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Eisenhower’s Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO)
Terrified of communism gaining a strong foothold in Asia, United States Secretary of State John Foster Dulles called eight nations…
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John F. Kennedy, the Soviet Union and the Cold War
John F. Kennedy served as the 35th President of the United States. During his campaign, he narrowly defeated former Vice…
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Sunset over the British Empire: The End of Imperialism
After World War II, the Unites States and the Soviet Union emerged as global superpowers. Global imperial forces such…
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The Importance Of The Dayton Agreement For Bosnia And Herzegovina
The Dayton Agreement was a peace agreement established on November 21st of 1995 by the Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia presidents…
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Colonial Warfare in German East Africa
World War I’s East Africa campaign took place in what is modern-day Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania. Under European administration of…
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World War I’s Christmas Truce
During the beginning of World War I, German attacks through Belgium were largely repelled by British and French forces at…
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The Annexation of Crimea
Crimea is a region on a peninsula extending into the Black Sea in eastern Europe. At various times throughout history,…
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Commodore Perry and the Globalization of Japan
At the time of Commodore Perry, Japan was ruled by the Shogun of the Tokugawa family. This ruling class was…
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What Was the First Opium War?
The heart of the First Opium War was in a trade decision to end the import of Opium to the…
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Britain, India and the Seven Years War
The Seven Years’ War was composed of two prominent struggles: the colonial and maritime conflict between France and Spain against…
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