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61Great power — This article is about great powers in the modern (post 1815) world. For nation states wielding similar power before 1815, see Historical powers. Great powers are recognized in an international structure such as the United Nations Security Council …
62Selected bibliography — Abernethy, David B. The Dynamics of Global Dominance: European Overseas Empires, 1415 1980 . New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2000. Adams, Frederick Upham. Conquest of the Tropics: The Story of the Creative Enterprises Conducted by the… …
63Otto von Bismarck — Not to be confused with Otto Christian Archibald von Bismarck. Otto von Bismarck Otto von Bismarck in August 1890 1st Chancellor of the German Empire …
64Modern history — Modern and Modern Age redirect here. For other uses, see Modern (disambiguation) and Modern Age (disambiguation). Human history This box: view · talk · …
65Congo Pedicle — Zambia s butterfly shape formed by the Congo Pedicle The Congo Pedicle (at one time referred to as the Zaire Pedicle; in French la botte du Katanga, meaning Katanga boot) refers to the southeast salient of the Katanga Province of the Democratic… …
66Stairs Expedition to Katanga — The Stairs Expedition to Katanga of 1891−1892 led by Captain William Stairs was the winner in a race between two imperial powers to seize Katanga, a vast mineral rich territory in Central Africa, which it achieved through the killing of an… …
67Gustave Borgnis-Desbordes — Infobox Military Person name=Gustave Borgnis Desbordes born=22 October 1839 died=18 July 1900 placeofbirth=Provins, France placeofdeath=Hanoi, Vietnam caption=Colonel Borgnis Desbordes, photographed in the Soudan, 1882 nickname= allegiance=… …
68Hungary — /hung geuh ree/, n. a republic in central Europe. 9,935,774; 35,926 sq. mi. (93,050 sq. km). Cap.: Budapest. Hungarian, Magyarország. * * * Hungary Introduction Hungary Background: Hungary was part of the polyglot Austro Hungarian Empire, which… …
69History of Madagascar — The recorded history of Madagascar began in the 7th century when Arabs established trading posts along the northwest coast of the island. Madagascar s prehistory began when the first human settlers arrived, which included a large component from… …
70First Sino-Japanese War — Japanese troops during the Sino Japanese war …
