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History
People and events that shaped the world.
when did the salve trade end
The slave trade ended at different times in different countries. Britain abolished its transatlantic slave trade in 1807, but slavery itself continued in most British colonies until 1833. The United States ended its legal slave trade in 1808 and abolished slavery in 1865.
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What actually happened in the Cold War?
The Cold War was a long struggle for power between the United States and the Soviet Union after the Second World War, roughly from 1947 to 1991. They did not fight each other directly in a full-scale war. Instead, they competed through threats, nuclear weapons, spying, propaganda, technology, alliances and wars in other countries.
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