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Thursday, January 24, 2013
F.I. - Question 52
To complete question #52 on the "Foundations Investigation," select an article from the PRINT issue of History Today. Your comment should include the following:
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ReplyDeleteMiddle East, Journal Article Walker, Christopher J. "Friends or Foes? The Islamic East, and the West." History Today March (2007): 50-57. Print.
ReplyDeleteTwo religions in the Middle East (Islam and Christianity) have been clashing lately over who should follow what belief. Both religious groups have organized missionaries to seek out new recruits. or poll those who are which religion, and why. However, if the citizen does not agree to the terms of their religion they receive lots of animosity and even hostile threats.
Carr, Matt. "Spain's Ethnic Cleansing." History Today 59.2 (2009): 48-51. Print.
ReplyDeleteThe one aspect stopping Spain from secularism, a country that only followed Christianity, was the Moriscos who believed in the Muslim religion. Due to this, Spain's rulers insisted that every Muslim had to convert to Christianity. Because the Muslim's were so dedicated to their beliefs and values, most did not convert to Christianity, therefore the rulers had to agree on expulsion. These Moriscos were transported to North Africa or driven overland across the Pyrenees, and most of them did not even make it to the coast.
Provide a timeframe to clarify. This was part of the Spanish Inquisition in the 15th century and the Reconquista (1492).
DeleteLatin America, Furtado, Peter. "Darkest Peru." History Today September (2007): 10-11. Print
ReplyDeleteWhile many hotel chains desire to create more luxury accommodation in the heart of the Peruvian ruins, many locals and the government conclude that it is just too cumbersome to create such things. Many ancient trails and ruins lay miles away from civilization and creating a hotel could not work. Only basic things such as few signs and nick-knacks for tourists are available, the rest is only the wild and the ruins. With such immense beauty and history of "third world" country, the government still finds it hard to introduce such hotels due to destroying what the experience is all about. The explorers who found the tombs and ruins had no luxuries and the government wishes to keep it that way.
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ReplyDeletePaquette, Gabriel. "Empire of Exceptions: The Making of Modern Brazil." History Today 61.6 (2011): 39-46. Print.
ReplyDeleteAlthough Brazil is currently a rising superpower, the process of becoming independent has been a long, difficult one. Brazil was once under reign of Portugal and sent elite people to portugal to be trained to control government. Once Brazil reached an equal point of success as its mother country, Ruler, Joao, opened the ports and trade markets to merchants of all nations. This action relinquished Portugal's hold over their economy. Following this, a revolution of civilians and slaves broke out and Joao returned to Europe to dispute the rebellion with Portugal. He left command to his son, Pedro, whom declared Brazil an independent nation. Many deaths resulted from the revolution that ensued.
Provide a timeframe to help audience understand context.
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ReplyDeleteEurope
ReplyDeleteWatson, Alexander. "Stabbed at the Front." History Today 8 Nov. 2008: 21-27. Print.
The article “Stabbed at the Front”, by Alexander Watson primarily discusses how Germany had lost the will to continue to fight during World War One, which ultimately resulted in their absolute defeat. Watson first discusses how German military leaders such as General Erich Ludendorff and Field Marshall Paul von Hindenberg desperately wanted peace, but not because of domestic considerations or even the Allies weaknesses, but because they saw their army slowly deteriorating due to the atrophy of the Germans willingness to fight. He then discusses how during the Battle of Somme even though the Germans began the battle on the advance they had no one to rely on for reinforcements like the French and English did with the Americans. Another aspect that Watson discusses is that the Germans surrender during July 1918 was partially due to Allied material superiority and improved assault tactics. The article concludes by saying; …after the guns fell silent in 1918, the subsequent ‘peace’ proved to only be temporary”.
Lorenz, Federico Guillermo. "How Our Enemy Made Us Better." History Today 56.9 (2006): 31-37. Print.
ReplyDeleteLatin America:
Lorenz, an Argentinian historian and teacher himself, examines his country's struggle through the Second World War. In his observations, he states that while Argentina went through tough times, both emotionally and economically, the war benefited his country in the long run, as they feel both fortified as a nation and unified as people. Lorenz also discusses the culture of his main enemy, Great Britain, and how the fight against such a powerful empire allowed them confidence as a country.
Paton, Maureen. "The Accidental Atomicist" History Today August 2010 (2010): 54-55 Print
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Paton, explains in her article about the works of the last living man that had contributed to the making of the deadly atomic bomb. Hyman Frankel was one of few scientist from Cambridge University that got chosen to work on a secret British nuclear project.After this he was then assigned to work on a new Project. The Manhattan Project. After seeing what the nuclear bomb could do, Hyman dropped the Manhattan project he was assigned and never returned to work on nuclear military again.
