago.

Mountains of the Moon

This film was based on a novel By William Harrison and the travel of Victorian explorers Richard Burton and John Hanning. The film traces the friend ship between two people Burton and John that grows during their adventure through Africa to find the source of the Nile. This Movie is recommended to anyone. Speke(John) has a homosexual crush on Burton. Burton is a sympathetic character . The romance between Isabel and Burton is played up. Burton has a strange scene where he kills a man to end his enslaved suffering at the hands of great pain . This movie is very dramatic. "Two strangers made friends by a savage land. Two friends made enemies by the civilized world"

Karl Marx & Communism

Karl Marx didn't really like the Industrial Revolution , and Engels basically created it. He hated the pollution and the child labor him and Engels made a book called "The Communist Manifesto". He dislike for capitalism, is which drove him to make communism. Communism was a form of socialism that eliminated private ownership, and favored a classless society. The reason he made communism was because of the workers that had to work 16 hour days everyday with poor working habitats and low pay. Karl's plan for communism was genius everyone would be paid the same the government owned everything so there would be know fighting , the thing with communism was that it looked good on paper but it didn't work to well in real life, doctors were being paid the same as wood chippers that's why it never worked. Karl Marx's plan was bound to fail.

Karl Marx & the Industrial Revolution

Karl Marx was a philosopher, political economist and was known for creating the idea of Communism. Marx's rise to popularity began during the Industrial Revolution. He was shocked at the sight of the workers. The conditions were terrible and the workers were being treated very poorly. They were making products that weren't theirs and depended greatly on money wages. He said that the factory owners would own the factories instead of the landlords. He encouraged the workers to unite and revolt.The Industrial Revolution had many effects that was brought a lot of people from the country to the city. It led to higher standards of living, as inexpensive manufactured goods came on the market. & it increased trades between other nations It. People who were against the government, were treated bad. Karl Marx died in the year 1883 and only few people went to his funeral

Nationalism and the Creation of Italy

Nationalism is an optimistic feeling and things you do in support and to serve your country.Nationalism is being loyal and devoted to your country. Nationalism can be anything you do that serports your country. Things such as Saying the National Anthem, Fighting and maybe even dying for your country, Rooting for your home team in the olympics, etc. There are a lot of ways to become a Nationalist. But the main way is by creating a country or starting a revolution.
One country that is a good example of Nationalism is Italy. As we all know Italy was mad up of a bunch countrys. Now its one big boot shaped country. In 1871 all of the countrys came together to make Italy

Simon Bolivar and Latin American Revolutions

Simon Bolivar waz born in Caracas on July 24 1783, his family basque orgin established in Venezuela since the end of the XVI century and which has occupied a social and economic position in the province.

His parents were Colonel Juan Vicente Bolívar y Ponte, and Concepción Palacios Blanco. He had two older sisters and a brother: María Antonia, Juana and Juan Vicente. There was another girl, María del Carmen, who died at birth. Before he was three years old, Simón lost his father, who passed away in January of 1786.

The children’s education was supervised by his mother, a woman possessing a fine sensibility, but also capable of administering the family’s numerous properties. Aside from his paternal heritage, Simón was the owner of a rich “mayorazgo”, or inheritance, which was given to him in 1784 by his cousin Juan Felix Jerez y Ariteguieta, a priest.

Bolivar basicallyy tried to unite the Spanish nations of South America at the Congress of Panama but there were too many differences between the countries to allow this. Bolivar then returned to Colombia to resume his presidency, but much had changed. He had never really held power long enough to garner much support and on top of this the peoples of Ecuador, Venezuela, and Colombia had many ethnic differences that could not be solved by putting them together in one country. Bolivar tried to counter these problems by lobbying for more executive power and then declaring himself dictator but this could not save the country.