HIST 125 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Archduke Franz Ferdinand Of Austria, Savak, Qing Dynasty
In- class group activities
Contras
- Label given to the various U.S. backed and funded right-wing militant groups
that were active from 1979 to the early 1990s
- From an early stage, the rebels received financial and military support from the
U.S. government, and their military significance decisively depended on it
- After U.S. support was banned by congress, the Reagan administration covertly
continued it
- These covert activities culminated in the Iran- Contra affair
ニカラグア
- Member of a guerilla force in Nicaragua that opposed the left-wing Sandinista
government 1979-1990 and was supported by the US for much that time
Baptist War
- 1831-1832
- also known as Christmas rebellion, the Christmas uprising and the great Jamaica
slave revolt of 1831-1832
- 11-day rebellion that mobilized as many as 60,000 of Jamaica's 300,000 slaves
- led by a black Baptist preacher, Samuel Sharpe, and waged largely by his
followers
Opium Wars
- 2 wars in the mid 19th century involving Anglo- Chinese disputes over British
trade in China and China's sovereignty
- disputes included the first opium war (1839-1842) and the second opium war
(1856-1860)
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Document Summary
Label given to the various u. s. backed and funded right-wing militant groups that were active from 1979 to the early 1990s. From an early stage, the rebels received financial and military support from the. U. s. government, and their military significance decisively depended on it. After u. s. support was banned by congress, the reagan administration covertly continued it. These covert activities culminated in the iran- contra affair. Member of a guerilla force in nicaragua that opposed the left-wing sandinista government 1979-1990 and was supported by the us for much that time. Also known as christmas rebellion, the christmas uprising and the great jamaica slave revolt of 1831-1832. 11-day rebellion that mobilized as many as 60,000 of jamaica"s 300,000 slaves. Led by a black baptist preacher, samuel sharpe, and waged largely by his followers. 2 wars in the mid 19th century involving anglo- chinese disputes over british trade in china and china"s sovereignty.
