Film Lesson: "Schindler's List"

Schindler's List demonstrates the Holocaust by showing how families would/could have been affected by the Holocaust. Also certain scenes where taken from real images and footage from the Holocaust. The most powerful scene in the film was the scene with Auschwitz. Where the women thought they were going to work for Schindler's and instead they ended up in Auschwitz. While being taken over there in the train, the woman looked out the window to see a little boy motioning that the women were going to be killed. This image will definitely stay with me for a long time. However, as a viewer I think that the documentary "Night and Fog" was much powerful than the film "Schindler's list". I think this because the images from "Night and Fog" were realistic and actually real footage. Which made it more real to believe and not just to think "Oh it was just a movie".

Film Lesson: "Night and Fog"

The film "Night and Fog" was a very powerful documentary. I think this because it tells you what really happened during the Holocaust. My reaction was overwhelming because I felt very depressed over what had happened and the images that i was viewing. Scenes from "Schindler's List" compare to the documentary when the Jews were being deported in trains or when there were thousands of dead bodies on the floor. Or the Auschwitz scene. "Night and Fog" showed the Holocaust more effectively because it showed realistic images and footage from the Holocaust.

Th Treaty of Versailles (ended WWI)

The treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty made at the end of WWI. Made to end the war between Germany and the Allied powers. This treaty made by the Allied Powers, blamed all the wreck on the Germans. They had to pay for everything. The treaty was signed after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. 10% of Germany's land was lost, all of Germany's oversea colonies were taken away. I think these rules were unfair. It made Germany's economy become poor. The treaty led to the rise of Hitler because he came across to the people of Germany as a savior. He told everyone he could take them out of the depression and make things better. Which allowed him to gain the trust of the Germans. And he made Germany into a Fascist country, in which he was the dictator.

Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk) and the Modernization of Turkey

Mustafa modernized Turkey because he wanted Turkey to evolve like the rest of the world was. He made such changes as everyone could not wear the usual holy clothing the Hindus wore. Instead people from Turkey had to wear ties, pants, dress shoes and button shirts. He allowed women to vote in 1934. He banned Fez's from the country and told the people they had to wear hats. He said that the hat represented ignorance and how they didn't adapt to the rest of the world. Mustafa separated religion from cultural, educational and legal affairs. Everyone was free to practice any religion they desired. Secular is relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations. Which is what Mustafa did in Turkey.

Film lesson: "Gandhi"

Ghandi was a great influence on India during the 1940's. He helped get India freedom from the British. Ghandi was against violence and thought that if the Indians were nonviolent during the British then it would make the Indians look better than the British. Which he was right. So how did they gain independence without violence? Ghandi organized strategies like everyone making their own clothing instead of buying it from the British. They also went on a Salt March in which they walked the whole beach and collected and made their own salt. The British made it a law in which the Indians only could buy salt from the British. This got the British upset. Nonviolent acts like these led to the independence of India. 

Russian Revolution

The Russians had a revolution because of the February and October revolution. The February revolution was caused because of Tsar Nicholas II was removed from power. This was because he was blamed for all the crisis that had happened in WWI. The October revolution was caused because the overturn of interim government and the establishment of the Soviet Unions. Some of the major causes of the Russian Revolution was social and economic changes. Also because of political issues. The leaders of the Russian Revolution was Vladimir Lenin, Gregory Zinoviev, Lev Kamenev, Anatoli Lunacharsky, and Alexandra Kollontai. They were communist who opposed the war. "Peace, love and bread" was a a quote be Lenin during the October revolution. He promised peace, love and bread to the people of Russia after the war.

Causes of WW1

Nationalism is a main reason of WWI because Europe thought that they were better than everyone else and every other country. So countries like Elba, Britain, Austria, Prussia and Russia went against Europe. 

Militarism is a main reason of WWI also because all the countries in the hostile camps were building large armies. So then a large class of powerful and professional military officers conquered the civil authorities. However these armies made plans for mobilization. But these secret battle plans nourished greater fear and hatred.

Assassination of Franz Ferdinand was another main reason to the WWI because since Ferdinand was assassinated in Austria, countries like Russia tried to put the blame on Austria. And then countries after countries started declaring war on each other. Then leading to one big world with two alliances.