Truth in Texas Textbooks Review
Publisher/Publication/Year: Worldview/World History B/2015/Chronology and Notable People
Editor: Dr. Amy Jo Baker; Editor/Consultant: Dr. Sandra Alfonsi
Problem: Bias (B), Omission of Fact (OF), Half-Truth (HT), Factual Error (FE)
The publisher did not provide a response to this report. The publisher’s responses included
below in orange are to the critiques provided by individuals during the public comment
hearing in September.
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Chapter 1
Chronology
1814
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1814 Congress of Vienna is assembled The nations that defeated Napoleon met in
Vienna to consider how to deal with Napoleon
and France regarding: the government and
boundary changes made by Napoleon in the
nations he had conquered; the ideological
ferment stirred by Napoleon and the French
Revolution; and how to reward the nations that
conquered Napoleon.
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Student is led to believe that the Congress of Vienna was all
about Napoleon. Napoleon appears 5 times in one paragraph.
No explanation as to what it was trying to accomplish.
The chief goal of the Congress of Vienna was to create a
lasting peace by establishing a balance of power and protecting
the system of monarchy.
As agreed at the first Treaty of Paris in 1814, a congress of the
Great Powers of Europe met at Vienna to settle the future
boundaries of the continent. Almost every state in Europe was
represented. The emperors of Austria and Russia, the kings of
Prussia, Denmark, Bavaria and Württemberg and many
German princes including the Elector of Hesse, the Grand
Duke of Baden and the dukes of Saxe-Weimar, Brunswick and
Coburg, attended in person.
The following are examples of concessions which should be
included: For Poland, Alexander gave back Galicia to Austria
and gave Thorn and a region around it to Prussia; Krakow was
made a free town. The rest of the duchy of Warsaw was
incorporated as a separate kingdom under the Russian
emperor’s sovereignty. Prussia got two-fifths of Saxony and
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Chapter 1
Chronology
1822
1822
Liberia established Freed slaves from the United States were
resettled by a New England philanthropic
organization on the west coast of Africa. Liberia
became an independent nation that remained free
of European control because of United States
influence.
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Chapter 1
Chronology
1829
1829
Greece becomes independent Greek nationalism succeeded in establishing an
independent nation after eight years of rebellion
against the Ottoman Empire. Great Britain,
France, and Russia aided the movement for
independence, despite their hostility to
nationalist movements.
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was compensated by extensive additions in Westphalia and on
the left bank of the Rhine. It was Castlereagh who insisted on
Prussian acceptance of this latter territory, with which it had
been suggested the king of Saxony should be compensated.
Castlereagh wanted Prussia to guard the Rhine against France
and act as a buttress to the new Kingdom of the Netherlands,
which comprised both the former United Provinces and
Belgium. Austria got back Tirol. Bavaria, Württemberg,
and Baden on the whole did well. Hanover was also enlarged.
The outline of a constitution, a loose confederation, was drawn
up for Germany, etc.
 http://www.victorianweb.org/history/forpol/vienna.html
 http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/628086/Congressof-Vienna
 The final statement about United States influence needs
clarification.
 Independence, however, did not preclude the state from being a
quasi-colony of the United States for much of its early history.
Under the political and economic dominance of the AmericoLiberians, as the descendants of the black American émigrés
were known, Liberia existed as virtually an informal colony of
the United States. America’s influence on Liberia was
primarily economic, with its heavy investment in rubber
production in the country from the 1920s. In the post–World
War II period, Liberia embarked on modernization, benefiting
greatly from America’s wartime investment.
 http://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo9780199846733/obo-9780199846733-0112.xml
 How did Greek nationalism succeed in establishing an
independent nation?
 Define “hostility”
 Very vague use of the word “nationalism”.
 No facts are given to show the type of hostility that Britain,
France, and Russia showed toward the nationalist movements.
Publisher’s response: The commentator correctly points out
that insufficient coverage was given to Greek independence. A
subsection is to be added to the section "Nationalism in
Eastern Europe" in the chapter "The Impact of Nationalism"
to more fully discuss Greek nationalism and independence. The
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meaning of "hostility," a common word, is clear from the
context.
Publisher’s additional response: Chronology entries are not
designed to be complete reviews of historical events. Printed
out, the chronologies from World History A and B are already
almost 300 pages. Chapter 1, "The Impact of Nationalism"
contains a section "The Effects of the Congress of Vienna" in
which the suppression of nationalism is discussed. As Greek
independence is only mentioned in passing (and although not
part of the TEKS), WorldView will nevertheless add the
following content to the section "Nationalism in Eastern
Europe" to more fully discuss Greek nationalism and
independence: "Greece, which had retained a strong identity
independent of the Ottoman Empire, sought a new opportunity
to achieve independence from the Ottomans. In 1821, under the
leadership of Alexander Ypsilantis, a full blown insurrection
began with Greek rebels who sought to drive the Ottomans out
of their land. As part of their efforts, the rebels actively sought
the support of European powers, especially their neighbor
Russia. In the beginning, major European powers had been
wary, even hostile (angry) toward nationalist movements.
