Wow Description of 42 VOX Maps about WWI, WWII, and Aftermath!!....

http://www.vox.com/2014/11/13/7148855/40-maps-that-explain-world-war-ii

Map 1: shows powers and different sides of WWII
Map 2: shows GDP of major powers before WWII with USA, Germany, and USSR leading. Also shows the contrast between high GDP of allies to low GDP of axis powers.
Map 3: shows the drawing of European territories after Germany lost in WWI. Germany and Austria Hungary shrank significantly.
Map 4: shows Japan occupation of northeast China leading up to war in 1937.
Map 5: shows the high concentration of German speakers along the borders of Czechoslovakia and very low concentration in the center.
Map 6: map on left shows the planned territorial split between Germany and USSR. Map on right shows how Russia took more of Poland than was agreed.
Map 7: shows the path of Russian troops invading Finland
Map 8: shows Western Front fighting along Franco-German border and German gains of east France in WWI.
Map 9: shows how German troops closed in along Belgium and the path of British soldiers forced to flee.
Map 10: shows planned out German invasion of Britain through the English Channel (though failed)
Map 11: shows densely dotted Britain, marking points where Hitler bombed and planned to bomb during WWII
Map 12: shows how a treaty between France and Germany in WWII split France into German-occupied north, free south, and some Italian-occupied area in the southeast.
Map 13: shows Hitler's invasion of Russia, eastern front, after betraying Stalin.
Map 14: shows German plan of surrounding and attacking Leningrad, Russia
Map 15: shows Hawaii and battle events and routes of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor
Map 16: shows Japanese attack of imperialism in Southeast Asia
Map 17: shows route of Japanese invasion of Philippines, known as the Bataan Death March
Map 18: shows defeat and retreat of Hitler's troops from Leningrad, Russia
Map 19: shows offensive takes on North Africa by Britain and later, German offensive taking North Africa from Britain.
Map 20: shows French prime minister de Gaulle's imperialism of the world; Africa and Asia one by one conquested in the 1940s.
Map 21: shows places in Italy where Allied forces attacked
Map 22: shows Allied naval forces arriving at the shores of Normandy to retake France from Axis.
Map 23: shows Axis retreats from previously occupied Allied countries and retaking of countries by Allied forces by 1940s.
Map 24: shows difference of casualties in WWII in the world; Russia suffered the largest with Germany as second.
Not map Map  25: shows new use of aircraft technologies in WWII
Map 26: shows the use of radar technologies over Britain during Germany's planned invasion.
Map 27: shows key sites of American development and research of atomic bombs, known as the Manhattan Project. Included Richland, Washington, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and Los Alamos, New Mexico.
Map 28: shows the map of the grounds of Bletchley Park near London, England, which was a major code-breaking center.
Map 29: shows the parts of a German V-2 rocket, which was used on the Allies though not very reliable and very expensive.
Map 30: shows routes of US and Japanese naval forces in the Battle of Midway in the Pacific Ocean. Japan faced fatal blows in the battle.
Map 31: shows another map of routes of US and Japanese naval and air forces in Leyte Gulf near the Philippines.
Map 32: shows area of Tokyo, Nagoya, and Kobe burned out and devestated by American bombers.
Map 33: shows the extent and range of damage of the US atomic bomb dropped in Hiroshima, Japan.
Map 34: shows the percent of Jews killed in Nazi concentration camps in central-eastern Europe. Most being in Germany, Poland, and Czechoslovakia where 80-90% Jews were killed.
Map 35: shows post-war Israeli-Arab conflict; UN planed to split Palestine into a Jewish and an Arab state. It also shows the reality of Arab armies invading Palestine and Israelis counterattacking, pushing Arabs out.
Map 36: shows Germany divided into zones of influence- Britain in northwest, France southwest, USA southeast, and Soviet communists in the northeast.
Map 37: shows the phases of the Korean War- the Korean peninsula is originally dominated by Communist forces, then UN forces take the peninsula, then North and South Korea are divided with an Armistice Line.
Map 38: shows that starting from 1950, European countries lose their African holds one by one after the war.
Map 39: shows many US military bases in Germany, especially in the south, to prevent another militarist regime.
Map 40: shows a few US military bases scattered in Japan.
Map 41: shows the European Union beginning with Western European countries in 1957, then spreading east until 2013. Neither Russia nor south eastern Europe are in the EU.
Map 42!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
shows the number of UN member countries increasing, beginning with only the Americas, Europe, and parts of Asia to including the entire world by the 2000s.

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Blog 3.4 Industrial Revolution

Europe:

1. What was the impact of European population growth on industry?    

The population growth provided giant reservoir of workers for emerging industries. 

