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- governor best known for his administration of Germany immediately after World ... Clay supported and lobbied for this change of policy, fearing that an impoverished ...11 KB (1,629 words) - 02:26, 5 November 2022
- quot;) was the alliance formed in 1907 among the United Kingdom ... the German navy and army continued to grow in size and power. ...9 KB (1,394 words) - 19:48, 26 March 2020
- 1945 to February 11, 1945 between the heads of government of the United States ... The results for Eastern Europe were disastrous as they were held hostage ...13 KB (2,093 words) - 10:05, 22 May 2023
- Argentina, who dominated the first decade of Formula One racing. He won ... Fangio's racing career began in 1934, primarily in long-distance ...9 KB (1,418 words) - 02:02, 8 September 2022
- The Fourteen Points were listed in a speech delivered by President ... before the Armistice with Germany ended World War I, but the Fourteen Points ...13 KB (1,920 words) - 06:38, 1 April 2024
- or Helsinki Declaration, was the Final Act of the Conference on Security ... human rights and to non-violent resolution of disputes. Analysts identify ...14 KB (2,090 words) - 17:19, 6 February 2022
- a relaxing or easing; the term has been used in international politics since ... The two sides in the Cold War, the NATO powers and the Warsaw Pact ...15 KB (2,257 words) - 10:05, 29 January 2024
- The Treaty of Lausanne (July 24, 1923) was a peace treaty signed in ... The nation-state of Turkey, recognized by the Treaty, became the first ...15 KB (2,295 words) - 14:56, 2 May 2023
- The Allied Powers were a group of countries (also known as the Allies ... The Second World War's opposing alliances pitted strong democracies ...16 KB (2,240 words) - 18:30, 21 July 2023
- general of the army, secretary of state, and the third secretary of ... Marshall accepted appointment as U.S. secretary of state in 1947 because ...21 KB (3,077 words) - 07:05, 18 April 2024
- The Deutsches Museum (German Museum) in Munich, Germany, is the world ... and about 28,000 exhibited objects from 50 fields of science and technology ...13 KB (1,935 words) - 10:09, 29 January 2024
- The Final Solution of the Jewish Question (German: Die Endlösung ... Mass killings of over one million Jews occurred before the plans of ...14 KB (2,250 words) - 19:48, 26 March 2024
- The Battle of Mohács ( mohácsi csata or mohácsi vész/Bane of Mohács; Schlacht bei Mohács ...16 KB (2,410 words) - 10:17, 22 September 2023
- The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg was established ... The scope of the European Court of Human Rights and the legally binding ...17 KB (2,642 words) - 04:33, 23 March 2024
- | founder = 17 members of the Religious Society of Friends ... | Non-profit_slogan = Quaker values in action. | homepage = ...12 KB (1,779 words) - 03:35, 24 July 2023
- Batu Khan (c. 1205 – 1255) was a Mongol ruler and the founder of ... Batu's Khan's role in the Russian and European campaigns ...14 KB (2,251 words) - 18:34, 14 February 2023
- after Italy joined other European powers in establishing colonies overseas ... were limited to Africa. By the outbreak of World War I in 1914, Italy ...17 KB (2,625 words) - 06:22, 11 March 2024
- Lake Ladoga, located in the northwestern part of Russia, is the largest ... In total, Lake Ladoga covers an area of 6,700 fresh water square miles ...10 KB (1,501 words) - 23:18, 21 October 2022
- Pope Urban II (1042 – July 29, 1099) born Otho of Lagery (alternatively: ... At the outset, he had to reckon with the presence of the powerful ...16 KB (2,600 words) - 13:42, 3 May 2023
- Peking Man (sometimes called Beijing Man), is a prominent example ... Fossils of Homo erectus also have been found in Africa, Indonesia ...8 KB (1,212 words) - 17:11, 26 March 2023
- The Treaty of Nanking (Nánjīng Tiáoyuē) is the agreement which ... The establishment of Hong Kong and of other Treaty Port settlements ...13 KB (2,030 words) - 23:41, 21 April 2020
- and a famous Nazi collaborator as president of Slovakia during World War II ... Tiso's role in the treatment of Slovak Jews during the war has ...13 KB (1,972 words) - 02:02, 8 September 2022
- Habsburg (in English-speaking countries sometimes spelled Hapsburg ... Vienna, the elegant, artistic, and intellectually creative capital ...24 KB (3,568 words) - 13:21, 24 January 2023
- 29, 1780) was (reigning) Archduchess of Austria and Queen of Hungary ... She was the eldest daughter of Emperor Charles VI, who promulgated ...16 KB (2,351 words) - 04:11, 6 November 2022
- and activist. After qualifying as a lawyer in 1912, he began his own legal ... Schumans's concept of supra-national democracy and his vision ...19 KB (2,911 words) - 21:29, 16 April 2023
