The end of a Empire, and a Class.

And so both come to an end. Of course, ours ended a lot quieter than the Empire did; a large amount of guilt in WW1 and splitting up the Empire into Turkey and outlying nations was quite forceful, but those from Trukey have a long tradition. They're proud of their culture and exceptionally proud of those who have led them. The same can be said for our own country, despite it's own failings.

Over the classes, we have consistently made comparisons to the Ottoman Empire and America at this historical period, and I'm really starting to follow the resemblance now. It seems pretty clear to me now that Democracy within our country has very limited statutes but allows for the people to see what they want here, but we maintain a very rigid central power in our president, much like how the Ottomans had a Sultan. Add in increasing numbers of people to our population and a growing dispute over policy and we're seeing a very similar empire that experienced troubles before falling apart.

That being said on my opinion, I have enjoyed this class a great deal. I hope to keep in touch with some people here and continue to experience history in many different sources, and do more research in that regard.