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  Westward Expansion of the United States 1783–1898

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  Westward Expansion of the United States 1783–1898

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  British recognition of American independence by the Treaty of Paris (1783) dissolved the 1763 Line of Proclamation and effectively doubled the territory of the new republic from its original Thirteen Colonies. A further doubling occurred with the Louisiana Purchase from Napoleonic France (1803), which extended the western boundary to the... More
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  Women’s Legal Daily Working Hours and Manufacturing by Region 1850–1920

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  Women’s Legal Daily Working Hours and Manufacturing by Region 1850–1920

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  In 1850 women played a significant role in the industrialization process, with many working up to 14 hours a day in manufacturing industries which included woollen and cotton textiles, paper, rubber goods and shoes. Angry female mill workers in Pennsylvania brought about a ten-hour limit on the working day after... More
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  World Defence Organizations 2009

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  World Defence Organizations 2009

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  The Security Council of the United Nations is responsible for the maintenance of global peace and security and in 2009 added Resolution 1904, reaffirming the need to combat by ‘all means’ the threat posed to international peace caused by terrorist acts. In 2009, the Security Council also supported a mandate... More
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  Yom Kippur: The Golan Heights 6–24 October 1973

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  Yom Kippur: The Golan Heights 6–24 October 1973

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  At the outset of their Golan Heights campaign, Syria had a 10:1 advantage in troop numbers, and a 5:1 advantage in tanks. As in Sinai, the first three days developed into a series of last ditch Israeli defensive operations, made all the more critical by the proximity of the action... More