- Joan of Burgundy (June 24, 1293 – September 12, 1348), also known ... Joan's significant patronage of learning sustained the tradition ...12 KB (1,804 words) - 05:59, 5 April 2024
- The Counts of Cilli The house should be referred to in English by the ... and ruling house with roots and territory in present-day Slovenia. When ...12 KB (1,909 words) - 08:36, 10 January 2024
- Cardinals are high ranking ecclesiastical officials in the Roman Catholic ... The word "cardinal" was first used in Rome at the beginning ...9 KB (1,483 words) - 19:13, 26 November 2023
- Lidice is a small village that lies in the rolling hills of Bohemia ... During World War II, when Czechoslovakia was occupied by the forces ...12 KB (1,879 words) - 22:48, 25 October 2022
- The naval Battle of Aegospotami took place in 404 B.C.E. and was the ... In 405 B.C.E., following the severe Spartan defeat at the Battle of ...9 KB (1,437 words) - 11:30, 20 September 2023
- ) is a Polish trade union federation founded in September 1980 at ... Solidarity was the first non-communist trade union in a Communist ...12 KB (1,747 words) - 00:48, 4 February 2023
- ) in Saint Petersburg, Russia is one of the largest museums in the ... and one of the oldest art galleries and museums of human history and ...11 KB (1,594 words) - 14:53, 12 February 2022
- and politician. He is considered to be one of the founding fathers of the ... He can be credited with helping to shape post-World War II Europe ...21 KB (3,168 words) - 23:30, 8 January 2023
- languages: Československo) was a country in Central Europe that existed ... In November 1989, Czechoslovakia joined the wave of anti-Communist ...21 KB (2,978 words) - 07:31, 12 January 2024
- – February 1, 1922) was a field marshal in the Imperial Japanese Army ... Sent to Europe in 1869 by the government to research European military ...14 KB (2,206 words) - 10:08, 22 May 2023
- Geopolitics attempts to explain international politics in terms of ... Geopolitics attempts to explain international politics in terms of ...11 KB (1,670 words) - 12:53, 5 November 2022
- was forced to flee the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, when communism gained ... especially the eggs representative of Easter, made of precious metals ...14 KB (2,057 words) - 01:07, 24 November 2022
- 24, 1980) was a German naval leader, who was in command of the Kriegsmarine ... After the war, he was charged and convicted of "crimes against ...19 KB (2,934 words) - 07:15, 5 October 2022
- Boris III, Tsar of Bulgaria (January 30, 1894 – August 28, 1943 ... Boris died in 1943 during World War II and the Communists were able ...15 KB (2,233 words) - 19:42, 20 November 2023
- Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna is one of the most important cultural ... Schönbrunn was built to be on a par with the Palace of Versailles ...11 KB (1,678 words) - 17:21, 25 January 2023
- 200px|thumb|Blegen Library at the University of Cincinnati.]] famous for his work on the site of Pylos in modern-day Greece ...9 KB (1,327 words) - 19:17, 26 November 2023
- Stephen III of Moldavia, or Stephen III (c. 1433 - July 2, 1504), ... ; Ştefan cel Mare şi Sfânt, "Stephen the Great and Holy" ...12 KB (1,884 words) - 20:02, 9 February 2023
- – July 2, 1963) was the founder and editor of Newsday, one of the most successful ... Alicia Patterson was a powerful force in her time. Her influential ...12 KB (1,741 words) - 18:21, 21 July 2023
- Anne Morrow Lindbergh (June 22, 1906 - February 7, 2001) was the wife ... Living in the shadow of both fame and tragedy, Lindbergh found her ...12 KB (1,917 words) - 06:54, 28 July 2023
- The Treaty of Shimonoseki (Japanese: 下関条約, "Shimonoseki ... ) in China, was signed at the Shunpanrō Hotel on April 17, 1895, ...14 KB (2,212 words) - 14:58, 2 May 2023
- The Great Turkish War refers to a series of conflicts between the ... Some see the subsequent decline and fall of the Ottomans in terms ...18 KB (2,776 words) - 12:21, 24 January 2023
- during the Third Reich. Following the post-World War II division of Germany ... treason and crimes committed during the Cold War (specifically the deaths of ...12 KB (1,816 words) - 19:26, 13 February 2024
- can be flooded to allow a load to be floated in, then drained to allow that ... According to the ancient Greek author Athenaeus of Naucratis, the ...11 KB (1,823 words) - 19:34, 3 August 2023
- journalist and publisher, the grandson of publisher Joseph Medill. He ... experience, and the ability to succeed in the business. However, he was ...10 KB (1,527 words) - 00:44, 11 August 2022
- The Young Turk Revolution of July 1908 reversed the suspension of ... which had been suspended by the Sultan in 1878. However, the process ...19 KB (2,797 words) - 14:10, 28 November 2022
- considered by many critics to be one of the finest representatives ... Friedrich was born in Greifswald in northeastern Germany. He studied ...8 KB (1,154 words) - 14:22, 29 November 2023
