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Why didn't colonial empires exchange their colonies with others empire to make their territories whole?
The colonial age created some weird territories that separated one country’s territory into terrible shapes, such as Senegal (colonized by France) and Gambia (colonized by Britain). Why didn't France ...
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What were the Lines of Ne Plus Ultra in the War of the Spanish Succession?
After reading another biography of Marlborough, I am annoyed by the fact the authors mention but do not describe the Lines of Ne Plus Ultra. They make it sound (I have read Chandler and Konstam) as if ...
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