U3A Classes and Other Information by Tony Nobbs: 2012

The Fall & Rise of China Class 21

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2008 Summer Olympics Beijing
Concerns and controversies over the 2008 Summer Olympics
Republic of China celebrated the 60th anniversary
US-China economic relations

London: A Short History of the Greatest City in the Western World Class 15

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Louis Mountbatten 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Paddington Station
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Kensington Palace
Death of Diana Princess of Wales
Twinings
Poll Tax Riots
The New Globe Theater
July 2005 London Bombings

In the London Eye we see indications that Londoners

at the beginning of the millennium were not

just looking back, but also forward.

It seems that whenever the best values of Western

civilization—freedom, equality, individuality—come

under attack, their enemies strike at the place where

so many of those values took so many giant steps:

London, a powerful symbol for people around the

world, especially after the recent Olympic games.

I hope you have enjoyed the Journey.

The Fall & Rise of China Class 20

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For those interested here are links to the following:-

Xi Jinping
Floating Population China
The Rising Power of Chinese Workers.
Shenzhen Growth
The Great Firewall of China/Internet censorship

London: A Short History of the Greatest City in the Western World Class 14.

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For those interested here are links to the following:-
Anthony Eden
Harold Macmillan
Harold Wilson
Swinging London
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
Margaret Thatcher
Falklands War
London Bombings IRA

The Fall & Rise of China Class 19.

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China Can Say No
U.S. bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade
EP-3 incident April 2001, Hainan Island
1997 Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong
Lee Teng hui
Chen Shui bian
Ma Ying-jeou

London: A Short History of the Greatest City in the Western World., Class 13

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United Kingdom general election 1945
Great Smog of 1952
1948 Summer Olympics
Festival of Britain
Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
British Nationality Act 1948
MV Empire Windrush
1958 Notting Hill race riots
Winston Churchill Funeral

The Fall & Rise of China Class 18

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World Trade Organization

The Fall & Rise of China Lass 17

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Fang Lizhi

Li Peng

Hu Yaobang

Tiananmen Square Protests

Wang Dan

Wu'er Kaixi

London: A Short History of the Greatest City in the Western World. Class 12 (The Blitz)

If you would like to view some of the Slides used in Class 12 (The Blitz) of London: A Short History of the Greatest City in the Western World.

The following are links to the Videos used in this Class.
Video The Battle of Britain
Video "London Can Take It."
Video Film of the London Blitz in Colour.

For those interested here is link to:-
Video About the Polish Pilots who fought in "The Battle of Britain".

A Short History of the Greatest City in the Western World. Class 11.

If you would like to view some of the Slides used in Class 11 of London: A Short History of the Greatest City in the Western World.

I have also places links to The Royal Palaces a viewed in the DVD.
Buckingham Palace
Windsor Castle
Holyrood Palace

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1926 United Kingdom general strike
Roaring Twenties
London General Omnibus Company
Marks & Spencer
Peace for our time
The Blitz
Battle of Britain
V-1 flying bomb
Victory in Europe Day

The Fall & Rise of China, Class 16

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Hu Yaobang
Zhao Ziyang
Wei Jingsheng
Democracy Wall
Lei Feng
Iron rice bowl policy
Socialism with Chinese characteristics
Special Economic Zones China

The Fall & Rise of China Lecture Notes 29 - 34.

On the Blog I have included the Notes for Lectures 29 Through to 34 for your information.

They are in a standard Word Document Format Click on Document to view.

I hope you will Review the Papers on China One Child Policy & Mao's Legacy Still Divides China for the Class Discussions. See you on the 17th August.

The Fall & Rise of China Class 13

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Lin Biao
Qingming Festival
Gang of Four
Mao Zedong Legacy
Hua Guofeng
Four Modernizations

London: A Short History of the Greatest City in the Western World. Class 10

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Queen Victoria
Jack the Ripper
Suffragettes in London
Women suffrage
Zeppelin Bombing Raids
Aftermath of World War I on England

The Fall & Rise of China Class 12

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Click on this Link:- Lecture 25 & 26

The following links may be of interest:-

China's Atomic Bomb
Nikita Khrushchev
Sino-Soviet border conflict
Ping Pong Diplomacy
Henry Kissinger
Nixon visit to China

