to redraw the borders

  • 1redraw — [[t]ri͟ːdrɔ͟ː[/t]] redraws, redrawing, redrew, redrawn 1) VERB If people in a position of authority redraw the boundaries or borders of a country or region, they change the borders so that the country or region covers a slightly different area… …

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  • 2redraw — UK [ˌriːˈdrɔː] / US [ˌrɪˈdrɔ] verb [transitive] Word forms redraw : present tense I/you/we/they redraw he/she/it redraws present participle redrawing past tense redrew UK [ˌriːˈdruː] / US [ˌrɪˈdru] past participle redrawn UK [ˌriːˈdrɔːn] / US… …

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  • 3redraw — re|draw [ ,ri drɔ ] (past tense re|drew [ ,ri dru ] ; past participle re|drawn [ ,ri drɔn ] ) verb transitive 1. ) to change the borders of a country, city, etc. 2. ) to draw something again, especially in order to make changes or improve it …

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  • 4Judicial aspects of race in the United States — Race legislation in the United States has known several historical phases. Its roots are to be found in the European colonization of the Americas, the Indian Wars, and the triangular slave trade. However, the 1776 Declaration of Independence… …

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  • 5OCEANOGRAPHY: Mapmaking: Redrawing the Boundaries — ▪ 1995       Once considered a form of art, cartography is no longer limited to features of the Earth s surface drawn by hand on paper. Today mapmaking is being revolutionized by technologies that are advancing it into the Information Age, where… …

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  • 6Territorial changes of Germany after World War II — The Allies decide the postwar German Polish borderAs it became evident that the Allies were going to defeat Nazi Germany decisively, the question arose as to how to redraw the borders of Eastern European countries after the war. In the context of …

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  • 7History of German settlement in Eastern Europe — The presence of German speaking populations in Central and Eastern Europe is rooted in centuries of history, that of the independent German states (particularly Prussia), and later German Empire but also Austria Hungary, Poland, and other multi… …

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  • 8History of Jordan — The land that became Jordan forms part of the richly historical Fertile Crescent region. Its history began around 2000 B.C., when Semitic Amorites settled around the Jordan River in the area called Canaan. Subsequent invaders and settlers… …

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  • 9Territorial changes of Germany — BackgroundGerman settlement in Eastern EuropePart of the motivation behind the territorial changes are based on events in the history of Germany and Europe, especially Eastern Europe. Migrations that took place over more than a millennium led to… …

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  • 10German exodus from Eastern Europe — Flight and expulsion of Germans during and after World War II (demographic estimates) Background …

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