The Treaty of Versailles (ended WW I)

The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty that was signed at the Palace Of Versailles in Paris, France and was also a Treaty to end World War One. This Treaty is what Ended the war between Germany and the Allied Powers. The German were effected greatly by this. This caused many other germans to rebel as well. The Germans payed billions in war dues because of all the damages and civilian casualties they have caused. The Germans also lost many of land in the treaty. Germany eventually gave back land to countries like when they gave Poland, West Prussia back. Germany lost many territories they had overseas as well. I believe that this treaty was not fair because of all the billions of dollars they had to pay back.

Many people say that the Treaty of Versailles led to the rise of Adolf Hitler because the Germans were in a great depression and Hitler being strong smart person he was felt that he had to lead Germany out of this. He gave them the hope they needed and fought back against the Associated powers. He wanted to make Germany Stronger again and he promised that by what the Treaty of Versailles did.

Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk) and the Modernization of Turkey

One if the most successful military leader was Mustafa Kemal. He successfully took a group of the nations nationalists and over through the ottoman sultan. He succeeded in reforming Turkey, making it more modernized, and more secular. Mustafa Kemal separated Islamic Laws from the Nation laws. He separated rules of religion from the laws of the country and in an attempt of modernizing Turkey and making it more European like. Mustafa also removed religious courts and made an english system like court (Like current day court). He allowed women to have rights such as voting and getting jobs that only men could acquire.

Kemal banished many old traditions as well. Government officials didn't go to work wearing their fez. (Kemal believed that the fez meant that you were living backwards) Instead they were going to work wearing suits and ties. He really wanted them to look more modernized and like European business men and workers. His influence was so strong they followed him and when he died they gave him the name " Ataturk" which meant father of the turks because of all he did for his country.

Film Lesson: "Gandhi"

Gandhi was a very inspirational man. He inspired one of the most famous man in the world, Martin Luther King Jr. a leader of the Civil Rights Movements. Gandhi main goal was to try to bring together the Hindu and Muslim people. Using many non-violent protest, he proved to be a pain to the British. Gandhi used non-violence because it made them in control. If the British tried to attack or use force on them then it would make the British look bad. This method proved to be effective because the less violence that the indians did, the more it made England look bad when the press from the United States arrived. One of Gandhi most memorable protest was the Salt March. The Salt March was basically Gandhi marching with hundreds of other indians thousands of miles to the ocean in order to make there own salt. Gandhi did this with many other items such as clothes, and yarn. He did this in order to show that he did not approve of the British and there items, which is why he did the Salt March so he could make his own salt.

Indias indepence was highly influence by Mohandas Gandhi. Gandhi gave them hope and will power to use non-violence in the protests and to never give up. As shown in the movie , he never gave up on his people. He went to jail many times for his people because of the little laws he broke when they protested. Also he didn't buy any of the governments clothes which was a big influence to the independence of India. I think the Indians without Gandhi would of got their independence, but not for a while because not many people believe in non-violence until Gandhi promoted it to the people for decades.

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