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A great leader called Temugin, who was later called Genghis Khan, united the Mongol clans and led them to conquer a large portion of Asia.
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After conquering all of Central Asia and beginning the conquest of Chine, Genfhis Khan died.
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The Chinese conquered Mongolia under the Manchus, which that had ruled for hundreds of years.
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When famine struck Fuijan province in the 17th century, a great number of the Chinese migrated from the mainland.
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The Japenese seized Taiwan after winning a war against Chine in 1895. Japan kept the island until it was defeated in World War II.
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The Mongolians wer finally able to push the Chinese out of Mongolia and earn their independence.
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Mongolia became the Mongolian People's Republic after the influenbe of Russia.
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The Nationalists lost to the Communists and moved their government over to Taiwan. Then the Republic of China was established.
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Little League baseball became popular around the time World War II ended. It became popular because of Western influences.
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After the fall of the Soviet Union, the Communist Party in Mongolia lost its power and the country began moving toward democracy and a free-enterprise economy.
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The annual Naadam festical of the Three Games of Men which is the most important festical in Mongolia. This date back 2,300 years ago. The three games are wrestling, archery and horse racing.
