Blog # 13 - Do we want another revolution?

The Luddite movement in Britain was a movement in Britain during the 1800's in which men and women violently opposed the integration of technology into the everyday lives of people. Read the following articles on the Luddites and answer the questions below.

The Luddites
The new Luddites

1) Why do the Luddites and Neo-Luddites so violently oppose technology?
2) Do you believe that technology is influencing our lives in negative or positive ways? Explain
3) Do you believe people one day people may again violently oppose the integration of technology into our world?

Blog # 12: Karl Marx: An equal future?

Using your knowledge from class, the website below or any other resources, answer the following questions using TWO vocabulary words from class...

Karl Marx and the Industrial Revolution

1) What exactly did Karl Marx believe in?
2) Do you believe that human beings can ever achieve this type of society? Explain why or why not
3) Respond to one other person's comment. Do you agree/disagree and why?

Blog # 11 - A day in the life of...

Imagine you are living during the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution (you could be a city dweller or country dweller - your choice!) and create a journal entry where you describe what your life is like living in that world.

Blog # 10 - My Way is Better!

1) Pretend you are either a nationalist, a conservative OR a liberal living in the Americas during the Latin American Revolutions.  Write a short letter to the editor of a local newspaper describing how you feel about these revolutions.

2) Choose another person and respond to their comment from a different point of view. For example, if somebody wrote from the point of view of a liberal, respond to their comment as if you are a conservative. If they pretend they are a conservative then you respond to them as if you are a liberal.

Blog # 9 - Simon Bolivar: Another George Washington?

Below you will find two biographies on George Washington and Simon Bolivar. After briefly looking through those two biographies, watch the speeches given by George Bush and Hugo Chavez and answer the questions below:

Simon Bolivar



George Washington





1) Was it fair that George Bush compared George Washington to Simon Bolivar? Why or why not?
2) How do you think his audience may have contributed to his comparison?
3) Was Hugo Chavez more accurate in how he described George Washington and Simon Bolovar? Why or why not?
4) Respond to one other person's comments

Blog # 8 - Napoleon: Hero or Villian?

Napoleon is a very controversial figure. Many historians admire his accomplishments and argue that all military generals and even some politicians could learn a thing or two by studying how he ruled France. Other historians point to his strict and sometimes cruel use of force in parts of Europe to ensure his laws were followed. Assume the role of a historian.

1) Do you think Napoleon was a hero or a villain? Why?

2) Respond to one other person's comment.

You may use the links below and the textbook or notes to help you with your answer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_I_of_France

http://www.pbs.org/empires/napoleon/

http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/95aug/napoleon.html

Blog # 7 - Robespierre: A Revolutionary or a Murder

1) Watch the video below and answer. Is Robespierre a man who we should celebrate as helping to create democracy or despise him as a murderer? Why?

http://vimeo.com/28826731

Blog # 6 - The French Revolution in Art

Below you will several images. Each one has a question.  Answer ALL of the questions including the one at the end.

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1) How was the artist portraying the French Revolution in this image?  Look carefully at who is leading the pack.

2) How is the artist portraying the French Revolution in this image?

3) How about this one?

4) This image was created in order to say something about the National Assembly and what came of the it. What do you think the artist is trying to show? How do think people outside of France would react to this image. Hint: Look at the how the people are dressed and think about what they might be creating.

5) Why do you think artists were portraying the French revolution in different ways?

Blog Assignment # 5 - So you want a revolution?

Use the following textbook pages to help with your response, pgs 572 - 577(new)  478 - 484 (old textbook)

Imagine you belong to one of the following groups in 1789 France: nobles, high clergy, parish priests, the bourgeoisie, peasants or city workers. Write a letter to the king at the time (Louis XVI) explaining to him what are the chief problems at the time and offer to him some solutions to those problems.

Blog # 4 - Your Ideal Form of Government

1) Using the ideas and knowledge gained from your study of the enlightenment and absolutism, describe your ideal form of government. Be sure to credit any philisophe who's ideas you borrow.

2) Evaluate at least one other person's ideal form of government.

Blog Assignment # 3 - The ideal form of government

1) Choose three of the Enlightenment Philosphes that we examined in class and for each explain the strenghts and weaknesses of their form of government. You can use your textbooks or interenet to look up the information if you can't remember it(Mary Wollstonecraft, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, John Locke, Baron De Montesquieu, Thomas Hobbes )

2) Explain which of the various forms of government you believe to be the ideal form of government

3) Do you believe people (the general public) should be able to rule? why or why not?

4) Respond to one other persons post and either support or refute their opinion about their ideal form of government using information from your notes, textbook and or any other resource.

Blog #2 - Absolutism at its finest

1) Using examples gained from your classwork, explain whether or not you believe absolutism can be a good form of government.

2) Respond to one other person's comment

Blog # 1 - Welcome Assignment

Welcome to the Global History II blog. You will be using this blog for the majority of your homework assignments. If you have not used a blog before, take some time to click around and get used to using the blog. Remember, you can always ask questions! Much of the homework will be about analyzing videos, websites and images. You will often be asked your opinion and often be asked to respond to someone else's comment. Let's start!

Complete the following assignment:

1) Go to the following website Quotes about history and choose a quote that you like about history. Post the quote below and explain what it means and why you like it.

2) Explain what you like and/or don't like about history

3) Respond to at least one other person's comments.