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AP 23.661 Indépendance Haïtienne!
How did the slaves of what would become Haiti throw off the yoke of one of the world’s great empires?
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AP 23.654 How did Napoleon influence the way you eat?
How different would life be without this invention? Nowadays, canned food is everywhere — but how did this industry begin? Tune in to learn how Nicholas Appert discovered the principles used in canning food — and why we have Napoleon to thank for this Stuff of Genius.
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AP 23.653 Napoleon – Have any money? Buy a hat.
Posted November 16, 2014Napoleon’s hat sells for $2.4 million at auction
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AP 23.647 Qui était Napoléon?
Who was Napoleon?
Napoleon Bonaparte was a military general who became the first emperor of France. His drive for military expansion changed the world.
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AP 23.645 The Guillotine
The guillotine is best known for its use in France, in particular during the French Revolution, when it “became a part of popular culture” and it became celebrated as the people’s avenger by supporters of the Revolution and vilified as the pre-eminent symbol of the Reign of Terror by opponents.”
The notorious killing machine of the French Revolution, was used to behead thousands, including King Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette. The guillotine continued to be used long after the Revolution and remained France’s standard method of judicial execution until the abolition of capital punishment with the backing of President François Mitterrand in 1981. The last person guillotined in France was Hamida Djandoubi, on 10 September 1977.
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AP 23.640 France – Causes and Breakdown of the French Revolution (1789-1815)
What caused the French Revolution?
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AP 23.635 Illustrative Example – Puerto Rico (Writings of Lola Rodríguez del Tió)
Lola Rodríguez de Tió, (September 14, 1843 – November 10, 1924), was the first Puerto Rican-born woman poet to establish herself a reputation as a great poet throughout all of Latin America. A believer in women’s rights, she was also committed to the abolition of slavery and the independence of Puerto Rico.
Illustrative Examples (p 101) – Call for National Unification or Liberation
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AP 23.634 Illustrative Example – Maori Nationalism and New Zealand Wars
Illustrative Examples (p 101) – Call for National Unification or Liberation
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AP 23.633 Illustrative Example – Freeman-pedia (Propaganda Movement in the Philippines)
Illustrative Examples (p 101) – Call for National Unification or Liberation
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AP 23.631 Freeman-pedia: Dozendates Review 1776
You DO NOT have to know any dates for AP World Modern. BUT, Ben Freeman would argue knowing certain major events can give you an idea of the major themes and flow of the course.
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AP 23.625 USA – Founding Father: Alexander Hamilton
Though he never attained the highest office of his adopted country, few of America’s founders influenced its political system more than Alexander Hamilton.
“He who stands for nothing will fall for anything.”
Alexander Hamilton vs. Aaron Burr (CLICK HERE for PODCAST)
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AP 23.624 USA – Founding Father: Benjamin Franklin
“Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man.”
“It is easier to prevent bad habits than to break them.”
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AP 23.623 USA – Founding Father: George Washington
“My brave fellows, you have done all I asked you to do, and more than can be reasonably expected; but your country is at stake, your wives, your houses and all that you hold dear. You have worn yourselves out with fatigues and hardships, but we know not how to spare you. If you will consent to stay one month longer, you will render that service to the cause of liberty, and to your country, which you probably can never do under any other circumstances.”
“We have abundant reason to rejoice, that, in this land, the light of truth and reason has triumphed over the power of bigotry and superstition, and that every person may here worship God according to the dictates of his own heart.”
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AP 23.620 USA – Too Late to Apologize: A Declaration
Once the movement for Independence was set in motion, England came to reassert its control on the North American colonies. There was no turning back…. it was too late to apologize.
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AP 23.619 USA – So What Was 1776?
Was it one or more of the following?
A Revolt?
A Secession? An American Revolution? An American Independence?Continue reading Post ID 14835
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