The Great Game

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The Great Game was a political and diplomatic confrontation that existed for most of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century between the British Empire and the Russian Empire over Afghanistan and neighbouring territories in Central and South Asia, and having direct consequences in Persia, British India, and Tibet.

Task
  1. Create a short presentation.
    • What was the Great Game?
    • Where did the two powers meet?



As Between Friends (Punch magazine, 13 December 1911).jpg

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