current event

1 The article talks about how China is improving their military.China is building better weapons. They are spening a lot of money on their military. They are building something called TEL and is carries missiles called DF-31. The missile has the range to hit the north-western US.

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hw1 british imperialism in india

1. sepoy-indian soldiers led by british officers

"jewel in the crown"-the most valuable of british colonies

Sepoy Mutiny-when the sepoys, the indian soldiers, went against the british army

Raj-british rule over india

2.Decline of Mughal Empire-british took advantage and took over

Colonial Policies-india modernized

Sepoy Mutiny-the british army and sepoy fought

3.they became more modernized and they became second class citizens in their country.

december 1st classwork

a. the concept of evolution to the development of human societies over time. a theory that person, groups and races are subject to the same laws of natural selection.

b.

hw#20

1.laissez faire-letting owners of business set working conditions without interference

Adam Smith-a professor that defended the idea of a free economy

capitalism-an economic system in which money is invested in business

utilitarianism-government should try to promote the greatest good for the greatest number of people

socialism-an econimic system where the factors of production are owned by the public

Karl Marx-introduced the world to a type of socialism called marxism

communism-a form of socialism where the means of production would be owned by the people

union-a voluntary association to press for reforms

collective bargaining-negotiations between workers and their employers

2.capatilst
-people floow their own self interests
-try to make better and cheaper goods
-compete to purchase cheaper and better goods.
-believes government should not interfere

both
-believe the production should be owned by the public

marxist
-all movements lead to economic struggle
-workers take advantage of employers
-bealieve the capitalist will eventually destroy itself


3.the main problems were that they were being controlled by the government and that they were working hard for nothing being exploited by the employers. they fought for the right of the production being owned by the public and went on strike when they didnt agree with descisions

4.economic forces are important because all the movements effect the the public and how they get their goods and run businesses. The people are always fighting to ave the rights to have control in their own business and economy

hw#17

skillbuilder
1.background, government
2.defends the natons territory and its way of life, embodies the people and its ideals
geography skillbuilder 615
1. 1870
2.?
geography skillbuilder 617
1. it was already big.
2. 1866

hw16

1.peninsulares-people who were at the top of the Spanish American society. Men born in Spain

creoles-the second in the Spanish American society.Spaniards born in Latin America.

mallatos-people of mixed European and African ancestry and Africans.

Simon Bolivar-a wealthy Venezuelan creole that helped South American independence.

Jose de San Martin-an Argentinian that aslo helped South American independence.

Miguel Hidalgo-a preach that took the first step to independence.

Jose Maria Morelos-took over after Padre Miguel Hidalgo.

4. I dsagree because they never really had control because they were being controlled.

hw#11

skill builder
1. the chart and graph help explain the cartoon because they show the higher classes on top of the the third class like they are better because they dont pay taxes.
2. they might be opposed to change because they are the least percentage of the population.

connect to history
the poor look miserable and they wear raggedy clothes. the rich wore good clothes and had their hair all fixed up and big and they looked happy.