1. He was able to bring the economy back to in West Germany, get rid of unemployment and even inflation at all timme lows something that had no been done in a while. He was able to successful increase economic prosperity, material wealth, and political stability, according to verdict B. He was also successful because according to Verdict C the people of Germany were worried about going back to the abyss that German was with Hitler in charge. And Adenauer successful helped that from happening.
2. His ignorance towards East Germany. Especially since people felt he refused a great offer by the Soviets to reunite West and East Germany and make them neutral to the Western and Eastern powers. It also appeared that he choose to side with the West when he joined NATO. Verdict E shows criticism that Adenauer he was a puppet to the US in trying to reconstruct West Germany. Which is justifiable because in all aspects he did in fact come together with the US and the West with constructing Germany. Verdict D is justifiable because of the Hallstein Doctrine, that claimed that anything that associated with East Germany didn't exist to West Germany. The reason why it says anything past them is Siberia is because most states towards that way were in fact communist or under communist control which means they had to associate with East Germany.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
European Union
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128389419
Npr
July 8th 2010.
New Story.
A very brief history on the European Union.
IN 1967, Three institutions of the Europeans communities merge as one, creating a single commission.
Something interesting about it is that in 1979, people of the European countries were given the right to vote for their parliament in the EU.
In 2002 12 out of the 15 countries switch to the Euro as their form of currency.
In 2008 the Euro reaches a all time high of 1.5843 to the dollar, but the worldwide recession that is coming up that will take a hugh toll on the economy of the EU.
In 2010 however the Euro takes a high going down to 1.19 to the dollar, trying to bail out Greece as well who is failing behind in the EU which has expanded to about 27 members form its 6 members in 1957.
Npr
July 8th 2010.
New Story.
A very brief history on the European Union.
IN 1967, Three institutions of the Europeans communities merge as one, creating a single commission.
Something interesting about it is that in 1979, people of the European countries were given the right to vote for their parliament in the EU.
In 2002 12 out of the 15 countries switch to the Euro as their form of currency.
In 2008 the Euro reaches a all time high of 1.5843 to the dollar, but the worldwide recession that is coming up that will take a hugh toll on the economy of the EU.
In 2010 however the Euro takes a high going down to 1.19 to the dollar, trying to bail out Greece as well who is failing behind in the EU which has expanded to about 27 members form its 6 members in 1957.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Franco Questions
1.They agree - not a fascist, brutality. Disagree preserve change.
2.Because not enough time has passed to analyze documents and because of the time period he rule and since Spain stayed pretty neutral after WWII. And he may has ruled for 40 years but it has been the most recent 40 years.
3.I don't think it does because since there hasn't been a predominantly and named fascist state besides Italy and a little bit in Germany, people tend to misuse the word because it's been so long. People confuse fascism for other ideologies and assume that just because the connotation that the word has and the dictators involved people misuse it and compare people to the dictators that were fascist not the actual ideology of fascism.
4. - Totalitarian
- leader
- anti conservative
-Self sufficient
Franco was not a fascist because he wasn't self sufficient because he first sought out help from Hitler during the civil war and even received aid from the US. Also he wasn't the only leader of Spain, he had a political party and a heir to take over once he died. He wasn't anti Conservative though he was a totalitarian, he however was not a fascist.
2.Because not enough time has passed to analyze documents and because of the time period he rule and since Spain stayed pretty neutral after WWII. And he may has ruled for 40 years but it has been the most recent 40 years.
3.I don't think it does because since there hasn't been a predominantly and named fascist state besides Italy and a little bit in Germany, people tend to misuse the word because it's been so long. People confuse fascism for other ideologies and assume that just because the connotation that the word has and the dictators involved people misuse it and compare people to the dictators that were fascist not the actual ideology of fascism.
4. - Totalitarian
- leader
- anti conservative
-Self sufficient
Franco was not a fascist because he wasn't self sufficient because he first sought out help from Hitler during the civil war and even received aid from the US. Also he wasn't the only leader of Spain, he had a political party and a heir to take over once he died. He wasn't anti Conservative though he was a totalitarian, he however was not a fascist.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Spain Ch. 5.5 Questions
Paper 3 topic: Spain
Things to know about:
Franco’s regime and the transition to, and establishment of, democracy under Juan Carlos, including an examination of the social, political and economic issues facing Spain and the methods used to cope with challenges
Questions for “Ch. 5.5 Spain 53-75”
1. What three successes did Spain experience in international relations between 1950 and 1955? The US had given them a 62 million dollar loan, a membership in UNESCO and a full membership in the United Nations.
