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1960 Kennedy-Nixon Debate
interview by Howard K. Smith, 1914-2002 (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1960), 16 mins
Highlights from the four debates by Democratic candidate John F. Kennedy & Republican Vice-President Richard Nixon in 1960, during their pursuit of the American presidency.
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interview by Howard K. Smith, 1914-2002 (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1960), 16 mins
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Highlights from the four debates by Democratic candidate John F. Kennedy & Republican Vice-President Richard Nixon in 1960, during their pursuit of the American presidency.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Howard K. Smith, 1914-2002
Author / Creator
Howard K. Smith, 1914-2002
Date Published / Released
1960
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Speaker / Narrator
Richard Milhous Nixon, 1913-1994, John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963, Howard K. Smith, 1914-2002
Person Discussed
Richard Milhous Nixon, 1913-1994, John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963
Topic / Theme
Economic conditions, Government aid, Government policy, Political debates, Cold War, 1945-1989, Political and Social Movements, American History, The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Faces in a Famine
directed by Robert Lieberman; produced by Robert Lieberman (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1985), 54 mins
The three-year drought in Ethiopia in the 1980’s caused a famine of biblical proportions that lasted for years. This is a study of the relief workers from the Western world and their quiet heroism in coping with overwhelming human misery. Despite the huge number of victims, they still formed attachments on a per...
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directed by Robert Lieberman; produced by Robert Lieberman (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1985), 54 mins
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The three-year drought in Ethiopia in the 1980’s caused a famine of biblical proportions that lasted for years. This is a study of the relief workers from the Western world and their quiet heroism in coping with overwhelming human misery. Despite the huge number of victims, they still formed attachments on a personal level, and grieved over the inevitable deaths. The film succeeds in transforming the media images of starving masses into identif...
The three-year drought in Ethiopia in the 1980’s caused a famine of biblical proportions that lasted for years. This is a study of the relief workers from the Western world and their quiet heroism in coping with overwhelming human misery. Despite the huge number of victims, they still formed attachments on a personal level, and grieved over the inevitable deaths. The film succeeds in transforming the media images of starving masses into identifiable individuals. Images stay with us, such as a mother tending her weakened baby, or a starving teenage boy still eager to play. We also see the efforts of Ethiopians helping their fellow countrymen. The filmmaker has captured some of the bizarre aspects of the tragedy. He shows us the “disaster groupies” who come for a variety of personal reasons. They mean to help, but lack the skills to be useful. With hunger a recurring reality, this film will help people understand the cataclysm. College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Robert Lieberman
Author / Creator
Robert Lieberman
Date Published / Released
1985
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Economics, Business & Economics
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1985. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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The History of 1992 Hong Kong Talks
produced by IFENG.COM (Tai Po, Hong Kong (State): Phoenix Satellite Television Company, 2022), 52 mins
Hong Kong has always played a special role between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. When the civil war ended in 1949, two million Kuomintang soldiers and civilians withdrew to Taiwan. Since then, the two sides of the strait have been separated, and made military confrontation, political confrontation. During th...
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produced by IFENG.COM (Tai Po, Hong Kong (State): Phoenix Satellite Television Company, 2022), 52 mins
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Hong Kong has always played a special role between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. When the civil war ended in 1949, two million Kuomintang soldiers and civilians withdrew to Taiwan. Since then, the two sides of the strait have been separated, and made military confrontation, political confrontation. During this long period of time, Hong Kong became a transfer station for many Taiwan people returning to the Mainland China. At the end of the 1...
Hong Kong has always played a special role between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. When the civil war ended in 1949, two million Kuomintang soldiers and civilians withdrew to Taiwan. Since then, the two sides of the strait have been separated, and made military confrontation, political confrontation. During this long period of time, Hong Kong became a transfer station for many Taiwan people returning to the Mainland China. At the end of the 1970s, the cross-strait confrontation that had lasted for more than 30 years also ushered in an opportunity for a historical breakthrough.
