The Boer War

In 1899 the British empire broke out to win over the Boers. Under the leadership of Paul Kruger, the Boers choose to fight back against the British, leading to a second Boer war. Although the British had more power against the Boers, the Boers received military equipment from the Germans and with only 88,000 soldiers it was a tough battle but they won. In 1900 the British received reinforcements and they were able to take over the Boer capital, Pretoria. Over the next two years the Boers raided the British areas and in return the British burnt down Boer settlements and took the victims into concentration camps. Many of the liberal British were strongly opposed to this type of imperialism. The Boers and the British finally signed a treaty in 1902, the Treaty Of Vereeniging, and the struggle for a peace settlement was brought to a end.
The Boers and the British were finally trying to live peacefully together after much hardship and difficult times during the war. All through history you see conflicts between different types of people trying to gain power. I believe that the Peace Treaty is a good thing and more countries should follow in their footsteps.

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin is a very interesting character. In this movie, Modern Times, Charlies character saterizes life and the turn of the century in many different ways. He was very hard working and never wanted to slow down or miss one object. He would work so hard all day and never receive one break. His job remained the same through the whole day and whenever he would try to sneak away he would be told to go back. Showing its a mindless industry and would get twitches from being so concentrated. He began to go crazy, he wanted to tighten everything and anything he saw. He went through the machine just to catch a screw and then when he was pulled out he began to attempt screwing peoples noses and buttons.

Taylorism

Taylorism comes from a man named Frederick Taylor. Frederick Taylor wrote The Principals Of Scientific Management in 1911. "The principal object of management should be to secure maximum prosperity for the employer, coupled with maximum prosperity for the employee", was what Frederick Taylor said. He organized a way to develop a science for every job. This would include proper rules and working conditions. He would pick workers with the right abilities for the job and train them properly. Jobs would be simplified enough so that workers could be trained well enough to create a routine motion in the best way. He would watch the workers and make sure everything is run smoothly.

Although it was criticized because it was thought that it dehumanized work and eliminated craftsmanship, this system we still use today. It has lead us to a fast efficiency in production.

I think that taylorism is a good idea because workers don't have to focus on many things. All they need to focus on is one thing and so they don't need to worry about other things. It increases production to be faster.

Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein also known as "the man of the century" was an amazing scientist within the 20th century. With his amazing mind he accomplished many things. He was the leading physicist of the 20th century, it was him who provided the theoretical basis to create the atomic bomb. He is best known for theory of relativity and the creator of E=mc², mass energy equivalence. Albert Einstein is know as one of the smartest people who ever lived. He set out many accomplishments in his life, and was rewarded with 7 Nobel Prizes. He was a professor at Princeton University, wrote several different works such as; Special Theory of Relativity (1905), Relativity (English translations, 1920 and 1950), General Theory of Relativity (1916), Investigations on Theory of Brownian Movement (1926), and The Evolution of Physics (1938). Among his non-scientific works, About Zionism (1930), Why War? (1933), My Philosophy (1934), and Out of My Later Years (1950).
Albert Einstein has changed are lives today. He has brought our society to a new level and proved many inventions are possible. With his unique mind he is well known from everyone around the word. I believe that Albert Einstein is one of the most amazing people who ever lived. He has a very unique mind which taught us many things.

The Invention of Flight

On December 17, 1903 the Wright brothers made flight possible. Just when everyone believed flight wasn't possible the Wright brothers made it so by creating the "Flyer". The different parts to the airplane were perfected by 3 years of flight testing unpowered aircrafts as kites and gliders, and from wind tunnel testing. This flyer had 40ft span, 505 sq ft area 750 pounds with a pilot, and 12hp power motor. This was the first powered aircraft to fly under the pilots control. On December 17, 1903 one of the Wright brothers were strapped inside the Flyer and began to soar through the air like a bird.
This invention proved that flight is possible. It brought the world to a whole new level. It lead to more advanced airplanes, people could now travel to anywhere in the world. Army's and wars were changed, wars became a higher level. Jobs for pilots became available.
I think that the "Flyer" is one of the best invention ever created. This makes people have the ability to do things that you would never think about doing before. It creates excitement within our lives and the ability to explore the world.

The importance of the 20th century

A new era began in the turn of the 20th century. All through the 20th century were different stages to becoming who we are today. Within 1900-1999 amazing people have invented ways to make living easier and adaptable. From the the clothing we wear, to spaceships in space, the 20th century is where the change had begun. It proved that we can make things whenever we put are mind to it, anything is possible. More change was made in this decade then ever before. It created a better scientific understanding, better communications, faster transportation and medical treatments. Wars turned more deadly with the advancement in weapons. There were attempts in world peace, human rights were made, fashions were changed- women's outfits were slowly adapted to wear whatever they want and show more skin.
The 20th century is the reason we live the way we live today. Without it we would not have televisions, telephones, amazing medical treatment, or a free lifestyle in Canada. Even though it lead us too all these amazing things we now how to deal with enviormental issues, animal extinction and over population. But overal it has pretared us for the better.