2. What were three examples of the economic problems facing Spain in the 1950s?
They were economically weak. The per capita meat consumption was half of what it had been in 1926. Also bread consumption was half since 1936. Mass corruption lead to people paying double to the black market double those in the shops.
3. What is Opus Dei? What is a technocrat?
A political party that was put in place under Franco in oder to solve a series of policy solutions to Spain's economic crisis. A technocrat is someone who is in charge of solving economic problems for the government that they work for.
4. What specific economic policies made up the Stabilization Plan of 1957? What does Desarollo mean?
To fix inflation and debts that were owed it also was put into place to help unemployment which was at a all time high at 35%. Desarollo is when there is a oil crisis or not being cut off from receiving oil.
5. What other factor(s) helped boost the Spanish economy of the 1960s?
"Franco's Peace", and the Opus Dei worked, the economy become more stable and met short term goals.
6. What were three examples of the economic improvement experienced by Spaniards during the 1960s?
1) 4 to 66% in owning refrigerators.
2)1 to 10% in owning cars
3)A higher diverge between richer and poor do to tripling in wages
7. What types of media came to dominate Spanish culture during the 1960s?
Television, and controlling the football sports, since this was the pastime essentially for the people were they felt happy, he could control their happiness essentially.
8. What are three ways that economic growth in Spain undermined the social structure that helped create Franco’s regime?
1) Diverge with the rich north and the poor south.
2) Rapid urbanization of Spain.
3) Education reforms, paradoxical consequences.
9. Briefly summarize the “anti-democratic” legacy of the Franco regime.
A denouncement of Franco because of his selfish behavior and his radically reconstruction of the state. And all his polices that reformed Spain, on media, women and education.
10. Briefly summarize the “institutionalized discrimination against married women” in Spain in the 1970s.
Married women had no rights, they were second class citizens who signed their rights over the the husbands basically, they couldn't open property or even get a job without the permission of the their spouse.
11. Briefly describe how nationalist minority groups behaved and were treated in Spain during the 1960s and 1970s.
Franco had restrictions on them because he didn't want them in his country. Some behaved as terrorist like such as the ETA, others were killed by the government in trials because of the affiliations.
Things to know about:
Franco’s regime and the transition to, and establishment of, democracy under Juan Carlos, including an examination of the social, political and economic issues facing Spain and the methods used to cope with challenges
Questions for “Ch. 5.5 Spain 53-75”
1. What three successes did Spain experience in international relations between 1950 and 1955? The US had given them a 62 million dollar loan, a membership in UNESCO and a full membership in the United Nations.
2. What were three examples of the economic problems facing Spain in the 1950s?
They were economically weak. The per capita meat consumption was half of what it had been in 1926. Also bread consumption was half since 1936. Mass corruption lead to people paying double to the black market double those in the shops.
3. What is Opus Dei? What is a technocrat?
A political party that was put in place under Franco in oder to solve a series of policy solutions to Spain's economic crisis. A technocrat is someone who is in charge of solving economic problems for the government that they work for.
4. What specific economic policies made up the Stabilization Plan of 1957? What does Desarollo mean?
To fix inflation and debts that were owed it also was put into place to help unemployment which was at a all time high at 35%. Desarollo is when there is a oil crisis or not being cut off from receiving oil.
5. What other factor(s) helped boost the Spanish economy of the 1960s?
"Franco's Peace", and the Opus Dei worked, the economy become more stable and met short term goals.
6. What were three examples of the economic improvement experienced by Spaniards during the 1960s?
1) 4 to 66% in owning refrigerators.
2)1 to 10% in owning cars
3)A higher diverge between richer and poor do to tripling in wages
7. What types of media came to dominate Spanish culture during the 1960s?
Television, and controlling the football sports, since this was the pastime essentially for the people were they felt happy, he could control their happiness essentially.
