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  • 71Philippines — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Philippines <p></p> Background: <p></p> The Philippine Islands became a Spanish colony during the 16th century; they were ceded to the US in 1898 following the Spanish …

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  • 72Algeria — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Algeria <p></p> Background: <p></p> After more than a century of rule by France, Algerians fought through much of the 1950s to achieve independence in 1962. Algeria s… …

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  • 73Argentina — <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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  • 74Aruba — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Aruba <p></p> Background: <p></p> Discovered and claimed for Spain in 1499, Aruba was acquired by the Dutch in 1636. The island s economy has been dominated by three… …

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  • 75Belize — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Belize <p></p> Background: <p></p> Belize was the site of several Mayan city states until their decline at the end of the first millennium A.D. The British and Spanish …

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  • 76Benin — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Benin <p></p> Background: <p></p> Present day Benin was the site of Dahomey, a West African kingdom that rose to prominence in about 1600 and over the next two and… …

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  • 77Bolivia — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Bolivia <p></p> Background: <p></p> Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has… …

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  • 78Cambodia — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Cambodia <p></p> Background: <p></p> Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, descendants of the Angkor Empire that extended over much of Southeast Asia and… …

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  • 79Chile — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Chile <p></p> Background: <p></p> Prior to the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century, the Inca ruled northern Chile while the Mapuche inhabited central and… …

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  • 80Czech Republic — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Czech Republic <p></p> Background: <p></p> At the close of World War I, the Czechs and Slovaks of the former Austro Hungarian Empire merged to form Czechoslovakia.… …

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