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… time, the American press corps will find a better way of handling the complex cultural dimensions of Vietnam’s … Pacific. Eight years ago, what might be called the “burgers and bowling” storyline shaped reporting on Clinton’s trip. … … History News Service … Vietnam … China … East Asia & Southeast Asia … Diplomacy/International Relations … …

… on the rostrum of Tian’anmen (The Gate of Heavenly Peace) and announced the establishment of the People’s Republic of … era of foreign domination since the mid-18th century and of frequent governmental upheavals after 1911. Written … Relations … International Organizations … East Asia & Southeast Asia … The Founding of the People's Republic of …

… Point Agreement of the Central People’s Government and the Local Government of Tibet on Measures for the … claims of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) over Tibet and retroactively justified the previous year’s military … of Tibet was signed. … Jigme Yeshe Lama … East Asia & Southeast Asia … China … Tibet … Colonialism/Imperialism … …

… Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle. Video production by Laura Seeger and Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle. Learn More: Flowers, Guns, and Money: Joel Roberts Poinsett and the Paradoxes of … … Diplomacy/International Relations … U.S. Politics … South & Central America … The Story of Poinsettia Day and …

… Bartolomé de las Casas, sickened by the exploitation and physical degradation of the indigenous peoples in the … Spanish colonies of the Caribbean, gave up his extensive land holdings and slaves and traveled to his homeland in … of ideas of human rights. … Dani Anthony … Caribbean … South & Central America … Indigenous Communities … Spain … …

… “The two most far-sighted and influential political figures in the history of … Arnold Toynbee, “are Caesar, who founded the Roman Empire, and Liu Bang, who founded the Han Empire.” Historians today … globalization. … Benjamin Breen … Milestones … East Asia & Southeast Asia … China … Ancient … Liu Bang, from Peasant …

… Amin’s coup d’état was in some respects the culmination of Uganda’s tumultuous decolonization. Nationalist politics in … had been ferociously contested along religious, ethnic, and regional lines, and fractures remained – indeed deepened … Ugandans that a new beginning beckoned. … Richard Reid … Africa … Uganda … Decolonization … United Kingdom … …

… Sanlúcar de Barrameda. Their goal was to reach the Spice Islands of Maluku and open a new trading route for Spain.   Written by Dani … … Colonialism/Imperialism … East Asia & Southeast Asia … Indigenous Communities … Magellan and …

… Although Americans today may take the tactical and operational brilliance of their military forces for … of the Bataan Death March. Following strategic surprise and defeats at Pearl Harbor , Guam, Wake Island, the Java … Mansoor … Milestones … World War II / WWII … East Asia & Southeast Asia … Pacific … Philippines … Military/War/Peace …

… October 1976, was responsible for the most severe setback and the heaviest losses suffered by the Party, the state and the people since the founding of the People's Republic.” … Press, 2021) … Melvin Barnes Jr. … Reviews … East Asia & Southeast Asia … China … 20th Century … Revolution … The …

… in 1972. The president in that year was also a Republican, and a man who had made his political reputation as a … But Nixon surprised almost everybody by visiting China and meeting with its leaders. In many ways Nixon was the … ] … Stephen A. Allen … History News Service … South & Central America … Caribbean … Cuba … United States … …

… pero sus residentes dejaron dos enormes pirámides demostrando su fuerza e inteligencia. La Pirámide de la Luna. La de … dios, llamado Huitzilopochtli, les dio instrucciones de abandonar su hogar en busca de uno nuevo. Ellos se darían … por Gisel Valladares. … Gisel Valladares … Postcards … South & Central America … Mexico … Native America … …

… The logo for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. On September 2, 1998, the first conviction for the … in 1945 was to draft the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, a framework for … Muslims the year before. … John B. Quigley … Milestones … Africa … Rwanda … International Organizations … Genocide … …

… revolving around the Vietnam War in the United States and Vietnam during the period and post-war. This lesson ties into the standard and article … … Military/War/Peace … Vietnam War … Vietnam … East Asia & Southeast Asia … Education … World History since 1500 … US …

… China is on everybody’s mind . Its economic growth and military expansion have caused concern not just in the … the rise of China through its institutions, both formal and informal. Making China Modern: From the Great Qing to Xi … Press, 2019) … Connor Gahre … Reviews … East Asia & Southeast Asia … China … Colonialism/Imperialism … …

… the United States has the opportunity to support democracy and allow the Venezuelan people to decide the fate of their … of American States, the Carter Center, the European Union, and thousands of international electoral observers, there … & Clark College. … Elliott Young … History News Service … South & Central America … Venezuela … International …

… Yorker’ Writer’s Take On China's ‘Age Of Ambition’ ” (text and audio, 32 min.) From CBC, “ Tiananmen Square: Author Yiyun Li's story ” (text and audio, 53 min.) BBC’s Witness program, “ The Tiananmen … historical documents) … Connecting History … East Asia & Southeast Asia … China … Democracy/Elections/Voting Rights … …

… an exciting new collaboration that marries photographs and words to bring Black history to life. Picturing Black … Images Dawn Chitty, (Ed.D.) | Director of Education at the African American Civil War Museum Daniela Edmeier … The last, this image is an image of a school in Edisto, South Carolina. And the next image is a similar image of a …

… One hundred and fifty years ago today, April 12, 1861, Edmund Ruffin … the Federal military installation in the Charleston, South Carolina, harbor.  Almost ceremonially it began the … historian, "did more for the negro in 250 years than African freedom had done since the building of the …

… the Charleston harbor, past Confederate fortifications, and to the Union fleet blockading the city. The architect of … of the 19th century. Smalls was born enslaved in Beaufort, South Carolina at 511 Prince Street in 1839. His mother was … undermine Reconstruction and the political power of African Americans. Unable to overcome entrenched Republican …

… as a flood of states passed their own suffrage amendments and World War I loomed. However, not all women were … moral superiority, many white women, particularly in the south, were worried that providing all women the right to … legislation was blocked by Democratic legislators from the south who dominated the politics of the region since the end …

… sanctions. Trump has tightened embargoes on North Korea and Iran , frozen the assets of Venezuelan leaders, and … Ethiopia , a member of the League and one of the few African nations to have escaped previous European … . The apartheid policy of the white minority government of South Africa became an early target. For a transnational …

… laws in the U.S. have disproportionately affected the African American community. Students will be introduced to … before moving into a short lecture on the origins and history of these laws in the U.S. after the Civil War … disenfranchisement and its disproportionate effects on African Americans. To wrap up the lesson, students will …

… the "Big Dry," as they're calling it. The drop in rainfall and river flows has been most severe in the southern and eastern states (Victoria, New South Wales, … in North America, 48% in Asia, 39% in Europe, and 38% in Africa. "Water Dreamers" Yet, for all the variability built …