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Losing “The Congolese Bet” — The Belgian Congo’s Violent Road to Independence
Remembered as one of the most tragic victims of European imperialism, the Belgian Congo suffered decades of exploitation, violence, racism…
Ukraine’s Push for Independence
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Independence and “Catastrophe”: The Deadly Founding of Israel, May 14, 1948
On May 15, 1948, the UK withdrew from Palestine. (It had been given a mandate over the territories after it defeated the Ottomans…
Slovakia on the Road to Independence
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Idaho
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French Covert Action in the American Revolution
U.S. intelligence specialist James Potts tells the story of how covert French military aid changed the course of history by…
United States-Vietnam Reconciliation
Based on over forty years’ consideration of Vietnam’s history, the author aims (a) to put the Vietnam War within the…
Florida
Contributions by Floridians in the Foreign Service People born, raised, or educated in Florida have made important contributions to America’s…
Top Moments in U.S. Diplomatic History
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