HazelWorldHistory

While I have learned and read about the Holocaust, reading about it now has a greater impact on me. It shows how far the world has come, but also how far we still have to go. Many people today still get confused on whether or not Jewish is a religion or race. The hatred that was birthed from the Holocaust is still very much alive today.  There are race wars still going on today. Hitler turned Jewish into a race and pursued to eliminate them. Even people who were completely separated from the religion or culture were suddenly identified as being jewish by blood or birth. What is interesting is that many of them were Christians and have been for awhile. This was a witch hunt, and even people who did not consider themselves to be Jewish were fearful. Hitler somehow created this new race based on hate. Just as we have read there was never any science to back up his claim. Is it all Hitler's fault? Hitler was able to step into power, and the people gave him power. He was not the only ...

We are in an era that we aren't quite sure if it has ended and started into a new one or what! So many changes occurred following the late 1800s. The collapse at the center is what ignited these changes. Europe was dominating in trade and in the sphere of influence. Europe being so competitive against its neighbors led to the wars that would follow. I do remember learning about wars, but I never realized how it truly started and that it partly was rooted in the industrial revolution. It may be a stretch but it did drive greed even more. With WWI I do remember European conflicts. I do not recall the Great Depression as being one of the results of that. I also didn't realize that it affected more than just the US. The Great Depression was a result of people not having enough money to spend, which then just created a surplus of product, which trickled back to having less jobs etc. That is such an interesting thought, since you would think US consumerism would have gone down by n...

Strayer seems to have a whole chapter on the demise of the Ottoman Empire and China's crisis. It is interesting that we knew very little of their success and now a little bit of their failures etc. Looking at China now and how over populated their country is, it is good to actually know some of the why's and how their country grew to be just so. China could not provide for the increasing population, but at least now we know why. Other countries were growing in population, but it truly was the industrial revolution that helped accommodate those extra people. Industrial Revolution also move people into a forward era. For example, Europe was progressing, and their economic boom is what helped. China struggled, and most of their population ended up being peasants, unemployed and led to many starving people. Their economy was taking a turn. From being known as a powerful, leading country-- eventually started to falter. They started to rely on Europe for their needs. Of course Europe...

Europe's western expansion halted once North America was acquired, now it was about colonizing in Asia, Africa and Oceania. What is surprising is new countries were now involved, including more European countries, United States and Japan. These countries ended up being know as the "Great Powers", which seem similar to today's top countries. Things have not changed. We continually are looking for a better product to see, more resources and more land. Today, most of the products in the US are made in China. What is interesting is how Europe wanted to sell to China due to its huge population, however we now have become heavily invested in products made in China. Oh how the tables have turned. US became its own power and started to see that power and influence meant acquiring land. Afro-Asian countries and territories were not about what they had to offer, it was just about who own who and how much. It is similar to today, we are constantly comparing ourselves to other ...