finally paid off. He organized the UTAA (Unión de Trabajadores Azucareros de Artigas) and obtained the implementation of legislation long ignored by the local landowners” (Gerassi). The UTTA transformation into the Tupamaros occurred between 1962-1963 when they decided that tactics and strategy so far had led them to a dead end and chose to form a paramilitary group. The group decided to employ Urban strategy‚ as 80% of the population livened in large towns & cities and that the countryside would
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The sixties brought incredible change. Things began to penetrate during the previous decade‚ culturally‚ only to explode during the Vietnam War. At the same time‚ technical improvements changed how people lived while music changed how people thought. The Cold War continued to wage at this point. Dwight Eisenhower became the first presidential candidate to successfully use the television medium to campaign. In 1960‚ Kennedy perfected the television medium. The Kennedy Campaign knew how to use the
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They had the fear of God in them to not break their set rules. The blacks eventually had enough and began to protest. One of their protest is the March from Selma to Montgomery. The March on Washington was one of the biggest “riots” in history. But‚ to be claimed as a riot‚ it sure was a quiet one. This protest helped the blacks get voting rights in the South. No one screamed‚ or showed out‚ Martin Luther King gave his famous speech and everyone just listened to what the black man had to say.(Woog
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1950 July 26‚ 1950- President Harry Truman authorizes $15 million in military aid to the French. This event is important because it begins the United States military involvement in Vietnam. 1953 January 20‚ 1953- Former five-star Army general‚ Dwight D. Eisenhower‚ becomes the 34th U.S President. This event is important because he becomes America’s new President and because he does a lot with the Vietnam War. 1954 April 7‚ 1954- President Eisenhower introduced the Domino Theory in response to
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POP ART AND ANDY WARHOL PRESENTATION Benjamin Dyer Arts/125 June 29‚2015 Marianne Murawski What is Pop Art ? Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines Pop Art as An art form in which common objects such as road signs‚ hamburgers‚ comic strips‚ or soup cans are used as subject matter and are often physically incorporated in the work A. Warhol Biography Overview Born: Aug. 6‚ 1928 Died: Feb. 22‚ 1987 Was a successful magazine and ad illustrator who became a leading artist of the 1960’s Pop
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philosophies shaped many of the ideas and history of Ancient China. Confucianism‚ Taoism and Buddhism‚ were all important parts of daily life in ancient China. A man might honor his ancestors by following Confucist rules of social behavior‚ attend a Buddhist pageant‚ and practice Taoist breathing exercises in the same day. What happened to a human being who did not follow or agree with these three religions of philosophies? Out of all three religions or philosophies‚ which one is the oldest and which
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My topic for this project was Racial Relations in the 1960’s. Of course‚ as most of us know‚ the 1960’s was not the best time for African Americans. Young African American’s were getting frustrated by the long wait times for legal cases and were ready for justice. They were ready to stand up and make a change in the constant‚ broken justice system for their community. Starting in February of 1960‚ they organized sit-ins‚ and the idea spread all across the south. Along with sit-ins‚ people supporting
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and the feminist movement starting up again‚ this becomes even more crucial. Things will never change unless you understand why they happened in the first place. Equality stems from mutual understanding and respect. I specifically focused on the Buddhist religion
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The Civil Rights Movement and the Transformation of Liberalism The emergence of the civil rights movement after World War II was one of the most important events in US history. It forced white Americans to recognize the systematic discrimination that affected African Americans and other non-whites. And it shattered the postwar consensus and sparked a revival of liberal reform. These reforms included landmark civil rights legislation that outlawed discrimination and restored the voting rights
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capital. While the Kashmir valley is famous for its beautiful mountainous landscape‚ Jammu’s numerous shrines attract tens of thousands of Hindu pilgrims every year. Ladakh‚ also known as "Little Tibet"‚ is renowned for its remote mountain beauty and Buddhist culture. Geography and climate Jammu and Kashmir is home to several valleys such as the Kashmir Valley‚ Tawi Valley‚ Chenab Valley‚ Poonch Valley‚ Sind Valley and Lidder Valley. The main Kashmir valley is 100 km (62 mi) wide and 15‚520.3 km2(5
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