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11The Great Rapprochement — The Great Rapprochement, a term usually attributed to Bradford Perkins, is used to describe the convergence of social and political objectives, between the United States and the British Empire, in the two decades before World War I. Mixed… …
12History of the west coast of North America — The human history of the west coast of North America [The term North America has a variety of meanings, including just the United States and Canada, those two countries plus Mexico, or all of the continent from Panama north; this article uses… …
13Pacific Ocean — an ocean bordered by the American continents, Asia, and Australia: largest ocean in the world; divided by the equator into the North Pacific and the South Pacific. 70,000,000 sq. mi. (181,300,000 sq. km); greatest known depth, 35,433 ft. (10,800… …
14Pacific mountain system — ▪ mountains, North America Introduction series of mountain ranges that stretches along the Pacific coast (Coast Ranges) of North America from northern British Columbia (Canada) to northwestern Mexico. They run for some 4,500 miles (7,250… …
15Naval tactics in the Age of Steam — The development of the steam ironclad firing explosive shells in the mid 19th century rendered sailing tactics obsolete. New tactics were developed for the big gun Dreadnought battleships. The mine, torpedo, submarine and aircraft posed new… …
16History of the Ming Dynasty — The History of the Ming Dynasty (zh cp|c=明朝|p=Míng Cháo) covers a period including its rule as the dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol led Yuan Dynasty. At its height, the Ming Dynasty had a population of 160… …
17The Rocky Mountain Rangers — Infobox Military Unit unit name= The Rocky Mountain Rangers caption= Cap badge of the Rocky Mountain Rangers dates= 1885 Present country= Canada allegiance= branch=Militia type= Line Infantry role= Light infantry size= One Battalion command… …
18The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader — This article is about the film. For the novel, see The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Theatrical poster Di …
19Major explorations after the Age of Discovery — Major explorations continued after the Age of Discovery. By the early seventeenth century, vessels were sufficiently well built and their navigators competent enough to travel to virtually anywhere on the planet by sea. In the 17th century Dutch… …
20Linois's expedition to the Indian Ocean — Defeat of Adml. Linois by Commodore Dance, Feby. 15th. 1804, Engraving by William Daniell …
