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Berlin Conference (1884-1885) -
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CORRECT ANSWER The meeting of European imperialist powers t
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mCORRECT ANSWER War between Britain and the Qing Empire that
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1976) Leader of the Communist Party in China that overthrew Jiang Jie
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mEXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED AN
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Berlin Conference (1884-1885) -
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CORRECT ANSWER The meeting of European imperialist powers t
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Opium War - m m
mCORRECT ANSWER War between Britain and the Qing Empire that
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was, in the British view, occasioned by the Qing government's refusal to
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permit the importation of opium into its territories; the victorious British
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imposed the one-sided Treaty of Nanking on China.
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an ideology
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Marshall Plan - m m
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