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People Changing the World

People Changing the World. By Curtis Sparks and Eric Olsen. How People oppose and promote alternatives to existing economic, political, and social orders. The Big Idea. People were unhappy with the way things were and decided to do something about it. Tiananmen Square Protests.

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People Changing the World

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  1. People Changing the World By Curtis Sparks and Eric Olsen

  2. How People oppose and promote alternatives to existing economic, political, and social orders

  3. The Big Idea People were unhappy with the way things were and decided to do something about it.

  4. Tiananmen Square Protests China (Beijing) Started after death of Hu Yaobang general secretary wanted more voting and people choice Student protests started Wanted: -Reform and Freedom (Economy and Press) -Liberalization -Democracy

  5. Tiananmen Square Protests Government refused demands Protests started to escalate Riots Military was sent in to clear the square Opened fire on protesters Rest of the world saw this and criticized China's actions.

  6. The Anti-Apartheid movement South Africa Apartheid = government enforced segregation Government run by whites Blacks treated like dirt Boycott International Involvement Olympics UN Were eventually successful.

  7. Alternatives and You Some other things using this idea: Civil Rights Movement Environmental Groups Political Groups

  8. World Effects People discovered they had the power to change the world Life improved - better treated by gov't Both minorities and the whole Generally more democracy

  9. Discussion Question How do you think these movements have affected/ do affect you?

  10. Works Cited (Information) Information Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation. Web. 11 May 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Apartheid_Movement/>. BBC News. BBC, 06 Apr. 1989. Web. 15 May 2012. <http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/4/newsid_2496000/2496277.stm>. http://www.worldanimal.net/documents/4_Movements_for_Social_Change.pdf

  11. Works Cited (Images) "Tiananmen Square - 360-degree Virtual Tour - Beijing, China." Tiananmen Square - 360-degree Virtual Tour - Beijing, China. Web. 14 May 2012. <http://www.thebeijingguide.com/tiananmen_square/index.html>. Anti-Apartheid Poster. Digital image. Blogspot.com. Web. <http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PqfvLci9hQw/R8sfAJSVvnI/AAAAAAAAAIU/QGBFDBrpMDU/s1600-h/ospaal.anti-apartheid-poster1977>. http://www.photosfan.com/tiananmen-square/ http://will.illinois.edu/chinaBlog/about/ http://newsjunkiepost.com/2011/02/27/the-global-movement-many-uprisings-fighting-for-the-same-cause/ Picture of Martin Luther King. Digital image. Stanford.edu. Stanford University, 10 Jan. 2006. Web. 15 May 2012. <http://news.stanford.edu/news/2006/january11/mlk-011106.html>. "US Politics | AMERICAblog News: This Is What Democracy Looks like." US Politics. Web. 15 May 2012. <http://www.americablog.com/2008/11/this-is-what-democracy-looks-like.html>.

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