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… 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 … Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle. Video production by Laura Seeger and Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle. Learn More: Chen, Jian,  …

… What can and should members of the international community do to … however, two other things, less often mentioned, that can and should be done to show respect for the martyrs. First, … work to dispel mistaken ideas about who the martyrs were and why they were killed. This involves condemning the …

… As the world grapples with the ongoing pandemic of COVID-19, it is important to remember that this … Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle. Video production by Laura Seeger and Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle. Audio production by Paul … team includes Editors Nicholas Breyfogle, Steven Conn and David Steigerwald; Managing Editors Lauren Henry, Sarah …

… lesson aims to educate 6th grade students about barriers and walls and how they influence different countries throughout the … world. Students will be comparing the Great Wall of China and the Berlin Wall to the US-Mexico Border. At the … East Asia & Southeast Asia …

… U.S. security. At their recent meeting both President Bush and Chinese President Hu Jintao acknowledged the need to better increase their exchanges and cooperation between their armed forces. A competition in armaments between China and the United States will cause increased tensions and the …

… A violent flood ensued, ripping through the city center and destroying dozens of refining mills and carrying away numerous houses. Hundreds of unsuspecting … lunch or napping, were crushed by collapsing earthen walls and rolling detritus. Others drowned. Looking back 400 years …

… promised — in writing — would retain its own laws, customs and economy. Some forty years ago, Tibetans were given almost the same standing the Chinese have guaranteed Hong Kong. In its first … Chee-hwa — to eliminate guarantees on freedom of assembly and speech). But social and religious institutions in …

… 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 American Patriotism (University of … South & Central America … The Story of Poinsettia Day and U.S.-Mexico Relations …

… attention. The collision last April between a Chinese jet and an American aircraft triggered a spy-plane crisis. And the Japanese Prime Minister’s plan to visit a shrine … during World War II has inflamed tension between China and Japan. When Bush gets to Beijing, however, one thing his …

… 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 … Video production by Katherine Weiss, Laura Seeger, and Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle.   …

… They underscored just how little many Americans understand about the value and complexity of the relationship between the 50 states and this island territory. In fact, Puerto Ricans are … Amanda Lawson … South & Central America … Top Ten Origins: Puerto Rico and the United States …

… exchanges between those who question the atomic bombing and those who adamantly defend President Harry Truman's use … Truman's most fervent defenders are World War II veterans and their self-appointed champions in the media.  Most … II veterans claim that the atomic destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki saved their lives. This historical argument …

… unimaginable suffering. The blast killed 80,000 instantly, and over 100,000 additional people would later succumb to … earth in a “black rain.” Aerial view of Hiroshima before  and then  after  the bombing. The situation was made worse … weapons; despite the fact that it was a major military base and was designated to be the new capital should Tokyo fall …

… Sanlúcar de Barrameda. Their goal was to reach the Spice Islands of Maluku and open a new trading route for Spain.   Written by Dani … East Asia & Southeast Asia … Magellan and Elcano: The First Circumnavigation of the Earth …

… “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 … lead of Toynbee’s contemporary, the French historian Fernand Braudel, who likened events and individuals to mere …

… 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 – during the 1960s. … When Idi Amin, commander of the Ugandan Army, seized power in Uganda on 25 …

… directly challenged Chinese Communist Party (CCP) policies and yet have not been suppressed by force. It’s tempting to … last November as the leader of the Politburo’s powerful Standing Committee. But we shouldn’t make too much of Jiang’s … Seeing recent actions this way will help us better understand what makes the government of the world’s most populous …

… 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.” … following the failure of the Great Leap Forward (1958—1962) and his fear that enemies in the Chinese Communist Party …

… In geologic years, the Galapagos Islands are infants. Located on the perpetually moving Nazca tectonic plate, the islands were formed through repeated volcanic activity. Layer by layer, the islands have risen off the ocean floor, forming a chain that is … Humans have controlled and, at times, eliminated animal populations on the islands. …

… bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The blast, fire and radiation killed 140,000 people. Many others were scarred and injured for life. Most of the bomb's victims were women, children, the elderly and other civilians not directly involved in the war. Those …

… 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 by highlighting the importance of … East Asia & Southeast Asia …

… 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 … to trace the “allocation of political power over time, and how it changed.” Each part of the book discusses the …

… 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 … East Asia & Southeast Asia …