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- January 28, 1951) was the Commander-in-Chief of Finland's Defense Forces ... Mannerheim is given much of the credit for successfully steering the ...26 KB (4,032 words) - 19:17, 26 November 2023
- an agreement officially entitled the Treaty of Non-aggression between Germany ... In addition to stipulations of non-aggression, the treaty included ...51 KB (7,700 words) - 13:06, 10 March 2023
- whose works sometimes contain aspects of the genre magical realism, ... In 2004, Allende was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and ...17 KB (2,523 words) - 19:41, 7 February 2023
- Harare (formerly Salisbury) is the capital of Zimbabwe. It lies in ... all African nations and very high incidences of HIV/AIDS infection. Zimbabwe ...23 KB (3,136 words) - 13:29, 24 January 2023
- environments that shares characteristics of both environments and where ... The great variety of wetland types and the difficulty in defining ...25 KB (3,675 words) - 18:28, 17 April 2023
- The Siege of Malta (also known as the Great Siege of Malta) took place ... in isolation. Rather, it was the climax of an escalating contest between ...33 KB (5,132 words) - 14:36, 27 January 2023
- Anarcho-syndicalism is a branch of anarchism which focuses on the ... Anarcho-syndicalism remains a popular and active school of Anarchism ...27 KB (3,759 words) - 19:00, 26 July 2023
- rule. It started on August 1, 1944, as part of a nationwide uprising, Operation ... failed to make further headway in the course of the Uprising, leading to accusations ...33 KB (5,102 words) - 22:58, 3 May 2023
- The Young Turk Revolution of July 1908 reversed the suspension of ... by the Sultan in 1878. However, the process of replacing existing institutions ...19 KB (2,797 words) - 14:10, 28 November 2022
- The State of Florida is located in the southeastern region of the ... in population was caused by a large influx of people moving from other parts ...40 KB (5,623 words) - 17:42, 28 March 2024
- and settling overseas colonies. From the end of the Napoleonic Wars, Sweden ... As a modern day supporter of the peace keeping activities of the United ...18 KB (2,669 words) - 00:38, 27 February 2023
- The Prague Slavic Congress of 1848 was a major event in the Europe ... peoples, which had to do with what area of the Empire they were under ...19 KB (2,913 words) - 00:31, 12 April 2023
- Colorado is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United ... Colorado is one of only four states in the United States to share ...37 KB (5,383 words) - 22:39, 7 January 2024
- The Ottoman Empire represents one of the largest imperial projects ... history will view the decline and fall of the Ottoman Empire in terms ...38 KB (5,718 words) - 05:55, 18 November 2022
- Ljubljana is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is regarded ... position. Ljubljana lies at the crossroads of Germanic, Latin, and Slavic ...26 KB (3,718 words) - 07:46, 9 March 2023
- Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is located on ... an ideology that advocates the unification of all ethnic Somalis under one ...54 KB (7,776 words) - 15:11, 27 April 2023
- centuries, in particular his book The Making of the English Working Class ... Thompson's writing helped expose the role of class, elitism, ...19 KB (2,741 words) - 17:30, 12 February 2024
- 1878 until 1918, Montenegro was later a part of various incarnations of Yugoslavia ... Based on the results of a referendum, Montenegro declared independence ...62 KB (8,958 words) - 22:21, 14 March 2024
- Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein ... commanded Allied forces at the Battle of El Alamein, a major turning ...46 KB (7,157 words) - 15:39, 29 September 2023
- UNSC) was created after World War II as part of the United Nations. It was ... in the Korean War. During a Soviet boycott of the meetings over the inclusion ...68 KB (9,754 words) - 11:45, 3 May 2023
- Coast (in English, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire), is a ... Once one of the most prosperous of the tropical West African states ...28 KB (4,077 words) - 07:33, 12 January 2024
- The Battle of Normandy, codenamed Operation Overlord was the Allied ... the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Substantial Free French ...68 KB (10,141 words) - 10:18, 22 September 2023
- The Hanseatic League (also known as the Hansa) was an alliance of ... waged war but favored peace. The making of war and peace was discussed ...33 KB (4,840 words) - 13:29, 24 January 2023
- ) is a large seaport city on the northern coast of Colombia. Founded ... eighteenth century as the de facto capital of the Viceroyalty of New Granada ...27 KB (3,998 words) - 00:39, 29 November 2023
- Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending ... the Atlantic coast. France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America ...54 KB (7,539 words) - 19:09, 25 November 2023
- : singular see below: Origin of the name ) is both the largest and ... metropolis with an urban population of 3.3 million and a metropolitan ...45 KB (6,393 words) - 18:55, 19 August 2023
- In 27 months of combat action in World War II, Murphy became the most ... To Hell and Back (1955), based on his memoir of the same name (1949), and starred ...27 KB (4,174 words) - 18:26, 21 August 2023