Prince Metternich of Austria actually proposed aiding the
Ottomans. However, as time passed, there was a change in
attitude, especially among the British who felt they shared more
with the Christian Greeks than their Muslim rulers. British
policy changed toward the conflict, as they sent military help
into the battle on the side of the Greeks. After years of
negotiation and planning, a newly independent Greek state was
formed in 1829. Nationalism also found successful expression in
the southern part of Eastern Europe as Serbia, Romania,
Montenegro, and Bulgaria became independent of the Ottoman
Empire. The struggles among the new nations of the Balkans
helped to bring about World War I. The creation of new
nations left many people dissatisfied because the nature of
population distribution in Eastern Europe inevitably left some
ethnic groups as minorities in a nation controlled by a different,
and sometimes hostile, dominant nationality." "Nationalism" is
defined in the chapter glossary; its use reflects that definition.
The meaning of "hostility," a common word, is clear from the
context.
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Chapter 1
Chronology
1830-1831
Chapter 1
Chronology
1839-1842
Chapter 1
Chronology
1848
Chapter 1
Chronology
1853
Par 2
1830-1831
Belgium becomes independent The union of the former Spanish Netherlands
with the Dutch Netherlands, created by the
Congress of Vienna, ended when Belgium
became an independent nation by rebellion. The
provisional government declared independence
October 4, 1830, and a national congress adopted
a new constitution on February 7, 1831. French
support of Belgian independence was another
breakdown of the agreement by the major nations
to suppress nationalist movements.
1839-1842
Opium War between China and Great Britain Britain began smuggling opium, a highly
addictive drug, into China in order to make
lucrative profits. China protested and declared
the substance illegal, but Britain would not end
the trade. In 1839, the Chinese destroyed a
British shipment of opium, leading to war. With
their advanced weapons, the British easily
defeated the Chinese and forced them to sign a
treaty.
1848
Revolutions throughout Europe Democratic and nationalist revolutions began in
France and spread throughout Europe. Almost all
revolutions failed, including the German states,
Italy, Austria, and Hungary. The Frankfurt
Assembly disbanded after it was unable to agree
on unifying Germany. However, constitutions
and parliaments were established in many states,
such as Prussia, Sardinia-Piedmont, and Spain. In
France, it brought the 18-year-old Orleans
monarchy to an end and led to the creation of the
Second French Republic.
Crimean War begins Russia moved troops into the Balkan provinces
of Walachia and Moldavia under the pretext of
protecting Christians in the Ottoman Empire.
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No agreement ever presented to the student
There is an entire “Case Study” done on the Congress of
Vienna in this chapter and nowhere are there any facts given on
what was agreed upon by the nations.
Author leading students to conclusions.
“lucrative profits” does not represent fact
British merchants began smuggling opium into China in order
to balance their purchases of tea for export to Britain.
No treaty offered to the student.
The treaty provided that the ports of Guangzhou, Jinmen,
Fuzhou, Ningbo, and Shanghai should be open to British trade
and residence
Read more: Opium Wars | Infoplease.com
http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/history/opiumwars.html#ixzz3B9TncSPN
No identification as to what “Democratic and/or nationalist
revolutions” were.
If all revolutions failed then what is the significance of using up
space in the chronology of this textbook?
No reasons given for Great Britain and France’s support.
Fearing increased Russian power and an upset to the balance of
power on the Continent, Great Britain and France declared war
on Russia on March 28, 1854.
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Great Britain and France declared war to support
the Ottoman Empire.
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Chapter 1
Chronology
1854
1854
Treaty of Kanagawa signed Treaty of Kanagawa (also known as the Treaty of
Yokohama) signed, under the terms of which
Japan gave in to American demands to open the
country to Western trade, etc.
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http://www.sparknotes.com/history/european/1871/section2.rht
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Chapter 1
Chronology
1857
1857
Sepoy Mutiny in India Natives of India serving in the British forces
rebelled in some areas of the colony to protest
foreign domination. A number of British officers
and civilians were killed in the uprising that was
put down by loyal sepoys and British regular
forces.
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10. Chapter 1
Chronology
1861
Par 1
1861 - French troops sent to Mexico Eager to expand his empire to the Americas, the
French Emperor Napoleon III answers the
appeals of the wealthy conservatives and sent
troops to Mexico. He installs his distant cousin
Austrian Archduke Maximilian as emperor of
Mexico, and for a time French troops control
most of the country.
Juarez elected president Benito Juarez was elected president of Mexico
and expanded his reform policies. Wealthy
Conservatives appealed to Europe for assistance.
1863
Napoleon III sends troop to Mexico Eager to expand his empire to the Americas, the
French Emperor Napoleon III answers the
appeals of the wealthy conservatives and sent
troops to Mexico. He installs his distant cousin
Austrian Archduke Maximilian as emperor of
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In July 1853, Commodore Perry sailed into Tokyo Bay with a
squadron of four U.S. vessels. For a time, Japanese officials
refused to speak with Perry, but eventually they accepted letters
from U.S. President Millard Fillmore, making the United States
the first Western nation to establish relations with Japan since it
was declared closed to foreigners in 1683.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/treaty-ofkanagawa-signed-with-japan
This was an important event. “A number of officers killed”
does not represent facts
"In six months, the mutiny had been broken, and, within the
next year, British power was restored" [7]. These rebellions
would be remembered later by some Indian freedom fighters as
the first stages of the struggle for independence from
colonialism - whether they were related to later uprisings or
not, the Sepoy rebellions certainly sent a message to the British
that demanded to be heard.
http://www.thenagain.info/webchron/india/sepoyreb.html
Who are these “wealthy conservatives”?
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1861
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12. Chapter 3
Chronology
1863
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Mexico, and for a time French troops control
most of the country.
