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Japanese Troops, Manchuria, 1931
A photograph showing Japanese troops at the Mukden Little West Gate during the invasion of Chinese Manchuria (Manchukuo) in September 1931. The invasion caused a crisis with the League of Nations.

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Mussolini Inspecting Troops in the Abyssinian War
A photograph of the fascist leader of Italy, Benito Mussolini (1883-1945), inspecting troops during the invasion of Abyssinia (1935-6).

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General Assembly, League of Nations
A 1923 photograph of the Assembly of the League of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.

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Benjamin Franklin Bache
Portrait of Benjamin Franklin Bache, a grandson of Benjamin Franklin and the editor of the Philadelphia Aurora, a partisan newspaper supporting the Democratic-Republican Party. Bache was arrested under the Alien and Sedition Acts and died...

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Alien and Sedition Acts
Copy of the Alien and Sedition Acts (1798), provided by the US Federal Government.

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Medieval Azerbaijani Helmet, State of Atabegs
Medieval Azerbaijani helmet related to the period of Eldiguzids, State of Atabegs (12th century).
National Museum of Art, Baku, Azerbaijan.

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Europe after The Treaty of Versailles
This map illustrates the situation in Europe in November 1920 in the aftermath of First World War (1914-18), as the continent was reshaped by the Treaty of Versailles (1919) and the Treaty of Sèvres (1920). The German Empire had collapsed...

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Aegean Bronze Age Civilizations, c. 2000 - 1100 BCE
This map illustrates the geopolitical evolution in the Aegean during the Bronze Age when the dominant civilizations of the region - the Minoans and Mycenaeans- played distinct roles. The Minoans (2000–1450 BCE) on Crete were renowned for...

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The Treaty of Versailles, 1919
An infographic illustrating the Treaty of Versailles siigned on 28 June, 1919. The treaty, following the armistice of 11 November 1918, formally ended the First World War and imposed severe territorial, military, and financial penalties on...

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Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, Prince de Bénévent
Portrait of Talleyrand, oil on canvas by François Gérard, 1808.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.