Nationalism

Nationalism is the feeling of great love that people have for their country. Nationalism can be both positive and negative. For example, Italy and Germany became united because of the people wish to form a separate countries. These were good things because it helped make europe stable.

Nationalism can also be a bad thing because in countries like Yugoslavia, Nationalism and racism helped to breakup the country and lead to genocide and war.

The Latin Revolution

The Latin Revolution all began after Napoleon's brother was made the king of Spain. This made alot of problems for south America , the troops, and the Spanish king. After the king, a man believed that he could help South America by freeing it, a man named Simon bolivar, he freed South America , was a liberator , and got a country named after him. He directed the independence of Colombia,Venezuela,Ecuador,Peru, and Boliva.

Enlightment

The french revolution started with king Louis XVI cause of his wife wasting so much money that he needed money. After all of that he tried to borrow money from the clergy and the priest but they did not give him any money so he tried to take over all of them. But he was caught in time and he was killed for doing all of that. A man named Robespierre created the day called the rein of terror, it was when he killed 400 men,women,and children and after all that every one in France voted for him he was executed what he said was bravely. He said when you execute me show them my head.

The center of earth

For over 1000 years many people believe that the ancient greeks and the bible when they stated that the earth was in the center of the univerise. This was known as the geocentric theory. People believe that the planets and the stars all went around the earth.


In the 1500 hunderds, Nicolaus Copernicus he discoverd that the earth was not in the center of the univerise but the sun was the center of the univerise. This was known as the geocentric theory. Today all scientists believe in the geocentric theory.

After copernicus, Galileo used a telescope to discover that the earth was not in the center of the univerise. When he said this publicly, the church put galileo on trial and he was forced to say that he was wrong even though he knew that he was right.