Coding

 

First Activity

The Holocaust

 Why was Germany hit the hardest during the depression?

Germany was one of the countries that were hit the hardest because of the great depression. The great depression is an economic depression in the 1930s and took place in the US. Germany was hit the hardest because they were forced to spend millions for reparations, which had caused their economy to crash. This had happened since Germany was then forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles and since they had become responsible for the cost of material that has caused Germany’s economy to collapse. As a result of the wall street crash in the US, Germany had to pay the loans they borrowed from the US. Forcing them to spend about billions of dollars and that there was huge unemployment in Germany of 67% while the US was about 57%. Germany couldn’t pay for the loans because Germany was in an economic disaster and when they told the US, unfortunately, they thought that Germany was bluffing so they sent 60,000 soldiers to their land.

Why did Germany have to agree to sign the Treaty of Versailles?

Germany was forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles. The Treaty of Versailles was signed between The Ally forces and Germany in 1919 after World War 1. The Treaty of Versailles held Germany responsible for starting the war and imposed harsh penalties in terms of loss of territory, massive reparations payments (rounding up to $132 billion) and demilitarization. This was to make peace and if Germany didn’t sign it, The Allies would probably be a huge threat to them or would try and convince them to sign it. If they hadn’t, Germany would’ve lost anyway since they had already lost about 6 million soldiers and artillery etc in World War 1. Germany complained bitterly, but The Allies did not take any notice of their complaints. Germany had very little choice but to sign the Treaty As a result of this Germany had to accept the guilt for starting the war.

How was New Zealand affected by the depression?

In New Zealand, the effects of the great depression weren’t very apparent. But at a certain amount of time, it had started affecting them. The export prices had begun to plummet falling by  45% at around 1933. This had become devastating since that we are very dependent on agricultural exports. A series of unemployed riots rocked Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch in the first six months of 1932. The government tried to ease Depression conditions through unemployment relief schemes, which often required men to travel long distances for small pay.   

Entrepreneurs

This entrepreneur is about Paul Beckett and how he was inspired. Blokart® was invented in 1999 by New Zealander Paul Beckett. A background in hang gliding and land sailing inspired Paul to build a serious wind-powered toy that was fun, fast and compact. From small beginnings tinkering in a Papamoa, NZ garage to nearly two decades of watching a backyard passion evolve into a global sport, the Blokart community now extends all over the world. This means past hobbies may help inspire you to do much for the future. 

Blokart continues to exceed our wildest expectations, connecting us with people we never expected who share our love of land sailing. For recreational riders, Blokart has become a versatile pastime that allows them to sail wherever the wind takes them. For our competitive racers, Blokart provides a chance to meet other sailors and compete on a level playing field under our One Design rules. And for families looking for a weekend thrill, our range of accessories means everyone can get in on the fun. We feel very fortunate to be part of this sailing revolution, and hope you join us—we know you'll enjoy the ride." Cheers, Paul, Matt & the Blokart team. (Beckett)

Bibliography

Beckett, Paul. “Blo kart - Paul Beckett.” Blo kart - About us, https://www.blokart.com/about/about-us/.

In My Opinion, the fact that they even stated that it has exceeded expectations shows luck and tons of trials and the human errors that come to this industry, and the reason why he started a business is that he was inspired by hang gliding and land sailing which then he, of course, was in it for his hobbies and for money because he loved what he was passionate about.

Green Peace Research

Who is Green Peace?

Green Peace is a global organization that uses peaceful protest and creative communication to expose global environmental problems which was founded in 1971 Vancouver, Canada. Greenpeace also uses non-violent creative action to pave the way towards a greener, more peaceful world, and to confront the systems that threaten our environment. They do this because they defend the natural world and promote peace by investigating, exposing, and confronting environmental abuse, championing environmentally responsible solutions, and advocating for the rights and well-being of all people.   (https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/about/). 

What have they done to make a positive change?

1972: After the first Greenpeace action in 1971, the U.S. abandons nuclear testing grounds at Amchitka Island, Alaska. 

1982: After at sea actions against industrial whalers, a whaling moratorium is adopted by the International Whaling Commission 

1991: After lobbying by Greenpeace and other organizations, the 39 Antarctic Treaty signatories agree to a 50-year ban of mineral exploitation on the continent. 

2011: After the release of Greenpeace’s Dirty Laundry report, major clothing brands commit to eliminate discharges of hazardous chemicals from across their entire supply chains and products within 10 years. 

2016: After decades of campaign work, 85% of the forested area of the Great Bear Rainforest in B.C. is protected from industrial logging. 

2016: After three years of tireless legal action, Clyde River Inuit  with the support of Greenpeace Canada  stopped seismic blasting  a dangerous oil exploration project that threatens the Canadian Arctic. 

2017: After more than five years of campaigning by Greenpeace, community groups, allies and environmental organizations, TransCanada cancels the Energy East tar sands pipeline.

(https://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/about-us/history-successes/)

What are they doing now to protect our oceans?

They made a petition to Jacinda Ardern about taking action on the ocean.

"Dear PM Jacinda Ardern, I call on you to support the creation of ocean sanctuaries across the planet, and for NZ to back the strongest Global Ocean Treaty at the UN to enable this."

The way they do anything out of the way to try and convince people while also being peaceful and non harming shows us that they are committed and the amount of human errors the have occured to this organization. 

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