Vocabulary Words

Desktop-Isa personal computer used by Businesses, Industrial and Schools.
Folder- Is a digital file system using Virtual container.
Icons- A listed items to do ranges from recycle bin to Internet Access.
Maximize- To open up any information with full screen.
Menu-A option of the listed materials to do.
Menu Bar- A optional items to do.
Minimize- To hold down specific information that you did.
Pointing Device- Devices in which the devices point towards the computer such as mouse.
Restore- When minimizing you can restore it back through Restoring.
Scroll Bar- To go up and down using the mouse.
Task bar- Is a full edge of desktop that is used to launch and monitor running applications.
Title Bar- A part of a window where the title of the Windows appears.
Tool Bar- Graphical user interface on computer monitor.
Window- An series of operating systems used from microsoft.

Russian Revolution

The Russian Revolution was a violent period in Russia's history. It began in 1917 when everything began to corrupt and peasants wanted there equality. The Russians had a revolution because the peasants were treated very harsh by the soldiers and the Czars. They couldn't handle it and wanted to rebel and this soon became the Russian revolution. Some of the major causes of WW1 were peasants getting treated bad, the Czars being greedy and Communism. The Bolsheviks leader was named Vladimir Lenin. He was in control of this group during the Russian Revolution. The quote peace, land and bread means the Russian people wanted peace, land to live on and bread to eat to survive. The Russians also got slaughtered in WW1 by the Germans so badly troops left!!! The old troops left and the new Russian troops took over to fight in the war.

World War 1

World War 1 was an extremely intense war that began on July 28, 1914. It lasted for about 4 years before it ended on November 11, 1918. One cause of WW1 was the assassination of the heir to the throne of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire who was Franz Ferdinand. He and his wife Isabella Ferdinand were shot to death by a Serbian Terrorist man who belonged to a Terrorist group known as the Black Hand. The killer was a 19 year old teen. This killing angered the Austrian-Hungarian empire and they soon declared WAR on Serbia. Another cause of WW1 was Imperialism. Different European cultures faced difficulty with each other. The British, French and Germans hated each other. This is an example of imperialism they had many issues and this eventually lead up to the massive war. The last cause of World War 1 was Nationalism each countries people demanded their country is greater than the others and they would fight or even die for their Country. They eventually did what they said and began the brutal war known as WW1.

Opium Wars - Imperialism in China

The Opium Wars took place around 1839-1842 then again from 1856-1860. The reason for this war is because the British were importing more from China than they were selling to China, the British needed to find something that the Chinese would buy. That's how Opium came to be sold in China by the British. The Chinese did not like this, but the British continued to sell Opium in China. These wars between Britain and China were called the Opium wars because the main problem was Opium! Opium is the dried latex obtained from opium poppies. Britain and the Western powers defeated China in the Opium Wars which eventually resulted in the Treaty of Nanjing and the Treaty of Tianjin.

"Mountains of the Moon"

There were many hardships that Europeans faced when they were traveling in Africa. Some of the hardships these White Europeans faced was getting Malaria from mosquitoes. There were many, many mosquitoes and they were killing these European explorers. Richard Burton and John Speeke were 2 of these European explorers being affected. The explorers also faced getting attacked by African tribes. It is also very ironic that Lake Victoria a white lady was named the largest lake in Africa. Africa is dominated by the Black Race but the the biggest Lake is not named by somebody black, it is named after a White Lady!!!!!! The primary technological advantage the Europeans had over the Africans was weapons. The Europeans had machine guns that could easily wipe out the Africans. The Europeans easily controlled over Africa because they were much stronger and much smarter than the African people. They were much advance than the African people. From the movie "Mountains of the Moon" the African people didn't even know what a gun was, they didnt even know to pour Tea. These are why the Europeans could easily control the Africans

Imperialism Project

We did the Imperialism Project so we could understand the past. We also could learn where people traveled to, how they traveled there car, ship, plane etc and why they wanted to travel there. I learned from the project that European explorers used African Slaves as their workers for working in the plantations. I also learned European explorers tried to go to the spice islands which is present day Indonesia, India and Malaysia. I remember from the Imperialism project that it was a worksheet with the picture of the entire World. In another worksheet it was specific things and we had to cut it and glue it to the worksheet with the picture of the entire World.

Karl Marx and Communism

Karl Marx idea of communism was a smart thing because it made workers and owners have the same amount of money. Karl Marx wanted communism to take over the world because he thought it would be the best idea. Karl Marx viewed workers as the "good guys" and owners as the "bad guy". The reason Marx thought this is because the owners were controlling the workers and he thought this was not right. Communism was the the belief everyone is equal and therefore everyone gets payed the same amount.