8. What are three ways that economic growth in Spain undermined the social structure that helped create Franco’s regime?
1) Diverge with the rich north and the poor south.
2) Rapid urbanization of Spain.
3) Education reforms, paradoxical consequences.
9. Briefly summarize the “anti-democratic” legacy of the Franco regime.
A denouncement of Franco because of his selfish behavior and his radically reconstruction of the state. And all his polices that reformed Spain, on media, women and education.
10. Briefly summarize the “institutionalized discrimination against married women” in Spain in the 1970s.
Married women had no rights, they were second class citizens who signed their rights over the the husbands basically, they couldn't open property or even get a job without the permission of the their spouse.
11. Briefly describe how nationalist minority groups behaved and were treated in Spain during the 1960s and 1970s.
Franco had restrictions on them because he didn't want them in his country. Some behaved as terrorist like such as the ETA, others were killed by the government in trials because of the affiliations.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
TOK QUESTIONS:
1)It help save many thousands of lives from dying in the gas chambers, also put a halt to Germany's dominance in the war. It appeared to add morality because it shorten the war and help showed that the Americans and British could knock Germany out of the sky. The problems with it were that people though it was morally wrong and unjustifiable to destroy a city in such a way. They were no better than the Nazi's in mass murdering civilians especially ones caught off guard by the attack.
2)No bias history, the facts must be placed in the books, with reason and justifiable evidence. To unify a country it's history must be unify. But also if history isn't unified what is it then? It is facts supporting one side not another that may be supported but is unified with truths and counterpoints etc. It is very possible to unify history, but to do so bias, and pass events that may effect the unification must be put aside in order to make a truthful history. Of course counterpoints would be expected in any type of history but facts are what unified history and agreement.
3)No, because the mass murder of thousands of civilians was not called for even if it shorted the war 6 months. I feel even in war times we are still human and though the concept desperate times calls for desperate measures may apply to retreating in a war but not the mass murdering of a city. What makes it ethically right to do something like that, we are human, they are human. Honestly if France and Britain didn't spend the years appeasing Hitler, which helped him in consolidation of his power then this wouldn't have happened because world war II may have not lead to this extent. Pearl Harbor could be a factor of this because, the Japanese destroyed the naval bases in Hawaii and for retaliation the US was going to destroy one of the Japanese beautiful cities Hiroshima. This idea of "Just War Theory" and annihilation of Dresden because, it was also a get back at the other side move. They supported it because they believed it needed to be done as a last resort in order to start the offensive on Germany, not only did this give them leverage in the sky but also morality and essentially crippled Germany in away. The supported it by feeling thats it was ethically and justifiable right to bomb Dresden.
2)No bias history, the facts must be placed in the books, with reason and justifiable evidence. To unify a country it's history must be unify. But also if history isn't unified what is it then? It is facts supporting one side not another that may be supported but is unified with truths and counterpoints etc. It is very possible to unify history, but to do so bias, and pass events that may effect the unification must be put aside in order to make a truthful history. Of course counterpoints would be expected in any type of history but facts are what unified history and agreement.
3)No, because the mass murder of thousands of civilians was not called for even if it shorted the war 6 months. I feel even in war times we are still human and though the concept desperate times calls for desperate measures may apply to retreating in a war but not the mass murdering of a city. What makes it ethically right to do something like that, we are human, they are human. Honestly if France and Britain didn't spend the years appeasing Hitler, which helped him in consolidation of his power then this wouldn't have happened because world war II may have not lead to this extent. Pearl Harbor could be a factor of this because, the Japanese destroyed the naval bases in Hawaii and for retaliation the US was going to destroy one of the Japanese beautiful cities Hiroshima. This idea of "Just War Theory" and annihilation of Dresden because, it was also a get back at the other side move. They supported it because they believed it needed to be done as a last resort in order to start the offensive on Germany, not only did this give them leverage in the sky but also morality and essentially crippled Germany in away. The supported it by feeling thats it was ethically and justifiable right to bomb Dresden.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
IRL: China Women
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/8393336.stm
News Story: BBC East
It connects to what we are studying in class because its a more current update on the sex slavery, that picked up in the 1950s during the Great Famine. And showing a new side of things then the 1950s when these brothels began. But this document is a update showing that the brothels and sex trading ideas coming from poverty and reasons like that are still around.
