To complete question #52 on the "Foundations Investigation," select an article from the PRINT issue of History Today. Your comment should include the following:
- Cultural Region (Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, Middle East, Central Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Oceania, or Latin America)
- MLA Citation
- Concise (no more than 5 sentences) summary that includes a clear thesis statement
Sub-Saharan Africa
ReplyDeleteBarker, James. "Pyramid Sell Off." History Today 62.5 (2012): 44-46. Print.
Egypt lost much of its power because it became too proud and too arrogant.
As the Egyptians began adopting a modern way of life, they wanted to mark
the occasion, so they built the Suez Canal. The canal was completed, but it
required a large loan from European investors. To get out of such a large
debt, they sold stock of the canal, forty-four percent of it, which was all
bought by the British Prime Minster, Benjamin Disraeli. This lead to
Britain invading Egypt and not leaving until after World War II.
East Asia
ReplyDeleteLincoln, Toby. "Revolution in the Streets." History Today Aug. 2012: 44-6.
Print.
The cities in China have rapidly grown in population, they have a reason for being the cities, and the cities have changed very much since the past. To start, the article mentions how more than half of the Chinese population lives in its cities--500 million people. The cities have history with Chinese culture saying; "Above is heaven and on earth are Suzhou and Hangzhou." Lastly, the major city of Shanghai has been lost because of its temples and gardens being consumed by tourism money. To conclude, Chinese cities are a main part of the culture, and they are cities for a reason.
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ReplyDeleteHale, Christopher. "Batang Kali: Britain's My Lai?" History Today July 2012: 3-4. Print.
Back in December of 1948 at Batang Kali there was a massacre of unarmed civilians at a farm by Scots Guards, which were part of the british army. The british claimed that the Chinese-Malayan people living at this farm were bandits and were shot while trying to escape. Strait times had been asking for a public enquiry and the british just kept lying and were unable to tell the truth. A national serviceman and Scots Guard that was on this mission called William Cootes confessed to People, the british newspaper, that he was ordered by his commander to "wipe out anyone found there". Afterwards other troops on the platoon stepped up to back him up and admitted it was a murder ordered by their commander. To this day the British government still says the cover up that they were "shot trying to escape".
Europe
ReplyDeleteCoogan, Tim Pat. “Ireland’s Path to Desolation.” History Today Feb. 2013: 44-46. Print.
The worst thing that has ever happened to Ireland is, without any doubt, The Great Famine. It was a major catastrophe that was viewed as a very disturbing and annoying memory for the people in Europe. In the article, Tim pat Coogan blames the Great Famine on all of the ministers that are present in Lord Russell's government. The Great Famine was a period of mass starvation during the Axis occupation. Overall, in the article, Coogan explains his main sources that built his theory that Ireland is on the path to desolation and must be pushed in the other direction.
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ReplyDeleteHannigan, Tim. "Galen and the Great Fire of Rome." History Today Sept. 2011:
27-33. Print.
Throughout this article, Hannigan describes the British takeover of Java in 1811, and he thoroughly discusses the reign of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles as well as the consequences that he brought upon the island. After the British soldiers attacked the city of Yogyakarta in 1812, European power was finally prominent in Java. Raffles ruled over the island and believed that Java would remain in British control forever, but he continued to be unsuccessful in terms of creating revenue, forcing Java's economy down the drain. Raffle was then removed as a leader and replaced with John Fendall until the island was finally turned over to the Dutch in 1816. Because of Raffle's economically destructive reign, Java's economy was worse than it had been before the British took over.
East Asia
ReplyDeleteFenby, Jonathan. "The Birth of China's Tragedy." History Today Oct. 2011: 29-35.
Print.
China's tragedy was because of the falling of the Qing, the expulsion of the Manchus, and the start of the revolution. In 1894-95 was defeated by the Japanese and the emperor was captured. Soon a young woman Qui Jin, who helped lead a rising that ended with the assassination of the governor, which, lead to the other people being expelled. On October 9th and 10th, 1911 started the revolution. About 3,600 rebel soldiers defeated the 3,000 Qing loyalists.
Europe
ReplyDeleteEmsley, Clive. "Police Politics." History Today Jan. 2013: 19-20. Print.
Many were unaware of the police commissioner elections happening in England and Wales on November 15th, 2012. To summarize the article, citizens want to be able elect a representative to foresee the police commissioners rather than an anonymous police committee. This representative would be able to overlook all decisions made by the police force and helps store reassurance that the crimes are being taken care of in a timely manner. Clive Emsley argues that the British police commissioners are not aiding to the citizens by stating that the forces are nonpolitical, legislative changes, and that there is no location for a local commissioner.
