Monday, March 26, 2007

Germany at War - WW 2

propaganda: information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc.
In the poster Hitler swicthed his attack and invaded the soviet Union on 22 june 1941. The poster says 'Europe's Victory is Your Prosperity'. The poster is anti-Bolshevik. Also Great Britain is shown as graveyard “symbolizing Germany has destroyed Great Britain”
In the picture you can also see Germany threatening a a knock-out to the Soviet Union. the invasion of the USSR is security is show as a baby in a cradle.

Film Lesson:"Schindler's List"

A scene that will stay with me was, when they were taken the kids away from their families, the mothers were screaming, but the kids were innocently smiling, they thought they were been taken on a road trip. The Nazi took the kids, and later killed them. The liquidation of the Krakow ghetto was much unexpected. How people would try to hide anywhere they could. But at the end they would end up being killed.

Thursday, March 22, 2007

Film Lesson: "Night and Fog"

I find both films very powerful. i think the Hollywood version and the documentary are very similar. but if i had to choose i would pick the Hollywood version. i think is much more organize and influential. the scenes from the documentary were a lot stronger than the movie though. I remember a part of the documentary that was really strong" were they showed bodies of people, and then next to the bodies was a mountain of heads.

US Atomic Bombing of Japan in 1945

I think that the US atomic bombing of Japan is the #1 news story of the century. because it's entirely change the way we look at war. i believe before the atomic bombing of Japan, war was all about who had the most army and the majority of factories to provide those soldiers with equipments and clothe. but after the atomic bomb, war was about who had the Most powerful and advance atomic bombs.

Tuesday, February 13, 2007

The Treaty of Versailles

The treaty demanded Germany to give up thousands of railroad cars, they also took all of the land that Germany own in other places of the world.
The treaty call for a ban on the importation and exportation of arms, forbade the construction of military aircraft, naval vessels, and military vehicles.With their industrial production in a weak position and without a viable means to transportation what little supplies they were allowed to manufacture. the treaty had distroy completely Germany's self-pride . that's were Hitler come in, he promise to restore Germany and used the treaty as a reason for Germany to unite, and as a battle cry to rally support for his militaristic ambitions. part of his success was certainly due to the fact that the Treaty had destroyed Germany.

Monday, February 12, 2007

Mustafa Kemal 1881-1938

He was among the greates leaders of turkey.He was the founder of the Turkish Republic and also its first President.
He believed that the only way for turkey to become a strong successful country was by adopting the ways of the Europeans. His reforms included dress codes. He also introduce the
Latin alphabet to Turkish. He lesser the centrality of Islam in Turkish public life and give equality to citizens regardless of religion.