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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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Africa and Middle East
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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Africa and Middle East
The Importance of the Suez Canal in WWII
The Suez Canal is known to be one of the most important pathways in the world among others. It’s also…
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Africa and Middle East
The Berlin Conference and Scramble for Africa
The Berlin Conference was organized to set basic standards about the colonization of Africa. Between 1885 and 1885, leaders from…
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Africa and Middle East
Dollar Diplomacy in Africa and Latin America
The United States’ foreign policy in the Latin America and East Asia through foreign loans was a legacy with reverberating…
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Africa and Middle East
Boundaries: The Fight over Cyprus
Humans have settled in Cyprus for thousands of years. The first settlers were the ancient Greeks, and in the centuries…
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The Indian Revolt of 1857
The Indian Revolt of 1857 bears many names. Some may call it The Sepoy Mutiny, others might call it the…
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Africa and Middle East
Jihad of the Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman empire was suffering greatly by the time of the outbreak of the Great War. Having suffered immense land…
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The Remnants of Kristallnacht
From November 9th to November 10th, 1939, a series of attacks of synagogues, Jewish homes and businesses occurred all around…
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Africa and Middle East
What Was the Columbian Exchange?
The Columbian Exchange was coined by American historian Alfred Crosby in 1972. The start of the Columbian exchange began when…
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