World Empires

It really surprises me how many different countries were under the control of European powers.

White Man's Burden Response

Throughout the excerpt, phrases such as, "Take up the White Man's burden..", "Send forth the best ye breed...", "Your new-caught, sullen peoples,/Half-devil and half-child", are used to show the author's opinion about white superiority. He protrays everyone who is not European as being almost like animals whose only purpose is to serve them. This is shown through diction such as, "breed", and "new-caught".

Young Turks

The constitution gave Ottomans the right to vote and also gave free education to those who wanted it. Since they were the first generation in a while to get free education they would have a huge advantage in business, society, and government because they were smarter than those around them. Also, they would be the youngest group of people to vote which gave them great influence over who ended up winning the vote. Though a majority of the Ottoman Empire supported the reforms of the Young Turks, many disliked the specifics of the reforms as well.

The Anatomy of a Revolution

1st Stage-----> People start hating the current regime. Plus, there would be numerous amounts of protests and violence towards the government.

2nd Stage-----> Moderate and radical revolutionaries clash; moderates are opposed by many and eventually it destroyed the moderates. Extremists win and this period is known as the "terror" period.

3rd Stage-----> Development of Thermidorian Reaction. Life returns to normal, but a dictator generally comes to power who brings back a version of the old regime. 

TED Talk Response

Ferguson began this TED talk by introducing the count of “billions” which I thought was engaging. His points were concise, and clearly defined to fit the overarching theme of his talk. However, Ferguson exuded a bit of arrogance by saying “this is the best simplification I can offer you,” as that implies he believes the audience is relatively-feeble-minded compared to him. Overall, the information relayed in Ferguson’s talk was very intriguing and addressed a largely unattacked issue of prosperity fairly holistically.

Adam Smith Questions

1) Why do you think profit is the most important thing?

2) In what ways does self-interest help society?

3) When would a monopoly be beneficial to people?

Islamic Empire Pocket Map