Nationalism and the Sepoy Rebellion

The Sepoy Rebellion was the First War of Independence in 1857. I was when Indian soldiers rebelled against the British authorities. An event that led directly to the Sepoy Rebellion was when there was a new rifle that came out and it was said to have been covered in a mix of cow and pig fat, both of which are sacred or religiously important to Hindus and Muslims. They found this very offensive and refused to use them. The authorities were not very happy with that decision of theirs and so many were put into jail, publicly humiliated, stripped in public, and sentenced to labor. Later, there was a big jail break which then caused a chain of jail breaks to occur. People heard about them and so many other people escaped. Then they invaded Delhi and replaced the current leader with a previous leader. Afterwards, the people who took part in the escape from the jails were tried and then strapped to and blasted by a cannon. From the document Aftermath of the First war of Independence they said "The Indians called it 'the Devil's Wind.'"

In my other blog I defined nationalism as "Nationalism is a person or groups "loyalty and devotion to a nation" I think that they were doing this out of nationalism because they were fighting back against the people who were selling things that disgraced their culture and religion. They were fighting because they were disrespected and thought of badly and wanted that to stop. The British was rude to the Indians and they called them "barbarians without any culture." (document Factors responsible for unrest amongst Indian masses) I think that their reasons for fighting was for pride in themselves and in their culture and religion. They were fighting for respect because the British disrespected them and the Indians wanted to make that change.

*Just about all Documents in Packet Used (not sure how to cite)

Ota Benga

This picture is of Ota Benga, the African Pygmy who was brought from the Congo to live in the Bronx Zoo in New York. This action shows the start of classifying races in American and European society in the late 1800s early 1900s. Instead of seeing this as something cruel, this was regarded as scientific, and the exhibit was something that was "intriguing" for everyone to see. Ota Benga was placed in the same habitat that the monkeys were in, which showed how the European mind classified races at the time. The zoo director William Hornaday apparently saw no difference between an orengutan and a "little black boy".

I got my picture here.

I got some information here.

Marx + Smith Handout

I think that the outcomes of the Industrial Revolution, at first, only helped improve the lives of the wealthy. The rich people took advantage of the poor, and left them to live on unlivable wages. The rich were the only people who could afford luxuries, and other inventions that came out of the revolution.

However, over time, inventions and other luxuries began to decrease in price. Workers gained more rights, as they formed unions and America moved towards social equality for all.
I agree with Marx that people were unequal during this era, however, I also agree with Smith that capitalism can be successful, as long as we keep those with capital in check.

The Industrial Revolution was a horrible part of America's history: it was full of oppression, discrimination, manipulation, and greed. However, it did give birth to economic success, revolutionary inventions, and global development in the long run.

My Life in Manchester

My name is Amelia. I have a husband named Robert and two kids, Piper, my lovely daughter, and Benjamin, my darling son. We just recently moved to Manchester because we had to find a place to live. We used to live on a farm and it became to expensive to keep up with the new inventions. We used to pay our workers and we gave them good wages that benefited both of us, but ever since the new inventions like the combine, farming became too expensive got our poor family to keep up. It became expensive because our work at the farm was not in as high of a demand because people began to work at factories which had become more popular than I work as a maid everyday and my husband works at the factories in the city. Sadly, because of our lack of money, my kids have to be sent to work everyday as well. My daughter, Piper, has to go into town to work at a flower shop and sell flowers. My son, Benjamin, has to go into town as well and he works as an errand boy. I wish that they didn't have to work like that and I wish that I could make a difference and change it, but we don't have the right to vote because of our class, and my gender. So, in that case, we try to make their work as safe as it can be. We all have to work about 16 hours a day to try to earn enough money. We are all paid on very low wages and all of our pay checks together barely get us through the day. I see the kids at the house that I work at and I wish that my kids were as fortunate as these kids are. These kids are so lucky because they have nice food and get to stay home and learn. They have private tutors and so they get an education. They also have a wonderful home that is clean and well kept. I only wish that my parents or Robert's parents had more money and more of a status so that they could have passed some of that down so that we would be in a higher, better position than we are now. We live in a small apartment in a filthy alley way. It has rats running around and street fights constantly making a ruckus. We have to walk most of the time to work, and we have dirty clothes that we try to keep as clean and sanitary as we can. If only we were born with "wealthy" blood, then we would be in a better position. Hopefully, over time things will change, and maybe we will eventually get enough money to live in a house that is clean, and still have money left to provide our kids with an education. I feel so bad to be around these kids at work who are ever so fortunate, and then I come home and sometimes my kids aren't even home from their jobs. I can't wait for this to change.