- Farouk I of Egypt (February 11, 1920 – March 18, 1965), was the ... His son was king for less than a year; Egypt became a republic in ...13 KB (2,063 words) - 00:45, 14 July 2022
- The House of Hohenzollern is a noble family and royal dynasty of Prince ... Social unrest at the end of World War I led to the German Revolution ...30 KB (4,097 words) - 18:41, 7 February 2024
- He was the fourth secretary-general of the United Nations, serving ... Prior to serving as UN secretary general, Waldheim was a member of ...13 KB (1,913 words) - 04:39, 4 March 2023
- Total war is a military conflict in which nations mobilize all available ... The threat of total devastation to the earth and humankind through ...24 KB (3,815 words) - 17:18, 4 November 2022
- a Hungarian composer, pianist and collector of Eastern European and Middle ... His pioneering efforts in the field of ethnomusicology with his colleague ...14 KB (2,253 words) - 08:50, 27 September 2023
- Mehmed VI, original name in Turkish Latin alphabet Mehmed Vahdettin ... In the process, Mehmed suspended parliament and asserted personal ...16 KB (2,497 words) - 04:11, 9 November 2022
- 18|1911|September 5) served as Nicholas II's Chairman of the Council ... After his assassination in 1911, the country muddled through the next ...17 KB (2,439 words) - 20:10, 16 January 2024
- New York City Ballet is a ballet company founded in 1933 by choreographer ... One of the foremost dance companies in the world, the New York City ...8 KB (1,196 words) - 19:31, 14 November 2022
- A continent is one of several large landmasses on Earth. Seven areas ... The term "the Continent" (capitalized)—used predominantly ...22 KB (3,308 words) - 19:07, 19 May 2020
- is the rustic 125-acre mountain retreat of the President of the United ... Progress Administration (WPA), starting in 1935, opening in 1938. In 1942 ...11 KB (1,604 words) - 18:57, 25 November 2023
- One of the first American writers to use the stream of consciousness ... Dos Passos was born in Chicago, where his father was a wealthy lawyer ...11 KB (1,597 words) - 04:56, 3 August 2022
- The Serbian Empire was a medieval empire in the Balkans that emerged ... The Serbian Empire has included areas of Croatia, Bosnia, and Slovenia ...14 KB (2,162 words) - 05:59, 5 October 2022
- and politician. He was knighted for his work in 1920. Mackinder was instrumental ... Halford John Mackinder was born in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England ...11 KB (1,664 words) - 16:56, 21 January 2024
- Movement) was a civil disobedience movement in India launched in August 1942 ... Gandhi's speech, and the greater number of the Congress leaders spent ...20 KB (3,080 words) - 15:58, 7 December 2022
- Marcus Antonius Gordianus (January 20 225 – February 11, 244), known ... Gordian III died before he could make much of a mark. For just over ...15 KB (2,360 words) - 02:07, 22 December 2022
- , also known as Madame Sun Yat-sen, was one of the most prominent women in ... In September, 1949, when the Communists founded the People’s Republic ...14 KB (2,106 words) - 02:00, 27 February 2023
- Gustav II Adolf (December 9, 1594 – November 6, 1632) (Gustav II ... own time, widely regarded as the archetype of what a king should be and one ...20 KB (3,242 words) - 02:41, 27 July 2023
- Court Jew is a term for Jewish leaders who rose to positions of influence ... Some court Jews were also prominent people in the local Jewish community ...12 KB (1,873 words) - 20:25, 28 May 2020
- widely used to describe the popular uprising of Palestinian refugees against ... made possible when Yasser Arafat, the leader of the Palestinian Liberation ...16 KB (2,421 words) - 10:58, 6 March 2024
- The Azores are a Portuguese archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, about ... extend for more than 373 miles, and lie in a northwest-southeast direction ...17 KB (2,435 words) - 05:18, 26 August 2023
- Humanism is an attitude of thought which gives primary importance ... There was another round of revival of humanism in the Age of Enlightenment ...16 KB (2,260 words) - 19:10, 19 August 2023
- and lawyer; as United States Secretary of State in the Truman Administration ... toward Asia before the National Press Club in January 1950, in which he excluded ...14 KB (1,983 words) - 08:55, 28 January 2024
- Carol I of Romania, original name Prince Karl Eitel Friedrich Zephyrinus ... During the Independence War of 1877-1878, Prince Charles personally ...26 KB (4,057 words) - 00:37, 29 November 2023
- The Volunteer Army (Добровольческая армия in Russian ... Part of the wide White Russian resistance movement, the Volunteer ...15 KB (2,240 words) - 18:55, 31 October 2022