13. Chapter 1
Chronology
1866
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1866
14th Amendment to U.S. Constitution proposed This amendment defined citizenship and for the
first time acknowledged African-American
citizenship. The Federal government was given
power to protect the rights of all citizens from
arbitrary actions of the states. Ratification was
announced on July 28, 1868.
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Chronology
1867
Par 5
15. Chapter 1
Chronology
1881-1890
Par 1
16. Chapter 1
Chronology
1889
Par 1
Mexican Empire collapses After four years of fighting, Juarez slowly
consolidated the Liberal forces. Napoleon III
withdrew his troops when the United States
invoked the Monroe Doctrine at the end of the
Civil War and threatened to invade Mexico.
Maximilian was captured and executed by
Mexicans who restored the republic.
1881-1890
Social insurance laws adopted in Germany With Bismarck's initiative, the German
legislature passed a series of laws to provide
financial support for workers during illness,
injury, and old age in order to weaken their
support for socialist political parties. The social
insurance programs became a model for other
nations which later enacted similar legislation.
1889
First Japanese constitution First Japanese constitution, known as the Meiji
Constitution, was presented as a gift from the
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Why the announcement of the Amendment? The Fourteenth
Amendment was ratified July 9, 1868
This Amendment does not “acknowledge” citizenship for
African Americans. Included in the Amendment but not
mentioned by category are freed slaves. Furthermore the term
African-American did not exist at the time of the 14th
Amendment.
Congress was given the power to enforce, by appropriate
legislation, that the states shall not make any law which would
abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the U.S.
US Constitution Amendment XIV Sections 1 and 5
Amendment XIV: Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in
the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are
citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they
reside….
Complete omission of facts explaining what the “Liberal”
forces were.
No explanation of the “Monroe Doctrine” in the text.
Complete omission of facts as to why the “U.S. threatened to
invade Mexico”
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To weaken “Whose” Support?
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As is common in the textbook, when a very important
document is brought up (such as a constitution) there is no
reference as to what that constitution actually said.
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emperor to his people. The new constitution
included many Western elements, such as a
parliamentary form of government.
17. Chapter 1
Chronology
1891
Par 1
Pope Leo XIII issues Rerum Novarum The papal encyclical of Pope Leo XIII supported
the labor union movement and encouraged
workers to support social democrats who favored
political democracy. The pope's statement,
reflecting the belief that Christian teachings are
not inconsistent with socialism, encouraged the
development of Christian Socialist political
parties in Europe.
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18. Chapter 1
Chronology
1901
Par 1
1901
Labour Party formed in Great Britain Labor unions and Fabian socialists joined to form
a political party to advance the cause of
economic and social democracy in Great Britain.
The new threat from the left forced the Liberal
Party to adopt some of the programs of the
Labour Party to retain public support. Social
insurance laws and fairer tax laws were
introduced by the Liberal Party during the next
decade.
Platt Amendment The U.S. forces Cuba to give it "protectorate"
powers. The U.S. has the right to interfere in
Cuban affairs. This will last until 1934.
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19. Chapter 1
Chronology
1901
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The reader is given no facts to come to the conclusion the
textbook leads them to draw.
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“not inconsistent’ is a double negative, meaning Christian
teachings are consistent with socialism.
Pope Leo XIII condemned Socialism.
http://books.google.com/books?id=yIMSNu5OFHoC&pg=PA6
50&lpg=PA650&dq=Christian+socialist+political+parties+in+
Europe+1891&source=bl&ots=HxdU0PzyIx&sig=xJ0ngSaKlp
a1ykEBfEQrA4IAD7U&hl=en&sa=X&ei=44b7U8rNDMbc8g
HpYCYDA&ved=0CEAQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=Christian%
20socialist%20political%20parties%20in%20Europe%201891
&f=false
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No definition in glossary for “social democracy”
social democracy
n.
A political theory advocating the use of democratic means to
achieve a gradual transition from capitalism to socialism
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http://www.thefreedictionary.com/social+democracy
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The U.S. kicked the French out of Cuba.
Complete omission of what the Platt Amendment says.
… the President is hereby authorized to "leave the government
and control of the island of Cuba to its people" so soon as a
government shall have been established in said island under a
constitution which, either as a part thereof or in an ordinance
appended thereto, shall define the future relations of the United
States with Cuba, substantially as follows:"I.-That the
government of Cuba shall never enter into any treaty or other
compact with any foreign power or powers which will impair
or tend to impair the independence of Cuba, nor in any manner
authorize or permit any foreign power or powers to obtain by
colonization or for military or naval purposes or otherwise,
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Reform,
Repression, and
Revolution
Chronology 1918
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21. Chapter 6
Russia: Reform,
Repression, and
Revolution
Chronology 1920
Para Lines 4-5
22. Chapter 6 Russia:
Reform,
Repression, and
Revolution
Chronology 1921
Para 3 Lines 1-3
War Communism established Soon after taking power, Lenin announced the
policy of War Communism to carry out
communist principles of collective ownership
and the end of capitalism by nationalizing
businesses and farmland.
The group was renamed the National Socialist
German Workers' Party.
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Civil war ends All resistance to communist rule ended as the
Red Army defeated the last of the "White"
forces. The disparate "Whites" had failed to
develop a coordinated opposition to the
communists.
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No mention that “War Communism had destroyed the economy
and generated famine…and was already ruling through terror
and the police.