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Field of Study
Business & Economics
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
IFENG.COM
Date Published / Released
2022
Publisher
Phoenix Satellite Television Company
Speaker / Narrator
James Soong, 1942-, Tang Shubei, 1931-, Chen Changwen, 1944-, Kao Koong-lian, 1944-
Person Discussed
James Soong, 1942-, Tang Shubei, 1931-, Chen Changwen, 1944-, Kao Koong-lian, 1944-, Chiang Ching-kuo, 1910-1988, Hung Hsiu-chu, 1948-
Topic / Theme
Martial law, Non-governmental organizations, Political events, Business affairs, Trade policy, Trade and commerce, Economics, Humanitarian values, Postwar reconstruction, Taiwanese, Chinese
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2022 Phoenix Satellite Television Company Limited
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Mwalimu Nyerere
produced by Kabinda Lemba, Africa24 Media and Camerapix (Nairobi, Nairobi Area District: Africa24 Media, 2014), 27 mins
Mwalimu”, the teacher, as he was known, led his country to a peaceful transfer of power from the British. He was a patron of the arts, dabbled in socialist economic policy, but was always a unifier, using the Swahili language to bring the dozens of tribes in Tanzania together. Despite his position of power, he...
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produced by Kabinda Lemba, Africa24 Media and Camerapix (Nairobi, Nairobi Area District: Africa24 Media, 2014), 27 mins
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Mwalimu”, the teacher, as he was known, led his country to a peaceful transfer of power from the British. He was a patron of the arts, dabbled in socialist economic policy, but was always a unifier, using the Swahili language to bring the dozens of tribes in Tanzania together. Despite his position of power, he always was in touch with the common man.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Kabinda Lemba, Africa24 Media, Camerapix
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
Africa24 Media
Speaker / Narrator
Kabinda Lemba
Person Discussed
Julius Kambarage Nyerere, 1922-1999
Topic / Theme
Socialism, Imperialism and Colonialism, Tanzanians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 Africa24 Media
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Our Land: The Struggle for Land Rights in Nicaragua
directed by Felix Zurita de Higes (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2009), 56 mins
The struggle for ownership of land in Nicaragua has been particularly bitter. This film takes an in-depth look at the history of agrarian reform policies since they were first instituted by the Sandinista administration in 1979. In 1979, about 20 percent of the country's rich farm land formerly owned by the Somoza...
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directed by Felix Zurita de Higes (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2009), 56 mins
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The struggle for ownership of land in Nicaragua has been particularly bitter. This film takes an in-depth look at the history of agrarian reform policies since they were first instituted by the Sandinista administration in 1979. In 1979, about 20 percent of the country's rich farm land formerly owned by the Somozas was turned into state farms. Eleven years later, the Sandinistas lost power and President Violeta Chamarro dismantled the cooperative...
The struggle for ownership of land in Nicaragua has been particularly bitter. This film takes an in-depth look at the history of agrarian reform policies since they were first instituted by the Sandinista administration in 1979. In 1979, about 20 percent of the country's rich farm land formerly owned by the Somozas was turned into state farms. Eleven years later, the Sandinistas lost power and President Violeta Chamarro dismantled the cooperative movement and established a commission to adjudicate the land claims. Farmers lost title to the land and much of the best farm land was sold to rich private individuals. Protests against the government by impoverished farmers continue to this day. An informative film for classes in the politics and economics of Latin America. College Adult
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Felix Zurita de Higes
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Nicaraguan Revolution, 1962-1990, Economics, Politics, Politics & Policy, History, Humanities, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Universal Newsreels, Release 191, October 23, 1933
in Universal Newsreels, Release 191 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1933, originally published 1933), 15 mins
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about government policies and economic depressions.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 191 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1933, originally published 1933), 15 mins
Description
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about government policies and economic depressions.
Date Written / Recorded
1933
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1933-10-23, 1933
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Person Discussed
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945
Topic / Theme
Economic depressions, Government policy, New Deal, 1933-1938, Political and Social Movements, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 275, August 13, 1934
in Universal Newsreels, Release 275 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1934, originally published 1934), 8 mins
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about economic depressions and government policies.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 275 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1934, originally published 1934), 8 mins
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This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about economic depressions and government policies.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VI Number 275
FARM BELT HAILS ROOSEVELT AS HE PROMISES DROUGHT AID
GREEN BAY, WIS. -- Entering the stricken areas of the Middle West on his inspection tour of the country, the President promises Government relief to the suffering farmers on his last stop before returning to his desk in Washing...
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about economic depressions and government policies.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VI Number 275
FARM BELT HAILS ROOSEVELT AS HE PROMISES DROUGHT AID
GREEN BAY, WIS. -- Entering the stricken areas of the Middle West on his inspection tour of the country, the President promises Government relief to the suffering farmers on his last stop before returning to his desk in Washington.
