Rosa Luxemburg was a political activist who was against World War I. She was a “defender of Marxist purity against all comers. (Luxemburg, 1916)” Although she spent most of her time in jail during the war, she smuggled out a pamphlet published under the name “Junius”. This pamphlet would become the basis of a new group she would form with other communists call the Spartacus League, and ultimately the Communist Party of Germany. She would be considered handicapped in Germany since she was a woman, Jewish and Polish. Luxemburg, along with other members of Spartacus were murdered by right wing vigilantes on January 15, 1919. Luxemburg was a proponent figure in opposition to the first World War. She argued that World War I was …show more content…
She predicted a German victory but this was not the case, however, she did predict the economic consequences the war would have on Germany. In the first World War, Germany faced defeat and had to pay war reparations. As she states in her pamphlet, “After a "victorious" war the German people would have to pay back the war credits granted by the patriotic parliament, that is, in reality have to bear an immense burden of taxation while enduring a strengthened military reaction--the only lasting, tangible fruit of "victory." She was accurate in her prediction as Germany did have to pay war reparations. Germany faced one of the heaviest consequences of the war because they went into massive debt and their currency, the German Mark, had become worthless. This also gives Luxemburg validity as she had warned that war would cause problems between other countries. She warned that second war would come for the loser of the of the first war. She states, “And directly upon the liquidation of this world war, these [conflicts] may lead to a new world war, perhaps over Constantinople, and would certainly make it likely. Thus, from this side, too, [an Anglo-French] victory would lead to a new feverish armaments race among all the states--with defeated Germany obviously in the forefront. An era of unalloyed militarism and reaction would dominate all Europe with a new world war as its …show more content…
She states in her pamphlet, “that is the mass destruction of the European proletariat. Never before on this scale has a war exterminated whole strata of the population; not for a century have all the great and ancient cultural nations of Europe been attacked. Millions of human lives have been destroyed in the Vosges, the Ardennes, in Belgium, Poland, in the Carpathians, on the Save. Millions have been crippled. But of these millions, nine out of ten are working people from the city and the countryside. (Luxemburg, 2016)” She sees the war as a loss in terms of gaining new and current supporters of the communist movement. Instead of calling for unity and peace, the working class is being sent out for slaughter in a war for the
In 1916 the United States was amidst the first of the World Wars. Keller hoped to rally people to “Strike against all ordinances and laws and institutions that continue the slaughter of peace and the butcheries of war. Strike against war” (). To promote pacifism, she insisted that it was the American citizen who is responsible for the destruction of war and that there is no purpose for the United States to join the war. Keller’s audience was the average American citizen, anyone who could cast a legal vote, but particularly parents and workers. Several times throughout her speech she referenced children, factory workers. The Women’s Peace Party and the Labor Forum were present.
One of these occasions, in September of 1909, included Miss Clara Lemlich. She was a fiery member of the socialist party and a garment worker. She personified the change in women of the day. Women who worked and supported a family, she represented the image of “The Gibson Girl”. After leaving a strike, she was targeted as a trouble maker and one of the criminals of the day was paid to beat her.
Rosa Parks What’s a hero? A hero is a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements or noble qualities. Hero’s can also be someone who has made a change in the world and or a society like Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks is considered a hero because of all the things she went through and made happen throughout her life.
This work was rejected by many of the more conservative elements in the movement and a storm of protest arose as many of her colleagues condemned her. When she dies in 1902, she was no longer the movement’s leader and was unfortunately, not around to see women’s suffrage in the United States. Her crusade lasted for over fifty years of her life, as she learned and profited from her mistakes and failures, realizing that everything isn’t perfect. Even though she has been dead for quite some time now, her concerns, ideas, and accomplishments have endured and continue to influence the feminist movement and other movements for progress in the twentieth century.
Thesis Statement- Rosa Parks, through protest and public support, has become the mother of the civil rights changing segregation laws forever.
Fischer believes that the First World War was not a preventative war, but that it was planed and launched by Germany aggressively in order to dominate whole Europe. Furthermore Fischer sees Bethmann Hollweg in the role of the main constructor of the German policy during the July Crisis in 1914, and also as a central figure in the development of Germany’s expansionist goals once the war started.
The Mother of the Civil Rights Movement Have you ever stood up for someone or something, even if it risked your own life? An upstander is someone who sees something harmful happening and tries their best to help out without second guessing themselves. Rosa parks is an inspirational role model to women and men all around the world. Rosa Parks has been a leader since she was a kid at school.
