ch 22. Part 2

this chapter is is mainly about the Russians and the United States throughout the Cold war. as there has been conflict with both about missiles and atomic bombs in which they could use against each other. as then cuba came into this war against the united states, as Fidel Castro came into power in 1959. as Castro aligned himself with the Soviet Union. as this started the Cuban missile crisis in October 1962.

Section 5 and 6

works had to work a lot, that the fact that the working conditions were extremely terrible. working in the sun and spraying poisonous chemicals while they are working. as they work long hours and working in fields and hurting their back while trying to pick things up. as i read i felt shocked on how people could actually live and would have to work for this day after day. even if they get injured during work they must keep going because someone could replace them and will lose their job.

CH 22. part 1

what has this world come to where people would believe that the idea of communism many saw it as a promise of liberation. the root of the conspiracy of communism which was inspired by Karl Marx. in Marxist Theory of communism would be the final stage of historical development of social equality. in the 1970s about 1/3 of the world population was governed by communist regimes. the USSR almost immediately declared full legal and political equality for women.

Ch 21

this chapter talks about the first world war. The “Great War” of 1914–1918 launched a new phase of world history. By 1900, Europeans controlled most other peoples of the world. by around 1900, the balance of power in Europe was shaped by two rival alliances. which were the Triple Alliance who were entailed Germany, Austria, and Italy. and the triple Entente which included Russia, France, and Britain. these alliances turned a minor incident into World War I. it became a total war each country's whole population was mobilized. the Treaty of Versailles which was passed 1919 made the conditions that caused World War II. as this was a great world war that almost exterminated a whole race of jewish people.

Ch. 20 pp. 607-614

Getting a western education created a new identity for many as it was a better access to a better joband escape from obligations like forced labor. as many people embraced the european culture. many western educated saw colonial rule as a path to a better future. as well as religion was a big factor. as  the widespread of conversion to christianity in new zealand, the pacific islands, and non muslims in africa. as there were more than 10,000 missionaries in africa by 1910. and by 1960s more than 50 million aficans were christians.

Ch 20 pp. 589-606

The period 1750–1900 saw a second, distinct phase of European colonial conquest. They paid attention on Asia and Africa. as many other people came into this which were Germany, Italy, Belgium. this second of the European  empires was based on the military forces and the threat of using them.European takeover was very shocking for the colonized people.