The Meiji Restoration of Japan

The Meiji Restoration was basically the period where Japan finally modernizes. Before that Japan was hiding from the world and made little contact. All this change when Commodore Matthew Perry visited Japan in 1853. The Japanese were astonished by the American ships. But the point of his visit was to open up Japan to the world and start trade. It was clear that they would've done it by force. The Japanese had no choice but to sign treaties that limited the control Japan had on its on trading and that made crimes against foreigners be tried in American courts. After this other western countries began using Japan for trading which caused anger amongst the Japanese. Their thoughts were proud and nationalistic. After the visit from Commodore Perry everything changed from Japan. Japan adopted ideas from all the other countries to make their own better. By the end of the Meiji period the Japanese gained a better government, a stronger navy and army, better transportation and communication systems, and more educated people. Japan is a archipelago or a chain of islands.

Karl Marx and Communism

Karl Marx believed in a word where the workers ruled over the bosses. He thought the workers should govern over the farms and factories. This whole idea is basically what Communism is. Communism comes from the word common. He loved the idea of financial equality. He thought that the people would share their wealth with each other and only get what they deserved or needed. Marx considered capitalist as the "bad guy" and the workers as the good guys". He refered to the capitalist and bosses as the bourgeoisie and the working class as the proletariat. To him capitalism would only bring destruction and chaos. He thought that with communism society would be a peaceful and classless society.

Karl Marx and the Industrial Revolution

The industrial revolution was the starting point to capitalism. The industrial revolution meant workers slaving for low wages and land owners just enjoying their easily made money. The capitalist were gaining alot of power. Those terrible circumstances are what made Karl Marx change his way of thinking and the ways of people lives. Karl Marx hated the indurtial revolution and all it brought. He thought of capitalism as a catastophe. What Marx wanted to see was the workers gaining the power instead of capitalists. He thought that the workers sold themselves out. He urged the people to take a stand and over rule the government to his ideas. The unfair treatment of everything made him come up with communism. With communism his dreams would come true of a better and equal sociey.