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The Berlin Conference and the Partition of Africa
Formalizing the Scramble for Africa In 1884, representatives of all the colonial powers of Europe and America met in Berlin to discuss how they would divide Africa between them. The colonization of…2022 Winter Olympics: Seven New Events
New events offer more variety at the Games Related Links 2022 Winter Olympics Memorable Olympic Moments Birth of the Modern Olympics Encyclopedia: Ancient Olympics Four years ago, the…Luxembourg Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Luxembourg Index: History Government Political Conditions Economy Defense U.S. Relations HISTORYAfter 400 years of domination by various European…New Year's Resolutions
The Big Picture An astonishing 55% of the population is considered overweight or obese — 97 million American adults — according to the new NHLB guidelines. Only 14.4% of the adult population…Sample Essays: Future Goals
Please select from the following sample application essays: Essay 1: Georgetown | Essay 2: Johns Hopkins Note: The following essays were not edited by…U.S. Elections
Elections are the first Tuesday after Nov. 1. Tuesday was chosen to not overlap the Sabbath or market day for farmers.Read biographies on all current members of Congress as well as past and present…Rebekah Revels, 2002 News
beauty queen, was denied a chance to participate in September's Miss America Pageant. Revels had won the Miss North Carolina title in June but resigned after a former boyfriend notified…Several New Sports Debut at the 2014 Winter Olympics
New events promise to add cool factor to the Games Related Links 2014 Winter OlympicsMemorable Olympic MomentsBirth of the Modern OlympicsEncyclopedia: Ancient OlympicsConcerned…The Redshirt Freshman
The Question: In college football, what is the definition of a redshirt freshman and a true freshman? The Answer: When a freshman athlete is…Poland, partitions of
(Encyclopedia) Poland, partitions of. The basic causes leading to the three successive partitions (1772, 1793, 1795) that eliminated Poland from the map were the decay and the internal disunity of…Trending
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