mikhail gobarchev and the end of communism

>>>Glasnost - Its when they talked about Soviet Union's issues, economy and political problems. It was formed under Mikhail Gorbachev in 1985.

>>>Peristroika - It is a policy or practice for reforming the Soviet Union's economic and political system.

~~Mikhail Gorbachev opened up the Soviet Union by allowing new ideas be heard. He allowed the churches to be opened, those dissendents to be free from jail, and books that were banned were allowed to be read. The citizens were able to vote for the country's candidates.He brought back much freedom and allowed many voices to be heard. He was very open and paved the way for the end of communism because in communism, the government basically controlled everything

collapse of communism

The Collapse of Communism all began with start of the cold war.
When it ended Diplomats finally had a chance to an opportutnity to enter the soviet union.
Then the fall of the Berlin Wall came coming down ending the splits between West Germany and East Germany.
It was a turnign point.
The people among the ussr and eastern europe were running out of money and patience.
People turn down the berlin wall because they were mad.
They thought they couldnt get to the other side of germany then it was divided by to sides they had different economic systems eastern germany had a communism and western germany had capitalism.

creation of israel

Zionism -- A Jewish movement that arose in the late 19th century in response to growing anti-Semitism and sought to reestablish a Jewish homeland in Palestine.The Arabs did not like them and did not want Jews near them. So therefore they attacked the Israel, and kept attacking it continuesly. The Aribs divided up Palestine and Israek. In 1947, 700,000 Arab moved to a camp, which this caused more problems. Basically Israel was a holy site for 3 different religions, or cultures, where it has grown from, Jews, Muslims, and Christians. Modern Zionism is concerned with the support and development of the state of Israel.

Nelson Mandela and apartheid

Apartheid was racial segregation policy in South Africa`s government. When apartheid became a major issue , several organizations were formed to stop it These organizations included the African National Congress (ANC) and United Democratic Front (UDF) . One of the major members of the ANC was Nelson Mandela . Mandela was put in jail because of his actions against apartheid. Nelson Mandela had helped organize strikes against apartheid but was later sentenced to a life in prison. While he was in prison mandela continued to help stop apartheid. Mandela spent 26 years in prison , when he was released he continued his work .

Mandela was able to weaken apartheid in 5 years because of his continuious strikes and riots . He was elected president of South Africa and was able to end apartheid . People in South Africa saw Mandela as a hero because now he ended apartheid and people could be treated as equals . Now the blacks could have just as much power as the whites .

Nelson Mandela and apartheid

>>> Mandela won an novel peace prize...
The Apartheid is an official policy of racial segregation formely practiced in the Republic of south africa involvingpolitical,legal,and economic discrimination against nonwhites.EX.1would be to have the black people separated from the white people EX.2 they would have bathrooms for black woman and white women they would have bathrooms for black men and for white men.They even had water fountain's that were separated from people. So Apartheid means Separation of color Nelson Mandela is a Hero because he helped black people stop being over powered by the people that were taking over them. Nelson Mandela became the first black president but before that he was prison for 28 years 18 of those 28 years were in robben island Mnadela got out of prison february/11/1990.He studied for becoming a lawyer and he was one that made all his people votes count when they were going to vote. This is why authors admired by the authors of and people who rote articles about him.

African Independence

Over the years africa has changed because there were less colonies. In the year 1955 there was about 34 Colonies and then 20 yrs later there was only 3 colonies. There are so many more Independent countries in 1975 then there was in 1955.Africa gained more independent countries in 1975. And in 1955, Africa only had 5 independent countries.You can see that the numbers of independent countries in Africa changed in 20 years making it more independent area. Some of the people that helped African gain more power include blaise diagne, and MoiseTshombe.

Neolithic revolution

The Neolithic Revolution was the beginning of human lives years ago. It was also known as the "New Stone Age". The Neolithic Revolution was a changed in the way people lived, it shifts from hunting and gathering to agriculture which then led to permanent settlements. It was all about how people were able to developed things from one stage to another. These people were called nomads and nomads are people who travel from one place to another to find food, water, clothes and place to live. Nomads live in groups of 20 to 30 and they spend most of their times hunting and gathering things to live on. Women usually gather fruits and other stuff while men hunt for animals. They developed simple tools such as spears and axes made from bone, wood and stone. These tools help them to hunt and kill animals easier. However as the years go by, people started to get civilized and were able to develop more things in the community which helps them to have better lives. It was a rise of civilization and this became a turning point in history.