FARMER WATER GOES BY RAIL
KANSAS CITY, MO. -- Long trains of tank-cars filled from city mains carry a precious gift to the farmer whose scorched crops and thirsty cattle are dying in the sun as wells and streams fail.
BIGGEST DRYDOCK LAUNCHED
WILMINGTON, DEL. -- Splashing into the water like a new Leviathan, the largest craft of its kind is prepared for its long trip to the West Coast where it will harbor destroyers and small cruisers during repairs.
MOUNTAIN FLOODS KILL FOUR
MORRISON, COL. -- A wall of water twenty feet high rushes down Bear Creek Canyon, snuffing out lives and burying villages under a layer of black mud which conceals lost property and the bodies of missing persons.
AIRMEN BATTLE FOR TROPHY IN THRILLING SPEED TEST
OMAHA, NEB. -- Thousands look on as leading pilots engage in a spectacular flying competition for a coveted prize. The winner crashes upside down as he lands his machine on rough ground after leading the field all the way.
CADETS STUDY COASTAL GUNS
FORT MONROE, VA. -- Future officers from West Point examine the country's defenses as Regular Army men train them to handle field-pieces, turning them on targets at sea and in the air.
FIRE IMPERILS PARCHED CITY
LIBERTY, MO. -- Flames sweep the business section, threatening to destroy the entire community as fire companies from miles around struggle feverishly to protect frame buildings dried to tinder by the drought.
ROCK-SLIDE CHANGES FALLS
NIAGARA FALLS, ONT. -- Tons of stone crash to the bottom of the Canadian side of the famous cataract, altering the contour from shore to shore and enhancing the beauty of the wonder spot as seen from the Universal Newsreel camera 'plane.
FAT GIRLS VIE IN DIVING
NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Chosen as contestants by weight instead of for their prowess, a group of the City's heaviest mermaids engages in fancy plunges to decide the local springboard championship.
"THE TALK OF THE WORLD"
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Date Written / Recorded
1934
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1934-08-13, 1934
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945, Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Person Discussed
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945
Topic / Theme
Economic depressions, Government policy, New Deal, 1933-1938, Political and Social Movements, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 315, December 31, 1934
in Universal Newsreels, Release 315 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1934, originally published 1934), 9 mins
This newsreel features the Great Depression in the US and the government aid and policies that followed to get the US back in shape.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 315 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1934, originally published 1934), 9 mins
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This newsreel features the Great Depression in the US and the government aid and policies that followed to get the US back in shape.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VII Number 315
JAPAN FORMALLY DENOUNCES TREATY TO RESTRICT NAVIES
WASHINGTON, D. C.--Ambassador Saito bears his country's fateful message, abrogating the 1922 naval limitation pact, to the American Secretary of State, making possible a new and costly armament race by leading...
This newsreel features the Great Depression in the US and the government aid and policies that followed to get the US back in shape.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VII Number 315
JAPAN FORMALLY DENOUNCES TREATY TO RESTRICT NAVIES
WASHINGTON, D. C.--Ambassador Saito bears his country's fateful message, abrogating the 1922 naval limitation pact, to the American Secretary of State, making possible a new and costly armament race by leading world powers.
'PLANE FOUND IN WILDERNESS
GLOVERSVILLE, N. Y.--Forced down near here in a howling blizzard, but unharmed by the landing, the crew and one passenger of an air transport wait many hours while State Troopers comb the bleak mountain region.
HUSKIES LEARN ACROBATICS
BOSTON, MASS. -- Big malemutes turn somersaults, jump rope and show an amazing sense of balance in "trapeze" acts under the direction of their patient trainer.
FLOODS STRAIN CANAL DAMS
GATUN, C. Z.--Billions of gallons of water race through the spillways following torrential rains which pile up more than 700,000,000 acre-feet in Gatun and Madden Lakes.
THIRTY DIE IN RAIL WRECKS IN WHICH SCORES ARE HURT
POWELLTON, W. VA.--Sixteen miners are killed and 43 others injured when the locomotive of a train in which 300 workmen were riding explodes.--At Hamilton, Ont., wooden cars bring death to fifteen when two express trains collide.
DUCE SENDS TROOPS TO SAAR
ROME, ITALY.--Mussolini reviews crack Italian regiments in a stirring parade as the soldiers leave to police the disputed coal district during a plebiscite which will decide its nationality.
CONGRESS MAPS NEW SESSION
WASHINGTON, D. C.--Rep. Joseph W. Byrns, probable next Speaker of the House, and other leading statesmen announce their plans for important legislation to be enacted after the 74th Congress meets.