 Lenin & the First Communist Revolutions VII, George Mason
University,
http://econfaculty.gmu.edu/bcaplan/museum/his1g.htm
Better known as the Nazi Party
www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii-Nazi-party
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Reform,
Repression, and
Revolution
Chronology 1922
Para 3 Lines 2-3
Germany was the first of the major European
powers to extend diplomatic recognition to the
Soviet Union, which was treated as an outcast by
other European nations.
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lodgement in or control over any portion of said island."
more…
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1901platt.asp
The US reserved the right to intervene in Cuban affairs in order
to defend Cuban independence.
www.history.state.gov/milestones/1899-1913/platt
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This is a correct statement in the Chronology however there is
no explanation given in the Overview regarding the devastation
the Red Army inflicted. What is a disparate “White”?
The “coordinated opposition” of the Red Army included
seizing the peasants’ food without payment and forbidding
workers to strike. Famine ensued killing 7.5 million Russians.
www.olc.spsd.sk.ca/de/history20/unit1
The Red Terror, a campaign of intimidation, arrests, violence
and execution, targeted any individual or group deemed to be a
threat Bolshevik rule or policies. Most historians believe more
than a hundred thousand people were executed.
www.alphahistory.com
Although this is a factual statement it elicits sympathy for
Russia and omits why the Soviet Union was treated thusly.
They were refused recognition on the grounds that the
communist regime routinely violated accepted norms of
international behavior. The Soviet Union also secretly
collaborated with the German military in violation of the Treaty
of Versailles Encyclopædia Britannica Online, s. v. "Union of
Soviet Socialist Republics", accessed October 27, 2014,
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http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/614785/Union-ofSoviet-Socialist-Republics/42048/Foreign-policy...
24. Chapter 6 Russia:
Reform,
Repression, and
Revolution
Chronology 1924
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25. Chapter 6 Russia:
Reform,
Repression, and
Revolution
Chronology 1936
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26. Chapter 4
Chronology
1941
Paragraphs 7&8
27. Chapter 4
Chronology
1941
Par 9
28. Chapter 6 Russia:
Reform,
Repression, and
Revolution
New Soviet constitution in effect A new constitution acknowledged the creation of
a federation of 11 republics as the Union of
Soviet Socialist Republics and created a
government structure patterned after the
parliamentary systems used in Western Europe.
New Soviet constitution in effect A new constitution restructured the government
and provided, in theory, greater protection for the
civil liberties of Soviet citizens. All adults were
given the right to vote for the first time in the
history of communist rule.
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor Japan attacked the main United States naval base
in the Pacific at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on
December 7th, killing 2,500 and crippling the
American Pacific fleet. Japan launched
simultaneous attacks on the Philippines, Hong
Kong, Malaya, and other Pacific islands.
United States declares war on Japan The United States and Great Britain declared war
on Japan on December 8th to make World War II
a global war in both hemispheres and on most
continents.
Germany and Italy declare war on the U.S. In support of their Axis partner Japan, Germany
and Italy declared war on the United States on
December 11th, resolving the question of United
States policy-makers about going to war with
Germany.
1943
U.S. marines landed on Guadalcanal.
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Nothing like the parliamentary system used in western Europe.
The institutions of the Central Government including the
legislature and various administrative ministries, merely
ratified and implemented the policies of the Communist Party.
www.history.howstuffworks.com/asian-history
Textbook puts this information in Chronology instead of the
Overview and does not provide the student facts.
In practice Stalin suppressed native cultures and used
deportation to control many ethnic minorities, and despite the
1936 Constitutional guarantee of freedom of religion, Stalin
tried everything he could to root out religion from Soviet
society.
www.docs.google.com/document
While it is a long one sentence there is no information
concerning what led up to the attack.
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Japan had just bombed Pearl Harbor.
This paragraph implies the United States had done something
wrong against Japan which supports the need for information
on what led up to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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No mention of victory. The first major offensive and a decisive
victory for the Allies in the Pacific.
http://www.guadalcanal.com/battleofguadalcanal.html
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Chronology 1943
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29. Chapter 6
Chronology 1948
Para 8 Lines 6-7
Israeli armies pushed back the Arab armies and
occupied much of the land that had been
designated for an Arab nation in Palestine.
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Revolution
Chronology 1964
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31. Chapter 6
Chronology
1979 Para 11
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32. Chapter
Chronology
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Revolution
Chronology 1989
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34. Chapter 6 Russia:
Reform,
Repression, and
Military rule would last until 1985 in Brazil, and
was characterized by extreme repression and
right-wing economic policies.
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Radical students invaded the United States
embassy in Tehran and seized 66 American
hostages,
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American hostages released by Iran -
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Opening of the Berlin Wall -
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Yeltsin wins majority votes in Russia's first
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There is no mention of the United Nations Partition of Palestine
dividing Palestine into two states: one Jewish and one Arab, or
of the fact that the Jews accepted the partition and the Arabs
did not..
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/un/res181.htm
As concerns the statement that they occupied much of the land
that had been designated for an Arab state no information is
given that Israel honored the armistice agreements negotiated
between themselves and Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.
Iraq refused to sign an agreement.
Mitchell Bard, Myths and Facts, 2001.
1964-1985 was a series of military dictatorship in Brazil
including censorship of media, torture and disappearance of
political activists. This is left wing policy not right wing policy.
www.brasilvista.wordpress.com
During their ordeal, the Americans faced repeated threats from
their captors, as well as terrifying mock executions.
www.asianhistory.about.com
In an added slap at Carter, the Iranians arranged for the release
on January 20, 1981-the day that Ronald Reagan was
inaugurated.
www.asianhistory.about.com
No mention of the Berlin Wall in the rest of this textbook.
