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Japanese invasion of New Guinea.
Japanese invasion of New Guinea.
Source The island of New Guinea was a target for Japanese aggression at the start of World War II because it is located directly north of Australia, not because of any inherent importance. The Japanese
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US conquest of Solomon Islands.
US conquest of Solomon Islands.
Source On August 7, 1942, American forces launched their first offensive against Japan against the island of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. Because the Japanese were not ready for the landings, the
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Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
Source Saddam Hussein, the leader of Iraq, invaded Kuwait, a neighboring country on the Persian Gulf, in 1990. He argued that as Kuwait had once been a part of Baghdad's domain during the Ottoman era,
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Japanese invasion of Burma.
Japanese invasion of Burma.
Source Burma looked an improbable location for battle in the months before hostilities in the Pacific began. According to the British, the terrain was too difficult and jungle-covered for soldiers to advance
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Nazi invasion of Balkans.
Nazi invasion of Balkans.
Source Benito Mussolini, the dictator of Italy, believed his nation needed some straightforward glory as well after witnessing his buddy Adolf Hitler effortlessly win in both eastern and western Europe.
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The Paraguayan war.
The Paraguayan war.
Source When the Spanish viceroyalty of Rio de la Plata was abolished in South America in the 1820s, Paraguay rejected Argentine dominance by announcing its independence. Francia and Lopez, two dictators
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Nazi occupation of Austria.
Nazi occupation of Austria.
Source Adolf Hitler advocated for the unification of all German-speaking peoples in his book Mein Kampf, and this viewpoint dominated his pre-World War II foreign policy. Despite the fact that the Versailles
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British invasion of New York. (1777)
British invasion of New York. (1777)
Source The British thought they were in a great position to put an end to the American Revolution when General William Howe took New York City in the second part of 1776. They controlled a wide area of
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US conquest of Indians of North America.
US conquest of Indians of North America.
Source The native Americans, or American Indians, have been the target of attempts by Europeans to impose their will ever since they first arrived on the American continent. Land was the main cause of
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Napoleon's invasion of Egypt.
Napoleon's invasion of Egypt.
Source Napoleon Buonaparte became a national hero in France by 1798 as a result of his conquest of Toulon and his successful campaign in Italy. Due to the probable political threat that his celebrity could
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French invasion of the Netherlands. (1667)
French invasion of the Netherlands. (1667)
Source In the seventeenth century, the Netherlands consisted of a jumbled collection of provinces. The Spanish Habsburg monarchy, which had previously ruled over all of the Netherlands before the Dutch
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The Gupta Empire.
The Gupta Empire.
Source After the collapse of the Mauryan Empire, northern India was in a state of turmoil for a very long period, passing sporadically under the power of the Bactrians and the Scythian Kushans. When the
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The Tang Dynasty.
The Tang Dynasty.
Source The T'ang, one of the opposing factions vying for supremacy, finally rose to the top with the fall of the Sui dynasty in the early 600s C.E. Kaotsou was the first in the T'ang line. His principal
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The expansion of Mali.
The expansion of Mali.
Source The enormous gold-producing country of Ghana had fallen from power by the start of the thirteenth century. Following a devastating Islamic onslaught by nomadic Almoravids from the Sahara, tribes
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War of the Spanish succession, Austria on Italy.
War of the Spanish succession, Austria on Italy.
Source In 1700, Charles II of Spain died without an heir and named his distant relative Philip of Anjou as his successor. However, Philip was the grandson of the powerful King Louis XIV of France, which
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Prussian invasion of Saxony.
Prussian invasion of Saxony.
Source The major European countries were still wary of one another following the War of the Austrian Succession, the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle was actually more of a ceasefire than a formal peace agreement.
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European invasion of France.
European invasion of France.
Source The French Revolution's triumph in July 1789 had a profoundly depressing impact on the monarchs throughout Europe. What may that mean for the rest of Europe if the notion of a successful revolution
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Aztec conquest of Mexico. (1200)
Aztec conquest of Mexico. (1200)
Source Up to their collapse around 1200 C.E., the Toltec peoples controlled a large portion of Central America. The resulting power vacuum occurred at the same time as the northern nomadic tribes arrived.
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US interventions in Latin America.
US interventions in Latin America.
Source The United States has seen itself as a sort of Western Hemisphere police officer ever since the 1820s. The Monroe Doctrine was developed by President James Monroe and Secretary of State John Quincy
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Spanish occupation of Portugal. (1578)
Spanish occupation of Portugal. (1578)
Source King Sebastian of Portugal was murdered in 1578 while engaged in combat with Muslim armies in Morocco. The house of Aviz was destroyed when Sebastian passed away without leaving an heir. The nearest