20th Century W4

Monday, October 6, 2014

India (A Congress and League)

India

Indian National Congress
Founded by Freedom Fighter activist in 1885

Muslim League
Based on the All-India Muslim Flag, Founded in 1906

India is located south of China and east of Pakistan. On June 23, 1757, British rule began in India. In August of 1947, India gained their independence from Britain. During these time periods much went on in India. In 1885 an Indian National Congress was created made up of elite Indian intellects. All were capitalists and due to British assimilation, they spoke English. This group was much against British abuse and because of this, won support of many. A Hindu dominated group who ate pork and had a cow as a sacred animal contained a population of 80%. In 1906 another group erupted called the Muslim League which contained a population of 20%. Unlike the Indian National Congress, this group ate cows and did not eat pork. This group advocated for Muslims rights and was loyal to the British. In return they got political jobs. They spoke Arabic and had the slogan "A nation within a nation," because they were under British rule, however, they had their own beliefs and rules. Both groups had their own beliefs, and both were driven religion. These groups were born in India and both groups were Indians.

Important Facts:

Indian National Congress (INC): 1885 Muslim League (ML): 1906
1. Composed of elite Indian intellects 1. Excluded from education+political jobs
2. Capitalists 2. Promoted loyalty to British to win political jobs
3. Spoke English 3. Advocate Muslims rights
4. Won support of workers 4. Ate cows
5. Against British abuse 5. Supported Arabic language
6. Hindu dominated 6. British increased government jobs
7. Ate pork 7. "A nation within a nation"
8. Sacred cow 8. Population was 20%
9. Population was 80%

By: Jack Miller

Works Cited:
http://www.businessmonitor.com/sites/default/files/India.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-2xEPaaj5Bl0/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAACd0/DiqaApp-q58/photo.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/Flag_of_Muslim_League.png

Japan

Japan in the Early 1900's

Long ago, there was an Emperor [1]. His name, Mutsuhito. Along side him was one of his advisers named Saigo Takam.

The Emperor was a bright young man for he was only 15 when he ascended the throne. During his rein, he helped Japan greatly in becoming modernized [2]. He set down over 7,000 miles of rail road, that lead to the growth of coal productions. He developed an excellent navy that had dozens of ships and an army with more then 500,000 troops. He now had an army so samurais [3] were outdated and not needed. Also in order to modernize Japan, Mutsuhito had to eliminate older traditions the outside world frowned upon. One of those traditions included to ancient suicide custom call Seppuku [4]. Saigo Takam committed this tradition to honor the old. Below features a video from the movie entitled The Last Samurai displaying this groomsman custom.

Glossary:

The male sovereign or supreme ruler of an empire
To become modern; adopt modern ways, views, etc.
A member of the hereditary warrior class in feudal Japan
Ceremonial suicide by ripping open the abdomen with a dagger or knife: formerly practiced in Japan by members of the warrior class when disgraced or sentenced to death.

Citations:
"Emperor Meiji." Wikipedia. September 10, 2014. Accessed October 10, 2014. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Meiji.
"Japan Flag." , Japanese Flag. Accessed October 10, 2014. http://www.mapsofworld.com/flags/japan-flag.html.
Mrs. Buehner, class notes on imperialism, 2014.
"Saigo Takamori." Wikipedia. Accessed October 10, 2014. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saigō_Takamori.
"The Last Samurai: Seppuku." YouTube. Accessed October 10, 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5xKq2vPUew.