Friday, May 3

This cartoon is saying how while everyone else is getting pay cuts, the government people are getting raises.  It is an unfair system that is favoring the government rather than the people. The lady to the right is a waitress. The second man is a mechanic. The third lady is some other type of profession (secretary maybe) while the last guy is the government worker. This cartoon is against government workers since they make him look so sleazy and say he still got a pay raise. 

Thursday, April 11

This cartoon is all about how North Korea is threatening to launch a nuclear attack at the United States, but their missile wouldn't do anything to us (not even make it here).  The leg represents the United States.  The little guy represents Kim Jong-Un.  Kim Jong-un is so small since he can't do any damage while we could completely destroy them!

Thursday, March 21

J.A. What were the 5 worst pandemics in history? 

I think the five worst pandemics were the:
1.) The Antonine Plague (smallpox)
2.) Spanish Flu
3.) Black Death
4.) AIDS
5.) Malaria

ACTUAL LIST --

1.) Smallpox
     Black Death
     Spanish Flu
     Polio
     Plague of Justinian

Thursday, March 14 (Pi Day)

The white smoke from the vatican means a new pope has been elected which has just happened within the last few days.  This cartoon has the white smoke coming from the white house though and one guy is saying how it is probably just Obama burning through more of our money.  It is saying how we are in such a bad economy, yet Obama keeps spending money and it is comparing the white smoke to the new pope (Francis).  This artist might think we need a change in power. 

Missing Assignments

DBQ:

Document One -- 

What 3 countries increased the amount of spending on weapons?  Germany, France, and Great Britian

How did this increase the chance of war? With everyone spending more money on getting better weapons, everyone was more likely to use them in a disagreement.

Document Two--

Who were the members of each alliance system?  Triple Alliance -- Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.  Triple Entente -- Russia, France, and Great Britian

How did alliance systems contribute to the outbreak of WW1? If once country in your alliance didn't agree with one thing in the other persons alliance, you had enough people to go to war.

Document Three--

What were the accusations made by Austria-Hungary to Serbia?  Gov't is not doing anything about rebels, and encouraging them from unrestrained press.

What two demands did Austria-Hungary make on Serbia? They should control the propaganda of the people, and suppress the freedom of press.

Document Four--

According to the Versailles Treaty, who was responsible for WW1?Germany

Why? They were the ones who started the fighting (they wanted the war to end?)

Document Five--

What position did the German delegation leader present? Refused to take blame ( wasn't Germany's fault, they were on defense)

What did he say caused the war? All of Europe's new policies restricting rights.

Document Six--

According to this author, who was responsible for the outbreak of WW1? All of Europe

What did he cite as evidence to support his claim? Leaders mobilized their armies and declared wars and didn't even try to avoid it. 

Document Seven--

What role did the assassination and the ultimatum play in the outbreak of the war? Made more people angry and involved

What role did the alliance systems play on the outbreak of the war?It put people against each other and made it much rougher since numbers were higher 

Who/What caused WW1? Alliances --- mob mentality, more people involved, etc. 

Sunday, Feb. 10 (Make-Up from Absent)

Overall Analysis of Obama and Totalitarianism:

Obama can seem very much like a dictator.  Obama came into Presidency when our nations economy was bad.  He promised that he could change the economy and make it better.  Also, some people think he is trying to gain more power than the Republican party and trying to demolish the congress' input and power.  He also grew up poor (mother was a student and father left).  Obama was too young to serve in the military, though.  He is working on changing some laws (bearing arms).  Obama is missing some key factors of being a dictator, though.  He does not use secret police.  Also, Obama does not blame other countries for our issues or pursue more territory. He did not participate in the military and was educated well.  As you can see, it is pretty well split.  I believe he has the potential to be one.

Monday, March 11

What was the "Cold War"? 
The Cold War was when countries were threatening each other.  They were threatening attacks with nuclear weapons and such.  It was tension between the Soviet Union and the Unites States after WWII.

Wednesday, March 6

Political Cartoon: 

The lady represents most of the careless American population.  The paper and stand represent the voting booth and the voting ballot.  The artist added American Idol on the ballot since most Americans care more about that kind of thing over their own government.  The artist drew the lady like that to show us how trashy and careless our nation is starting to look. 

Monday, March 4

Political Cartoons 

The man walking on the guys backs are Hitler.  The guys bending over are the leaders of the people who were just letting him go around the Treaty of Versailles.  This cartoon shows how all of the Democratic leaders just let Hitler take control.  No one stopped the disobeying of the Treaty of Versailles; they all just let him just keep disobey the treaty.  Hitler walked all over the democratic leaders backs seeing how far they'd let him go over the Treaty of Versailles.

Thursday, Feb. 28 (iMovie -- 30 Year's War)

30 Year's War:

Monday, Feb. 18

J.A. How do you determine what is 'significant' in history?

You have to look at what impact it had on today's society.  Also, if there are a lot of causalities.  Another way to tell is if there are no other things that happened like it.  For example, Battle of Gettysburg was significant since it turned toward the North (made the U.S. free slaves).  Also, many lives were lost. -- If that battle didn't happen, how would the world be different?

