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  • 11German American Internees in the United States during WWII — Americans of German heritage were imprisoned in WWII.timetable1918 Codification of Alien Enemy Act of 1798, 50 U.S.C 21 24, permitting apprehension and internment of aliens of “enemy ancestry” by U.S. government upon declaration of war or threat… …

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  • 12South Africa — Republic of, a country in S Africa; member of the Commonwealth of Nations until 1961. 42,327,458; 472,000 sq. mi. (1,222,480 sq. km). Capitals: Pretoria and Cape Town. Formerly, Union of South Africa. * * * South Africa Introduction South Africa… …

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  • 13Iraq — /i rak , i rahk /, n. a republic in SW Asia, N of Saudi Arabia and W of Iran, centering in the Tigris Euphrates basin of Mesopotamia. 22,219,289; 172,000 sq. mi. (445,480 sq. km). Cap.: Baghdad. Also, Irak. * * * Iraq Introduction Iraq Background …

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  • 14Warren Chaney — Warren H. Chaney, Ph.D. in January of 2010 Born Warren Herbert Chaney November 3, 1942 (1942 11 03) (age 69) Louisville, Kentuc …

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  • 15Southern Africa — Introduction       southernmost region of the African continent, comprising the countries of Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The island nation of Madagascar is excluded… …

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  • 16Namibia — Namibian, adj., n. /neuh mib ee euh/, n. a republic in SW Africa: a former German protectorate; a mandate of South Africa 1920 66; gained independence 1990. 1,727,183; 318,261 sq. mi. (824,296 sq. km). Cap.: Windhoek. Formerly, German Southwest… …

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  • 17Native Americans in the United States — This article is about the indigenous people of the United States. For other indigenous people see Indigenous peoples by geographic regions Native Americans …

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  • 18Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands — The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands (usually referred to as the Freedmen s Bureau) was a U.S. federal government agency that aided distressed refugees of the American Civil War. The Freedmen s Bureau Bill, which created the… …

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