Dec.+19th-+22nd

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Alexis Cash-12/19/11

Today in class we got on dipity and went around to other peoples timelines and answered their questions. Are goal was to get two done but we will finish the others tomorrow.

Dani Bentzel- 12/20/11

Today in class, each of our groups from the timeline activity made a powerpoint presentation on their topic (because dipity wasn't working). Then, we presented the powerpoints and took notes on each of them. Here are the notes.


 * __Koreas__**
 * Dynasties:** The Korean Dynasty was ruled by its own people before 1910. Those people were known as the "hermit colony" because they did not like to go out and socialize within the community.
 * Japanese Imperialism:** The Korean Dynasty was imperialized in 1910 by the Japanese. The Japanese wanted to colonize Korea for trade because they were close to the sea and that would bring in good trading opportunities. To make this colonization possible, the Japanese used their military.
 * March 1st, 1919:** Korea protested their rights to be free and overthrew Japan.
 * End of World War 2:** Korea gained its independence once it overthrew Japan. After that, Korea split into North Korea and South Korea; North Korea was run by the Soviet Union, and South Korea was run by the United States. North Korea was also the communist country while South Korea was the democratic country.
 * Start of Korean War:** The Korean War took place on June 25th, 1950. North Korea invaded South Korea for about three years. The United States fought for South Korea.
 * End of the War:** Because both, North Korea and South Korea, were so powerful and after three years, neither country was winning, both countries just decided to end the war. The war ended in 1953.
 * Current Struggles:** Koreans are fleeing from North Korea to China to get away from the harsh treatments that they are facing. Those who are caught fleeing the area are usually beaten or sent to labor camps. South Korea has no problems.


 * __Indochina__**
 * Before Colonization:** Before colonization, the countries that make up Indochina were separate countries; Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. These countries lived off of the land and stuck to their cultural traditions.
 * French Take Over:** The French took over Vietnam in the early 1800s and began to colonize "Indochina. After the French took over Vietnam, they took over Cambodia. Their main goal of taking over Cambodia was, so that they could take over Laos. Once they took over all three countries, they became "French Indochina."
 * French Indochina War:** Japan came in and tried to take over the French Indochina and tried to control their new cultures and religions. Because of this, the French became mad and went to war with Japan. This war became known as the French Indochina war. This war last for 8 years, from 1946-1954. There was a total of three French Indochina wars and after the third, the three countries became Independent.
 * Vietnam War:** The cause of the Vietnam War was because of communism. Many US soldiers fought in the Vietnam War and many were killed.


 * __Pakistan__**
 * Early History:** The Muslim Indians separated themselves from the Hindu Indians and migrated North to Pakistan
 * Colonization:** Pakistan was colonized by the British
 * Partition in 1971:** Pakistan went back and forth with the government rulings
 * Current Issues:** The borders of Pakistan are being attacked by Afghanistan (2010). Osama Bin Laden was killed on May 1st, 2011. Pakistan is known for "housing terrorists."


 * __China__**
 * Qing Dynasty**: The Qing Dynasty is the most successful and the most influential Dynasty of them all. They started ruling in 1644 and ended the Chinese imperialism.
 * Opium War:** The British brought over a drug, called Opium, over to China and the Chinese people got addicted to it. China became very dependent on this drug. Because of this, the British raised the price of the drug and the Chinese rebelled by throwing all of the Opium in the sea. This is what started the Opium War.
 * Treaty of Nanjing:** The treaty of Nanjing ended the Opium War. After China signed this treaty, they were taken advantage of by the British and they took a lot of their land. The British mainly took control over Hong Kong.
 * Open Door Policy:** The Open Door Policy was a policy that was passed between China and the United States. This policy opened trade with Western countries.
 * Revolution of 1911:** In 1911 the communists took over China; led by Mao. The Japanese invaded China while they were having their own civil war. The civil war was between the communists and the nationalists. When the invasion took place, the communists, and the nationalists came together to fight against Japan and Japan was defeated.
 * People's Republic of China:** On October 1st, 1949, the People's Republic of China was "created." The People's Republic of China is still led by communists and it ended the warlord era of China.
 * One Child Policy 1979:** In 1979 China came out with the One Child Policy which meant that each family could only have one child. The government came up with this policy because the population of China was growing too rapidly. If families did not follow this policy, there were consequences/ fines to pay.
 * Tiananmen Square:** Democratic came to protest against the communist rule. Everyone was assured that this would be a nonviolent protest, but, when the democrats were asked to leave the protest and they refused, China opened fire and began killing everyone in the square.

Ellie Shue 12/21/11 (HAPPY BIRTHDAY CASH!)

Today we started watching //Slumdog Millionaire// an started making two lists of the under-developed and developed nation characteristics India has.