If you wanted to know how many countries there were in the world it should be a pretty easy thing to find out. Go to a map, count all the countries, and voila! However, it isn't even remotely close to being that simple. Defining what is a country is extremely difficult and has been a point of contention in many wars and conflicts.
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Nov 24
The Paraguayan War (Encore)
In the 1860s, one of the bloodiest wars in the Western Hemisphere took place….and it wasn’t the US Civil War.
It was a war between Paraguay and an alliance of Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil, and it was one of the bloodiest ever fought in Latin America.
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15m 50s
Mar 2024
Dans quel pays est-on le plus heureux ?
À l’occasion de la Journée mondiale du bonheur, le 20 mars 2024, le Réseau des solutions pour le développement durable, une entité rattachée aux Nations Unies, a publié un classement, et pas n’importe lequel : celui des pays les plus heureux du monde. Ils utilisent les données de ... Show More
4m 14s
May 2021
Ho Chi Minh Pt. 2: Vietnam
Fearing the spread of communism in Southeast Asia, the U.S. began sending more troops to Vietnam in the 1960s. The divided country was already embroiled in political chaos and violence — and now, escalating tensions would grow into all-out conflict, claiming millions of lives. Le ... Show More
39m 21s