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4. Use these columns and their info to '''''briefly''''' explain how/when that country colonized the other country. Also, select the Wikipedia Article for more detailed information/clarification. | 4. Use these columns and their info to '''''briefly''''' explain how/when that country colonized the other country. Also, select the Wikipedia Article for more detailed information/clarification. | ||
[[File:ColonialRecordsInstructions11.jpg|800px|thumb|left|Example: Information of when the Ottoman Empire colonized Algeria]]<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> | [[File:ColonialRecordsInstructions11.jpg|800px|thumb|left|Example: Information of when the Ottoman Empire colonized Algeria]]<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> | ||
5. When writing a history blurb, be brief, give clear dates for when your country was occupied, and succinctly describe changes in the power or administration. Make sure you write in the description whether it was colonized, a protectorate, or if | 5. When writing a history blurb, be brief, give clear dates for when your country was occupied, and succinctly describe changes in the power or administration. Make sure you write in the description whether it was colonized, a protectorate, or if another country occupied it. | ||
<pre>The regency of Algiers (parts of modern-day Algeria) was administered as a vassal state of the Ottoman Empire in North Africa from 1515 to 1830. Rule changed over to France when the French invaded in 1830.</pre> | <pre>The regency of Algiers (parts of modern-day Algeria) was administered as a vassal state of the Ottoman Empire in North Africa from 1515 to 1830. Rule changed over to France when the French invaded in 1830.</pre> | ||
Notice how the above history has the following characteristics: | Notice how the above history has the following characteristics: | ||