No mention of President Reagan’s speech “Mr. Gorbachev, tear
down this wall.”
Hundreds of thousands of East and West Berliners gathered
around the wall with no orders on how to handle the situation,
the guards stood back as the check points were overrun by the
crowds. East and West Berliners were reunited in celebration
while taking the wall down with hammers and chisels.
www.findingdulcinea.com
Not necessary to provide 20(twenty) lines of text to report that
Yeltsin won an election.
No mention of Ronald Reagan’s election.
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Revolution
Chronology 1992
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35. Chapter 6 Russia:
Reform,
Repression, and
Revolution
Chronology 2001
Para 22 Lines 1-4
There are 20 lines of detail about Yeltsin’s
election, certainly far more than survey students
need to know or to include in a chronology
President Bush meets with European leaders In his first visit to Europe since taking office,
President Bush disappointed European leaders by
his refusal to accept the Kyoto Protocols on
global warming and his determination to build a
missile defense shield even if it meant violating
the 1972 ABM Treaty.
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Chronology
2001
Paragraph 34
Terrorists attack World Trade Center and
Pentagon Nineteen terrorists hijacked four airplanes,
crashing two of them into the World Trade
Center in New York City, one into the Pentagon
in Washington, D.C., and another into a field in
Pennsylvania. Nearly 3,000 people perished. The
U.S. responded by putting together a worldwide
coalition to fight international terrorism,
especially the al Qaeda terrorist organization
headquartered in Afghanistan.
Japan's Prime Minister Koizumi Junichiro travels
to China to discuss contentious issues in SinoJapanese relations: inaccurate history textbooks,
Prime Minister Koizumi's trip to Yasukuni, and
Lee Tenghui's (Taiwan's former president who
advocated separation from the mainland) visit to
Japan.
U.S. and Great Britain overthrow Afghan
Taliban government Having determined that Afghanistan was
harboring terrorists responsible for the World
Trade Center bombing, the United States and
Great Britain began air raids over Afghanistan.
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Reform,
Repression, and
Revolution
Chronology 2001
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38. Chapter 2
Chronology
2001
Paragraph 44
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One of many notations of an American with a negative input.
Does not give Bush’s reasons for withdrawing from the Kyoto
Protocols. Based on inaccurate science, it would have badly
hurt our economy.
“As you know, I oppose the Kyoto Protocol because it exempts
80 percent of the world, including major population centers
such as China and India, from compliance, and would cause
serious harm to the U.S. economy.” George W. Bush: "Letter to
Members of the Senate on the Kyoto Protocol on Climate
Change," March 13, 2001. Online by Gerhard Peters and John
T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project.
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=45811.
No identification of the terrorists as Islamist or Jihadist.
No explanation of the reasons for targeting these buildings and
no identification of the fourth target as the White House.
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Intensive U.S. air attacks, allied military actions,
and the advance of opposing rebel factions
caused the downfall of the Taliban regime in
Afghanistan.
To China, the arms sales has the appearance of
Americans treating Taiwan as an independent
state and runs counter to China's goal of
internationally isolating Taiwan -- further
straining U.S.-Chinese relations.
Final details of the Kyoto Protocol were worked
out. The agreement, once ratified, sets a
timetable for industrial nations to reduce
emissions of carbon dioxide and other heattrapping greenhouse gases. European nations,
including Russia, support the agreement;
however, it is endangered by the opposition of
the United States.
Taliban defeated in Afghanistan Anti-Taliban forces, supported by American and
British bombing attacks and special forces,
defeated the Taliban and al Qaeda forces. The
different Afghan factions occupied all major
cities in Afghanistan, surrounded remaining
Taliban and al Qaeda forces in mountains near
the Pakistan border, and searched for the Taliban
leader and Osama bin Laden.
U.S. begins construction of a missile shield U.S. President George W. Bush ordered the
Defense Department to begin constructing a
limited missile shield to be operative in 2004.
Land-based missile interceptors were to be
placed in California and Alaska. The unproven,
controversial project is in violation of the ABM
Treaty, which was renounced by the president in
December 2001.
United States steps up campaign against Saddam
Hussein President Bush tried to round up support for
military action against Iraq. In a speech to the
United Nations, he called upon the Security
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Correct statement from China’s point of view but puts America
in a bad light without giving the reasons US was selling arms to
Taiwan. Taiwan WAS an independent state.
Taiwan claims independence as a distinct State.
www.geography.about.com
Omitted are reasons for US opposition.
See entry #45 above
Implying that the Taliban regime no longer exists in
Afghanistan is foolish.
What Pakistan Border? Pakistan is not recognized to have
borders to this date.
“controversial project” to whom?
The United States has a constitution that demands the president
protect its citizens from foreign attack.
No definition of the “ABM Treaty”
“tried to round up support” does not represent facts and implies
Bias.
President Bush did round up support
Fourteen countries in all were in the coalition.
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Council to move decisively to disarm Iraq. Iraq
stated that it would permit inspectors to return.
Inspectors began their work in October.
Saddam Hussein is captured in Iraq Saddam Hussein was captured by American
troops on December 13th, eight months after the
war began. He had disappeared soon after the
invasion began. After an extensive search, he
was discovered hiding in a small underground
chamber on a farm near his hometown of Tikrit.
Saddam Hussein was imprisoned to be tried later
by Iraq once a government had formed and
become stabilized.
