Modern Day Hitler
By Juston Compton
Period 2
Name and country of dictator: Fidel Castro-Cuba
Basic facts: Population 11,423,952. Capital-Havana. Type of government-Communist. Languages-Spanish, Castilian. Major industries-Sugar, minerals, tobacco, agriculture, medicine and tourism. Major trading industries-Western Europe, Latin America, Russia, China and North Korea.
Ethnicity-
Spanish/mulatto: 60 percent
Mixed-race: 22 percent
African: 11 percent
Chinese: 1 percent
Religion-
Catholic: 47 percent
Protestant: 4 percent
Santeria: 2 percent
Facts: Fidel served as Cuba’s ruler for 49 years. He is currently 81 years old and his brother is now 76 years old.
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How Fidel came to power? In the late 1950’s Cuba was in need of a new ruler. Everyone thought they were right for the job. That was until a young and very confident man named Fidel Castro. Once the country heard this confident man speak they instantly fell in love with him. Nobody cared who his friends were of what he believed. They only cared that he promised medical insurance and free education. "I am for change and I'll bring you change," once they crowd heard this, this was there response, "Viva Fidel". People remember Fidel was being compared to the old Messiah.
How has he stayed in power? He has stayed in power because he choose to. And he is still alive. The people of Cuba couldn’t take him out of power even if they wanted to.
Problems with Fidel: Many Cubans feel they should have the right to come and go from their nation as they please, meet who they please and have freedom of speech. Instead they are held as captives, whose liberty has been crushed, as if it was nothing.
What are examples of recent human rights violations? He does not let the Cuban people come and go as they please. They either stay there. Or it they leave they stay out of Cuba.
How would my life be changed under the dictatorship of Fidel: I wouldn’t be able to travel as I please. I would have to leave completely or stay for ever.
Should the U.N. or United States take action? I don’t think that is necessary because the people of Cuba seem to be just fine. They just want to fix a couple things. Every country wants to fix a couple of things. No country is perfect and nor will one ever be.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Zimmerman Telegram
The Zimmerman Telegram was a coded secret letter sent by a man named Zimmerman.
"We intend to begin on the first of February unrestricted submarine warfare. We shall endeavor in spite of this to keep the United States of America neutral. In the event of this not succeeding, we make Mexico a proposal or alliance on the following basis: make war together, make peace together, generous financial support and an understanding on our part that Mexico is to reconquer the lost territory in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. The settlement in detail is left to you. You will inform the President of the above most secretly as soon as the outbreak of war with the United States of America is certain and add the suggestion that he should, on his own initiative, invite Japan to immediate adherence and at the same time mediate between Japan and ourselves. Please call the President's attention to the fact that the ruthless employment of our submarines now offers the prospect of compelling England in a few months to make peace." Signed, ZIMMERMANN.
By, Cassi Kaiser
"We intend to begin on the first of February unrestricted submarine warfare. We shall endeavor in spite of this to keep the United States of America neutral. In the event of this not succeeding, we make Mexico a proposal or alliance on the following basis: make war together, make peace together, generous financial support and an understanding on our part that Mexico is to reconquer the lost territory in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. The settlement in detail is left to you. You will inform the President of the above most secretly as soon as the outbreak of war with the United States of America is certain and add the suggestion that he should, on his own initiative, invite Japan to immediate adherence and at the same time mediate between Japan and ourselves. Please call the President's attention to the fact that the ruthless employment of our submarines now offers the prospect of compelling England in a few months to make peace." Signed, ZIMMERMANN.
By, Cassi Kaiser
Austrias Involvement
Austria’s Involvement in WWI
World War One is said to of been started with the assassination of the Austrian archduke, Franz Ferdinand and his wife, on June 28th, 1914 by Bosnian revolutionary, Gavrilo Princip. However we are still looking for the real reason this world war we are going through broke out. Austria was now at war with Serbia and allied with other countries to form stronger ties. Austria first allied with Hungry and then there was a dual-alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungary to protect them from Russia who was allied with France. Austria made the first move on this war by bombing Serbia’s capital. Austria had a much larger empire than Serbia and a bigger advantage with that. Austria was firmly supported by its ally, Germany, and at one point threatened to invade Serbia if they persisted in their demands that Austria cede a portion of Bosnia-Herzegovina to Serbia. In December 1912, the Austrian Chief Of Staff wrote a letter explaining the danger to Austria-Hungary of the ambitions of the Slavs. 'The unification of the South Slavs race is one of the powerful national movements which can neither be ignored nor kept down. The question can only be, whether that unification will take place within the boundaries of the Monarchy - that is, at the expense of Serbia's independence - or under Serbia's leadership at the expense of the Monarchy.'