Wednesday, Feb. 13

Government Test
1.) D
2.) A
3.) A
4.) B
5.) B
6.) D
7.) A
8.) D
9.) A x
10.) C
11.) A
12.) A
13.) E x
14.) D
15.) D x
16.) D x
17.) B
18.) C
19.) a-- Developing a  "cult of personality
b-- Use of propaganda
c-- Single party gov't
d-- Secret police
e-- Changing laws to gain power

20.) Rousseau -- 14 "All the citizens have a right to decide, either personally or by their representatives,as to the necessity of the public contribution.."; He believes that people should have a say in government.  In the paragraph, it says how every citizen has the right to contribute their input by a representative or personally. (Limited rights for the good of all)

Montesquieu -- 6 "Law is an expression of general will."; Montesquieu believed that the government functioned by the consent of governed.  In the paragraph, it says how "law is an expression of general will". (Three branches of government)

Locke -- 2 "The aim of all political association is the preservation of the natural and
imperceptible rights of man."; He had the thoughts on life, liberty, and property.  Locke thought we all had those natural rights and no one could take them away.  The paragraph talks about a political association aimed to preserve the natural rights of man.

Voltaire -- 8; Voltaire believed in the three branches of government.  This paragraph is talking about the judicial branch which is necessary to keep the government from punishing people too harshly and getting too much power. (Freedom of speech and religion)

Monday, Feb. 11

Where are the newest countries in the world located?
The newest independent countries are in the northern part of Asia (the newest country in the world is South Sudan and 2nd newest is East Timor) .

Is there a connection between the type of government a country has and the freedoms of its citizens?

Most of this area has a Semi-Presidential Republic and became independent in 1990-1999.  Also, they are in a difficult situation with freedom of the press.

What questions do you have about these maps?  (Did you question anything?)

Not really. (Why would they list Russia as a new country .. Soviet Union broke up in 1991 and became its own country.)

Sunday, Feb. 10

List as many Totalitarianism factors as possible (Absent, but got list from friend):

Poor economic conditions in country, controlling the media, cult of personality, used schools to educate people, got laws changed to add power, get a single party/eliminate other parties, used propaganda, eliminated potential rivals, no free speech, secret police, blame others for countries problems, nationalism, used religion to their advantage, powerful or motivating speakers, pursued territorial expansion, promised change or better times, rose to power legally, soldier/military background, grew up poor, and all educated but not very successful in school.

Tuesday, Feb. 5

J.A. What dictators are you researching? 

I am researching Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, and Benito Mussolini.

Friday, Jan. 25

J.A. Are humans good or bad by human nature? 

Humans are good by nature.  By birth, we are innocent.  Also, we naturally do good things for people.  When people are in trouble, our first instinct is to help them.  People also just do kind gestures, like holding doors open, for each other.

Thursday, Jan. 24

Reading Quiz:
1. What type of government does the United States have?  Explain.
            United States has a Democracy.  The people get to elect leaders in the government.

2. What type of government did the Romans turn to in times of crisis?

            The Romans turned to Dictatorship since it kept control over the people.

3. Who were the plebeians?

             The common farmer.

4. Some people call the US an Oligarchy.   Explain why.
             They call the US an Oligarchy because we have a senate, house of representatives, supreme court, and a president.  An Oligarchy is when a small group of people rules.

5. Read the following excerpt from Acts 25:22-29.
             We can infer that one of the laws the Romans had was to protect Roman citizens.

  Top Ten Ways They Got Into Power in Europe:

1. Invade the country
2. Declare war
3. Defeat king/leader
4. Be liked by people
5. Wait until king is weak
6. Have good values
7. Be rich
8. Have lots of land
9. Be king in Feudal system
10. Be son of a king

Actual Top Seven Ways to Get to Power: (Re-Centralization)

1. Common set of laws (Henry II)
2. Central gov't collect taxes (Philip Augustus)
3. Standing army loyal to the king X
4. State officials to enforce the laws (Philip Augustus)
5. Court system for centralized justice (Henry II, Louis XI)
6. Use religion to approve of the king X
7. Get people who are a threat to your power to be a part of your gov't (Parliament)

5/7

Monday, Jan. 21

J.A.-- What is the purpose of Government?

The purpose of government is to create stability in the community, standardization of rules, and enforcing the rules.  Without the government in a civilization, it would be complete chaos.

Homework: Definition of Different Types of Governments

• Bureaucracy-- government of state officials (not really elected)
• Aristocracy-- government by nobles (2nd tier in the feudalism)
• Constitutionalism-- government with a constitution
• Autocracy-- one person has absolute power
• Monarchy-- government with a king/queen
• Dictatorship-- government by a dictator (one leader)
• Totalitarianism-- government where leader is not restricted at all
• Absolutism-- belief in principles of political, ethical, and theological things
• Democracy-- government by the people
• Oligarchy-- government by a small group of people