Europe
ReplyDeleteEmsley, Clive. "Police Politics." History Today Jan. 2013: 19-20. Print.
Many were unaware of the police commissioner elections happening in England and Wales on November 15th, 2012. To summarize the article, citizens want to be able elect a representative to foresee the police commissioners rather than an anonymous police committee. This representative would be able to overlook all decisions made by the police force and helps store reassurance that the crimes are being taken care of in a timely manner. Clive Emsley argues that the British police commissioners are not aiding to the citizens by stating that the forces are nonpolitical, legislative changes, and that there is no location for a local commissioner.
The Middle East in Flux
ReplyDeleteHudson, Michael J. "The Middle East in Flux." Current History 110.740 (2011):
364-69. Print.
Hudson illustrates the continuous, erratic societal and economic changes of the Middle East, located in western Asia and Northern Africa, and he describes the political uprisings, supporting democracy, throughout the region; finally, he infers the future of the Middle East. To begin, the Middle experienced a capricious, prodigious change from an agrarian, rural society to a industrial, urban society due to the resource of oil. In addition, the political metamorphosis of countries within the Middle East are impelled by the spillover effect, which explains how people believe have consistent beliefs in disparate countries. Finally, the future of the Middle East divulges that more and more countries will become independent and unstable, due to the lack of experience with a democratic government, and the violence of Middle East conflicts, like "the Arab-Israeli conflict," may escalate. In essence, the social, economic, and political aspects of the Middle East progress and decline at a volatile rate.
East Asia
ReplyDeleteDuBois, Thomas. "The Old World Order." History Today 2013: 12-19. Print.
The late 1980s saw the collapse of the Soviet Union with China in disarray. The dotcom era was coming into full swing. Other Asian crisis gave the apearance of the end of its world dominance. With the burst of the western economic bubble the decline of American dominance has given rise to a reconstructed Asian influence. Their new transformative global economics is thrivinbg because it adapts to new realities.
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ReplyDeleteWalker, Christopher J. "Faith and Reason in Stuart England." History Today Aug.
2013: 39-41. Print.
In this article Walker talks about the ideas of how reason and religion coincide with one another. First off in many cases were one is the other is usually not mentioned or used, for instance when two religious beliefs oppose each other reason is expelled by conflict. Though in the 17th century a partnership between the two started to happen when religion was under attack in two ways.All through the 17th century, however, tolerance started to spread through England, specifically because of the "Tolerance act" in 1689. Lastly this is like how today when people with different religious beliefs fight over their differences rather than just allowing the other to think different and the two to live in piece.
Europe
ReplyDeleteFeuchtwanger, Edgar. "I Was Hitler's Neighbor." History Today June 2012: 52-54. Print.
This is about the observable transformations of Hitler as he gained more and more power over the course of time. When he first moved in he had an affair with his half-sister’s daughter, and would not allow her room to be touched after she killed herself, which was also a good post for the many comings and goings of his travels. Then, when he became a chancellor his attire changed and he no longer carried the whip around that he use to because he was a figure of power and now many eyes were trained on him. Last, final point of his transformation happened when he gained all the power after the Night of the Long Knives when he had a lot of his military officers and other politicians killed so that he could come to hold all of the power. Hitler’s transformation into the ruthless dictator that he was had not yet been recognized by the world, but when people made these realizations it would lead to his death.
East Asia/East Russia
ReplyDeleteHudson, Roger. "A Game of Battleships." History Today Nov. 2012: 17. Print.
The Japanese and Russians the were the one responsible for the start of WWII with surprise missile attacks and water mines. Two old pre-Dreadnought and a 6,600 ton Cruiser named Pallada,(were owned by Russia) have been sunk by a surprise torpedo attack sent from Japan. Japan declared war on Russia less than three days later. It was literally real version of battle ships. A bunch of ships were destroyed and sunk for Japan and Russia, Whether it be water mines or torpedo attacks.
Asia and Europe
ReplyDeleteBeckett, Ian F.W. "Turcky's Momentous Moments." History Today June 2013: 47-53.
This article talks about Turkey’s entry into the First World War. The CUP (Committee of Union and Progress) controlled Turkey’s government and dominated Turkey’s Politics. Enver Ismail Pasha, the important key of bringing Turkey into the war, became the new minister of war. The CUP made alliances and fought for territories. Europe lost many territories to Turkey and Germany began to assist Turkey in military action. Turkey provoked Russia and ignored orders by going into Egypt. Eventually The German Military looked unimpressive and other countries, Russia, Britain, and France eventually declared war after being provoked by Turkey.