Week of May 8th-12th

Monday- work day

Tuesday- presentations

Lusaka Peace accord Signed

  • 1999 July-African countries sign ceasefire accord in Lusaka. MLC and RCD sign as well
  • 2000- UN Peace Council authorizes UN forces to monitor ceasefires fighting still goes on
  • Gorillas is being killed 
  • Elephants 
  • Lot of diseases and famine in the Congo
  • Malnourished children
  • military control do what they want

Wednesday- no school

Thursday- french revolution video, work day

Friday- presentations

Panama

  • connects north and south america together
  • Juan Carlos Varela is the president since July 1st 2014
  • Native Tribes
    • Kuna
    • Dakota
    • Bocas Del Toro
  • Panama Canal
    • took ten years to build
    • 30 million lbs of explosive to clear the way for the canal
    • 48 miles in length
    • August 15, 1914 was the first day it was for use
    • Why was it built
      • President Roosevelt wanted canal to be more efficient to go around Central America
      •  Currently being widen because of the boats now are so much bigger then they used to be
  • 1502 
    • Christopher Columbus landed in Panama fourth and last voyage
  • 1800's 
    • Panama becomes independent from Spain
    • Joins the confederacy 
    • Panama railway which is the first transcontinental railway of the New World to cross Isthmus from Colon to Panama city 
  • Henry Morgan
    • Crazy dude who destroyed everything 
  • 1900's
    • Panama splits from Columbia becomes fully independent
    • US buys rights to build Panama canal 1903
    • Panama ceases to be a US protect ant 1939
    • Bridge of the Americas Open 1952
      • Opened October 12, 1962
      • Span across the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal 
      • 5245 feet long
  • 2000's
    • Control of the canal passes from USA to Panama by the Torrijos-Carter treaty 
      • September 7,1977
      • Panama would have full control over the panama canal by 1999
      • Treaty was named after President Jimmy Carter
      • and the Panama's national guard General Omar Torrijos
      • It was passed January 1st, 2000
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