It add values to a new cultural value that occurred in China. During the Great Famine, selling children and wives to eat seem acceptable. And this is still happening today occurring to this document, families are paying off debts etc. by selling children and essentially keeping the brothels and the sex trades alive. It also adds value to the fact this can happen anywhere not just China.
Limitations faced with this document are, the document talks about evidence found on a raid that was significant to the article but shows none of the evidence making the source questionable.
News Story: BBC East
It connects to what we are studying in class because its a more current update on the sex slavery, that picked up in the 1950s during the Great Famine. And showing a new side of things then the 1950s when these brothels began. But this document is a update showing that the brothels and sex trading ideas coming from poverty and reasons like that are still around.
It add values to a new cultural value that occurred in China. During the Great Famine, selling children and wives to eat seem acceptable. And this is still happening today occurring to this document, families are paying off debts etc. by selling children and essentially keeping the brothels and the sex trades alive. It also adds value to the fact this can happen anywhere not just China.
Limitations faced with this document are, the document talks about evidence found on a raid that was significant to the article but shows none of the evidence making the source questionable.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Key Questions on China
What were Mao's motives for subjecting his people to the Cultural Revolution?
- Reassert his authority over China and the CCP,waging a war against the old and replacing it would the new would help the communist ideology in CCP.
What concerns did Mao have about the younger members of the CCP?
- That they were not strong enough because they had not suffered anything to tremendous in their lives, as Mao's generation had.
How did Mao intend to preserve the peasant character of the revolution?
- By leading the revolution around them, because he favored the peasant class and sought revenge for the other classes that he despised.
Why were Deng and Lui attacked?
- Because Mao saw them as revisionists and losing the Maoist ideologies. So once Mao denounce them, they were constantly and brutally attacked by the CCP.
Why did China's young people prove so willing to follow Mao's lead?
- Mao was able to use psychology in the education to essentially teach the younger people that they held a special role in making the society better and a new world order of socialists would emerge from this.
What methods did the Red Guards use to terrify the population?
- They were trained to insult and abuse their parents and teachers. A lost of respect and were obedient to their new master...MAO. They destroyed Chinese history; irreplaceable artifacts and arts.
What tactics were used to break the will of those arrested?
People were manhandled and humiliated in front of everyone. Red Guards also sent people like doctors and teachers to "struggle sessions".
What statistics illustrate the scale of destruction of China's ancient culture?
4922 of Beijings' 6843 "place of cultural or historical interest"
What role did the PLA play in the cultural revolution?
They encouraged the PLA into having students and workers fighting and revolting. They were also used to keep the people that participated in the revolution in control.
How were the energies of troublesome Red Guards diverted in another direction?
Mao urged them to move into the mountains with peasants and learn the traditions of peasants etc.
How did the experience of the younger people in the countryside affect their altitude towards Mao and the cultural revolution?
They began to doubt Mao and why they were fighting in the revolution.
How was ferocity of the Cultural Revolution maintained after the dispersal of the red Guards?
It was worse because the CCRG and the PLA took over and cleansing began.
How much of the blame attaches to Mao for the horrors of the Cultural Revolution?
It was Mao's idea however the plans and motivates were carried out by Jiang Quing because Mao decided to go underground again.
In what scene was the Lin Biao affair a turning point in the Cultural Revolution?
He gained more support and a bigger influence of the government which caused a threat for Mao which showed that Mao could loose control.
What form did the plot take?
The plot failed because the sister of Lin Biao leaked details about the assassination attempt on Mao which caused Mao to be be guarded and put safety away.
What consequences followed from Lin Biao's disgrace?
After his "disgrace" the people worried about who they could trust and had doubt to all government officials and what they could say.
Why did the intensity of the Cultural Revolution lessen 1972?
- A general uncertainty in the party about the ailings Mao's true intentions
- the effect of the Lin Biao affair which led to a rethink in the CCP about how severe its policies should be.
- An unacknowledged recognition by the party that the points made by critics such as Tu Deyong were an accurate description of the harmful effects of the Cultural Revolution.
