Black Cowboys
Black cowboys played a significant role in the history of the American West, often overlooked in mainstream narratives.
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History
The French in Indochina
The territories now known as Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam were united under the colonial administration of French Indochina (Indochine Franchaise ) from 1887 until its dissolution after World War II and the subsequent First Indochina War.
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Manifest Destiny: The American Way?
Manifest destiny was the expansionist belief in the 19th-century United States that American settlers were destined to expand westward across North America, and that this belief was both obvious (“manifest”) and certain (“destiny”).
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The Opium Wars
The Opium Wars were two conflicts in the mid-19th century between China and Western powers, primarily Britain, over trade imbalances and opium trafficking.
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Brazil: Jewel of the Portuguese Empire
Brazil was a Portuguese colony from the early 16th century until it gained independence in the early in the 19th century.
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