"POLAR BEARS" DEFY CHILLS
CHICAGO, ILL.--Brave swimmers of varying ages chop a hole in the icy surface of Lake Michigan for the first plunge of their regular bathing season.
COW BEARS LIVING TRIPLETS
BRISTOL, PA.--"Daisy" presents her master with three new calves, all born alive and pronounced healthy by a veterinarian, in one of the strangest cases on record.
"THE TALK OF THE WORLD"
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Date Written / Recorded
1934
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1934-12-31, 1934
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Topic / Theme
Economic depressions, Government aid, Government policy, National government, New Deal, 1933-1938, Political and Social Movements, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1934 Universal Pictures Company Inc.
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What Magdalena Said
directed by Michael Stewart, fl. 1994; produced by Beth Holgate, fl. 1994 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1994), 54 mins
In the Czech Republic there is a national antagonism towards its gypsy population. The gypsies see it as the first steps in a programme of 'ethnic cleansing'. This film follows a gypsy family through the bureaucratic intricacies of reapplying for citizenship, where some may succeed, and others will be redefined as...
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directed by Michael Stewart, fl. 1994; produced by Beth Holgate, fl. 1994 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1994), 54 mins
Description
In the Czech Republic there is a national antagonism towards its gypsy population. The gypsies see it as the first steps in a programme of 'ethnic cleansing'. This film follows a gypsy family through the bureaucratic intricacies of reapplying for citizenship, where some may succeed, and others will be redefined as citizens of Slovakia, a country they have never been to and in which they are not welcome.
Field of Study
Religion & Thought
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Beth Holgate, fl. 1994, Zoë Wanamaker, 1949-
Author / Creator
Michael Stewart, fl. 1994
Date Published / Released
1994
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Speaker / Narrator
Zoë Wanamaker, 1949-
Person Discussed
Magdalena Babicka, fl. 1993-1994
Topic / Theme
Economic conditions, Race relations, Chickasaw people, Towns, Religion & Philosophy, Asians, African Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1994 BBC Worldwide
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Yindabad
directed by Mariano Agudo, fl. 2008 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2007), 58 mins
Yindabad deals with the flipside of Indian economic development, namely how an enormous construction project impacts an indigenous population. The Narmada Valley Development Project was created during the late 1960s to construct 30 large scale dams, 135 medium-size dams and more than 3000 small-size dams in the Na...
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directed by Mariano Agudo, fl. 2008 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2007), 58 mins
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Yindabad deals with the flipside of Indian economic development, namely how an enormous construction project impacts an indigenous population. The Narmada Valley Development Project was created during the late 1960s to construct 30 large scale dams, 135 medium-size dams and more than 3000 small-size dams in the Narmada River. Over 2.5 million people have been displaced by the flooding of forests, cultivatable land, and villages. The situation in...
Yindabad deals with the flipside of Indian economic development, namely how an enormous construction project impacts an indigenous population. The Narmada Valley Development Project was created during the late 1960s to construct 30 large scale dams, 135 medium-size dams and more than 3000 small-size dams in the Narmada River. Over 2.5 million people have been displaced by the flooding of forests, cultivatable land, and villages. The situation in Narmada Valley is an example of one of the biggest wars of the 21st century: water management and control of natural resources.
The affected people, the local Adivasis, have struggled against this project for 20 years, fighting for fair compensation and the relocation of their homes. India's current economic plans seem to be synonymous with the destruction of indigenous people's living conditions. As the cement walls stop the water that used to bring them life, the river floods the people for the sake of the city and development.
Adivasi women have gained consciousness of the dimensions of the problem and whilst fighting for the conservation of their culture, they have become main characters in this unequal fight. Yindabad shows this struggle from their viewpoint: from the riverbank, where the danger of rising water is a constant threat to the relocation process, and from the slum of the Indian metropolis, where the fight continues.
This documentary poses an alternative solution to this destructive development scheme - local instead of global development, and self-management instead of government control. The construction of small dams and the recovery of natural water deposits have transformed the deserted environment and restored water management to the local communities, opening the door to an encouraging future for its population.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Mariano Agudo, fl. 2008
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
Rivers, Refugees, Economic development, Floods, Migration, Water resources development, Dams, Water supply, Environmental management, Civil engineering, Indigenous peoples, Humanities
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009 by Documentary Educational Resources
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