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 The timing1 was right for a new internationally influenced musical movement. 1968 was a year of global upheavals2 and rock music provided the soundtrack. 

 
In communist Czechoslovakia, Soviet3 tanks rolled in to end Dubcek’s experiment in “socialism with a human face”. 
 
In Britain as in America, there were violent protests against the Vietnam War. In France, student clashes with the police, escalated4 into serious riots and even fears that the state itself was under threat. 
 
While in Brazil, there was also increasing chaos5. The soldiers had originally promised that they would relinquish6 power in 1967 but they stayed on, with military hardliners determined7 to crack down on any form of opposition8. 
 
On June 26th, 1968, a mass demonstration9, the march of a hundred thousand, was held in Rio, organized in protest at the killing10 of a student shot by police. Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Chico Buarque, Edu Lobo, Paulinho Da Viola and Milton Nascimento were among the musicians who took part.

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1 timing rgUzGC     
n.时间安排，时间选择
参考例句：
  • The timing of the meeting is not convenient.会议的时间安排不合适。
  • The timing of our statement is very opportune.我们发表声明选择的时机很恰当。
2 upheavals aa1c8bf1f3fb2d0b98e556f3eed9b7d7     
突然的巨变( upheaval的名词复数 )； 大动荡； 大变动； 胀起
参考例句：
  • the latest upheavals in the education system 最近教育制度上的种种变更
  • These political upheavals might well destroy the whole framework of society. 这些政治动乱很可能会破坏整个社会结构。
3 Soviet Sw9wR     
adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃
参考例句：
  • Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
  • Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。
4 escalated 219d770572d00a227dc481a3bdb2c51e     
v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大
参考例句：
  • The fighting escalated into a full-scale war. 这场交战逐步扩大为全面战争。
  • The demonstration escalated into a pitched battle with the police. 示威逐步升级，演变成了一场同警察的混战。
5 chaos 7bZyz     
n.混乱，无秩序
参考例句：
  • After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
  • The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。
6 relinquish 4Bazt     
v.放弃，撤回，让与，放手
参考例句：
  • He was forced to relinquish control of the company.他被迫放弃公司的掌控权。
  • They will never voluntarily relinquish their independence.他们绝对不会自动放弃独立。
7 determined duszmP     
adj.坚定的；有决心的
参考例句：
  • I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
  • He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
8 opposition eIUxU     
n.反对，敌对
参考例句：
  • The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
  • The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
9 demonstration 9waxo     
n.表明，示范，论证，示威
参考例句：
  • His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
  • He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。
10 killing kpBziQ     
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

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