Greco-Persian Wars

J.A. 2/18/13

Q: How do you determine what is "significant" in history?

A: You determine what is "significant" in history by seeing whether or not it has effected the path of history. You ask, if this didn't happen, would it have affected anything?. If that event had not happened, would it have changed what the world is like today? How many people did it effect? If it is not significant, then you would answer no, this event did not direct the world in the path that we are currently on, and it didn't effect a lot of people.

Top Ten Battles In History

1. Battle of Yorktown

2. Battle of Stalingrad

3. Battle of Gettysburg

4. Battle of Tours

5. Battle of Verdun

6. Battle of Midway

7. Battle of Thermopylae

8. Battle of Vienna

9. Battle of Waterloo

10. Huaihai Campaign

Honors World History Government Test

1. A

2. C

3. A

4. B

5. D

6. A

7. C

8. D

9. B

10. C

11. A

12. B

13. A

14. D

15. C

16. A

17. B

18. A

19. Control of the media/propaganda, use of secret police, changing national laws to give the dictator more power, having a difficult childhood, and developing a "cult of personality".

20. Article 2. - John Locke. This article would be something that John Locke would say because one of his beliefs was of the 3 natural human rights (Life, Liberty, and Property).

Article 13. - Jean Rousseau. This article is relatable to Jean Rousseau because it says that everyone should pitch in order to help the government. One of Jean Rousseau's beliefs was that people should make sacrifices in order to make sure the government was stable.

Article 11. - Voltaire. This article would be a statement that Voltaire would make because it shares how important the freedoms of the people are. The freedom that Voltaire really focused on was the freedom of speech. This article states that "every citizen may, accordingly, speak, write, and print with freedom". All of these are forms of speech.

Article 4. Baron de Montesquieu. This article would be something that Montesquieu would say because he believed that different branches of government had equal power. In the article it says that no man has limits to his power, except those that assure that other members of the society can have the same rights.

J.A. Questions 2/11/13

a; Q: Where are the newest countries in the world located? A: The newest countries in the world are located in either northern Asia, or Africa.

b; Q: Is there a connection between the type of government a country has and the freedom of it's citizens? A: No, there is not a connection between the type of government a country has and the freedom of it's citizens. In countries where freedom of the press is incredibly strict, the type of governments the countries have range from Full Presidential Republics, Semi Presidential Republics, Single Party Republics, and Absolute Monarchies.

c; Q: What questions do you have about these maps? A: Would you count freedom of the press as freedom of the people? Does gaining independence make a certain region of land a country?

Is Barack Obama Fit To Be A Dictator?

1. Poor economic conditions  (No)
2. Control of the media  (No)
3. Develop a Cult of Personality  (No)
4. Use the schools  (No)
5. Push changes in the law in order to get power (No)
6. Eliminated other political parties  (No)
7. Propaganda  (No)
8. Isolated or eliminated potential rivals  (No)
9. Do not allow free speech  (No)
10. Usage of secret police  (No)
11. Promised change/better times  (Yes)
12. Powerful speakers  (Yes)
13. Develop scape-goat (someone to blame)  (Yes)
14. Pursued territorial expansion  (No)
15. Increased nationalism  (No)
16. Rose to power legally  (Yes)
17. Used religion to their advantage  (No)
18. Soldier/military background  (No)
19. Poor childhood  (No)
20. Educated (not necessarily successful in school).  (Yes)

Friday Current Event 1/7/13

This past friday was the last day that former first lady, Hillary Clinton, was in the position of Secretary of State. She was first put into position in 2009, and from her starting year to her resigning she has set different accomplishments. The moment she signed in she was the first former first lady to achieve a cabinet position. She went across the globe being part of democratic revolutions in Africa, the earthquakes in Japan and Haiti, and the end of the war in Iraq. John Kerry was sworn-in Friday, and will attempt to fill in the shoes of someone who set a high mark for "tireless efforts", as Kerry said.

http://www.voanews.com/content/clinton-kerry-secretary-state/1594905.html

Totalitarianism Factors (From Memory)

1. Cult of Personality
2. Poor economic conditions
3. Secret Police
4. Bad childhood
5. Control of media
6. Uses the schools
7. Propaganda
8. Eliminates enemies
9. Take over other political parties
10. Had an education (may have not done very well at times)
11. Military background

Totalitarianism Project Dictators

Adolph Hitler

Joseph Stalin

Benito Mussolini