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Latvia Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Latvia Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Latvian Relations PEOPLEThe behavior of most…

Guide to New Nations: Eastern Europe

by David Johnson Belarus When it was part of the Soviet Union, Belarus was the Belarussian Soviet Socialist Republic. After it declared its independence in August 1991, it was…

Tall Sail Ships

Kruzenshtern, Juan Sebastian de Elcano, and Kaiwo Maru II by David Johnson   The Russian ship Kruzenshtern Kruzenshtern For sheer size, few ships can match the Russian…

Harry S. Truman Biography

Harry S. TrumanBorn: 5/8/1884Birthplace: Lamar, Mo. Harry S. Truman was born on a farm near Lamar, Mo., on May 8, 1884. During World War I, he served in France as a captain with the 129th…

1984 Olympics

Los AngelesTop 10 StandingsLeading Medal WinnersTrack & FieldBoxingGymnasticsSwimmingTeam SportsArcheryCanoeingCyclingEquestrianFencingJudoGymnasticsModern PentathlonRowingShootingSynchronized…

Belarus Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Belarus Index: Historical Highlights Government Economy Defense and Military Issues Foreign Relations U.S.-Belarusian Relations HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS…

Romania Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Romania Index: Geography People History Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations Defense U.S.-Romanian Relations GEOGRAPHYExtending…

Munich Pact

(Encyclopedia) Munich Pact, 1938. In the summer of 1938, Chancellor Hitler of Germany began openly to support the demands of Germans living in the Sudetenland (see Sudetes) of Czechoslovakia for an…