2. What were the results of the first organization of workers? 

They were successful in demanding higher wagers and shorter working day.                  

3. Why did industry reach the Netherlands so relatively late?        

The country had few natural resources and covered in waterways, making factory and railway construction difficult.            

Belgium

4. How did Napoleon impact the development of industry in Belgium? 

He conquered the country and abolished old guilds and introduced free trade, opening up industries.  

5. Which industries developed in Belgium?  Why did those develop? 

Coal and steel (large natural supply and used for building and fuel), textile (Britain installed spinning machines in the country), canal and railway building (because of British investments and high demand for goods by less developed neighbors), soda (to make glass, soap, and chemicals.)        

6. How did infrastructure in Belgium improve?  

Canal and railway building boom in 1840s.        

                                  

France

7. What characteristics in France discouraged industrial innovation?  

France did not possess as large and accessible coal or iron ore like Great Britain or Belgium. French agriculture was prosperous and prevented the need for industry for a longer time. 

8. How did French social structures dictate which industries developed?

Farmers and peasants were freed from taxes and debts in 1789, so they remained being farmers and peasants. The aristocracy were the ones who created some industry, and they molded them on their wishes. So, material goods such as furniture and porcelain, leather goods and silk, and clocks were the first things that developed. 

9. Which industries developed in France late? Why did it happen late?  

Canal and road building, coal, and iron. The 1789 revolution abolished old guild restrictions and internal tariffs. Currency was stabilized and Bank of France was created created. 

Germany

10. Why did industrial development occur late in Germany?

It had been divided into many small states and traditional guild privileges limited industrialization.                       

11. What was the impact of the German Customs Union?   

It abolished trade barriers between German states, allowing free market competition to promote industrialization. 12. In which industries did Germany become the leader in Europe?        

Railways, chemical and electrical engineering. 

Great Britain

13.  Which other industries developed because of the steam engine?     

(no more questions for Britain, that part's all in the book.)    

Cotton textile, railway, water travel (steamships, canals)   

                  

Luxembourg 

14. How did Luxembourg benefit from German industrialization? 

Its economy benefited from the German Customs Union. Coke for blast furnaces came from Germany, so it depended on German's success in iron and steel work to prosper itself.            

15. Why were they so successful at producing iron?

The steam engine and blast furnace arrived from Belgium, causing an iron boom. There were also rich deposits in South Luxembourg and Lorraine.        

                             

Netherlands 

16. Was the Netherlands' economic success before industrialization        

something that helped industry develop or slowed development?  Why? 

Slowed its development because Netherlands already had sophisticated technologies of hydraulic engineering such as the use of windmills. So, new British technologies spread slowly to the Dutch. 

17. Which industries did develop in the Netherlands?       

Industries that processed agrarian goods: distilleries, breweries, oil processing. 

                          

Norway

18. What were the earliest industries in Norway?

Small soap, brick, glass, iron, and beer industries.                                            

19. How did water power development change Norway's economy?        

Norway had greatest potential for water potential, and soon used osmosis to mix fresh and salt water to create energy. This soon led to mass production of carbide, zinc, tin, steel, ferrosilicon, and fertilizer in industries now that energy was cheap and abundant. 

 

Spain 

20. What kinds of mining industries were successful in Spain? 

Iron mining in the Basque Country, coal mining in Asturias, cinnabar mines (mercury) in Almaden, copper mines, lead mines, gold, silver, sulfur in Andalusia, huge silver mining in Murcia                  

Blog 3.5 Oklahoma's Ban on AP U.S. History

Recently, Oklahoma tried to pass a bill to ban AP US History after College Board replaced their list of topics for the course with more specifics; critics argue that the changes include too many negative aspects of American history and should focus more on its positive aspects to promote patriotism. The new framework is explicit in what students should learn. However, traditional aspects of history such as George Washington and the Holocaust are absent from this new list, causing attacks from the Republican National Committee, who state these new objectives make students hate America. Historians defend the new framework for reflecting the complex truths of American history.

It is not the first time that topics taught in US history has sparked controversy. The Confederate states rejected textbooks favoring the Union and abolition of slavery, the slightest favor toward the British during the American Revolution sparked panic, criticism of laissez-faire led to Communist name calling. So, this new framework of the AP US history curriculum is nothing new. Deciding if some of the topics College Boards wants students to learn are offensive or not is entirely subjective and dependent on the state; in my opinion, the ban is Oklahoma's loss. It is not interesting, realistic or helpful to avoid specific details (that may or may not put America in a bad light) and to teach students what they already know since kids in America have been taught to feel patriotic and know major figures and events in American history.