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  • 91Macedonia — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Macedonia <p></p> Background: <p></p> Macedonia gained its independence peacefully from Yugoslavia in 1991. Greece s objection to the new state s use of what it… …

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  • 92Nicaragua — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Nicaragua <p></p> Background: <p></p> The Pacific coast of Nicaragua was settled as a Spanish colony from Panama in the early 16th century. Independence from Spain was …

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  • 93Oman — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Oman <p></p> Background: <p></p> The inhabitants of the area of Oman have long prospered on Indian Ocean trade. In the late 18th century, a newly established sultanate …

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  • 94Poland — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Poland <p></p> Background: <p></p> Poland s history as a state begins near the middle of the 10th century. By the mid 16th century, the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth… …

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  • 95South Africa — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::South Africa <p></p> Background: <p></p> Dutch traders landed at the southern tip of modern day South Africa in 1652 and established a stopover point on the spice… …

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  • 96Spain — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Spain <p></p> Background: <p></p> Spain s powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to …

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  • 97Uganda — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Uganda <p></p> Background: <p></p> The colonial boundaries created by Britain to delimit Uganda grouped together a wide range of ethnic groups with different political …

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  • 98Uzbekistan — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Uzbekistan <p></p> Background: <p></p> Russia conquered the territory of present day Uzbekistan in the late 19th century. Stiff resistance to the Red Army after the… …

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  • 99Argentina — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Argentina <p></p> Background: <p></p> In 1816, the United Provinces of the Rio Plata declared their independence from Spain. After Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay went… …

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  • 100Botswana — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Botswana <p></p> Background: <p></p> Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name upon independence in 1966. More than four decades …

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