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  • 81Events leading to the Sino-Indian War — A long series of events triggered the Sino Indian War in 1962. While the root of the controversy was the Tibet issue according to John W. Garver and numerous Chinese sources. The Indian Forward Policy and the failure of negotiations was also… …

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  • 82Sack of Gezer — For the siege of Gezer by Assyrian king Tiglath Pileser III see Siege of Gezer (c.733 BC) Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Siege of Gezer partof= campaign= caption= date=10th century BC place=Gezer, Palestine casus beli= territory= result=Egypt …

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  • 83Ottoman weapons — Turkish guns with miquelet locks, 1750 1800. Musée de l Armée, Paris. The Military of the Ottoman Empire used a variety of weapons in their conquests throughout the centuries. The armoury in Topkapı Palace has a large collection of which it shows …

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  • 84West Virginia Prehistory — The area now known as West Virginia was a favorite hunting ground of numerous Native American peoples before the arrival of European settlers. Many ancient man made earthen mounds from various mound builder cultures survive, especially in the… …

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  • 85Royal Dutch Shell environmental issues — Royal Dutch Shell is engaged in a variety of business activities across the world which of necessity involves the extraction, production, handling, processing, storage and transportation of hazardous products, including hydrocarbons and chemicals …

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  • 86Iran — /i ran , i rahn , uy ran /, n. a republic in SW Asia. 67,540,002; ab. 635,000 sq. mi. (1,644,650 sq. km). Cap.: Teheran. Formerly (until 1935), Persia. * * * Iran Introduction Iran Background: Known as Persia until 1935, Iran became an Islamic… …

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  • 87Iraq — /i rak , i rahk /, n. a republic in SW Asia, N of Saudi Arabia and W of Iran, centering in the Tigris Euphrates basin of Mesopotamia. 22,219,289; 172,000 sq. mi. (445,480 sq. km). Cap.: Baghdad. Also, Irak. * * * Iraq Introduction Iraq Background …

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  • 88New Zealand — New Zealander. /zee leuhnd/ a country in the S Pacific, SE of Australia, consisting of North Island, South Island, and adjacent small islands: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 3,587,275; 103,416 sq. mi. (267,845 sq. km). Cap.: Wellington …

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  • 89Sierra Leone — Sierra Leonean /lee oh nee euhn/. /lee oh nee, lee ohn / an independent republic in W Africa: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British colony and protectorate. 4,891,546; 27,925 sq. mi. (72,326 sq. km). Cap.: Freetown. * * *… …

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  • 90Slovakia — Slovakian, adj., n. /sloh vah kee euh, vak ee euh/, n. a republic in central Europe: formerly a part of Czechoslovakia; under German protection 1939 45; independent since 1993. 5,393,016; 18,931 sq. mi. (49,035 sq. km). Cap.: Bratislava. Also… …

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