Ephemeral states of the Russian civil war
The Russian Revolution of 1917 led to the collapse of the world’s largest multiethnic empire. In its wake, a multitude
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Historical Maps
Historical maps showing territorial changes of countries and historical events of the past.
Western Balkans under Ottoman control
Number of years each part of former Yugoslavia spent under Ottoman control. Another map of the number of years spent
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Jewish population in Europe before and after the Holocaust
Jews migrated from Western Asia to Europe just before the rise of the Roman Empire. The pre-World War II Jewish
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US Population Growth Mapped
At the moment, about 328 million people are living in the U.S, a nation that’s 9.84 million sq km (3.53 million square miles). But during the country’s history, these numbers haven’t stayed fixed. These maps show how the U.S. population density has changed from the 18th century to the present.
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The first non-native country to make a settlement in each of the U.S.
Countries who founded first non-native settlement France: North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Maine, Vermont,
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The number of deaths in World War 2
World war II was the deadliest military conflict in history in Absolute terms of total casualties. Over 60 million people
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All countries “invaded” by the Netherlands
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The number of death in WW1
The entire amount of military and nonmilitary casualties in WWI were about forty million: calculations vary from 16 to 20 million deaths
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Slavery in the Americas
The first Africans brought to the Americas went in small amounts, mainly via Spain and Portugal. The expansion of Brazilian
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Stalin’s secret war plans
Map published in the American newspaper Saturday Evening Post on September 20, 1952. The map illustrates an article by General
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