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French Indochina: In French colonization and Vietnam wars, page 1; The current national borders of Southeast Asia were not established until after World War II. What is now northern Vietnam was ruled by China for more than a thousand years, between the second century BCE and...; By Lorraine Aragon.

French forts in the Ohio Valley, 1754: Format: image/map

Whaling: Detail of Benjamin Wright's circa 1608 engraved map of New France — the area of North America colonized by France from the 1530s to the 1760s. The image shows men killing whales in ocean surf.; Format: image/illustration

Allied invasion of France, 1944: Format: image/map

The Liberation of paris: On August 25, 1944, crowds of people line the Champs Elysees to watch the Allied soldiers ride into Paris through the Arc de Triomphe in tanks, half tracks and on and motorcycles. A large sign on the right side of the street reads, "Vive de Gaulle." On the...; Format: image/photograph

Normandy American Cemetery: Rows of graves at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in France, which covers 172.5 acres and contains the graves of 9,387 U.S. military dead, most of whom lost their lives in the D-Day landings and ensuing operations.; Format: image/photograph

French colonization and Vietnam wars: Photographs and text tell the story of Vietnam under French colonial rule, its experience during twentieth-century wars with France and the United States, and its recent liberalization.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

Sir Walter Raleigh: Raleigh was born in the 1550s. In his early years he showed much of the character he would display as an intercontinental adventurer in his adulthood. He fought for England in France and Ireland, and even went to college for a time at Oxford. While he was...; By William M. Wisser.

Sir Walter Raleigh: In Sir Walter Raleigh and South America, page 2; Raleigh was born in the 1550s. As a young man, he already showed the character of an adventurer. He fought in battles for England in France and Ireland. He also went to college for a short time at Oxford. While he performed well on battlefields and in school,...; By William M. Wisser.

Soldiers stand at attention in Dampierre, France: On October 25, 1918, in a street in Dampierre, France, soldiers of the 321st Infantry Regiment stand at attention with "eyes right." The 321st Infantry Regiment was part of the 81st Division, also known as the "Wildcat Division."; Format: image/photograph

Giovanni da Verrazzano: Black and white illustration of Giovanni da Verrazzano, a Florentine explorer who sailed on behalf of France. Verrazzano explored the Atlantic coast of North America in 1524, sailing between South Carolina and Newfoundland.; Format: image/illustration

Gen. Eisenhower's message to troops before D-Day: General Dwight D. Eisenhower's radio message to Allied troops before the invasion of France, June 6, 1944.; Format: audio/speech

Allied advances through France and western Germany, 1944-45: Format: image/map

Spreading cacao seeds: On a cacao plantation in Barlovento, Venezuela, a student intern from France spreads a pile of cacao seeds out on the cement in an even layer. The seeds, which come from the Thebroma Cacao tree, have been fermented and are now drying...; Format: image/photograph

Charleston Huguenot church: The French Protestant Church in Charleston, S.C., was built in 1845, and is the last remaining independent Huguenot church in the United States. The first Huguenots in Charleston arrived in 1681, after fleeing Protestant persecution in France.; Format: image/photograph

The Louisiana Purchase: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 8.2; Since 1762, Spain had owned Louisiana, the vast territory between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains. When France acquired the territory in 1802, President Thomas Jefferson offered to buy New Orleans to ensure U.S. access to trade on the Mississippi. When Napoleon offered the entire territory for $15 million, Jefferson accepted.; Format: article

The French Revolution: "Those who have and those who have not": This lesson is part of the French Revolution unit that examines the reigns of the absolute monarchs and the monetary crisis of the French government.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9 Social Studies); By Kevin Huntley.

The War of 1812: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 8.3; During its wars with France in the 1790s and early 1800s, Great Britain refused to respect the rights of U.S. ships and sailors on the high seas. When diplomacy and trade restrictions failed, President James Madison declared war. The two nations fought for two years before agreeing to a treaty, and historians debate who really "won" the war.; Format: article

Anatomical man: This fifteenth-century illustration shows believed relations between areas of the body and the zodiacal signs. The caption reads, "Look at the signs of the zodiac. They correspond to each part of the body, starting with pisces, the feet, and working up their...; Format: image/illustration

The Union blockade: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 2.5; At the beginning of the U.S. Civil War, Union forces blockaded Confederate ports to stop exports of cotton and imports of war supplies.; Format: article

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