London: A Short History of the Greatest City in the Western World Class 9

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Click Here:- Class 9 Slides

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Coming of the Railways (Metropolitan Railway)

London sewerage system

Bobbies &Robert Peel

Charles Dickens

British East India Company

Lloyd's of London
The Crystal Palace

The BritishMuseum

The Fall & Rise of China Class 11

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Click on this Link:- Lecture 22 & 23

The following links may be of interest:-

Wu Han
Red Guards
Jiang Qing/Madam Mao
Cultural Revolution

London: A Short History of the Greatest City in the Western World. Class 8

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Samuel Johnson
The Gin Craze
Buckingham Palace
English Poor Laws
The Workhouse
Foundling Hospital

The Fall & Rise of China Class 10

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Click on this Link:- Lecture 19 & 20.

The following links may be of interest:-

Peng Dehuai,

Consequences of the Great Leap Forward,

Socialist Education Movement .

London: A Short History of the Greatest City in the Western World. Class 7

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Click Here:- Class 7 Slides

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Great Plague of London 1665
Great Fire of London
Sir Christopher Wren
Glorious Revolution
The Bill of Rights of 1689

The Fall & Rise of China Clas 9

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Click on this Link:- Lecture 17 & 18.

The following links may be of interest:-

Hundred Flowers Campaign

Anti-Rightist Rectification

The Great Leap Forward

Liu Shaoqi

Deng Xiaopin

London: A Short History of the Greatest City in the Western World Class 6

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Click Here:- Class 6 Slides.

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The English Civil War (1642–1651),

The Restoration,

Samuel Pepys,

Coffeehouses,

Theatre Royal Drury Lane,

Vauxhall Garden

The Fall & Rise of China Class 8

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Click on this Link:- Lecture 15 & 16.

The following links may be of interest:-

Korean War
President Truman's relief of General Douglas MacArthur

The five-year plans of People's Republic of China

London: A Short History of the Greatest City in the Western World. Class 5

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Click Here:- Class 5 Slides.

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Bridewell Palace

Palace of Westminster

White Hall Palace

Medieval London Bridge

The Globe Theatre

The Fall & Rise of China Class 7

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Click on this Link:- Lecture 13 & 14.

The following links may be of interest:-

Attack on Pearl Harbour
Battle of Huai Hai
General George Marshal
Campaign to Suppress Counter-revolutionaries

London:A Short History of the Greatest City in the Western World Class 4

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Guildhall, London

Black Death

Inns of Court
Temple Church

Palace of Westminster

Dissolution of the Monasteries

Queen Elizabeth 1

Spanish Armada

Greenwich Palace

The Fall & Rise of China Class 6

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Click on this Link:- Lecture 11 & 12.

The following links may be of interest:-

The Long March
Second Sino-Japanese War
Rape of Nanjing

London: A Short History of the Greatest City in the Western World Class 3

If you would like to view some of the things discussed in Class 3 of London: A Short History of the Greatest City in the Western World.

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London Livery Companies
King Henry VIII
Queen Mary 1st of England
Book of Martyrs

I have included the link to "Filthy Cities, Medieval London" for those

who would like to view the full Video, (Just Click on Blue Link).

The Fall & Rise of China Class 5

If you would like to view the slides I used in Class 5, Lectures 9 and 10 "The Fall & Rise of China", Please use the links below.

Click on this Link:- Lecture 9 & 10.

The following links may be of interest:- Mao Zedong Chiang K’ai-shek

For China Watchers Click here for the link to:- China’s Land Bridge to Europe: The China-Turkey High SpeedRailway

London: A Short History of the Greatest City in the Western World Class 2

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St. Paul's Cathedral
Westminster Abbey
The Tower of London
Magna Carta

The Fall & Rise of China Class 4

If you would like to view the slides I used in Class 4, Lectures 7 and 8 "The Fall & Rise of China", Please use the links below.

Click on this Link:- Lecture 7 & 8

For those interested in the Soong Sisters we discussed in class here is a Link:- Soong Sisters.

For those China Watchers the following Video Pod Cast may be of interest.

Click here:- China Changing Lecture 2012: Is China Ready for Global Economic Leadership?

Presented by Professor David Daokui Li on 19 April 2012 at Lowy Institute for International Policy, Sydney.

U3A Classes and Other Information by Tony Nobbs