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  • In the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an object that has been ... Satellites are useful for a number of purposes. They are used for ...
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  • The Korean War is the name given to a civil war between the nations ... Finally, after massive swings in favor of both the North and the South ...
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  • Qing Dynasty China and Meiji Japan fought over the control of Korea ... symbolized the degeneration and enfeeblement of the Qing Dynasty and demonstrated ...
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  • |image_flag = Flag of South Korea.svg |image_coat = South korea COA.svg ... South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), (Korean: 대한민국, ...
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  • |flag = Flag of South Korea |flag_type = Taegukgi (after 1883) ... until 1910, lasted for five centuries as one of the world's longest running ...
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  • one" or "March 1") was one of the earliest manifestations ... The March First demonstrations established the high-water mark in ...
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  • denotes Russians citizens and/or residents of Korean descent living on Sakhalin ... The Sakhalin Koreans experienced slaughter at the hands of the Russians ...
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  • by the men's national soccer teams of the member nations of Fédération ... the World Cup Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 national ...
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  • At the end of the Second World War, a ravaged Japan was occupied by ... efforts in the Korean War, as well as out of a larger overall concern over ...
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  • ; ancient name: 吳) is a city on the lower reaches of the Yangtze ... which followed, aristocrats constructed many of the famous private gardens ...
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  • South America [[Image:LocationSouthAmerica.png|190px]] {| style="background: ... South America is a continent of the Americas, situated entirely in ...
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  • the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. Born into a prosperous ... Yuan is criticized in Chinese culture for taking advantage of both ...
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  • until 393 C.E.. The Greek games were one of the splendors of the ancient ... (IOC) was founded in 1894, and the first of the IOC's Olympic Games ...
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  • who served as the second Supreme Leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011 ... become the heir apparent for the leadership of the Democratic People's ...
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  • North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ... The history of North Korea formally began with the establishment of ...
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  • New Caledonia, or Nouvelle-Calédonie, is an overseas territory of ... New Caledonia's capital, Nouméa, is the seat of the Secretariat ...
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  • Santa Fe de Bogotá, is the capital city of the South American nation of ... [[Image:Flag of South Korea.svg|20px]] Seoul, South Korea ...
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  • Eastern) dragon. Unlike the Western dragon of Europe that is representative ... dragon is benevolent and powerful, bringer of good fortune. Its image was ...
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  • bend in each arm. Archaeological evidence of swastika-shaped ornaments dates ... Though once commonly used all over much of the world without stigma ...
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  • is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture and, with a population of 3 ... bombing during World War II. Today it is one of Japan’s major ports along ...
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  • Guam (Chamorro: Guåhån), officially the U.S. Territory of Guam, ... is 1,500 miles (2414 km) southeast of Tokyo and 6,000 miles (9656 ...
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  • Shenzhen is a sub-provincial city of Guangdong province in southern ... The one-time fishing village of Shenzhen was singled out by late Chinese ...
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  • The Republic of Palau is located in the Pacific Ocean some 300 miles ... The Republic of Palau consists of eight principal islands and more ...
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  • The Japanese city of Hiroshima|広島市|Hiroshima-shi is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the ...
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  • being a highly strategic game. The object of the game is to score points ... the mid-nineteenth century. The first game of college football was played ...
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  • Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United ... to the early culture at Poverty Point, one of the largest and most important ...
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  • S. aircraft spraying chemical defoliants in South Vietnam]] The Vietnam War was a military conflict in which communist forces ...
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  • The Republic of Benin is a sliver of a country in West Africa, the ... The history of the tribes and peoples who inhabited this gateway to ...
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  • Kiribati, officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an island nation ... Some of the bloodiest fighting of the Pacific campaign of the Second ...
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  • Nauru (pronounced “now-roo”), officially the Republic of Nauru ... activity since 1907 has been the export of phosphate mined from the island ...
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  • Santiago, officially Santiago de Chile, is the federal capital of ... Approximately two decades of uninterrupted economic growth have transformed ...
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  • Nevada is a state located in the western region of the United States ... largest state. Slightly more than 86 percent of its land is owned by the United ...
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  • UNSC) was created after World War II as part of the United Nations. It was ... in the Korean War. During a Soviet boycott of the meetings over the inclusion ...
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  • politician who served as the 52nd speaker of the United States House of ... With her election as Speaker, Pelosi became the first female Speaker ...
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  • Wallis and Futuna, is a group of three volcanic tropical islands—Wallis ... The Wallis Archipelago is the most populated of the island group and ...
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  • ruled empires that dominated large portions of Europe and the Asia-Pacific ... On September 18, 1931, Manchuria was an object of Japanese invasion ...
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  • Hawaii and Australia. With the exception of tiny Vatican City, Tuvalu has ... Tuvalu consists of four reef islands and five true atolls. Its small ...
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  • Brunei, officially the State of Brunei, Abode of Peace (Negara Brunei ... world not holding elections. A long period of political stability has been ...
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  • rights activist who served as President of Poland from 1990 to 1995. After ... including issues surrounding command of the military. However, Poland ...
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  • The Commonwealth of Australia is a nation strategically located between ... and nineteenth centuries as well as a base of British economic exploitation ...
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  • Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in South America ... 1990, the country has been relatively free of the coups common to many of ...
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  • located in East Asia with a population of nearly three million. Mongolia ... Mongolia was the center of the Mongol Empire in the thirteenth century ...
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  • Alden Partridge originated this novel system of education which combined civilian ... In the United States, ROTC produces officers in all branches of the ...
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  • 26, 1972) was the thirty-third President of the United States (1945–1953 ... Truman, whose personal style contrasted sharply with that of the patrician ...
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  • ; French for "Beautiful Epoch") is a period of French and ... Age" in contrast to the horrors of the Napoleonic Wars and World ...
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  • strong). Officially known as the Union of Myanmar, (also as Burma or ... this nation is the largest in Southeast Asia, and has a population ...
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  • The Sudan (officially Republic of Sudan) is a country in Northeast ... the United Kingdom in 1956. The remainder of the twentieth century saw two ...
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  • conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of approximately 30 nations ... United Nations in order to liberate the nation of Kuwait. ...
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  • A pyramid's design, with the majority of the weight closer to the ground ... Civilizations in many parts of the world have built pyramids, generally ...
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  • Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island nation ... The site of ancient port cities and a possession of several empires ...
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