Monday, April 26, 2010

Indias unique independence

India like any other country was dominated by colonialism. They were under control and run by other countries with a upper hand in industrialization and development. What was unique about their Independence was their decision to become a democratic state and also the outcome religious struggles. India before gaining its independence consisted of Pakistan and Bangladesh. The reason for the split of the country was because of religious differences. The problem was that India consisted of both Hindu and Muslim followers. however, neither population was small, although Muslims had less followers in the area they were still a very large group. The two religious groups could not come to agreement and felt there needed to be separate countries in order to keep the peace. These struggles are so significant because a country was able to section off three separate area and still keep India a democratic state. The two religions belong to very different civilizations.

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Communism and its possiblites

Communism is a tricky system, it has been proven that it needs an ideal nation to adopt the system in order to succeed. Communism is basically the idea that equality is everything and that if everyone does their own part there will be enough to go around. The communism experiment that took place and still continues to, is a search for a life that is better then capitalism. It hopes to obtain a "rely on your neighbor because he rely's on you" attitude. The first initial experiments with communism failed because of the nations lack of resources and power. Also a huge factor that made these communist countries unsuccessful was a corrupt leader or group of leaders. in my opinion, the leader of a nation is the most important part, especially in the case of communism. If a country is being lead in the wrong direction or even has any doubt in their leader it is a government that will surly fell. This is why communist nation have always had a such a struggle. Although their ethics attempt to spread the wealth their leaders and important official lack to execute. They may not take the wealth for themselves but the money used correctly. I feel that if communism was attempted with our country, their would be a very positive turnout. This is if everyone is willing to comply, the system depends on cooperation and this is usual why it faults.

Outcomes of global conflict

The world wars were important because they sparked change among several of the major powers. The war forced some countries to change by overpowering their enemies into submission and others changed because of what they had experienced,the powerful shock that would be known as modern warfare. Each country had an individual experience that would change their perspective on what should be done during the aftermath. Germany and Japan had very similar experiences, especially in the second war. Germany was to Europe what Japan was to Asia. Both in their own parts of the world an unsatisfied power that was hungry for land and domination. The Germans never got over the first war and again assumed the position of the aggressor sparking a second world. The Japanese desired to be a dominated culture and when threatened by Chinese nationalism they began to attempt to take over territories. The west, along with parts of Europe, would not let this happen. The west along with the allied forces would control the aggressive nations and influence them with western culture that would be infused in their history whether it was accepted or not. The west, on the other hand saw the massive destruction it cause and multiple mistakes it had made with its own people and other countries. The realization left the culture tentative and unsure of themselves. I feel that since the major wars our country has been unsure about solving exterior problems.