1.)Lord Melbourne of Great Britain said that the governments only role was to prevent crime and preserve contracts. His view of the government was one that didn't interfear with the people, it only pretected them. Louis Blanc of France said that the government should be regarded as the supreme director of production and be invested with great strength to accomplish its task. The government accourding to him would be a benevolent organization which helpswith the production of goods.
2.)Laissez-faire - Belief that the government should interveen as little as possible.
3.)The governement realized that staying out of issues became more and more difficult as time went by and if became increasingly difficult to maintain the level of 'laissez-faire'ness.
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Monday, September 17, 2007
Foreign Relations of the Middle East.
Foreign relatons in the Middle East is a very controversial topic. The policies countries have adapted have changed drastically as of the War on Terror. As with any war, countries become very quick to fight and little, if any, discussion occurs. Times are very violent in the Middle East with attacks on villages occuring weekly. September 16th, Militants loyal to al Qaeda attacked a Shiite villages killing 14 people, including 3 children. Not only are citizens targeted, but government officials as well. A key Sunni sheik has been assassinated. The sheik was an ally of U.S. forces and shows the degree of seriousness political opinions are taken in the Middle East. Syria is known to fire at Israeli planes just for violating airspace restrictions.
Not all is straight out violence, most things that occur are just really tense political actions that are leding up to violence. Iran has constantly stated that it can help stabalize Iraq, and that Israel was evil and didn't deserve to exist. To further tensions, the U.S. holds Iranian prisoners in Iraq. All this shows the escalation of events in Iraq and surrounding countries. War continues as does the violence towards citizens.
Not all is straight out violence, most things that occur are just really tense political actions that are leding up to violence. Iran has constantly stated that it can help stabalize Iraq, and that Israel was evil and didn't deserve to exist. To further tensions, the U.S. holds Iranian prisoners in Iraq. All this shows the escalation of events in Iraq and surrounding countries. War continues as does the violence towards citizens.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
2 and 3
Major developments in military technology in 1815-1854 include the rifle and artillery, and advancements in non-militant technology include the electric telegraph and railways.
Rifles gain quite a bit of technological advancement in the development of the percussion cap. The percussion cap greatly increased the reliabilty for the gun going off. Previous flintlock muskets would misfire due to wind or moisture. The percussion cap increased infntry firepower. The development of the Minie Bullet also was a direct result of industrialization. In a standard musket, forcing the ball down the barrel was a big time consuming problem. The Minie Bullet solved this by being small at first, but would expand when shot. The accuracy was to 600 yards, they were also cheaper to produce. The Dreyse rifle was a great inovation because it was a slot chamber. It could fire and load about 5 times faster than previous rifles. It could also be loaded while in the prone position which could be potentally lifesaving. The same principes were later applied to artillery, but on a larger scale.
Non-Military technology also advanced not because of weapons, but from transportation and communication. Railways allowed countries to deliver armies quicker, and at a greater number of troops. It also allowed the ability to keep those troops supplied for longer, plus the over all health of the troops increased now that they did not have to march places. The electric telegraph first was used by newspapers to report on front-line events quicker.This allowed and achievements or failures to be known instantly.
The Crimean War lasted from 1854-1856. The war was fought between France, Britain, Turkey and Austria against Russia. The war served as a sowcase for all the new technological advancements made. The British and French had greater range and firepower capabilities. The Russians were not overwelmed though, because the British had many problems with leadership and organization. Russia did however have a serious gap in lack of industrialization and were technologically far behind. With all the advance ments in technology, casualties were high. Russia lost 500,000 while Britain and France combined lost about 300,000.
Rifles gain quite a bit of technological advancement in the development of the percussion cap. The percussion cap greatly increased the reliabilty for the gun going off. Previous flintlock muskets would misfire due to wind or moisture. The percussion cap increased infntry firepower. The development of the Minie Bullet also was a direct result of industrialization. In a standard musket, forcing the ball down the barrel was a big time consuming problem. The Minie Bullet solved this by being small at first, but would expand when shot. The accuracy was to 600 yards, they were also cheaper to produce. The Dreyse rifle was a great inovation because it was a slot chamber. It could fire and load about 5 times faster than previous rifles. It could also be loaded while in the prone position which could be potentally lifesaving. The same principes were later applied to artillery, but on a larger scale.
Non-Military technology also advanced not because of weapons, but from transportation and communication. Railways allowed countries to deliver armies quicker, and at a greater number of troops. It also allowed the ability to keep those troops supplied for longer, plus the over all health of the troops increased now that they did not have to march places. The electric telegraph first was used by newspapers to report on front-line events quicker.This allowed and achievements or failures to be known instantly.
The Crimean War lasted from 1854-1856. The war was fought between France, Britain, Turkey and Austria against Russia. The war served as a sowcase for all the new technological advancements made. The British and French had greater range and firepower capabilities. The Russians were not overwelmed though, because the British had many problems with leadership and organization. Russia did however have a serious gap in lack of industrialization and were technologically far behind. With all the advance ments in technology, casualties were high. Russia lost 500,000 while Britain and France combined lost about 300,000.
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