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  • 41Paraguay — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Paraguay <p></p> Background: <p></p> Paraguay achieved its independence from Spain in 1811. In the disastrous War of the Triple Alliance (1865 70) between Paraguay and …

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  • 42Peru — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Peru <p></p> Background: <p></p> Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by… …

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  • 43Poland — <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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  • 44Rwanda — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Rwanda <p></p> Background: <p></p> In 1959, three years before independence from Belgium, the majority ethnic group, the Hutus, overthrew the ruling Tutsi king. Over… …

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  • 45Slovenia — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Slovenia <p></p> Background: <p></p> The Slovene lands were part of the Austro Hungarian Empire until the latter s dissolution at the end of World War I. In 1918, the… …

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  • 46Syria — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Syria <p></p> Background: <p></p> Following World War I, France acquired a mandate over the northern portion of the former Ottoman Empire province of Syria. The French …

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  • 47Togo — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Togo <p></p> Background: <p></p> French Togoland became Togo in 1960. Gen. Gnassingbe EYADEMA, installed as military ruler in 1967, ruled Togo with a heavy hand for… …

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  • 48Ukraine — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Ukraine <p></p> Background: <p></p> Ukraine was the center of the first eastern Slavic state, Kyivan Rus, which during the 10th and 11th centuries was the largest and… …

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  • 49Uzbekistan — <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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  • 50Western Sahara — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Western Sahara <p></p> Background: <p></p> Western Sahara is a disputed territory on the northwest coast of Africa bordered by Morocco, Mauritania, and Algeria. After… …

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