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AP 24.971 Vintage – Introduction (1920s – 1950s)
Ladies and Gentlemen . . .
This is the first in a series of posts referring to the era commonly known as “vintage“. These posts will cover the styles, fashions, fads, and music of the time periods ranging from 1920s to the 1950s.
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AP 24.970 The 1920s – Are you ready for me?
The Jazz Age is here!
“Mothers – don’t let your girls grow up to be flappers!”
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AP 24.968 Middle East – The Balfour Declaration
CAVEAT – Like many aspects of history, different historical sources provide different and often opposing view points. Use SOAPSTONE to analysis primary and secondary sources.
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AP 24.964 End of WWI – WWI Ghosts from the past can still be seen today
“The Great War” – The War to end all Wars
The numbers reveal the horror of the Great War: Sixty-five million soldiers fought. Nine million killed in combat. Nearly 20 million wounded. 2014 marked the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I, the conflict that reshaped Europe, redefined international power structures, introduced the U.S. as a global superpower and fundamentally changed the role government played in people’s everyday lives.
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AP 24.959 End of WWI – Faces of War
Reconstruction of destroyed facesWounded tommies (soldiers) facetiously called it “The Tin Noses Shop.” Located within the 3rd London General Hospital, its proper name was the “Masks for Facial Disfigurement Department”.
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AP 24.958 End of WWI – The Last Veterans of WWI (4 profiles)
“War is a calculated and condoned slaughter of human beings”
Remembering forgotten veterans of World War I
The last surviving verified veteran of World War I per country
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AP 24.957 End of WWI – The Fall of Empires (x4)
After WWI, the following empires no longer had the power and influence as they had before.
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AP 24.949 China – Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek (born October 31, 1887, Chekiang province, China—died April 5, 1975, Taipei, Taiwan), soldier and statesman, head of the Nationalist government in China from 1928 to 1949, and subsequently head of the Chinese Nationalist government in exile on Taiwan.
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AP 24.948 China – Sun Yat Sen
Sun Yat-sen is known as the ‘father of modern China’. He spent his adult life fighting against imperial China and the ruling Qing dynasty.
First as revolutionary leader and later as politician. His military and political work laid the groundwork from which his successors would later call out the People’s Republic of China.
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AP 24.932 WWI – Music Video (Silencio by Carlos Gardel)
Homage to the French soldiers of WWI.
Carlos Gardel
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AP 24.924 WWI – Trench Assault
CAVEAT – Although this post contains scenes that show cinematic interpretation of a battle, the content may be intense for some viewers.
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AP 24.916 WWI – A Snapshot of the War (December 1914)
Mission Accomplished? – The Austro-Hungarian Empire Conquers Belgrade
During the first week of December, Austria manages to capture Belgrade. Thereby Austria is the first nation to achieve one of its war aims. The victorious Austrians are joyful, but the Serbs strike back and the Austrian euphoria takes a sudden end.
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AP 24.915 WWI – A Snapshot of the War (November 1914)
The Ottoman Empire Enters The War
Three months after the outbreak of the war, another world power enters the conflict: The Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman war minister Enver Pascha, a supporter of a new Turkish self confidence, wants to gain advantages for a future Turkey by declaring war.
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AP 24.914 WWI – A Snapshot of the War (September 1914)
September 25, 1914
The Russian War Machine & The Race To The Sea
Sparked by the desperate state of the Austrians, the Russian army goes on the offensive. General Ivanov even tries to use his numerical superiority to make up for the German victories a few weeks ago.
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