- The wish to impress the USA, whose president, Richard Nixon, made an official visit to the PRC in 1972.
How did Lin Biao's fall benefit Zhou Enlai and Deng Xiaoping?
Enlai proved that he could hold the party together through the hardest part of the Cultural Revolution. Also he was a outstanding international statesman in the 1970s. Xiaoping "capitalist roader" helped him, and helped him fight the opposition.
What does the Cultural Revolution indicate about Mao's character and personality?
He couldn't carry it on his own, and caused him a lot of paranoia. Mao had the ideas but couldn't carry out them out on his own without the help of other people and he was forced to drive them with his enthusiasm.
- Reassert his authority over China and the CCP,waging a war against the old and replacing it would the new would help the communist ideology in CCP.
What concerns did Mao have about the younger members of the CCP?
- That they were not strong enough because they had not suffered anything to tremendous in their lives, as Mao's generation had.
How did Mao intend to preserve the peasant character of the revolution?
- By leading the revolution around them, because he favored the peasant class and sought revenge for the other classes that he despised.
Why were Deng and Lui attacked?
- Because Mao saw them as revisionists and losing the Maoist ideologies. So once Mao denounce them, they were constantly and brutally attacked by the CCP.
Why did China's young people prove so willing to follow Mao's lead?
- Mao was able to use psychology in the education to essentially teach the younger people that they held a special role in making the society better and a new world order of socialists would emerge from this.
What methods did the Red Guards use to terrify the population?
- They were trained to insult and abuse their parents and teachers. A lost of respect and were obedient to their new master...MAO. They destroyed Chinese history; irreplaceable artifacts and arts.
What tactics were used to break the will of those arrested?
People were manhandled and humiliated in front of everyone. Red Guards also sent people like doctors and teachers to "struggle sessions".
What statistics illustrate the scale of destruction of China's ancient culture?
4922 of Beijings' 6843 "place of cultural or historical interest"
What role did the PLA play in the cultural revolution?
They encouraged the PLA into having students and workers fighting and revolting. They were also used to keep the people that participated in the revolution in control.
How were the energies of troublesome Red Guards diverted in another direction?
Mao urged them to move into the mountains with peasants and learn the traditions of peasants etc.
How did the experience of the younger people in the countryside affect their altitude towards Mao and the cultural revolution?
They began to doubt Mao and why they were fighting in the revolution.
How was ferocity of the Cultural Revolution maintained after the dispersal of the red Guards?
It was worse because the CCRG and the PLA took over and cleansing began.
How much of the blame attaches to Mao for the horrors of the Cultural Revolution?
It was Mao's idea however the plans and motivates were carried out by Jiang Quing because Mao decided to go underground again.
In what scene was the Lin Biao affair a turning point in the Cultural Revolution?
He gained more support and a bigger influence of the government which caused a threat for Mao which showed that Mao could loose control.
What form did the plot take?
The plot failed because the sister of Lin Biao leaked details about the assassination attempt on Mao which caused Mao to be be guarded and put safety away.
What consequences followed from Lin Biao's disgrace?
After his "disgrace" the people worried about who they could trust and had doubt to all government officials and what they could say.
Why did the intensity of the Cultural Revolution lessen 1972?
- A general uncertainty in the party about the ailings Mao's true intentions
- the effect of the Lin Biao affair which led to a rethink in the CCP about how severe its policies should be.
- An unacknowledged recognition by the party that the points made by critics such as Tu Deyong were an accurate description of the harmful effects of the Cultural Revolution.
- The wish to impress the USA, whose president, Richard Nixon, made an official visit to the PRC in 1972.
How did Lin Biao's fall benefit Zhou Enlai and Deng Xiaoping?
Enlai proved that he could hold the party together through the hardest part of the Cultural Revolution. Also he was a outstanding international statesman in the 1970s. Xiaoping "capitalist roader" helped him, and helped him fight the opposition.
What does the Cultural Revolution indicate about Mao's character and personality?
He couldn't carry it on his own, and caused him a lot of paranoia. Mao had the ideas but couldn't carry out them out on his own without the help of other people and he was forced to drive them with his enthusiasm.
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