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… In the 1970s, Venezuela had the highest growth rate and lowest inequality in Latin America. Thanks to an oil … signing an agreement in 2007 to establish the Bank of the South, a monetary fund and lending organization to support left-leaning South American nations with infrastructure and social …

… India is now suffering a massive second wave of COVID-19 and the crisis is spilling into neighboring countries. As … of their former colonies in Asia, Latin America, and Africa must be the basis for any global health policy. In … & COVID-19 … Public Health, Disease, and Medicine … South Asia … India … Colonialism/Imperialism … The Deep …

… In between memory and forgetting, there is commemoration . On June 4, 1989 a … put under surveillance and forbidden to travel. Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post reported that only a few family … courage. … Denise Y. Ho … Milestones … China … East Asia & Southeast Asia … Hong Kong … Democracy/Elections/Voting …

… common as daylight. India recognizes 22 official languages and its 1962 census recorded residents speaking over 1600 … that the information-technology boom has created in the southern city of Chennai , and the way it has affected the … ten Bollywood films! … Abhijit Varde … Top Ten Origins … South Asia … Film/Television … Top Tens … India … Top Ten …

… citizens is bound to China’s development as a nation, and that personal dreams will be realized only through the … China’s recent provocations over the Diaoyu Islands and the South China Sea with its Asian neighbors. It also reflects a … Press, 2014) … Kirk A. Denton … Features … East Asia & Southeast Asia … China … Museums … Revolution … …

… At noon on December 17, 2014, Presidents Barack Obama and Raúl Castro announced to their respective nations that … Latin America and participated in liberation movements in Africa. This Cuban propaganda sign features the profile of … Perez Jr. … Features … Caribbean … United States … Cuba … South & Central America … Colonialism/Imperialism … …

… the term “New Cold War” has mushroomed among analysts and commentators seeking to define contemporary geopolitics. … surrounded China with military bases throughout  East and Southeast Asia .  Mao’s power had been diminished after his … … Diplomacy/International Relations … East Asia & Southeast Asia … Film, Television, and China’s (New) Cold War …

… In April and May 2019, the world’s largest democracy held elections. … Politics ; The Amritsar Massacre ; The British Raj ; and South Asia Since Partition … Archana Venkatesh … Features … Religion … South Asia … India … Democracy/Elections/Voting Rights … …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 … …

… 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 … …

… 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 … …

… 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 … …

… around the earth? If past experiences are any guide, fear and excitement will dominate reactions in the United States. … That feat sparked waves of panic about American military and technological vulnerability and led president John F. … … Jonathan Coopersmith … History News Service … East Asia & Southeast Asia … China … Outer Space/Universe … Science & …