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* It gave clear dates of when that country was occupied. | * It gave clear dates of when that country was occupied. | ||
* It succinctly describes changes in power or administration. | * It succinctly describes changes in power or administration. | ||
6. Also, include a reference. Use the Wikipedia Article for a reference: | 6. Also, include a reference. Use the Wikipedia Article for a reference. Copy the code and paste it at the end of your brief history. Modify the details. | ||
<pre><ref>Wikipedia contributors, "ARTICLE NAME," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', URL, accessed DAY MONTH YEAR.</ref></pre> | |||
Your history blurb should now look something like this: | |||
<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.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Ottoman Algeria," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Algeria, accessed 27 June 2019.</ref></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.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Ottoman Algeria," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Algeria, accessed 27 June 2019.</ref></pre> | ||
7. Select '''Save changes''' and write up blurbs for the other sections.<br> | 7. Select '''Save changes''' and write up blurbs for the other sections.<br> | ||