Global Packet Questions

Garrett                                                             Global
Packet                                                              3/4/12
				Mandela and his struggle against Apartheid
1. Mandela's Early life was that of a Prince, and thus, He had strong feelings of Self Confidence. 2. Mandela became interested in the politics surrounding his college campus.
3. Mandela was tried for treason because he promoted resist against Apartheid.
4. Mandela served 27 years of prison as a political prisoner of Apartheid.
5. In 1994, South Africa had it's first all-race elections.
6. Mandela wanted a democracy governed by all the races of South Africa. Mandela was an African Patriot because he led his people against a corrupt government and helped establish democracy in South Africa.
				A South African Protests Apartheid
1. The tales the elders of Mandela's tribe told influenced him to help free South Africans.
2a. Africans wanted higher wages, less hard work, work of their choice, and residence near their job, no curfew, free travel, and political rights. 2b. Black South Africans were confined to live in very specific areas, and were not allowed to live anywhere they wanted.
3. The passage indicates family life was very poor for Black South Africans.
4a. Mandela believed that political rights were most important to obtain. 4b. Mandela considered political rights important because without them the blacks had no power.
5. White South Africans feared democracy because they would lose their minority rule.
6. Being in prison strengthened Mandela's resolve as it left him time to think of why he was jailed, and gave him time to disfavor them for it.
				A Poet's View of South Africa
1. The author describes restless docks, and police cars cock-roaching.
2. The author uses fireflies, eyes, and doves to create light that will contradict the darkness of prisons.
				Interpreting Charts
1. Both countries speak Mandarin, and have similar compulsory ages of children in schools.
2. The government category shows the opposing philosophies.
3. Taiwan is richer per person, but China has a much larger economy overall.
				The Ideas of Mao Zedong
1. The reactionaries are the Chinese Nationalists.
2. The goal of a revolution is to overthrow one class in favor of another.
3. Communist leaders should gain the favor of the people.
4. Mao's ideas appealed to the peasant farmers.
5.Mao's ideas were popular because of the unhappiness with the last government.
				The Cultural Revolution
1. The Cultural revolution is against the bourgeois scholars.
2. The goal of the revolution is to get rid of old ideas and come up with new ones.
3. Some of the old ideas include harmony with nature, filial piety, and advancement of those who work hardest.
			  Memories of the Cultural Revolution
1. Exert- to use authority forcefully or effectively. Redeem- To restore the honor, worth, or reputation of. Comply- To act in accordance with another's command, request, rule, or wish. Degraded- Having been corrupted or depraved. Fathom- To penetrate to the meaning or nature of; comprehend. Farce- A ludicrous, empty show; a mockery.
2. The accusers were the communists. They were coached by posters on walls and alien words.
3. Nien Cheng laughed at the farce of a trial against her.
4.The Men choose Cheng as the target because she was the supervisor of the workers, they wanted her to make capitalism look bad to the workers.
5.Cheng was an educated, and wise person. She listened to what they were saying, and understood what she needed to do in response.
			A Victory for the Philippine People
1. Fraudulent- Engaging in fraud; deceitful. Tabulation- To arrange in tabular form; condense and list. Vigil- The act or a period of observing; surveillance. Ravage- To bring heavy destruction on; devastate. Sovereign- Self-governing; independent.
2. The media told the people of Marcos' atrocities, but weren't responsible for the success of the revolution.
3. Aquino believes that there will be problems building up the country, and wants the media to keep reporting the truth.
4. I agree, even if the media holds the influence, it is still the people themselves who fight the indecency.
5. Aquino spoke to them in order to give them her message.
				Indira Gandhi
1. Many people believed that democracy in India would fail because of the diversity, poverty, and illiteracy.
2. India has overcome 5 external invasions and remained non-aligned.
3. Gandhi believes that the country would stop functioning without her declaration of a state of emergency.
4. Gandhi's actions wouldn't be justified in a democratic society. If this were to happen in the U.S. a second civil war would likely ensue, similar in origins of the political causes of the first one. Gandhi could have very easily made an address to the Parliament, or to the people before resorting to such drastic means.