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Cultural boundaries and political boundaries did not match in Africa, resulting in many civil wars and genocides, specifically noting the Rwandan genocide because of its extreme brutality.
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Motivated by God, gold, and glory, Spain and Portugal, and then Britain and France, seized "uncivilized land" and dispersed the idengenous people
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Fighting among empires, such as the Seven Year's War and the American Revolution resulted in a changing map, giving Britain control of Canada, U.S. independence, and independence in certain Latin American countries.
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Focused on colonization in Asia and Africa, Great Britain, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, and Germany laid out claims to Africa at the Berlin Conference
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Colonies gained political independence but economically were still dominated (neocolonialism). The United Nations was also created.
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The Cold War was a period of diplomatic, political, and military rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union, setting off several proxy wars and a battle for allies.
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Germany became unites and the USSR collapsed into 15 independent countries
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Divisions occurred in Czechoslovakia ("velvet divorce"), and Yugoslavia to name two.
