Sunday, March 15, 2009

Middle Eastern States




The conflicts of the middle east has been an ongoing thing since the great war. When the treat of Versailles was accepted the staes like France and Great Britain thought about how they were going to divide up the middle east. But the middle east were not in favor of giving up there land. The land was beneficial to them because it had natural resources which gave them more money and their income. AFter the holocasut many people felt bad for the jews and had no idea what was going on. The Balfour Declaration stated that Palestine would be split into two parts one for Isreal and on for Palestine. I dont know if these group will ever get along neither of them like each other and Isreal will never be willing to give up their land. I think one day they just need to come to terms and realize that that was the past and it is over with.

Monday, February 2, 2009

Czarist Russia



The Russian ans tsar Nobility had a population of only 1 percent of the population had most of the control of land in Russia.The nobility status was hereditary. The tsar didn't have to worry about money they owned millions of acres of land which was over one million serfs or slaves. Tsar Peter the great started the tradtion that all Russians owed service to their government. The nobles became military officers or govermment officals and in turn the government gave them money serf and land up to 1861. Even thought the russian nobles were rich they still held little power than you would think. The tsra had the most authority over the people of the russian empire and pretty much everything else.The nobles decided to switch to more modern farming and grow more profitable crops like sugar beats and wheat.The nobles has slaves which they could sell or do anything else they wanted to.Some nobles fell into debt but most nobles kept their wealth.I think the nobility would not like the idea of revolution becasue they want all the power and do not want to change that.When your nobility you want it done your way and your not used to being told no and people overthrowing you.