New president is inaugurated in Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili assumed power in Georgia
after winning the presidential election held
earlier in the month. He had led demonstrations
in November 2003 that forced Eduard
Shevardnadze to resign after he had been charged
with allegations of manipulating parliamentary
elections. Saakashvili promised to end
corruption, improve relations with Russia, and
deal with separatist movements.
Nobel Peace Prize to go to an African woman, a
first The Nobel Peace Prize committee announced
that this year's prize was awarded to Dr. Wangari
Maathai, a Kenyan environmentalist, "for her
contribution to sustainable development,
democracy and peace." Maathai became the first
African female recipient of the prize. Maathai
had founded the Green Belt Movement, which
has since organized women to plant over 20
million trees. This was intended to conserve the
environment and improve the women's quality of
life. Maathai had also worked to advance other
African issues, such as debt cancellation for
some poor African nations.
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textbook and the last sentence reads: He was placed under
arrest, charged with crimes against humanity by an Iraqi
government, and subsequently executed after being found
guilty as charged.
World History B
An assumption is made by the author that the student is
supposed to know where Georgia is in this narrative.
We have a State named Georgia in the U.S.
How does planting 20 million trees improve women’s quality
of life?
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Ms. Sigurdardottir is also the modern era's first
openly gay head of state.
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Although this may be a true statement, identifying someone as
being different and belonging to a different group of people
because of their sexual orientation is racist.
U.S. to begin withdrawing troops from Iraq In a speech on February 27th, President Obama
gave a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S.
troops from Iraq: the majority would leave by
August 2010, with a residual force staying on
until 2011. The withdrawal has been made
possible by increases in Iraqi internal security,
and by the broad-based support shown for Prime
Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government in the
recent provincial government elections.
Mexican government initiative against drug
violence The Mexican government announced that 1,000
federal police and up to 7,000 troops would be
deployed to Ciudad Juarez in response to the
growing violence of drug gangs in the area. The
entire border region has seen an upsurge in
violence, with more than 2,000 people dead over
the past year in Ciudad Juarez alone. The drug
cartels' violence is fed by drug consumers in the
United States, and by the easy availability of
weapons from the U.S., and the violence
occasionally spills over the border into the
United States.
The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty is
signed The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New
START) is signed by President Obama and
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on April
8th. New START would replace the 1991
START I treaty, which expired December 2009,
and supersede the 2002 Strategic Offensive
Reductions Treaty (SORT), which would
terminate when New START enters into force. If
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border.
He announced it, did he do it?
Author appears to be suggesting fault.
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Too much omission of facts to understand why a new treaty
was signed.
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it is ratified (approved by both the U.S. Senate
and the Russian Duma), the treaty will verifiably
reduce the nuclear arms of both countries by onethird of the level allowed by SORT. It is the first
arms control agreement of its kind in 20 years.
In September, New York City's Zuccotti Park
became the headline site for the "Occupy Wall
Street" movement, which sought to focus the
nation's attention on the failures in financial
regulation, environmental and consumer
protection, and above all in regulating income
distribution. The movement took inspiration
from protests in Europe and the Arab Spring, and
gained momentum with the slogan "We Are the
99%," a reference to severe income inequality:
the wealth of the top 1% of the population is and
has been growing exponentially faster than that
of the bottom 99%, leading to severe social and
political inequality. "Occupy" camps
subsequently appeared in cities across the United
States and around the world.
London hosts the 2012 Summer Olympics -In
addition to spectacular opening and closing
ceremonies which featured, among others, Queen
Elizabeth II and Daniel Craig (the actor who
most recently played James Bond)
An attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi,
most likely orchestrated by armed Islamist group
Ansar al-Sharia, left four Americans dead,
including the U.S. ambassador. Angry crowds
forced the militia groups out of town, but the
attack continued to reverberate in American
politics as questions were raised about the State
Department's handling of security.
Private First Class Bradley Manning convicted The day after sentencing, Manning announced
that she wanted to live as a woman, and be
known as Chelsea. This development set off a
new debate on the civil rights of transgender
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inequality.
This movement was about Government Tyranny. Expanding
government with growing regulations in business and the
illegal attempt to change the American Constitution.
Those who described themselves as “actively involved “in the
Occupy movement were overwhelmingly white, highly
educated and employed, according to a new report from the
Joseph F Murphy Institute for worker Education and Labor
Studies at the City University of New York.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/29/occupy-wall-streetreport_n_2574788.html
To mention the name of an actor who played James Bond and
not mention the name of the American ambassador, J.
Christopher Stevens, who was killed in Benghazi is
unfortunate.
www.washingtontimes.com
What happened at Benghazi is still under investigation.
US commandos claim CIA station chief delayed Benghazi
rescue.
www.thehill.com
The Administration did not disclose for 2 weeks after the attack
that it was not spontaneous and that it had had warnings.
This Private was hardly a leader
Omitted is reason for Manning’s conviction. It is also an error
to say his sex choice set off a new debate because the debate
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Allende Gossens,
Salvador (19081973)
56. Chapter 1
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Aristide, JeanBertrand (1953-)
people (people whose gender identity differs
from their assigned sex at birth).
He was elected president of Chile in 1970. He
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and economic reforms, including land reforms, a
new labor code, and the nationalization of several
U.S.-owned copper mining companies. He was
overthrown in 1973 by an opposition coalition
made up of commercial elites, middle-class
businessmen, the military, and the CIA. He died
in the coup.
