The first political cartoon is of an elephant and a donkey- who represent the political parties- plowing a field of Unity For Defense- which was a  current problem- with a man who represents the United States, behind the plow. the tree in the background has a paper nailed to it that says "1940…". this indicates the start of second world war when we are wondering whether to defend ourselves.

DBQ

DBQ:

1. france, russia, germany, 
2. tensions rise as countries worry about not being able to defend themselves if they are attacked. Countries develop more weapons an worry about weather they are going to get attacked.
3. great britain, france and russia were part of the triple entente. Germany, austria- hungry and russia, were par of the triple alliance. the triple entente surrounded the triple alliance and tensions grew as they stocked up on weapons. 
4. they caused them of letting there press run wild and "permitting criminal machinations" to to undermine them. The are causing them of dangerous propaganda as well.
5. They asked them to stop the propaganda and accept collaboration  with them.
6. Germany was responsible for the actions of both herself and her allies. It was believed that they began the alliance and led the charge.
7. He wanted to per sieve a defensive poison and a position of innocence without completely stating it outrightly.
8. Blamed the war on the mourouris end of the leader of Austria - Hungary.
9. he believed that it was every european countries fault as a whole.
10. he declared that they either mobilized their armies or did not move to prevent the war.
11. it greater a strong alliance of defence
12. they strengthened each other and added to their forces together.
13. they made tensions grow as they added to their military strength in the name of defense.
14. Eourope as a whole was the cause for ww 1. they grew insucrure and started advancing their military supplies and didn't make any arrangement to stop the war.

TOP TEN BATTLES OF ALL TIME

1. Yorktown: end of the american revolution
2. stalingrad: put the german army into retreat to begin the end of WW2
3. Antietam: bloodiest one day battle of the civil war
4. gettysberg : largest number of casualties of the civil war. turning point of the war.
5. waterloo: the end of napoleons rule of the empire of france.
6. d day: largest sea born invasion ever. almost 3 million soldiers crossed the english canal to confront Nazi Germany
7. bunker hill: a costly win for the british with many casualties.
8. constantiople: the capture of constantinople and the near end of the byzantine empire.
9. tsushima:  battle between russia and japan. it was the only decisive sea battle fought by modern siege battleships.
10. saratoga: turning point of the american revolution.

Government Test

1. D
2. A
3. A
4. B
5. E
6. D
7. A
8. D
9. B
10. C
11. A
12. A
13. E
14. D
15. A
16. A
17. D
18. A
19. control the media, changing national laws to allow the dictator more power, developing a cult of personality, secret police, single party government.
1. Jean Jacques Rousseau: 16: Jean believed that even if you have a constitution or set of laws and they are not kept than there really is no constitution to fallow. HE knew that you needed a way to enforce order in a peaceful way through rights and constitutions. 
2. Baron de Montesquieu:10: the Baron believed in equal rights and that no one should be discriminated against by anything including religion. 
3. John Locke:1: john believed that everyone had certain rights from birth and he would say this to bring these ideas to light, but he also excepted the fact that some people may a abuse those rights when he looked out for the general good.
4. Voltaire:11: he fought for the freedom of speech and writing and printing, or in other words expression. This passage described that want of freedom through speaking writing an printing, but acknowledged the consequences if abused.

Map Questions

1. Where are the newest countries in the world located? The newest countries are in Africa and russia, northwestern countries. South Sudan.
2. Is there a connection between types of government a country has and the freedoms of the citizens? Newer countries tend to have a little bit more freedom and are a little calmer than older countries as the older countries develop problems in their well withered societies.
3. What questions do you have about these maps? They do not have an overly stern key and sometimes only contain colors and not the reason for the color. Also why are some of the older countries experiencing major issues?

Obama a Dictator? I Think Not.

There are many people out there that believe that Obama is becoming a dictator. They believe that he is taking away our rights and liberties. However their statements are untrue and are severely biased. In fact, Obama has gained little power and does not emanate the past dictators. The republican party is still intact and his rivals have actually met with him for ideas of how to create a better country instead of being eliminated as the past dictators have done to their competition. We the people still have the right to freedom of speech and many take this right to their advantage and bash our president. His promises for better times may not have been sudden but the road is set and this road does not include him becoming our all time leader. He has also not shoved blame onto another person or group. I don't believe that he is trying to eliminate someone only to create a hole for the problems our economy is having. I also don't see him trying to expand his so called "empire". Obama is smart and educated he did not have the reckless and perilous childhood that many of the past dictators had to endure, and he is a skilled leader that is trying his hardest at one of the most difficult, and most stressful jobs available. He was voted for and he was cheered for, so lets step back and take in both sides.

