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Kadesh Treaty
The treaty of Kadesh was written in Akkadian language in 1269 BCE. It was a peace-treaty which was concluded between Ramesses II (the Egyptian pharaoh) and Hattusilis (king of Hittite). These two tablets were found in Boğazköy-Buyulkale (the...
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The Treaty of Versailles 1919
A gouache-on-paper painting titled The Treaty of Versailles 1919 by Nicha Sursock. This is part of a series of 43 works representing the history of the USA. Following the First World War (1914-1918), on 28 June 1919 the signing of the Treaty...
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The Missile Treaty 1987
A gouache on paper painting titled The Missile Treaty 1987 by Nicha Sursock. This is part of a series of 43 works representing the history of the USA. President Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev sign the intermediate-range nuclear force...
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Massasoit
Massasoit (l. c. 1581-1661) was the sachem (chief) of the Wampanoag Confederacy of modern-day New England, USA. Massasoit (also given as Massasoyt) is a title meaning Great Sachem; his given name was Ousamequin of the Pokanoket tribe of modern-day...
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Map of Africa after the Treaty of Versailles, c.1920
In the aftermath of World War I (1914–1918), Africa remained overwhelmingly under European colonial domination, despite widespread African participation in the war effort. While the conflict weakened several European powers, it did not dismantle...
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Fort Laramie Treaty 1868
General William T. Sherman and Commissioners in Council with Sioux Chiefs at Fort Laramie, Wyoming, signing the Fort Laramie Treaty, 1868, ending Red Cloud's War. Native Americans are seated on the ground, commissioners on chairs. Seated...
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The Treaty between Governor Carver and Massasoit
The Pilgrim-Wampanoag Peace Treaty between Plymouth Colony governor John Carver and Wampanoag chief Massasoit, 1621 CE. Image from page 145 of "A popular history of the United States of America, from the aboriginal times to the present day"...
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Jay Treaty
A 1795 pamphlet containing the text of the controversial Jay Treaty. Published in Philadelphia, PA, c. 1795.
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Treaty of Kadesh
The Hittite version of the Egyptian–Hittite peace treaty (Treaty of Kadesh), discovered at Boğazköy (Turkey), 1258 BCE. The Treaty of Kadesh holds the distinction as the world's first peace treaty. Istanbul Archeology Museum.
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Black Kettle
Black Kettle (Mo-ta-vato/Mo'ohtavetoo'o, l. c. 1803-1868) was a chief of the Southern Cheyenne who became famous as a "peace chief" – seeking peaceful relations with the US government – as opposed to war chiefs such as Roman Nose (Cheyenne...