Aristide, Jean-Bertrand (1953 --)
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He became the first freely
elected president of Haiti
in 1990 as the leader of a
major movement for social
reform. He called for the
redistribution of the
national wealth and justice
for the poor, but was
overthrown by the military
just seven months later. He
was returned to power by a
U.N. military mission in
1994, and served as
president until 1996. He
was re-elected in 2000 for a five-year term,
succeeding Rene Preval, but the election was
marred by allegations of serious misconduct.
Over the next four years Haiti increasingly
descended into violence and anarchy,
culminating in the formation of rebel groups,
which eventually controlled large swathes of the
country. In February 2004, with rebel forces 30
miles from the capital, Aristide resigned and
went into exile in Africa. He returned to Haiti in
2011.
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hands with Aristide?
Please note what this man believed in and what ultimately
happened to him.
Why is this man in notable people and Ronald Regan is not?
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Hitler, Adolf
58. Chapter 1
Notable People
Castro, Fidel
(1926 --)
Hitler, Adolf (1889-1945)
Hitler was chancellor
of Germany, from
1933 to 1945. A
decorated World War
I veteran, Hitler
opposed the Weimar
Republic, the German
government that had
concluded the
Versailles Peace
Treaty. Appointed
chancellor by conservatives who thought they
could control him, Hitler obtained dictatorial
power by crushing his opponents and passing
laws by decree. From 1933 to 1938 he prepared
Germany for war and passed racial and antiSemitic legislation. During the World War II
Hitler committed genocide against Poles,
Russians, and Jews. He committed suicide in
1945 after his armies had been defeated.
He was the key leader of the Cuban Revolution
of 1959 that resulted in the overthrow of
Fulgencio Batista. Upon assuming power, he
began a series of socialist and nationalist
reforms, which included major land
redistribution, the nationalization of all foreignowned businesses, and the reallocation of Cuban
wealth in favor of the poor. He also dramatically
expanded the education and health-care systems.
He established a pro-Soviet, dictatorial regime in
Cuba that has committed serious human rights
abuses and driven more than one million Cubans
into exile. In July 2006 Fidel transferred
governmental responsibilities to his brother Raul,
as he underwent treatment for medical problems.
In February 2008, he resigned the presidency;
Raul succeeded him.
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Textbook adds their slant to conservatism.
No definition of “genocide” in textbook
Quote from Hitler “…then we should in all probability have
been converted to Mohammedanism [Islam], that cult which
glorifies the heroism and which opens up the seventh Heaven
to the bold warrior alone. Then the Germanic races would have
conquered the world. Christianity alone prevented them from
doing so.
http://wikiislam.net/wiki/Quotations_on_Islam_from_Notable_
Non-Muslims[6]
No mention of the Holocaust.
Worldview/ World History B
“dramatically expanded” does not represent facts.
Omitted is mention of his atrocities against the Cuban people.
http://www.answers.com/Q/What_atrocities_has_Fidel_Castro
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Clinton, William
J. (Bill) 1946-
60. Chapter 1
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Clinton, Hilary
1947-
61. Chapter 1
Notable People
Garvey, Marcus
(1887-1940)
President of the United States from 1993 to 2001,
Clinton became a major supporter of President
Yeltsin in his attempts to bring democratic
government and a market economy to Russia. On
a number of occasions, Clinton prevailed on the
International Monetary Fund and other nations to
join the United States in lending money to Russia
to prop up its weak economy. Clinton also
promoted the expansion of NATO to include
former communist nations of Eastern Europe. He
brought the prestige of his office to bring about
the Dayton Accord that ended three years of
ethnic fighting in Bosnia. Clinton's policies
demonstrated that America's commitment to
peace and democracy in Europe and to the
security of Europe remained firm.
Her role as Secretary of State (2009-2013) has
often been seen as having a dual purpose: partly
to improve the image of the United States and its
relationships with foreign nations that were seen
as "damaged" by the Bush administration, and
partly as an advocate for the impoverished and
the hungry around the world. Hillary Clinton is
also the author of several best-selling books,
including two memoirs, "Living History" and
"Hard Choices," and a book on raising children,
"It Takes a Village: and Other Lessons Children
Teach Us."
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Marcus Garvey was an African American
advocate of black nationalism during the first 40
years of the 20th century. An impressive orator,
he stirred pride in African history and heritage.
Garvey sponsored a "back to Africa" movement
encouraging American blacks to move to Africa
to set up an independent nation because he
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“Omitted is that he was only the second American President to
be impeached.”
www.historyplace.com
America is a “Republic”. Why was Mr. Clinton trying to bring
democratic government to Russia?
Yeltsin ended up turning putative democracy into oligarchy and
destroying the beginnings of democracy
http://www.thenation.com/blog/yeltsin-father-democracy#
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Define, “best-selling books”
This huge praise for Hilary Clinton and NO reference to
Ronald Regan or his accomplishments anywhere in the
textbook.
 In 60 lines of text 38, ‘successes’ were listed and no failures for
Mrs. Clinton as compared to 28 lines of text, 8 ‘failures’ and no
notable successes for President George W Bush.
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Publisher’s response: The commentator properly points out
that the biographer of President Reagan was inadvertently left
out from among the over 400 entries. The biographies of
George W. Bush and George H.W. Bush were reworked to
parallel the biographies of the other presidents included. The
biography of Hilary Clinton was eliminated, as it was not
required by the TEKS and other Secretaries of State are not in
the biography section.