Dictators Best Points

1. economy is in a bad spot or is having a downfall.
2. you must control the media
3. Must develop a cult of personality
4. you must use the schools
5. change laws to get more power
6. eliminate other parties
7. propaganda
8. isolate or eliminate rivals 
9. no free speech
10. secret police
11. promise change and better times
12. powerful communication skills
13. developed a scape goat for problems. Blame them on another or a group
14. pursue expansion
15. increased nationalism
16. rose to power legaly
17. religion
18. military back ground
19. bad childhood
20. educated but not successful 

Dictators

• Mussolini
• Hitler
• Stalin

Recent Event: Russian Children

Russia has banned any American from adopting its children. Mr. Putin Russia’s prime minister had a very harsh reaction to President Obama’s reelection. Russian leaders have undone many of the United States attempts to influence Russia. They ordered The United States Agency for International Development to shutdown its involvement in Russia. This ended it influence in public health, civil society, and many other works. Then The united states passed a law called the Magnitsky act, An American Law punishing the Russians for the accusations of violating human rights. Russia retaliated with the ban of any United States citizens from adoptions of their Russian children. They claimed the ban was for the cases found of the abuse and death of Russian children that were adopted by the United States. Fortunately adoptions that were already approved would be allowed. This not only impacts many adoption options but also hurts Russia. The United States adopts many of it children without there adoptions fewer children will be able to experience a family for the themselves, and the United States will have an even worse connection with Russia.

Are People Naturally Good or Bad

People today are good and bad but I believe that they are naturally good. I believe this because children learn from example and usually are good from the start with no impurities with in their mind. Naturally people are good but become corrupted with wants and needs dragging them down towards the bad side of people. I believe that people were evolved through evolution. Animals are innocent creature of nature, so, how can a creature be naturally bad? An innocent mind is a good mind and naturally humans are good.

Top Ten List for Power

1. common set of laws that apply to everyone. (Henry the second)
2. State officials to enforce the laws. POLICE SYSTEM.( philip Augustas)
3. Need a court system for centralized justice and have a:n equal system troughout the land.( Henry the second and Louis the ninth)
4. Have everyone pay taxes to the central government. (Philip Augustace)
5. A standing army loyal to the king/ you. (Edward)
6. Make nobles part of parlement to make them think as though they have a large part in government. (Philip Augustace
7. Get religion to affirm or approve to your power. As though you were chosen by God. Philip the 4th)

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 #1  What type of government does the United States have?  Explain.

the United States has a democratic government. The people vote for representatives to make there laws and defend their part of the country. We have a president a house of representatives.

     #2  What type of government did the Romans turn to in times of crisis? A Republic government. 

     #3  Who were the plebeians? The lower class.

     #4  Some people call the US an Oligarchy.   Explain why.Some people our president and vice president have more power than they are made out to have. also we have a group of people in charge and they make our laws but they do not completely understand how we vote.

     #5  Read the following excerpt from Acts 25:22-29.   We can infer that one of the laws the Romans had was that the roman citizens were to have been guilty before interrogation and those who were not had were flogged and violently interrogated. Any roman citizen must not be chained unless found completely guilty.

History Definitions:

Bureaucracy, decisions made by state officials 

Aristocracy: power held by the nobility or highest part of society.

Constitutionalism, when there is a set of almost untouchable laws that hold rights for given people

Autocracy one person with ultimate power

Monarchy: A form of government that has a "monarch" as a leader. Also known as a king or queen

Dictatorship, a government with a dictator, or man who has some how held power with force

Totalitarianism, complete control over way of life and government

Absolutism, they acceptance of or belief in absolute principles philosophical ethical or theological matters.

Democracy: When elected leaders hold power in government, and make decisions as a group.

Oligarchy: a small group or council that hold is in charge of controlling the state/ country/ city-state

WHAT MAKES A GOOD LEADER:

• Focus: knows what needs be done and accomplishes it.
• Empathy: Knows and understands the people
• Respect: Is not insulting or unrespectful to his charge or his responsibility 
• Driven: A leader must be driven to keep the peace, change his charge and accomplish his duty
• Loyalty: they must be loyal to his or her responcibility 
• Honesty: they must not deceive people int thinking untrue things
• Can Communicate Well: can rally people and help them understand
• Can adjust to the situation: in any situation things can change drastically so the leader must adjust to whatever is needed
• Consistency: They must not waver an there views on issues
• Intelligence: They must know what they are talking about and know solutions for problems
• Experience: a leader will have made mistakes and accomplished things to learn and apply them
• Mental Strength: They must be strong to withstand critisim
•  Good Values: A leader must not have corrupt values of life
• Cares for others : They must want to help those in need and use their power to help them
• Inspiring: They must be able to change opinions and rally those who need rallying.

J.A. What is the purpose of government?
The purpose of government is to organize and regulate the designated area being controlled. It also enables the people to impact there country or not.