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AP 24.1225 The Newest Countries Since the Cold War
Since 1990, 29 new nations have come into being. Most of these emerged from the collapse of the Soviet Union, either directly or indirectly, as nationalist fervor swept Eastern Europe and the Balkans in the early 1990s. Several other new countries gained independence from other nations. Still others have changed their names.
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AP 24.1217 The Fall of the Soviet Union
From this ⇒ to this ⇒
Celebration at the Berlin Wall – Nov. 10, 1989
The Fall of the Soviet Union – December 26, 1991
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AP 24.1198 Decolonization – Cold War (Review)
This period of history is usually viewed through the lens of two different struggles: the Cold War and decolonization. But if we look at both of these using our course frames then we begin to see how these struggles were intertwined.
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AP 24.1195 Decolonization – The Cold War and Asia
. . . through Asian Lens
In this video, Steve Lee explains how the Cold War and decolonization played out in Asia. The video pays particular attention to anti-colonial and Cold War conflicts in Korea and Vietnam.
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AP 24.1191 Decolonization – The Cold War and the Caribbean
. . . through a Caribbean Lens
The region has a long history with formal European colonialism, some of it continuing into the late twentieth century. But informal colonialism was more common by the time the Cold War started.
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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 24.1161 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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