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Sub-Saharan Africa 1935: Abyssinia Crisis

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1978

Islamic revolution forces Shah to flee Iran

starts 1974

China seizes Paracel Islands from South Vietnam

1935

League of Nations ends embargo on Bolivia in Chaco War

starts 1906

Powers reaffirm Morocco’s independence but recognize France’s special position

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