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  • 111Faroe Islands — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Faroe Islands <p></p> Background: <p></p> The population of the Faroe Islands is largely descended from Viking settlers who arrived in the 9th century. The islands… …

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  • 112Honduras — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Honduras <p></p> Background: <p></p> Once part of Spain s vast empire in the New World, Honduras became an independent nation in 1821. After two and a half decades of… …

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  • 113Hong Kong — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Hong Kong <p></p> Background: <p></p> Occupied by the UK in 1841, Hong Kong was formally ceded by China the following year; various adjacent lands were added later in… …

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  • 114Iraq — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Iraq <p></p> Background: <p></p> Formerly part of the Ottoman Empire, Iraq was occupied by Britain during the course of World War I; in 1920, it was declared a League… …

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  • 115Japan — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Japan <p></p> Background: <p></p> In 1603, after decades of civil warfare, the Tokugawa shogunate (a military led, dynastic government) ushered in a long period of… …

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  • 116Macedonia — <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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  • 117Moldova — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Moldova <p></p> Background: <p></p> Part of Romania during the interwar period, Moldova was incorporated into the Soviet Union at the close of World War II. Although… …

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  • 118Montenegro — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Montenegro <p></p> Background: <p></p> The use of the name Crna Gora (Montenegro) began in the 13th century in reference to a highland region in the Serbian province… …

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  • 119Namibia — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Namibia <p></p> Background: <p></p> South Africa occupied the German colony of South West Africa during World War I and administered it as a mandate until after World… …

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  • 120Nicaragua — <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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