Chapter 22 and 23
End of an era and end of a book!!! Phew!
Gandhi was a prominent political figure who started out as a lawyer and after he faced racism he began to fight back. He developed non-violent resistance strategies and his tactics earned him respect and he became a leader. His fundamental beliefs and his high moral regard were a fresh approach in the fight to equality. I have a hard time with the way he died. I find it ironic that such a peaceful man who was innovative in his thinking and promotion of peace died violently, by assassination.
Gandhi resisted peacefully and the fight for independence resulted in India becoming an Independent State as two separate parts- Muslim and Hindu India.
In 1950 we saw another peaceful leader, Nelson Mandela in South Africa. He also protested in non-violent ways. His resistance caused him to be imprisoned. Political parties were now illegal. The problem was the Africans' Labor power in a white-controlled economy. The struggle for freedom from the white people cost many people their lives and imprisonment. In the 1980's a group of young people forced the government to declare a state of emergency. There were political problems within and internationally. South Africa was excluded from International events such as the Olympics and sporting events, artist refused to perform there and there were many boycotts. Eventually, buckling under the pressure released Mandela and the ANC (African National Congress) was made legal, and elections began. There was still conflict but equality was making strides.
I found it interesting that "By 2000, almost all Latin American countries had abandoned their military-controlled regimes and returned to some form of democratic governance. So too did most African states previously ruled by soldiers, dictators, or single parties." Also, in Arab countries they ended their corruption while "proclaiming their commitment to democracy, human dignity and honest government." I see this as a sign of history repeating itself. The book states, "This worldwide revival of democracy represented the globalization of what had been a Western idea and the continuation of the political experiments that had begun with independence." This idea shows that the democratic system had some merit globally.
In Chapter 23, the final chapter, Strayer ties up the loose ends and conn
ects all the pieces. The content is modern and very relatable. I found that in 1960 global migration was the most significant form of migration. I find this ironic in a time that this issue is still going on and we are a divided country because of immigration laws. People were migrating to work and were called "labor migrants" "Most moved, often illegally and with few skills, to escape poverty in their own lands, drawn by an awareness of Western prosperity and a belief that a better future awaited them in the developed countries." How in 2108 are we still dealing with this issue? It is a crime!
Strayer talks about the Great Depression and the housing crisis. In my research paper I compared the Great Depression to the housing crisis in 2008. I felt like this event was comparable to the Great Depression. Many people lost their homes and lost their faith in the banking industry. This devastation in my opinion, was comparable to the the devastation of the Great Depression.
Liberation was an idea that spread during the last century. In the United States we saw the Civil Rights Movement and war protests. Protests in France fighting against police brutality and strikes. Feminism was another idea that spread rapidly. The one point that I liked was that feminism "was a global issue and to gain international recognition for the view that "women's rights are human rights." I found that to be a very powerful statement that would unite women.
Strayer states that the Global Environment transformed because of there factors: 1- the population grew 2-the use of fossil fuels to create energy and 3- modern science and technology that increased the production of goods. "These three factors were the foundation for the immense environmental transformation of this most recent century."Humankind is diminishing habitats and causing the extinction of some species. Further, Global warming is a "crisis that threatens our survival as a species." We need to heed the warnings! First wave environmentalism was a direct response to the Industrial Revolution. The next step was in 1962, by an author named Rachel Carson. She wrote a book called "Silent Springs" and exposed the chemical contaminations of the environment. In the 1990's millions of people joined forces to combat the pollution, waste, wildlife and climate change. This unified countries as preservation and changes were needed.
In Conclusion, Strayer ends the book saying, "world history can aid us in becoming wiser and more mature persons. That is along the many gifts that the study of the global past, despite its various challenges and limitations, offers to us all." I think Strayer does a very good job in explaining the past so we can move forward with more knowledge and humanity.
Gandhi was a prominent political figure who started out as a lawyer and after he faced racism he began to fight back. He developed non-violent resistance strategies and his tactics earned him respect and he became a leader. His fundamental beliefs and his high moral regard were a fresh approach in the fight to equality. I have a hard time with the way he died. I find it ironic that such a peaceful man who was innovative in his thinking and promotion of peace died violently, by assassination.
Gandhi resisted peacefully and the fight for independence resulted in India becoming an Independent State as two separate parts- Muslim and Hindu India.
In 1950 we saw another peaceful leader, Nelson Mandela in South Africa. He also protested in non-violent ways. His resistance caused him to be imprisoned. Political parties were now illegal. The problem was the Africans' Labor power in a white-controlled economy. The struggle for freedom from the white people cost many people their lives and imprisonment. In the 1980's a group of young people forced the government to declare a state of emergency. There were political problems within and internationally. South Africa was excluded from International events such as the Olympics and sporting events, artist refused to perform there and there were many boycotts. Eventually, buckling under the pressure released Mandela and the ANC (African National Congress) was made legal, and elections began. There was still conflict but equality was making strides.
I found it interesting that "By 2000, almost all Latin American countries had abandoned their military-controlled regimes and returned to some form of democratic governance. So too did most African states previously ruled by soldiers, dictators, or single parties." Also, in Arab countries they ended their corruption while "proclaiming their commitment to democracy, human dignity and honest government." I see this as a sign of history repeating itself. The book states, "This worldwide revival of democracy represented the globalization of what had been a Western idea and the continuation of the political experiments that had begun with independence." This idea shows that the democratic system had some merit globally.
In Chapter 23, the final chapter, Strayer ties up the loose ends and conn
ects all the pieces. The content is modern and very relatable. I found that in 1960 global migration was the most significant form of migration. I find this ironic in a time that this issue is still going on and we are a divided country because of immigration laws. People were migrating to work and were called "labor migrants" "Most moved, often illegally and with few skills, to escape poverty in their own lands, drawn by an awareness of Western prosperity and a belief that a better future awaited them in the developed countries." How in 2108 are we still dealing with this issue? It is a crime!
Strayer talks about the Great Depression and the housing crisis. In my research paper I compared the Great Depression to the housing crisis in 2008. I felt like this event was comparable to the Great Depression. Many people lost their homes and lost their faith in the banking industry. This devastation in my opinion, was comparable to the the devastation of the Great Depression.
Liberation was an idea that spread during the last century. In the United States we saw the Civil Rights Movement and war protests. Protests in France fighting against police brutality and strikes. Feminism was another idea that spread rapidly. The one point that I liked was that feminism "was a global issue and to gain international recognition for the view that "women's rights are human rights." I found that to be a very powerful statement that would unite women.
Strayer states that the Global Environment transformed because of there factors: 1- the population grew 2-the use of fossil fuels to create energy and 3- modern science and technology that increased the production of goods. "These three factors were the foundation for the immense environmental transformation of this most recent century."Humankind is diminishing habitats and causing the extinction of some species. Further, Global warming is a "crisis that threatens our survival as a species." We need to heed the warnings! First wave environmentalism was a direct response to the Industrial Revolution. The next step was in 1962, by an author named Rachel Carson. She wrote a book called "Silent Springs" and exposed the chemical contaminations of the environment. In the 1990's millions of people joined forces to combat the pollution, waste, wildlife and climate change. This unified countries as preservation and changes were needed.
In Conclusion, Strayer ends the book saying, "world history can aid us in becoming wiser and more mature persons. That is along the many gifts that the study of the global past, despite its various challenges and limitations, offers to us all." I think Strayer does a very good job in explaining the past so we can move forward with more knowledge and humanity.
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