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Nuremberg Laws The Nuremberg laws were about defining citizenship within Germany and preserving German blood. It provided racial theories that were the basis for persecution of many Jews in Germany. The laws were passed by all-Nazi representatives. The Reich Citizenship Law claimed that only people with German or kindred blood could be citizens of Germany. It asserted that Jews were a race defined by blood, even if this had no scientifically valid basis. People with three or more grandparents born into a Jewish community were considered Jewish, even if they hadn’t practiced the religion before. Jews were labeled “subjects of the state”. Conversion wasn’t an escape since birth and blood defined citizenship The Law for the Protection of German Blood and German Honor  banned “interracial” relationships between Germans and Jews. These laws were significant for later developments. They set up the anti-semitic environment for the Holocaust that affected bla...

Comparing the World Wars Since this chapter was long and filled with many conflicts, I wanted to organize it a little. I  picked only a few of the facts mentioned in the chapter about the major wars: causes  and expectations, how they played out, and effects. No one expected World War I to happen. Everyone was dragged into it through entangling  alliances. Some major causes are nationalism, militarism, and the assassination of Franz  Ferdinand. The first world war was a war of attrition, meaning that each side was waiting  for the other to wear down and run out of resources. It was characterized by trench  warfare. This contrasts greatly to how Europeans thought the war would end. They thought  it would be a short war, and the war efforts were greeted with much enthusiasm at first.  This war left many lasting effects. There was an unprecedented number of casualties  compared to the wars before, mostly due to the new w...

Japanese Industrialization My focus for this blog will be the final section centered on Japan. Japan was the only  nation outside of Europe that was able to launch its own Industrial Revolution during  the 19th century. Its quick modernization surprised other countries and made it a country to be admired. Many came to Japan to study its history and learn from its achievements.  So how did Japan do it? For a few centuries, Japan was ruled by shoguns. The shoguns’ purpose was to prevent  the daimyo, or the feudal lords, from fighting and causing a civil war. The shoguns wanted peace and stability. They had strict rules, and even divided up Japanese society into a  hierarchy: samurai, peasants, artisans, and merchants on the bottom. The goal of these  shoguns were to freeze Japan. They were worried a civil war would break out like before. Their str ict rules were not liked by the public. The people eventually started to complain.  ...

How to Write Your Blog -without stressing out every time you have to do it. Hi, everyone! Now that it’s the second half of the semester and classes are starting to become more demanding, I thought I’d give a few tips on how to write a blog stress-free! I feel that this is important. Especially with finals fast-approaching, we can’t afford the time to quickly write a blog in the last week of April. You don’t have to summarize. It’s good to reference the chapter because you need to show that you’ve read and actually learned some of the material. However, not everyone has the time to rewrite the textbook and not everyone has to. It’s okay to just point out a few key ideas and use that as a jumping point to write some analysis, connecting it to previous works you’ve seen in our class or outside of class. What’s best is if you can connect it to your personal life experiences, because then you remember more :) Summarizing is a blogging style , not necessity. Write abou...

Only One Example Chapter 18’s main point was that colonialism affected different parts of the world in different ways. It was long and filled with many examples, and I admittedly found it difficult to read and summarize. So for the purpose of this blog, I will dive into one of the longer examples in the book and analyze it to make sure some of my understanding of colonialism is clear. On page 811, the book introduces Wanjiku of Kenya. She was born in 1910 and lived throughout most of the 20th century. In her early life, Wanjiku wasn’t affected too much by colonialism as she stayed with her small tribe called Gikuyu. She practiced what was considered the tradition way of living in her community. She had chores like collecting firewood and getting water. She pierced her ears for maturity. She was even “circumcised” and had her genitals cleaned. At this stage of her life, colonial life had not affected her too much yet. Later on, Wanjiku got married in a traditional African setting. We...