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AP 24.1178 100 Years in 70 Seconds – India (Aman)
100 years of beauty in 70 seconds
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AP 24.1172 India – Mahatma Gandhi
“An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.”
“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.”“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”
Illustrative Example (p. 148) – Nationalist Leaders and Parties
See also previous post: AP 24.1000 Indian National Congress
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AP 24.1171 100 Years in 70 Seconds – India (Trisha)
100 years of beauty in 70 seconds
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AP 24.1161 China – Mao Zedong, Civil War, and The Long March
“Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed.”
“Women hold up half of the sky.”
“In waking a tiger, use a long stick.”
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AP 24.1159 What will the future be like in 1999?
What people in the 1960s thought…
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AP 24.1158 Transitioning Music from the 1960s to the 1970s…
Although Motown music was taking root and popular in the 60s, other music genre also flourished….
Music and fashion are a great way to witness and measure the changes of any society . . . Iconic songs help define different eras.
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AP 24.1147 Proxy War – The Vietnam War
Over 25 years, the Vietnam conflict escalated from an attempt to stop the spread of communism into a full-scale war.
Illustrative Example (p. 146) – Proxy War
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AP 24.1146 Proxy War – Vietnamese Profile – Ho Chi Minh
“It was patriotism, not communism, that inspired me.”
“You will kill ten of us, we will kill one of you, but in the end, you will tire of it first.”“To reap a return in ten years, plant trees. To reap a return in 100, cultivate the people.”
Illustrative Example (p. 148) – Nationalist Leaders and Parties
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AP 24.1142 Proxy War – Sandinista-Contras Conflict in Nicaragua
The Contras were the various U.S.-backed and funded right-wing rebel groups that were active from 1979 to the early 1990s in opposition to the Marxist Sandinista Junta of National Reconstruction Government in Nicaragua which came to power in 1979 following the Nicaraguan Revolution.
Illustrative Example (p. 146) – Proxy War
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AP 24.1141 Proxy War – Angolan Civil War
Location of Cuba (red), Angola (green), and South Africa (blue)
Illustrative Example (p. 146) – Proxy War
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AP 24.1140 Cuban Missile Crisis
WW3?
The Closest We have Ever Been to a Nuclear War
Customers in a California department store watch President Kennedy’s televised address to the nation, as he informs the American people about the unfolding crisis in Cuba, Oct. 22, 1962
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AP 24.1138 North Korean profile – Kim Jong Un and Dynasty
Kim Il-sung (April 15, 1912 – July 8, 1994)
Kim Jong-il (February 16, 1941 – December 17, 2011)Kim Jong-un (January 8, 1983 -TODAY)
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AP 24.1135 Proxy War – The Korean War Veterans Memorial
The Korean War Veterans Memorial
Located on the Mall in Washington, D.C., is one of the most inspiring War Memorials in our Nation’s Capital. This Memorial, in conjunction with the WWII Memorial and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, constitute a pyramid of honor to the veterans and those who made the supreme sacrifice in those wars.Continue reading Post ID 42184
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AP 24.1131 Proxy Wars
A proxy war is a conflict instigated by opposing powers who do not fight against each other directly. Instead, they uses third parties to do the fighting for them.
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AP 24.1126 Vintage – TV and Movies (Pop Culture of the 1950s)
TV shows and Hollywood movies during the 1950s
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AP 24.1125 Vintage – Teenagers in the 1950s (Dating “Do’s and Don’ts”)
Dating? Can’t talk to your parents yet? See what Mr Bello Blog has to say to help (1950s style)!
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