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Spanish took over northern Belize from the Mayan civilization. This is important to Belize because it changed the ruling.
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Famine, plagues of locusts devastated crops, tens of thousands of Maya starved to death; towns abandoned as people left to eat roots in the bush. This was important to Belize since the country had to come up with a way to support its people
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Population of Belize nearly became extinct. This is important because it was a massive populaation drop which was a scare to the country since it happened so quickly.
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Spanish forced Tipu Maya to aid in fight against Itza-Maya; then sold them into slavery. This was important to Belize because from this happening, Belize has become a better country from experiencing this.
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Treaty between Guatemala, Britain defined Belize boundaries. This is important to Belize because a treaty was formed for the better of the countries.
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Caused drop in imports, reduced export prices; government finances collapsed. This was imports to Belize because it was a major part of the history world wide and the country went in a hard time so based from this the country had to rebuild itself
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Major war between Maya and Spanish.
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Hurricane Hattie destroyed most of Belize City, killed 307. This was important to Belize because it had to rebuild homes, apartments, and any other buildings that had been damaged.
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Belize, Guatemala announced proposed border settlement between the two countries. This was important to Belize since there was an oppotunity to better sustain the Belize country.
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Earthquake killed six, injured fourty, collapsed two dozen houses. This was a tragic event thaat occured in Belize history.
