#11 WWII battles

D-day invasion: The d-day invasion was the single largest amphibious invasion of all time.Nicknamed operation overlord;on June 6th 1944 nearly 156,000allied soldiers invaded the beaches of Normandy. However the germans have been expecting an invasion like such. With German forces heavily fortified on the beaches, allied forces suffered nearly 2,700 casualties on the first day alone. Over a months time despite heavy casualties the allied forces broke through German Lines at Saint-Lo. Within another month the Allied forces and liberated France and keeping the nazis on the defensive side of war.

The D-day invasion was significant because It put the german forces on the defensize side of the war.It lead the allied forces to liberating France, Belgium, and luxenburg. The invasion also made germany have to fight  from forces both on the east and west side of germany. This would eventually lead  to the Nazi's surrender.

Battle of Okinawa:

The battle of Okinawa was the largest amphibious invasion in the pacific theatre. Nicknamed "Operation Iceberg" on april 1st 1945 it was put into effec when over 60,000 Americans  easily landed on its beaches. ( Japanese let them land on the beaches  because they were burrowed in the islands volcanic ash.) Both sides fought hard until eventually the americans overpowered the much larger japanese force.

This battle was significant because Over 100,000  Japanese and 12,000 american soldiers died in this single battle . There was a massive loss on the Japanese soldiers where in their culture it is unhonerable to surrendure. Japanese fought until death. This was a huge win for the allied forces beacue it is 350 miles from Japanese coast, which allowed easy access for attack.

#10 - Axis powers

Similar goals that Hitler, Mussolini and Hirohito all shared were that they all wanted to conquer land/ annex other countries. Acts of aggression that hitler showed included the annexation of Czechoslovakia this is when Germany took over and which France and Britain appeased Hitler. Another act of aggression included Creating the third reich when Germany joined together with Austria. This was a direct violation of the treaty of Versailles.Hitler also showed preparation for war when he practiced rearmament. This is when he violated the treaty of Versailles and his military back up. Hitler also moved his army into the Rhineland which was a 30mile bummer zone between France and Germany in which neither side was aloud to enter. Once again the British and French appeased in order to keep peace.and the last major act of aggression was the akin of Suderland before he took over the rest of Czechoslovakia.

Hirohito showed aggression in the Russo Japanese war when Japan launched a surprise attack and drove Russia out of Manchuria. Also Japan invaded Manchuria in 1931 and later launched a all out invasion on china in 1937. Japan also showed aggression when they violated rules of war in the rape on Nanijing.

Mussolini attacked Albania in order to control the adriatic sea and also attacked ethiopia in order to gain more land.

All three of these dictators were key points of why WWII came to be.

Stalin ruined people people's lives as well as improved them. Things that Stalin improved while he was in power include making a universal education system, industrial growth, improving woman's rights, making a high employment rate, improving health care, and promoting a classless society.
While Stalin helped improve peoples lives, he mostly ruined them. He believed in communism and nothing else. Freedoms were taken away, censorship on newspapers,indoctrination on children, collective farming, command economy.He also disproved religion by burning churches arresting clergy and creating atheist museums. While he was in power he killed and arrested millions.He believed in nothing but communism and any one who didn't would be killed.

I definatly believe that his rule was far More negative than positive. Stalin killed nearly eight percent of the population in Russia in 17 years.He brought poverty ,hunger and dictatorship to Russia.He killed anyone that would defy him, even the bulshaviks that brought him to power in the great purge. Although He did bring growth to the economy and modernize he brought more destruction to Russia then growth. He discriminated religion and enforced the customs of communism on people. In conclusion I believe that Stalin

# 8 social Studies times.

Addiction to opium lead to war. The opium war!  

* British merchants smuggle a relaxent drug called opium into china. Over 12 million chinese

Soon become addicted and this causes turmoile in the nations structure. The quing emperor wrote to the british queen to stop smuggling the opium into china but the british refused. War broke out in wich most battling was over seas where the british navy easily   overcame the chinese ending in a british victory and and treaty of nanjing to be signed.

Hong Xiuquan leads the Taiping Rebellion. 

*Hong Xiuquan builds empire of followers. His idea was to create a "heavenly

kingdom of great peace." In which wealth was shared so there was no poverty in china. Over time he created a one million man army and took over large areas of southeast china. The leaders of the taiping government fueded often and the rebellion ended when Quing, British, and french forces defeated them on 1864.

U.S gets intimidated. Organizes open door poilicy with China.

* China had a great threat from european powers and  its own country being colonized. The united states proposed to china that its "doors" be open to all nations in fear that if colonization was to occur  trading rights would not be established. This also protected china from colonization although the country was still at mercy from foriegn powers.

Boxer rebellion caused by eruptiing frusteration.

*Violence erupted as peasants and workers resented the special privileges

Given to foreign merchants.Also resented against chinese Christians who

took on a foreign religion. These chinese people formed the "Society of righteous and harmonious fists" and soon became known as the boxers. They rebelled against the dowager empress's rule until a mulit national force of 19,000 defeated  the boxers at beijing.

Treaty of kanagawa signed between U.S and china.

*Commodore Matthew Perry was sent to japan to deleiver a letter from president fillmore to ask that japan allow free trade between  the U.S and Japan. Japan accepted  only because Perry sent it wiht a threat of coming back a year later with more huge ships for an answer. The japanese opened up two ports to the U.S.

War breaks out between the Russians and  Japenese. Russo-Japenese war.

*Japan and Russia  emerged as the largest powers in the world. The countries soon went to war over Manchuria. Japan launcheda suprise attack on Russian ships and started the war. Japan ended up winning the war after Russia was drove away by japan. Made the treaty of portsmouth afterward.

#7 imperialism

Imperialism is the seizure of one country or territory by a stronger one.Europeans wanted to do this to gain wealth, use it's natural resources, and hold strategic positions.

The british were a main culprit of imperialism. The british perspective of this strategy is good.They would be using another lands resources and selling them.They also thought it was good because then they would go back and sell their goods to the smaller country.They would. Be holding strategic ports to sell there items and the native people could work the land.

The African perspective of this would be the opposite of the british because they were the ones who were getting taken over. They had no representation in the government that was ruling them. They were starving because they were forced to grow cash crops such as cotton instead of food. They would have to work and be soldiers to their controlling country and then they would have to buy the goods they made and grew for alot more money.

#6 industrial revolution

The working conditions of the industrial revolution consisted of working from a very young age, long hours, dangerous jobs, low pay and few breaks.This caused workers in western countries to organize into unions to press reforms for better working conditions. To improve their situation, unions went on strikes in which they refused to work until demands were made. Governments and business owners silence these protesters so that other workers would not get the same ideas so that others wouldn't strike also.

#5 revolutions in the arts.

Romanticism- emphasized emotion through nature and heroism. paintings tend to show how things should be rather then how they actually are in reality.
Painting:Combat of  Giaour and hassen, 1826, made by Eugene Delacroix.
*This painting embodies this style of art because it shows heroism and nature through the horsemen fighting in a natural setting.









Realistic art- Artists strived to make their artwork reflect realiy of that time as realistically as possible.
Painting-The stone breakers,1849 made by Gustave Courbet.
*This painting embodies this form of art because it describes reality of that time through hardwork and labor.











Impressionism- The artist shows its own impression of a certain moment in time. 
Painting- Soleil levant, 1823 made by Claude Manet.
* This Painting embodies  this art style because it shows the artists impression of that certain moment in time, the artists impression was obviously happy because of the bright colors used in the painting.