Serbia is small but they are mighty, but it would be at the cost to Austria of all its south Slav provinces, and thus of almost its entire coastline.
By, Cassi Kaiser
World War One is said to of been started with the assassination of the Austrian archduke, Franz Ferdinand and his wife, on June 28th, 1914 by Bosnian revolutionary, Gavrilo Princip. However we are still looking for the real reason this world war we are going through broke out. Austria was now at war with Serbia and allied with other countries to form stronger ties. Austria first allied with Hungry and then there was a dual-alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungary to protect them from Russia who was allied with France. Austria made the first move on this war by bombing Serbia’s capital. Austria had a much larger empire than Serbia and a bigger advantage with that. Austria was firmly supported by its ally, Germany, and at one point threatened to invade Serbia if they persisted in their demands that Austria cede a portion of Bosnia-Herzegovina to Serbia. In December 1912, the Austrian Chief Of Staff wrote a letter explaining the danger to Austria-Hungary of the ambitions of the Slavs. 'The unification of the South Slavs race is one of the powerful national movements which can neither be ignored nor kept down. The question can only be, whether that unification will take place within the boundaries of the Monarchy - that is, at the expense of Serbia's independence - or under Serbia's leadership at the expense of the Monarchy.'
Serbia is small but they are mighty, but it would be at the cost to Austria of all its south Slav provinces, and thus of almost its entire coastline.
By, Cassi Kaiser
Serbias involvement
Serbia’s Involvement in WWI
Serbia is said to have started this world war. It is unclear whether or not they actually did assassinate the archduke of Austria, but Serbia is being blamed for it. There is some evidence that Chief of Serbian Military Intelligence Dragutin Dimitrijević ordered the assassination and seven assassins shot the archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife Sophie Chotek and wounded twenty others. Serbia was the first country to be attacked. The Austria-Hungarian Empire began bombing Serbia’s capital. Serbia fought back, even though the Austria-Hungary Empire was more than seven times the size of Serbia’s. Serbia has poor soldiers and lack of equipment, but they have experience which helped them a lot. Most of the Serbian males have a sense of martial combat. Even though Serbia is small and very poor they have been fighting hard for many years.
In 1909 Austria-Hungary had demanded Serbia comply with its March 1909 declaration to the Great Powers to maintain good neighborly relations with Austria-Hungary. Serbia responded by mobilizing its army. Serbian reservists accidentally crossed onto the Austro-Hungarian half of the river at Temes-Kubin and Austro-Hungarian troops fired into the air to warn them off. Overstated reports of this incident were used to persuade Emperor Franz-Joseph to give the final go ahead to formally mobilize the southern Austro-Hungarian Army and declare war against Serbia.
By, Cassi Kaiser
Serbia is said to have started this world war. It is unclear whether or not they actually did assassinate the archduke of Austria, but Serbia is being blamed for it. There is some evidence that Chief of Serbian Military Intelligence Dragutin Dimitrijević ordered the assassination and seven assassins shot the archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife Sophie Chotek and wounded twenty others. Serbia was the first country to be attacked. The Austria-Hungarian Empire began bombing Serbia’s capital. Serbia fought back, even though the Austria-Hungary Empire was more than seven times the size of Serbia’s. Serbia has poor soldiers and lack of equipment, but they have experience which helped them a lot. Most of the Serbian males have a sense of martial combat. Even though Serbia is small and very poor they have been fighting hard for many years.
In 1909 Austria-Hungary had demanded Serbia comply with its March 1909 declaration to the Great Powers to maintain good neighborly relations with Austria-Hungary. Serbia responded by mobilizing its army. Serbian reservists accidentally crossed onto the Austro-Hungarian half of the river at Temes-Kubin and Austro-Hungarian troops fired into the air to warn them off. Overstated reports of this incident were used to persuade Emperor Franz-Joseph to give the final go ahead to formally mobilize the southern Austro-Hungarian Army and declare war against Serbia.
