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The "Spring of Nations": Revolutionary Europe in 1848 - From Revolution to Reaction: Nationalism and Upheaval in Nineteenth-Century Europe

This map illustrates the sweeping republican revolts and political upheavals that erupted across Europe in 1848, a year known as the People's Spring or the Spring of Nations. Part of a broader continuum of revolutionary movements since the...
Emperor Haile Selassie's Speech in the League of Nations
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Emperor Haile Selassie's Speech in the League of Nations

Emperor Haile Selassie's (1892-1975) League of Nations speech in 1936 against the Fascist Italian invasion. Bettmann Archive.
General Assembly, League of Nations
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General Assembly, League of Nations

A 1923 photograph of the Assembly of the League of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.
Sir William Johnson
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Sir William Johnson

Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet (l. c.1715-1774) was a British military officer, diplomat, and Superintendent of Indian Affairs. He was instrumental in aligning the Native Americans of New York with the British during the French and Indian...
Map of Native American Nations in the USA
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Map of Native American Nations in the USA

Map reconstituting the geographic culture areas of the early Native American tribes and the different Amerindian languages ​​that were spoken in the USA. By William C. Sturtevant, Smithsonian Institute, 1967.
Plains Indians
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Plains Indians

The Plains Indians (also known as Native Americans of the Plains and Prairie, Indigenous Peoples of the Great Plains) are the original inhabitants of the western plains of North America, now part of the United States and Canada. They are...
Map of the United States, 1874
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Map of the United States, 1874

A map of the United States, showing each of its states, published by D.G. Beers & Co. in 1874. From the Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library.
All Nations Gate at Persepolis
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All Nations Gate at Persepolis

Western view of the "All Nations Gate" at Persepolis, located in present-day Iran. This gate was not on Darius the Great's initial plan for Persepolis but was added by his son and successor, Xerxes. The initial main entrance of the palace...
Gate of All Nations, Persepolis
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Gate of All Nations, Persepolis

The east side of the Gate of All Nations (also known as the Gate of Xerxes) in Persepolis (Iran), built by Xerxes I (r. 486-465 BCE). The gate was flanked by two monumental statues of lamassu, winged bulls with human heads, who were thought...
Map of the Five Nations, 1730 CE
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Map of the Five Nations, 1730 CE

Map of the Five Nations, 1730 CE. Darlington map collection, Archives Service Center, University Library System, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA US
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