Karl Marx and Communism

Karl Marxs ideas were known as communism. Communism comes from the word common. Marx believed factories and farms wouldnt survive without its workers and vice versa. He believed this because workers basicially run these properties and the landlords just took control. He believed the workers should have some control as well. Karl Marxs ideas of communism were that workers should share the same wealth as the rest of the community.Karl Marx wanted workers to unite and form a revolution.

Karl Marx and the Industrial Revoultion

Karl Marx considered the Industrial revolution to be a time period that would only lead to disaster. He was dismayed by the treatment of workers in Europe. The factory conditions were harsh and unsafe. He thought that the workers should control the factories and farms rather than the landlord.
Communism is a word formed from common. Karl Marx believed everyone should have a common wealth. He thought people should be paid by their abilities. The Industrial Revolution inspired Marx to create communism because he was upset at the treatment of workers. He felt there should be equality and equal distribution of payment. The workers do all the work and Marx felt they deserve better. Karl Marx wanted o be the one to change that and so he created Communism.

Nationalsim and the Creation of Italy

Nationalism is the belief that one’s greatest loyalty should not be to a king or an empire but to a nation of people who share a common culture and history. Nationalsim during the 1800's was mainly an effort to build nation-states. Nationalist were not loyal to their kings but to their people. Nationalist believed that people of their race or people whom they had a common history or culture with should stand under a single goverment.

I believe I am a nationalist because my loyalty and my respect does not go to only the highest power in my country, but it goes to the people around me in my community, people in my everyday life. My loyalty doesnt just go to people of the common race or heritage, it goes to everyone because in some shape or form we all have something in commion. I communicate with people of another race everyday, Im not part of one single goverment or group because i belong to many. My world is very diverse. =]

With everyone trying to be their own self goverment, many countreis fell. Italy formed territory from the crumbling empires. Between 1815 and 1848, increasing numbers of Italians were no longer content to live under foreign rulers. Rapidly growing discontent, two leaders appeared—one was idealistic, the other practical. They had different personalities and pursued different goals. But each contributed to the unification of Italy. Early Italy was a violent time, revolts broke out in eight parts of Italy. The idealistic ruler (Giuseppe Mazzini) believed nation-states were the best piece of hope for the country.

Simon Bolivar and Latin American Revolutions

Simon Bolivar organized and led many military forces to free the northern portion of of South America from Spanish rule. Bolivar got his inspiration for independence after his trip many countries including the United States whom had just won a war that freed them from Great Britain's rule. After seeing this independent country and studying their form of government, Bolivar wanted to do the same for his country. Bolivar won independence for Columbia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela,Panama, and Bolivar. The country Bolivar was obviously named after Simon Bolivar because he helped the country get its independence. He is known as the liberator of South America.

Robespierre and The Reign of Terror

The Reign of Terror was a period of violence that came soon after the French Revolution. The Guillotine was the instrument at hand during this time. A guillotine is a device used for carrying out executions by taking off the head of the victim. The Reign of Terror came to be because people couldn't function without a leader or someone to guide them, thus people began to panic. Max Robespierre was one of the leaders of the Enlightenment and the Reign of Terror. Robespierre became mad with the guillotine and killed anyone he thought was out to get him. Other members of the government became great with fear and created a conspiracy to get rid of Robespierre. He was later executed himself.

French Revolution

1) Look back at the information on these sheets. List the reasons why many people in
France were critical of:
a) the nobility- Owned a large piece of land with no taxes. Had more political power.
b) the King- People thought the king had too much power. The king was being selfish and lazy.
c) The clergy- Little taxes had to be paid, had more political power.

2) What might a French peasant have grumbled about in 1789? The price of bread being doubled.

3) Look at source A. Explain what point you think the cartoonist was making. Remember
to explain the significance of the three characters, as well as the caption underneath. I think the cartoonist was trying to explain that peasants are caring and providing for the feudal lords and
the clergy. The caption is telling what peasants hope for which is an equal and fair system.

4) How does the author of source B describe the lives of French peasants? (remember: it
is not enough to say ‘good’ or ‘bad’ – you need to give examples from the source!) The author of source B tells that the life of French peasants is hard because they are poor and are working with very little. Yet they have to pay many taxes to the king and the nobles.

5) Study sources A, B and C together. Do these sources explain why poor people in
France resented the rich? Explain your answer using the sources. Sources A,B, and C don't state that the poor people of France resented the rich, the sources only gave examples of how hard life was for them. The sources explained that they simply wished the times of hard labor with no reward were over.

6) Rousseau (source D) was an influential writer at this time. Along with other writers
like Voltaire, he wanted France to have a more democratic form of government. Who
would be most influenced by his words and why? (remember to include extracts form
the source in your answer.) The peasants would have been most influenced with his writing because his writing was based on his belief that the people should have more power; and that is what the peasants have been asking for. The title of his writing basically tells it all.

7) The pamphlet which source D came from was banned in 1775. Why do you think this
was? Which members of French society would want it to be banned? I think it was banned because the nobles and clergy; people who have a more extravagant life would be in fear that after the peasants read this piece of writing they would revolt against them and the King.

John Locke and "The Enlightenment"

A great effort of the Decleration of Independence stated that we all are equal and as a equal we are granted with rights. Rights among these of life, liberty, and the persuite of happiness. Our rights are secured by the men that make up our goverment. The goverments power is divided by the men, some men may have more power than the other due to their position in the goverment and / or political system. The goverment got many of its early ideas from the democracy of Great Britain and former kings.
The Decleration has been attacked by the people once before and if it shall happen again, the Decleration would be altered to help ease the people closer to their happiness.