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.
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