Monday, November 23, 2009

Karl Marx and the communism



What is communism? Commmunism is a theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state. Karl Marx's idea of Communism is about how one whole state controls everything. During the Industrail Revolution he wanted everything to be fair. Karl Marx saw the Capitalist as the " Bad guys ". He thought it was very harsh at the fact that people weren't treated equally. Some people were getting higer wages than others. Karl Marx had an idea, he thought that it would be easier if everyone got paid the same. It didn't matter if you worked a better job or worked more hours. Karl Narx idea really didn't go through the Soviet Union's government got involed and it was strict. Everyone was forced to work. Karl Marx wanted Communism to take over. He felt like workers had there own opinons they shouldn't have to obey there owners. He also didn't like the fact that workers were getting poor and on the other hand the owners were getting rich. The workers were doing all the work. During his life Karl Marx had one goal. He wanted the world to be under communism because he felt like everyone should have equal rights.

Karl Marx and the Industrail Revolution


Karl Marx was a German, his ideas changed Russian history. Marx argued that workers should be able to control factories and farms. He argued the "workers of the world to unite" in a Worldwide revolution. Marx invented communsim. The industrail Revolution inspired Marx to invent communsim. The workers would share wealth in a communist society. He wrote that wealth should be given "from each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs" meaning that wealth should be only given in there time of need. Marx didn't like the Industrail revolution because the conditions of workers in europle factories were harsh and unsage. He thought the workers were treated very unfairly. Marx also believed that the workers would control goverment but the communist goverments were strict. In many communist nations people weren't allowed to print news stories that talked about the goverment and the people who spoke against the Soviet goverment were treated very harsh. Also The Communist Manifesto has been one of the most influenced documents during the Industrail Revolution.

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Nationalism and the Creation of Italy


Nationalism is the belief that one's greatest loyalty should not be to a king of an empire but to a nation of people who share a common culture and history. When the nation began to have his own independent government, it became a nation state. To show natalionism I wear the colors of my countries flag, I talk about there culture, the food etc. I also support there culture's teams. I'm intersted in other people's countries and the language they speak.
Nationalism was the most powerful ideal of 1800's. The balance of power set up at congresss of vienna in 1815 was going bad. It affected many people. Austrua ruled the Italian provinces of venetia and Lombardy in the north. In 1815 and 1848 many Italians weren't able to live under foreign rulers. The idealistic and the pratical leader contributed to the unification of Italy.