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nThisnpatriotic day is sometimes called Armistice Day and Remembrance Day.nIt is celebrated in many European nations, Canada, the U.S., andnnations that are associated with Europe and the U.S. such as PuertonRico, Sint Maarten, and Bermuda. The date is the anniversary of thenend of World War I, which was supposed to be the war to end all wars.nn
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nTonlearn about WWI, try NeoK12.
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nFor more on Veteran’s Day, check this and that other earlier post.
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nIndependencenDay for Angola and Poland
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nAngolan– Independence from Portugal in 1975
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nPolandn– Restoration of Independence in 1918 after years of partition bynRussia, Russia, and Austria
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| Kalandula Falls, in Angola |
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nAngolanis a nation in south-centralnAfrica. It has an unfortunate history of a long liberation war thatnfinally led to independence and then an intense seven-year-long civilnwar after independence. Although it has a lot of mineral wealth andnpetroleum reserves, life expectancy is low and there is a lot ofnhuman misery.
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nDoesnyour library have the book Nzingha: Warrior Queen of Matamba?nIt is based on the daughter of the leader of the Mbundu people ofnNdongo, in 1595. This is a region that today is in Angola.
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| Karkonosze National Park, in Poland |
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nPolandnis a nation in Central Europenthat has been invaded and split up several times in history. Despitenall the violence in its past, with the most recent examples includingnbeing invaded by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union during World WarnII, today Poland is a democracy with a good standard of living and anrich culture.
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nLearnnmore about Poland…
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nNational Geographic Kids has a nice page about Poland.
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nHerenare some jigsaw puzzles featuring pictures of Polish sights.
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nHerenare instructions for Polish Wycinanki, a beautiful paper craft.
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