- poetry, and particularly her work written in close association with the ... her work from that period as a series of failed experiments. Although ...19 KB (3,002 words) - 20:24, 24 December 2017
- Sudetenland Crisis among the major powers of Europe after a conference held ... The Sudetenland was an area of Czechoslovakia where ethnic Germans ...18 KB (2,719 words) - 18:57, 10 November 2022
- Simon Wiesenthal, Knight Commander of the British Empire (KBE) (December ... At the end of World War II, thousands of Nazis who participated in ...23 KB (3,477 words) - 22:10, 29 January 2023
- ) is renowned as a monument of Christianity, of Gothic architecture ... Cologne Cathedral is one of the world's largest churches, being ...24 KB (3,597 words) - 22:36, 7 January 2024
- the White Knight, was a Voivode (Ruler) of Transylvania (from 1441), captain ... Facing what was at the time the only standing army in Europe, the ...19 KB (2,971 words) - 07:01, 8 April 2024
- Abdülhamid II His Imperial Majesty, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire ... for the massacres of Ottoman Armenians which occurred throughout his ...27 KB (4,219 words) - 04:44, 14 June 2023
- A prisoner of war (POW) is a combatant who is imprisoned by an enemy ... In the history of war (which covers basically all of human history ...27 KB (4,158 words) - 00:40, 12 April 2023
- - January 7, 1989) was the 124th emperor of Japan according to the traditional ... In 1937, Japan engaged in war with China for a second time, and in ...23 KB (3,453 words) - 18:28, 13 February 2024
- 1883 – October 8, 1967) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great ... The government he led put in place the post-war consensus, based upon ...22 KB (3,382 words) - 11:07, 19 December 2023
- whose members helped shape American politics in the twentieth century. The ... Robert F. Kennedy were her sons. Both of these public servants were ...12 KB (1,906 words) - 19:16, 16 December 2022
- , is a large, artificial maritime canal in Egypt west of the Sinai Peninsula ... The canal allows two-way water transportation between Europe and Asia ...20 KB (3,047 words) - 21:31, 26 February 2023
- After being educated in both Europe and the United States, Brunner ... At first a close friend and ally of Karl Barth, Brunner split with ...12 KB (1,746 words) - 08:14, 31 December 2020
- place on October 3, 1990, when the areas of the former German Democratic ... After the end of World War II in Europe, Germany had been divided ...20 KB (3,005 words) - 09:18, 5 December 2022
- Gediminas (c. 1275 – 1341) was the monarch of medieval Grand Duchy ... such as the statue and tower both located in Vilnius Lithuania and a reconstructed ...17 KB (2,688 words) - 06:32, 18 April 2024
- ) is one of the largest financial services provider in the world, ... Allianz was the largest insurer in Germany when the Nazi party came ...22 KB (3,101 words) - 18:30, 21 July 2023
- :"Fall of Communism" redirects here. For the fall of the ... The Revolutions of 1989 refers to the collapse of Communism in Eastern ...27 KB (4,082 words) - 20:00, 8 December 2022
- Alexander (Aleksandr) II Nikolaevitch (Russian: Александр ... Born in 1818, he was the eldest son of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia and ...18 KB (2,638 words) - 14:23, 18 July 2023
- Bertha von Suttner), born June 9, 1843 in Prague (now Czech Republic ... At the London Peace Congress of 1907 she spoke about how European ...26 KB (4,056 words) - 17:15, 29 September 2023
- executive officer (from 1971), and chairman of the board (from 1976–1994 ... Morita was born in Nagoya, Japan, on January 26, 1921. His family ...10 KB (1,542 words) - 07:15, 16 June 2023
- Wilhelmina (Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Marie of Orange-Nassau) (August ... Wilhelmina won respect and admiration for her role during World War ...26 KB (3,973 words) - 12:30, 2 October 2020
- Espionage is the practice of obtaining confidential information through ... ==Types of Espionage== ===Industrial Espionage=== Industrial espionage ...16 KB (2,298 words) - 12:20, 21 January 2023
- or Prague school was an influential group of literary critics and linguists ... from the classical structural position of Ferdinand de Saussure. They ...16 KB (2,265 words) - 22:11, 30 November 2022
- Ferenc (Francis) II Rákóczi (March 27, 1676 - April 8, 1735) was ... He was also Prince of Transylvania, an Imperial Prince, and a member ...24 KB (3,987 words) - 06:28, 24 May 2021
- Cologne (Köln in German) is Germany's fourth-largest city after ... Cologne also became an important center of medieval pilgrimage. Three ...26 KB (3,818 words) - 22:35, 7 January 2024
- The German colonial empire was an overseas area formed in the late ... tradition of expansion within the European space, Germany's renewed ...17 KB (2,331 words) - 05:35, 5 December 2022
