Publishing Problems

I assure you that there was an abundance of pictures and visual representations in these posts. I'm afraid that they were lost over the PC-Mac transfer or something related to that. If you need I can post provide proof that I had visual aids by bringing my computer into class.

Imperialism Part 9: Reflection Time

3 Things I Learned:

1) I had no idea how incredibly heated debates about the nature of U.S. Imperialism could be. I also had no idea it was such a big argument. I searched through many sites to find the information I needed on the subject and some individuals were very defensive about their opinions on the subject.

2) I learned that the Russians played a large part in the ignition of the Boxer Rebellions and previously I truly didn't have any idea that they were involved at all in that conflict.

3) I learned what the Suez Canal was. No, seriously. I knew there was a canal between the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean but I never actually knew its name (or maybe my mind chose to forget). I'm gladthat I know this now to be saved the embarrassment in the future.

2 Things That Interested You:

1) I really enjoyed researching about the Sepoy Rebellion, something about it is incredibly compelling to me and I'm glad that I delved deeper into the subject than what we just learned in class.

2) For the most part, I really liked looking for new political cartoon, even if it was virtually impossible to find who had drawn them, their titles, when they were published etc...

1 Question You Still Have:

1) Why wasn't the Suez Canal built sooner? I can understand if the explanation is "lack of technilogical capability" but if it took people that long to get down to making trading in the East easier, they could possibly be crazy.

Imperialism Part 8: Spotlight on the Suez Canal

THE SUEZ CANAL

 Today, the Suez Canal is operated by the Suez Canal Authority. The canal is 101 miles long and 984 feet wide. It begins at the Mediterranean Sea at Point Said, and ends at Suez on the Gulf of Suez. The Suez Canal is one of the world's most significant waterways as it supports 8% of the world's shipping traffic and almost 50 ships pass through the canal daily. Without the Suez Canal trade among Europe, India, Asia, and Africa would fall to drastic lows.

Imperialism Part 7: The Libyan Revolution

The Libyan revolution was a 2011 armed conflict in the Libya, fought between forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and those seeking to oust his government. The war was preceded by protests in Benghazi beginning on Tuesday, 15 February 2011, which led to clashes with security forces that fired on the crowd. The protests escalated into a rebellion that spread across the country. When the U.N. initialized a resolution which froze all of Gaddafi's assets, he agreed to a ceasefire but failed to uphold it. In August, rebel forces launched an offensive on the coast of Libya, taking back territory lost months before and capturing the capital city of Tripoli.Muammar Gaddafi was still at large until 20 October 2011, when he was captured and killed attempting to escape the city of Sirte. Though the upriaing against Gaddafi was large, loyalists are still at large and cause damage to the cause of the people daily. It's still a postive ending for the people of Libya though.