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A historical essay on the 1972 Summit Series in newspaper form.
Title: A historical essay on the 1972 Summit Series in newspaper form.
Category: History / World History
Details: Words: 458 | Pages: 1.9 (approximately 235 words/page)
A historical essay on the 1972 Summit Series in newspaper form.
Yesterday, with 24 seconds left in the game, Paul Henderson's winning goal completed an incredible comeback victory for Team Canada and left the place of sports, Lenin Central Stadium, echoing to the lyrics of O'Canada.
The final score of 6-5 for the Canadians and the series victory of four wins, three losses and a tie, barely begins to describe the political confrontations that came with the emotional eight game series.
The "on-ice" contest was seen as another …showed first 75 words of 458 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 458 total…celebrate and take pride in their country.
<Tab/>Historically, this event was the first time western society shared common ground with the Soviet Union. Both competing sides shared a common passion, nationalism through the game of hockey. The game created a mutual understanding, appreciation and respect shared by both sides. Both Russians and Canadians saw each other as people rather than the stereotypes created by the propaganda of the Red Scare.
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