Possible Moroccan Industrial Revolutions

The industrial revolution of Europe in the 1800s did not touch Morocco at all due to the conservative Islamic religious leaders and the feudal and tribal life led by the people.

After my discussion with family members I am visualizing the process of industrial revolution in Morocco in three phases.

1. French occupation of Morocco brought in a major change in terms of technology, business and industries. The French occupation paved way for building of thousand kilometers of railroads that encouraged trade between various regions of the country. It was during the French occupation many of Morocco’s dams were built. Many present day schools that follow the French model of education also were created at that time.

2. King Hassan II adopted the policy of free market economy in independent morocco and strengthened the infrastructure created by the French. He encouraged trade of phosphates which is one of the main exports of Morocco. He encouraged tourism and created better opportunities for agriculture.

3. The present reign of Mohammed VI would be the third phase of industrial revolution where a lot of importance is being given to manufacturing industries, information technology and green technology

o Morocco signed an agreement as early as in the year 1856 to open up its domestic markets to European traders

o In 1992 morocco signed the law of foreign trade and officially began free trade with rest of the world.

o This is an important step in the industrial growth of morocco

o In 2007 Morocco launched an Industrial Park in the Bouskoura region near Casablanca worth 247 million USD.

o In 2009, Morocco launched a series of Industrial parks in Tangier worth about 900 million dollars to attract Industries and Business companies to the underdeveloped northern regions of Morocco.

o Casa Tech Park was established in year 2001

o Morocco is investing a lot of money in developing airports and ports.

o Morocco has invested 9 billion dollars into solar energy to the remote parts of the country.

o By 2020 Morocco aims to generate 30% of electric need through solar energy.

Socratic Seminar

In the Socratic seminar, Asni's point about the foundation components of a healthy society was promoting education and direct all their funding to them because the society would be in shambles and the only way to recover quickly and efficiently is by educating the future generation to build a promising future. Everyone participated in our class discussion but Zineb helped move the conversation forward by stating her ideas and connecting them to today's modern world. There were very few remarks that objected the statements made therefore there was no debating. Mr. Carpenter dominated our discussion by attempting to shift's the group's thoughts toward the right ideas through methods of hinting us. The best part of our seminar was that people got to share their ideas and change their way of looking at the subject. The worst part is not everyone participated or participated enough. Next time the seminar should be held as one circle of people all in the discussion to get a chance to share their ideas and prevent others from not learning

Current events

'Chemical Ali' known as Saddam Hussein's cousin has been executed in Iraq for ordering a gas attack on the Kurdish town of Halabja.Ali Hassan al-Majid has been sentenced for death 4 times for genocide and crimes against humanity. Jets swooped over the town and sprayed mustard gas and nerve agents. 5000 people died in the gas attack. The Iraqi government had him executed by hanging Ali. "The execution happened without any violations, shouting or cries of joy," Ali al Dabbagh stated. 3 suicide car bombs struck in central Baghdad shortly after news of his death. This may or may not be linked with the execution. 'Chemical Ali' refused to show remorse in his trials and said that he was acting in the interests of Iraq's security. Iraq's Shia and Kurdish communities will rejoice and be relieved that they're free from the suffering caused to them by 'Chemical Ali'.

Successes and Failures of the Reconstruction Process

Successes:

-Enforcement act of 1870 protected freedmen and people who supported the government choices in terms of racism.

-Government banned Ku Klux Klan.

-Afro-Americans celebrated as they tasted freedom for the first time.

-The freedmen had oppurtunity to find their family members, own their own land, worship their god and be educated.

-The Creation of Freedmen's Bureau provided essential clothing, medical supplies for white and black refugees.

-The Reconstruction Act of 1867 allowed freedmen to vote. This act paved the way for the 15th amendment, which stated that no citizen would be denied the right to vote.

-Sharecroping and Tenant farming for the first time gave freedmen a sense of ownership.

-Reconstruction drove the indutrialization process in the south.

-The fundraising for Reconstruction was successful.

Failures:

-White farmers felt superior to the black farmers and felt dissatisfied and angered with the reconstruction plan.

-The rise and intensification of the racist Ku Klux Klan against black freedmen.

-Born out of this anger and dissatisfaction was the white supremacist group known as the Ku Klux Klan.

-Mass murder of republicans and black people in states such as Arkansas and Louisiana.

-The union is restored however it didn't immediately abolish all slavery groups, the Ku Klux Klan have killed several people who supported freedmen.

-The south's progress in indutrialization was not as prosporous as the northern one.

-The corruption during the fundraising held back alot of the money that was being sent.

-Despite sharecropping, the white farmers evicted the Freedmen and their families by not paying the money promised as a result, the poverty levels did not increase.

Conclusion:

After careful evaluation of the reconstruction plan, I conclude that it was a significant success. The most important aspect of of reconstruction to me are: the sense of ownership that the freedmen got by tenant farming, the Reconstruction Act of 1867 and the Fifteenth Amendment that provided voting rights to the African-Americans and protected them fro Ku Klux Klan. Despite all of what happenned, the Reconstruction Plan paved the way for the

15th ammendment and without these events occurring, african-americans would still be harassed and enslaved by groups devoted to being superior to blacks. If today the African American community is able to vie with whites equally and outperform the white community in certain aspects of life such as sports and music, the foundations were laid during the Reconstruction Era.