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Chinese New Year

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  More than 100,000 ethnic Chinese who call New Zealand home celebrate the Chinese New Year in late January or early February.

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  Each year of the Chinese calendar is represented by an animal.

Allies

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  The military alliance that fought against the Central Powers was known as the Allies. Initially this alliance was based around the four great powers of Russia, France, Japan and the British Empire, along with the smaller states of Serbia, Montenegro and Belgium that also went to war in 1914.

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• Page 3 – Republic of China

  Key information and statistics about the Republic of China during the First World War

The Cold War

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  Although the origins of the so-called Cold War can be traced back to the Bolshevik revolution of 1917, this intense ideological struggle between the Western powers and the Soviet Union really began after the Second World War.

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• Page 5 - South-East AsiaDuring the 1950s the focus of New Zealand’s defence strategy shifted from the Middle East to Asia.

Stories in the land field trip

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  Field trips are a fantastic way for students and teachers to develop shared experiences outside of the classroom. This field trip – ‘Stories in the land’ – is run by educator-historian Ricky Prebble and can be adapted for senior and junior students.

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• Page 1 - Stories in the land field tripField trips are a fantastic way for students and teachers to develop shared experiences outside of the classroom. This field trip – ‘Stories in the land’ – is run by