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Page 517
... began to send large trading ex- peditions to China and Korea . When denied trading privileges , the Japanese were quick to resort to violence to ensure their profits . By the 14th century , piracy had reached serious proportions in ...
... began to send large trading ex- peditions to China and Korea . When denied trading privileges , the Japanese were quick to resort to violence to ensure their profits . By the 14th century , piracy had reached serious proportions in ...
Page 564
... began to paint still - life and figure compositions reflecting school of Paris and Early work Mexican influences . By the early 1930s he was exploring in America abstraction , using biomorphic shapes and simple geomet- Coloured abstrac ...
... began to paint still - life and figure compositions reflecting school of Paris and Early work Mexican influences . By the early 1930s he was exploring in America abstraction , using biomorphic shapes and simple geomet- Coloured abstrac ...
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... began making money in spite of the Depression . Through successive additions and advances in the ani- mated - cartoon field , Disney continued to progress all through the 1930s . He had now gathered a staff of cre- ative young people ...
... began making money in spite of the Depression . Through successive additions and advances in the ani- mated - cartoon field , Disney continued to progress all through the 1930s . He had now gathered a staff of cre- ative young people ...
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