centering themselves around the “Goddess of Democracy‚” near the northern Western journalists also maintained a presence there‚ Luckily for the protesters Western journalists had gathered there to report on the visit to China by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in mid-May. Shortly after his arrival‚ the Tiananmen Square‚ that drew some one million participants‚ was widely broadcast overseas‚ allowing the U.S. and the world to see this horrific event unfold on television and in newspapers. On June 4
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Agents of Change |This person… |Was an agent of change because… | |Martin Luther King |In 1960s‚ African-American Civil Rights Movement‚ the creation of the Civil Rights and the Voting Rights. | |(America clergyman) | | |Died in 1968
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have been lost after World War II due to contaminated water than from all forms of violence and war. This humanitarian catastrophe has been allowed to fester for generations. We must stop it.” [Herald Tribune] It is because I agree with Mikhail Gorbachev‚ that I must affirm today’s resolution. Resolved: Access to drinking water ought to be valued as a human right instead of as a commodity. The value I will be upholding in today’s debate is Justice‚ which is keeping equality and providing what
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Reconstruction The reconstruction was followed by the civil war and took place in the southern states. The reconstruction was an attempt of bringing in confederate states back into the union. Amendments were added to the constitution to protect black people in the south. This was important because they were trying to make the south safe for the blacks. Industrial Age The industrial age took place in the 18th and 19th centuries. The industrial age began in Britain and took a widespread
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Date(s) Event Key Figures Describe Significance / Results Feb 1945 Yalta Conference Roosevelt Chruchill Stalin Talked about Germany and E Europe after war Divide G and Berlin – lack of details Free elections in E Europe Vague and general Try Nazi war criminals Reparations to be paid but no details Important – not as important as Potsdam General agreement War still going on and need to show united front Poland stiking point August 1945 Postdam Conference Truman Stalin
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World War II greatly changed how the world interacted and operated. Prior to the Second World War‚ the world was mainly based in Europe with the Europeans at the leading edge of world politics as well as leading the way in technological advancement. Although the United States emerged as a world power after World War I‚ their interactions with the rest of the world was held to a minimum with focus on domestic affairs. During this time between the two wars‚ the U.S. had an economic boom in the 1920’s
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Communism in the USSR was doomed from the onset. Communism was condemned due to lack of support from other nations‚ condemned due to corruption within its leadership‚ condemned due to the moral weakness of humanity‚ making what is perfect on paper‚ ineffective in the real world. The end of this system was very violent. It left one of the two most powerful nations in the world fearful of what was to come. <br><br>Communism can either be called a concept or system of society. In a society that follows
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Michael Tampellini 1/16/12 How and why did the Cold War end? Be sure to include in your analysis the historical developments from the 1960s to the 1990s. The Cold War began in the late 1940’s following the aftermath of World War Two. The two new world powers‚ Soviet Union and the United States‚ fought for governmental influence around the globe. This quiet war would last for over 30 years affecting the way in which we live today. In 1961 the Kennedy administration sought out to
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Sino Soviet Relations‚ 1949-76: alliance to confrontation in Asia and its impact on US policy A) 1. The significance of the communist revolution in china 1949 The Chinese Revolution was among the first hot conflicts of the Cold War‚ and its ramifications were certainly among the most far-reaching. The most important long-term effect was to create a Communist state with the size and power to stand as a rival to the Soviet Union within the Communist world. The Soviets and Chinese were initially
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The Hindrance of Communism ‘’Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy’’ (Mao Zedong). I am against communism because communism usually causes wars and destructive regimes. However‚ some people might say communism is designed to rise and attain financial and social status equal to that of the middle-class landowners. Communism is a form of government where one person rules. It’s a political theory created by Karl Marx‚ a German philosopher in 1917. The October
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