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The Lost Colony: Sir Walter Raleigh's brother, Sir Humphrey Gilbert, attempted an English settlement in North America first. He made landfall in Nova Scotia and sailed down the coast, searching for possible settlement locations. His expedition was met with constant storms...; By William M. Wisser.

16 de Septiembre: Mexican Independence Day: In The Changing Face of Mexico, page 2.1; Slideshow View a slideshow of photographs from celebrations of Mexican Independence Day. Every...; Format: article

The Lost Colony: In Sir Walter Raleigh and South America, page 3; Sir Walter Raleigh's brother, Sir Humphrey Gilbert, attempted to establish an English settlement in North America first. He made landfall in Nova Scotia and sailed down the coast, searching for possible settlement locations. His expedition met constant storms...; By William M. Wisser.

Vietnam: Historical background: Vietnam has strong historical connections to China and India and has been ruled by both China and France. After turmoil and wars in the twentieth century, Vietnam embarked on a program of reform that has opened relations with the United States.; By Lorraine Aragon.

Capitalism and commerce: In Contemporary life in Vietnam, page 4; In 1986, as the Cold War was ending, Vietnam began a series of market and social reforms, working to normalize its relations with the United States and open the country for tourism, which developed in the 1990s. Note that apartments, some with balconies, are...; By Lorraine Aragon.

A new religion: In Contemporary life in Vietnam, page 18; This elaborate temple at Tay Ninh, located about 60 miles northwest of Ho Chi Minh City, was constructed between 1933 and 1955. The congregation, seen from behind, sits cross-legged on the floor with their hands held up in front of their chests. White robes...; By Lorraine Aragon.

French Indochina: In French colonization and Vietnam wars, page 1; The current national borders of Southeast Asia were not established until after World War II. What is now northern Vietnam was ruled by China for more than a thousand years, between the second century BCE and...; By Lorraine Aragon.

National borders: In French colonization and Vietnam wars, page 6; Some Vietnamese Communists today point to early anti-French communist groups that emerged in North Vietnam in the 1930s, but no serious nationalist or communist movements emerged before World War II. The Japanese invaded French Indochina in 1940 and, as everywhere,...

My Lai: In French colonization and Vietnam wars, page 9; In 1968, U.S. forces considered the My Lai area to be a stronghold of Communist Vietnamese fighters (known as Vietcong) and their sympathizers. Repeated bombing of the region only increased the support of local civilians for the Communist fighters. After an...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Defoliation: In French colonization and Vietnam wars, page 11; During the Vietnam War, much of the region's dense forest and human settlements were destroyed by U.S. bombings and defoliation campaigns. Defoliants, including “Agent Orange,” were combinations of herbicides intended to kill trees and other plants...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Underground resistance: In French colonization and Vietnam wars, page 12; When U.S. forces could not control the tunnel areas effectively with ground troops, they dropped bombs on the area, seriously damaging the tunnel network and surrounding land. At two sites in Cu Chi, about 45 miles northwest of Ho Chi Minh City, the tunnels...; By Lorraine Aragon.

The U.S. Embassy: In French colonization and Vietnam wars, page 13; Although many Vietnamese linked to the U.S. army initially entered the Embassy compound for evacuation, on the last day an order was given to airlift only Embassy documents and American citizens. Vietnamese who had worked many years for the U.S. Embassy or...; By Lorraine Aragon.

A monument to war crimes: In French colonization and Vietnam wars, page 14; When post-war relations between Vietnam and the U.S. improved following former Secretary of State Robert McNamara's public annoncement that U.S. participation in the war was a mistake, this stone monument was moved to a less conspicuous location and the nearby...; By Lorraine Aragon.

War tourism: In French colonization and Vietnam wars, page 17; At two sites in Cu Chi, about 45 miles northwest of Ho Chi Minh City, the tunnels dug by Communist guerillas have been restored and are open for visitors. Tourists can enter some of the tunnels and examine supply storage areas as well as false entrances created...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Souvenirs of war: In French colonization and Vietnam wars, page 16; Visible in the tray are metal badges from U.S., French, and Vietnamese soldiers as well as “dog tags” worn by U.S. soliders for identification, silverware, a pocket knife, a razor, a string of old Chinese coins with holes in the center, and two...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Teaching with disturbing images: Photographs are especially powerful tools for explaining current and historical events — not least horrible or brutal events, such as war, genocide, famine, terrorism, slavery, and lynching. In fact, photographs are often used specifically to raise an...; By David Walbert.

Tourism and opportunism: In East from India: Cambodia and Southern Vietnam, page 19; Cambodia became awash with weapons and burdened by distrust after its civil wars in the 1970s, which were linked to the Vietnam War. After the wars, the growing population experienced high rates of unemployment and poverty as well as trauma. Many young men...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Cambodia: A timeline: Major events and eras in the history of what is now Cambodia from the beginning of the Common Era to the present.

Vietnam: A timeline: Major events and eras in the history of what is now Vietnam from the first millennium BCE to the present.

Stone Mountain: In Lonely mountains: The monadnocks of the inner Piedmont, page 12; Quartzite is not the only erosion-resistant rock that has formed monadnocks on North Carolina's Piedmont. Another major rock type — granite — has also been responsible for monadnock formation. Granite is a granular rock made primarily of feldspar...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

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