By, Cassi Kaiser
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
England's Involvement with the War
A "moral obligation" to France helped to influence Britain to enter the war with Germany and Austria. Another main influence that brought Britain into the war was a 75 year old treaty between Britain and Belgium. On August 4, the king of Belgium sent word for Britain to help aid Belgium against German soldiers, and by the end of the day, the British military was on their way to aid Belgium. Now, because Britain has entered the war, military assistance as well as financial assistance has been offered by Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, and the Union of South Africa. With all of these allies, it would seem that the war against Germany and Austria would soon be over, but their militaries have seemed to hold off opposing soldiers very well. Britain also has allied ties with America, Japan, and Italy. In early stages of the war, Britain was able to put together a bigger supply of naval power than Germany, and with it contains the Dreadnot, an enormous British Naval ship. The British Army, which seems to be one of the most powerful militaries in the world, seems to be facing a challenge with the German Army. The Germans have been able to hold back the British Army, despite their attempts to push Germany out of Britain and France.
by Jenny Harris
by Jenny Harris
France's Involvement with the War
An alliance between Russia and France was what brought French military into the war with Austria and Serbia. The war consists mainly of a conflict between two countries, Austria and Serbia, and countries dragged into this war through alliances. When France declared war on Austria, Germans were quickly able to seize Paris by way of neutral Belgium. In 1881, Italy signed a treaty with Austria and Germany, claiming to help them if they were ever at war with France, but Italy feared that this alliance would not benefit for the country, so Italy signed a secret alliance with France. So in 1914, Italy claimed that the war against France by Germany was "an aggressive one" which enabled Italy to claim neutrality, which has been very convenient for keeping both alliances true to word. But as we've seen so far this year, 1915, Italy has entered the war, only as an alliance of France, Russia, and Britain. So far in the war, Germany has been in control of much of eastern France for the majority of the war. British military has been working hard to get the Germans out of France, without much luck though. Recently, on April 26, Russia, France, Britain, and Italy have concluded the Secret Treaty of London, which recently has been exposed. Since the late 17th century, France was been involved in many alliances throughout Europe, all of which have been short lived.
By Kendra Sides
By Kendra Sides
Germany's Involvement in the War
Germany, being tied to Austria through an alliance, has entered the war on Serbia. After viewing Russia's recent military advances as a direct war threat against Austria, has declared war on Russia. Recently, Germany has angered many of the different European countries by attacking neutral Belgium. Germany has used Belgium as a "walkway" to get to France. Because of Belgium's neutrality, many other countries were shocked by this strategic move my Germany. Going through Belgium, Germany has been able to get through to France very quickly and efficiently, and taken over parts of France very quickly. The attacks have come as a surprise to both Belgium and France, as well was the different countries that are allied with them. On August 4, Britain declared war against Germany, and has been working very hard to push Germany out of french territory. After many years of the citizens of Germany being upset, and facing a revolution, German officials decided that a war would be the best way to end the civil unrest. The Germans wanted to join a sharp, quick war, but would not avoid a European-wide war if it were to include resolution of Germany's political and social problems. When Austria enlisted Germany for help in the war against Serbia, Germany gladly accepted, in hopes of gaining political power, and maybe get some land in the sun, much to the wishes of Kaiser Wilhelm II.
By Kendra Sides
By Kendra Sides
What has happened in Europe so far.
April 25, 1915 through January 9, 1916 250,000 were wounded and 46,000 were left dead in the battle of Gallipoli. When the Germans attacked the French on February 21, 1916 they used heavy guns to destroy the French’s trenches to force the French to quickly come up with a new plan. There was 300,000 left dead an over 750,000 wounded.
The next battle to occur was Somme in the later stages of 1916. British orders massive bombing on German troops. German troops were trying to protect themselves but the British ended up pushing them back to the western front. The Germans retaliated by killing 20,000 British troops and moving them back to the western front line. All the British won was less than 10 miles of land and loss over 20,000 soldiers. The third battle was the Ypres in 1917. The British used large mines among many German miles. While this is happening the weather turns this into a mud fest. The “final” battle was the Western Front in 1918. Germans won. And on the 11ths hour of the 11th day of the 11th month the war was truly over.
By Juston Compton
The next battle to occur was Somme in the later stages of 1916. British orders massive bombing on German troops. German troops were trying to protect themselves but the British ended up pushing them back to the western front. The Germans retaliated by killing 20,000 British troops and moving them back to the western front line. All the British won was less than 10 miles of land and loss over 20,000 soldiers. The third battle was the Ypres in 1917. The British used large mines among many German miles. While this is happening the weather turns this into a mud fest. The “final” battle was the Western Front in 1918. Germans won. And on the 11ths hour of the 11th day of the 11th month the war was truly over.