For a long time, the Civil War was the most glorified and “cleaned for the purpose of propaganda” conflict in world history. The war was fought between celebrated generals Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant, whose armies fought for grand and noble principles and were never guilty of any of the heinous war crimes perpetrated by other armies. The inclination to depict the Civil War in this glorified manner strengthened over time until the process of converting the Civil War from hell on earth to a sacred cause systematically destroyed the anguish that the war created. The war the women on both sides of the conflict experienced underwent a comparable change because it reminded the victims of their suffering. Unfortunately, some historians have been too worried about correcting the evils committed against women during the Civil War to look at the reasons why the war and its suffering have been sanitized. Focusing on the woman’s point of view during the Civil War, especially the African American woman’s point of view, meant focusing on misery. By removing women from the overall picture of the Civil War, historians could ignore the misery and create a more affirmative representation of the Civil War.
What do all heroes have? Courage! Rosa Parks, Monuments Men, and the International Women of Courage are all the definition of courage. Being courageous means to have strength, bravery, and determined on your beliefs.
Racism and prejudice have been dominant issues in the United States for many years. Being such a major issue is society, racism is also a major theme in one of the best pieces of American Literature, To Kill A Mockingbird. People, particularly African Americans, have been denied basic human rights such as getting a fair trial, eating in a certain restaurant, or sitting in certain seats of public buses. However, in 1955 a woman named Rosa Parks took a stand, or more correctly took a seat, on a public bus in Montgomery, Alabama. She refused to give her seat to a white man and was arrested for not doing so. The reasons and consequences and the significance of her stand are comparable in many ways to Atticus Finch's stand in To Kill A Mockingbird. Rosa Parks worked for the equality of all people. She was elected secretary of the Montgomery branch of the National Advancement of Colored People, unsuccessfully attempted to vote many times to prove her point of discrimination, and had numerous encounters with bus drivers who discriminated against blacks. She was weary of the discrimination she faced due to the Jim Crow laws, which were laws were intended to prohibit "black[Americans] from mixing with white [Americans]" ("Jim Crow Laws"1). Also, due to the Jim Crow laws, blacks were required to give their seats to white passengers if there were no more empty seats. This is exactly what happened on December 1, 1955. On her way home from work, Rosa Parks refused to give her seat to a white man and was shortly arrested (National Women's Hall of Fame1). Even though she knew what the consequences were for refusing to leave her seat, she decided to take a stand against a wrong that was the norm in society. She knew that she would be arrested, yet she decided that she would try to make a change. Although her arrest would seem like she lost her battle, what followed would be her victory. Rosa Parks's stand was so significant that she is called the mother of the civil rights movement (National Women's Hall of Fame1). Her arrest served as a catalyst for a massive boycott for public busses. Led by Martin Luther King, for 381 days, African Americans carpooled, walked, or found other ways of transportation. Despite the harassment everyone involved in the movement faced, the boycott continued and was extremely successful.
This is evident during the First World War, where she, along with Carrie Chapman Catt, founded the Women’s Peace Party, which was later turned into the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. This organization sympathized with Germany, attacked the severe conditions of the Treaty of Versailles, and supported Wilson’s League of Nations. These actions made her an enemy of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Furthermore, like Ida Wells-Barnett, she opposed violence inflicted upon the people of color.
her interested in her impact on the fight for the oppressed. In her times women was supposed to
On January 5, 1916 Helen Keller gave the speech Strike Against War, calling for working class people to use the power of the strike to end to America’s involvement in World War I. Keller makes many valid points about the way war affects the working class of America; however, I disagree with how easily she suggests that the working class can rise to action, especially one as drastic as strike. The way that war is used to exploit has not improved since the World War I era.
...ledge concerning her struggle. So long, I only knew of the boycott for the history books point of view, but this book broadens my awareness. Rosa Parks: My Story allows you to become familiar with Rosa personally. It introduces you to her as a little black girl who just want to be treated right. Rosa was much more before the bus boycott, and even so much more after.
Throughout history, there have been several conflicts that have disturbed the peace in various areas. One of these gruesome events happens to be World War I, which was evoked by many different causes. The most significant and immediate causes of this catastrophe was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie. Numerous nations were involved in this war, and two examples of opposing forces are Germany and Russia. World War I was resolved to an extent with the Treaty of Versailles, but it was not entirely settled. This is clear because World War II was a result of World War I.