Roberts, Andrew. "Hitler's Lightning Strike." History Today 59.9 (2009): 12-18.
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Europe:
The article, "Hitler's Lightning Strike", by Andrew Roberts, highlights the main points and aspects that allowed Hitler and the Nazi army to plunge into Poland and seize the country before any major action could be taken by Allied forces elsewhere in Europe. The "Lightning Tactics", or Blitzkrieg, were designed to have large armored forces breach enemy lines, then have copious amounts of air strikes or bombing, followed by ground forces to secure the rattled enemy. The combination of stealthy, yet threatening ground forces, followed by bombings and armored tank attacks allowed Germany to easily take hold of Poland's sparsely protected border and deficient resistant forces.
Europe
ReplyDeleteWilliams, Hugh. "What Made Us British?" History Today: The Protector's New
Clothes. Sept (2008): 20-22. Print.
British history is an incredibly important aspect of all societies and should be properly identified to construct a better idea of the British world today. Williams begins by explaining his thesis on the importance of British history and explains how children in school all seem to be learning only a few facts about the history of the British that are not that important in the long-run. He goes on to recognize the importance of his novel and television show titled, "Fifty Things You Need to Know About British History," and how it reveals a true, chronological timeline of Britain's history. He explains how difficult it was deciding on what events to put in the fifty facts and how many of them are surprising but incredibly important to British culture. He concludes by stating some things he looked at while making the list and the true importance of history today.
It's important to note that History Today is a British publication. Therefore, Williams is arguing that British students learn about British history.
DeleteMorris, Ian. "Latitudes Not Attitudes." History Today 60.11 (2010): 27-33. Print.
ReplyDeleteEurope/Asia
Morris argues that the dominance of the west can be described through the world's history. He believes that the shared biology of humans caused the great leap of human wealth and technology in the last thousand years. There were great philosophers in both Asia and Europe, and the great thinkers did not spring from the west alone. Also, Morris states that geography is the reason for the current domination of the west. Development increased rapidly in Asia and Europe due to their desirable environmental conditions.
This sounds similar to some of the arguments made by Jared Diamond in GGS.
DeleteEurope
ReplyDeleteLipscomb, Suzannah. "Who Was Henry VIII and When Did It All Go Wrong?" History Today 59 (2009): 14-20. Print.
King Henry VIII’s personality and ethics derive from a reign of disappointment, betrayal, and thusly psychological problems. The article begins with a description of the different personas of Henry VIII through media and literary works. The author then goes on to account Henry VIII in his younger years of ruling as handsome, athletic, talented, flamboyant, and compassionate. It then goes on to ask what could have possibly gone wrong. The author states that as his reign progressed, he became increasingly irritable and blood thirsty, based on the number of people he killed during the latter part of his reign. At the end, the article talks about the wives of Henry VIII and how he came under prosecution of the Pope for his malevolent ruling of the Church of England
East Asia
ReplyDeleteTaylor, Neil. "Tiananmen Square." History Today July 2007: 10-11. Print.
Tiananmen Square, located in Beijing, is kilometer wide by a kilometer long space that is viewed as the pinnacle point of China. First, the esteemed leadership of Mao is preserved in the Square with his portrait presented with slogans that unite the Chinese in a prominent place in Tiananmen Square. Also, the most important parts of Chinese history can be found in the western and eastern sides Tiananmen Square where history before 1949 is presented. Lastly, the Square is used by the Chinese as a gathering site for people to converge for celebrations and for political protests. The author concludes by saying that the Tiananmen Square represents the Chinese people's unity.
Europe
ReplyDeleteFriedrich, Jorge. "Stoking the Fire." History Today 57.1 (2007): 20-22. Print.
Friedrich talks about the controversy of his book "The Fire" and how the publishing of it affects the people of Germany. His book discusses the bombing campaign against Germany with graphics and the point of views from all sides. Some readers critiqued it by saying that it is too graphic and feel bad for the Germans but the book also shows that the British did not feel sympathy for the bombings and still do not. Others say that the book only shows sympathy for Germany and favors them over Russia or other places where the atrocities of the Nazi's took place. The publishing sparked both outrage and support toward the bombing campaign of Germany.
Central Asia
ReplyDeleteSzamuely, Helen. "The Russian Mrs. Beeton." History Today 62.12 (2012): 10-16.
Print.
The author, Helen Szamuely, talks about Yelena Molokhovets' household manual and that it progressed over the years. It started off with a small amount of recipes that were difficult to understand because they had uncommon ingredients. As more volumes of the manual came out, they both improved and included more. More recipes were in the newer versions and were much easier to comprehend and follow. Overall, the manual improved as more versions were released.
A timeframe would be useful to help the audience establish context.
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