By Juston Compton
The Start of the War
World War One was first started by the assignation of Archduke Franz-Ferdinand of Austria by Serbia, in 1914. On July 28, 1914 Austria declared war against Serbia. Therefore starting the war known as World War I. Since Serbia was allied with Russia this meant that Austria was not only battling Serbia but also Russia. And since Austria was allied with Germany it meant that the European continent was in battle mode. And since Russia was now in the war this meant that France and Great Britain would join forces with Russia and Serbia. Now the only country left was Italy. Italy remained neutral until May 23 and tagged along with Serbia, Russia, France and Great Britain.
The main outbreak of the war was once Germany declared was on the neutral country that was Belgium. France troops raided through Belgium very quickly to reach their fellow opponents at the other end of the river. The battle continued up and down the river leaving many of thousands of died bodies.
By: Juston Compton
The main outbreak of the war was once Germany declared was on the neutral country that was Belgium. France troops raided through Belgium very quickly to reach their fellow opponents at the other end of the river. The battle continued up and down the river leaving many of thousands of died bodies.
By: Juston Compton
Friday, May 1, 2009
Russia's Involvement With the War.
Serbia has long had Slavic ties with Russia, and was prepared to go into war with Austria, who is bound by alliance with Germany. Russia, bound by treaty to Serbia, announced mobilization of its vast army in her defense, a slow process that took around six weeks to complete (1). Germany viewed this mobilization of Russian military as a direct act of war against Austria, and after warning, declared war on August 1st. This came as a surprise to Russia, because in 1873 Germany, Austria, and Russia had created a peace treaty to remain neutral to each other in battle, if one should occur with an out of party country. Russia sees this war as an opportunity to restore social order. Below is a section of the telegram sent from Prince Regent of Serbia to Russian Tsar Nicholas II asking for Russian assistance in the war against Austria.
Belgrade, July 24 1914
Conscious of its international duties, Serbia from the first days of the horrible crime declared that she condemned it, and that she was ready to open an inquiry on her territory if the complicity of certain of her subjects were proved in the investigation begun by the Austro-Hungarian authorities.
However, the demands contained in the Austro-Hungarian note are unnecessarily humiliating for Serbia and incompatible with her dignity as an independent State.
Thus we are called upon in peremptory tones for a declaration of the Government in the "Official journal," and an order from the Sovereign to the army wherein we should repress the spirit of hostility against Austria by reproaching ourselves for criminal weakness in regard to our perfidious actions.
All persons whose participation in the "attentat" shall be proved will be severely punished by us. Certain of these demands cannot be carried out without changes in our legislation, which require time. We have been given too short a limit. We can be attacked after the expiration of the time-limit by the Austro-Hungarian Army which is concentrating on our frontier.
It is impossible for us to defend ourselves, and we supplicate your Majesty to give us your aid as soon as possible. The highly prized good will of your Majesty, which has so often shown itself toward us, makes us hope firmly that this time again our appeal will be heard by his generous Slav heart.
In these difficult moments I voice the sentiments of the Serbian people, who supplicate your Majesty to interest himself in the lot of the Kingdom of Serbia.
ALEXANDER
By Jennifer Harris
Belgrade, July 24 1914
Conscious of its international duties, Serbia from the first days of the horrible crime declared that she condemned it, and that she was ready to open an inquiry on her territory if the complicity of certain of her subjects were proved in the investigation begun by the Austro-Hungarian authorities.
However, the demands contained in the Austro-Hungarian note are unnecessarily humiliating for Serbia and incompatible with her dignity as an independent State.
Thus we are called upon in peremptory tones for a declaration of the Government in the "Official journal," and an order from the Sovereign to the army wherein we should repress the spirit of hostility against Austria by reproaching ourselves for criminal weakness in regard to our perfidious actions.
All persons whose participation in the "attentat" shall be proved will be severely punished by us. Certain of these demands cannot be carried out without changes in our legislation, which require time. We have been given too short a limit. We can be attacked after the expiration of the time-limit by the Austro-Hungarian Army which is concentrating on our frontier.
It is impossible for us to defend ourselves, and we supplicate your Majesty to give us your aid as soon as possible. The highly prized good will of your Majesty, which has so often shown itself toward us, makes us hope firmly that this time again our appeal will be heard by his generous Slav heart.
In these difficult moments I voice the sentiments of the Serbian people, who supplicate your Majesty to interest himself in the lot of the Kingdom of Serbia.
ALEXANDER
By Jennifer Harris
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