The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1985 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... dependencies . With the Italian occupation of Abyssinia ( Ethiopia ) in 1936 the colonial empires reached their territorial peak . Most western European countries were colonial powers , as were the United States and Japan . Russia , by ...
... dependencies . With the Italian occupation of Abyssinia ( Ethiopia ) in 1936 the colonial empires reached their territorial peak . Most western European countries were colonial powers , as were the United States and Japan . Russia , by ...
Page 302
... dependencies as government be- came more complex and European education and example eroded indigenous cultures . France , Russia , Portugal , and the United States positively aimed at assimilation , regarding it as an essential aspect ...
... dependencies as government be- came more complex and European education and example eroded indigenous cultures . France , Russia , Portugal , and the United States positively aimed at assimilation , regarding it as an essential aspect ...
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... dependencies , handicapped as they are by the lack of skilled labor , the shortage of investment capital , and the scarcity of low - cost power . The dependencies , however , are now be- ing helped , on an increasing scale , to develop ...
... dependencies , handicapped as they are by the lack of skilled labor , the shortage of investment capital , and the scarcity of low - cost power . The dependencies , however , are now be- ing helped , on an increasing scale , to develop ...
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