 He stirred pride in African history?
 He stirred racism in America
 Black people in America are known as Americans just as white
people, red people, etc. To distinguish this person as “Notable
People” is appalling.
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Publisher’s response: The biography of Marcus Garvey is one
of over 400 included in the World History product.
believed that American blacks could never attain
equality as a minority in the United States.
This article by the late Dr. John Henrik Clarke, discusses the
impact of Marcus Garvey:
http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/afprl/clarke/the‐impact‐of‐
marcus‐garvey‐by‐dr.‐john‐henrik‐clarke
The TEKS for United State History Studies Since 1877 requires
the inclusion of Marcus Garvey in the curriculum; his inclusion
as a notable person in the product is appropriate.
62. Chapter 1
Notable People
Gaviria Trujillo,
Cesar (1947---)
63. Chapter 1
Notable People
William
Gladstone
(1809-1898)
Gaviria Trujillo, Cesar (1947 --)
He was president of
Colombia between
1990 and 1994.
Gaviria helped to draft
a new constitution that
took effect in 1991. He
unsuccessfully
attempted to resolve
the drug-trafficking
problem by offering
amnesty to traffickers
who turned themselves in. From 1994 to 2004,
he was the Secretary General of the Organization
of American States.
Gladstone was a leading statesman, orator, and
rival of Benjamin Disraeli in the late 19th
century. He served four terms as prime minister
as leader of the Liberal Party. Gladstone
expanded free trade, supported home rule for
Ireland, and promoted extensive electoral
reforms, including the secret ballot and an
expanded right to vote.
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 He helped draft a new Constitution for whom?
 He was Un-successful in his amnesty attempts.
 No definition of the “Organization of American States”
 This man is commonly called “Trujillo”.
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Great Britain, is famous for telling the English Parliament, “As
long as this Quran exists, Europe will never be able to conquer
the Islamic East.”
https://www.facebook.com/misg.usa/posts/519768484701208
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Santa Anna,
Antonio Lopez
de (1794-1876)
Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de (1794-1876)
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Dalai Lama
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Thomas Edison
Dalai Lama (1935 --) (Tibetans refer to him as
Rgyal-ba Rin-po-che ("Precious Conqueror").
The two groups became even further enmeshed
when the third Dalai Lama was found to be
reincarnated in the Tumed ruler's grandson (who
became the fourth Dalai Lama)
Edison, Thomas Alva (1847-1931)
Edison accumulated more than 1,000 patents,
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Jacques Chirac
Though high levels of unemployment eroded
public support for him, Chirac was re-elected in
2002 (to a 5-year term) because his main
opponent was a right-wing extremist. Chirac was
one of the most outspoken opponents of the
American push to attack Iraq for its failure to
disarm.
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Santa Anna possessed a magnetic personality and real qualities
of leadership, but his lack of principles, his pride, and his love
of military glory and extravagance, coupled with a disregard
for and incompetence in civil affairs, led Mexico into a series
of disasters and himself into ill repute and tragedy.
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/522742/AntonioLopez-de-Santa-Anna
Stating “Reincarnation” as fact. It is not explained in this
textbook.
39 lines of text about the Dalai Lama and his religion.
8 lines of text for Jesus Christ and Christianity
Worldview/ World History B
Omitted is that Edison was outstanding in the field of bringing
inventions to practical use, gave America the telephone and
received a Congressional Gold Medal for his accomplishments.
http://history.house.gov/HistoricalHighlight/Detail/36558?ret=
True
But nothing can gainsay the tremendous effect that Edison’s
career as a whole has had on our everyday lives. By the
volume, variety and spectacularity of his inventions, Edison
more than any other person made it seem like no miracle was
beyond the reach of modern American technology. As an
inspiration to aspiring engineers and inventors, then as now,
Edison is peerless. Indeed, above all others.as his
Congressional Medal of Honor certificate declared: “He
illuminated the path of progress by his inventions”.
www.lemelson.mit.edu
He won because his opponent was a “right-wing extremist”?? i
Chirac’s most important achievement during his second term
was his administration’s privatization of many major
corporations that had been nationalized under Mitterrand. He
also reduced payroll and other taxes in an effort to stimulate job
creation in the private sector.
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/113160/JacquesChirac
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Notable People
Lenin, Vladimir
(1870-1924)
69. Chapter 6
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Notable People
MacArthur,
Douglas (18801964)
70. Chapter 6
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Revolution
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Nelson Mandela
Lenin led the Revolution in order to end Russia's
role in the war and achieve social equality for the
Russian people. Lenin's quest for social justice
was cut short by his untimely death.
MacArthur returned to the United States to a
hero's welcome, but support for him gradually
diminished when it became apparent that further
aggressive moves could have resulted in a major
confrontation with China.
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Even after leaving government, he remained a
revered statesman and a strong advocate for the
poor in Africa.
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Terror and Famine.
http://econfaculty.gmu.edu/bcaplan/museum/his1g.htm
After a run for president in 1951-1952, he spent the rest of his
life as an elder statesman for conservative causes.
www.history.navy.mil
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“He was for decades a man of violence. In 1961, he broke with
African National Congress colleagues who reached nonviolence, creating a terrorist wing. He later pleaded guilty in
court to acts of public violence, and behind bars sanctioned
more, including the 1983 Church St. car bomb that killed 19
people.”
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/the-dark-side-ofnelson-mandela/story-fni0ffxg1226778174719?nk=c4a30b108e7beeef16b75b336a0588f7
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