PPT-Independence and its Heroes

Independenceremained by far the most important moment for the new nations that emerged representations of its heroes and martyrs have become talismans or icons signifying those beliefs and reinterpreted with reverence or. Youre not a hero but you talk a good game You and your friends are holding court regaling the crowds with your tales of derringdo Can you fight your way through a drunken haze to concoct the best boasts The most believable Or at least ones that are We want Independence!. EXECUTIVE BRANCH. Governor. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH. State Legislature. JUDICIAL BRANCH. Courts. Declaration of Independence. Constitution. When are the usually written?. When the revolution is just beginning. Pygmalion . Review. Gumption. Incorrigible . Deprecate. Staid. Impertinent. Repudiate . Bilious. Mendacity. Impetuous. Elocutionary. Resolutely. Presumptuous. Dogmatically. Slovenly. Diffident. Magisterially. The United States between WWI and the Great Depression . Postwar Adjustments. As a result of WWI, USA was world’s largest CREDITOR nation.. In 1922, European nations owed the US $11.5 BILLION. Britain and mainland Europe were completely destroyed by . Protagonist and Antagonists. A protagonist is the main character, the essential or prime personal character in a text, . movie, play.. The antagonist is the main character's chief opponent.. Why do we have heroes?. Presentation by Alan Trench for Constitution Unit seminar, . University College London, 12 March 2012. The bulk of Scottish voters don’t want independence: they want self-government within the Union . 1919 – 1939 . Effects of World War I on the Colonial World. 1) Many colonized peoples expected independence in exchange for their contributions during the war. 2) The war brought people from the Colonial World into closer contact with the European ideology of NATIONALISM. Let’s finish up Chapter 30! . Decolonization and Nation Building Student Presentations. For this activity, we will split the room in half . Half of you will take and read the section titled “The Struggle for Independence in Africa” (pages 850 to 853) and the other half will take and read the section titled “The Quest for Economic Freedom in Latin America” (pages 853 to 856). In India and Africa. Indian Independence. Internal conflict between Hindus (majority) and Muslims (minority). India struggles against British rule Amritsar Massacre. Indian Independence. Mohandas Gandhi . Independence…remained by far the most important moment . for the new nations that emerged; representations of its. heroes and martyrs have become talismans or icons. signifying those beliefs, and reinterpreted with reverence, or. Videos. . Scramble for Africa for Handout . for handout start at 20:20. . Effects of WWII in Africa. Turning point to the Rise of Nationalist Movements. Europe made some reforms but too late – ex. African gov’t official. Personal Finance and Financial Independence Brian Hartman Brigham Young University Note: I am not a certified financial planner, so this should not be taken as fiduciary advice. Your life in 5-7 years What is mythology?. Mythology. -- A collection of . stories, . esp. . belonging . to a particular religious or cultural tradition. . . A . myth. is a traditional story belonging to a group or culture. . . (540 B.C. – 480 B.C.). . One of the top Greek historical figures who exclaimed. the renowned “Come and get it” -“. Molon. Lave” to the . Persians and their leader . Xerxis. and died fighting with .