- rights activist who served as President of Poland from 1990 to 1995. After ... including issues surrounding command of the military. However, Poland ...29 KB (4,198 words) - 18:50, 25 October 2022
- Wallis and Futuna, is a group of three volcanic tropical islands—Wallis ... The Wallis Archipelago is the most populated of the island group and ...20 KB (2,970 words) - 18:47, 17 April 2023
- The Greek War of Independence (1821–1829), also commonly known as ... enthusiastic: Some powers linked the demise of the Ottomans with the fate ...61 KB (9,207 words) - 16:50, 18 February 2023
- New England is a region of the United States located in the northeastern ... In one of the earliest English settlements in the New World, English ...32 KB (4,620 words) - 09:13, 11 March 2023
- #039;a dinastia) was the ruling family of Georgia. Their ascendancy lasted ... This period of time, particularly the reigns of David IV (1089-1125 ...21 KB (3,136 words) - 05:41, 26 August 2023
- conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of approximately 30 nations ... United Nations in order to liberate the nation of Kuwait. ...62 KB (9,530 words) - 08:21, 8 January 2024
- reflecting the contemporary pronunciation of Japanese) ... was a Japanese samurai and retainer of Date Masamune, the daimyo of ...57 KB (8,893 words) - 08:38, 20 January 2024
- Bedřich Smetana (March 2, 1824 - 12 May 12, 1884) is considered one ... founded several music schools in promotion of Czech music and fostered a ...28 KB (4,344 words) - 10:22, 26 September 2023
- Eritrea, officially State of Eritrea, is a country situated in northern ... Remains of one of the oldest known hominids, dated to over one million ...41 KB (6,034 words) - 19:30, 13 February 2024
- Riga the capital city of Latvia, is situated on the Baltic Sea coast ... The Historic Centre of Riga has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage ...31 KB (4,622 words) - 21:06, 16 April 2023
- The Scramble for Africa (or the Race for Africa) was the proliferation ... The latter half of the nineteenth century saw the transition from ...50 KB (7,409 words) - 17:29, 25 January 2023
- The Battle of Lepanto took place on October 7, 1571 when a galley ... fought solely between rowing vessels was one of history's most decisive ...28 KB (4,326 words) - 10:04, 22 September 2023
- The Order of the Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Roman ... and dedicated to the principles of Charity, Unity, Fraternity, and ...33 KB (5,125 words) - 23:21, 3 March 2023
- It occupies a continental surface area of 1,078,000 square miles (2 ... silver, and was based upon the legend of Sierra del Plata—a mountain ...44 KB (6,290 words) - 17:44, 4 January 2024
- and the United States, that is composed of multiple far-left, autonomous ... Antifaschistische Aktion inspired a variety of different movements, groups ...100 KB (13,503 words) - 18:35, 7 July 2020
- ; Postal map spelling: Tientsin) is one of four municipalities of ... The urban area of Tianjin is located along the Haihe River, and is ...29 KB (3,826 words) - 23:22, 30 April 2023
- German physicist and Nobel laureate, one of the founders of quantum mechanics ... He was the son of Dr. August Heisenberg, professor of Byzantine studies ...22 KB (3,234 words) - 17:14, 4 May 2023
- Addis Ababa is the capital city of Ethiopia and the African Union ... mountain setting is recognized as one of the world¹s most problematic ...20 KB (2,986 words) - 05:49, 15 June 2023
- right|250px|Kazakh nomads in the steppes of the Russian Empire, ca. 1910]] Nomadic people, also known as nomads, are communities of people that ...40 KB (5,990 words) - 02:37, 16 November 2022
- and European history. The last capital of Prussia was Berlin. Prussia ... the new polity. Had Austria done so, instead of being excluded, history may ...46 KB (6,764 words) - 08:22, 2 December 2022
- The relationship between church and state is the institutional form ... " (Mark 12:17) fostered the development of separate rival Church and State ...41 KB (6,339 words) - 21:58, 10 December 2023
- best known for her sympathetic coverage of Russia and the Bolsheviks during ... also about Turkey, Hungary, Greece, Italy, and other countries in Europe ...42 KB (6,349 words) - 09:05, 9 March 2023
- The Battle of the Somme, fought in the summer and autumn of 1916, ... United Kingdom was exposed to the horrors of modern war with the release ...54 KB (8,491 words) - 02:44, 26 September 2023
- Cholera is transmitted and spread to humans through consumption of ... cholerae most often occurs due to a lack of proper sanitation (clean water ...32 KB (4,728 words) - 17:16, 10 December 2023
- The Dome of the Rock (Arabic: مسجد قبة الصخرة, translit ... The Dome of the Rock has a striking presence in the holy city of Jerusalem ...22 KB (3,569 words) - 16:41, 29 January 2024
- The Oriental Republic of Uruguay, or Uruguay, is a country located ... shaped country between the two major powers of Brazil and Argentina has long ...30 KB (4,199 words) - 13:47, 3 May 2023
- Hawaii and Australia. With the exception of tiny Vatican City, Tuvalu has ... Tuvalu consists of four reef islands and five true atolls. Its small ...20 KB (3,026 words) - 21:13, 7 March 2024
- the United States. In 2007, the population of the city proper was estimated ... and the social and geographical center of the original 13 American colonies. ...34 KB (4,831 words) - 03:00, 24 November 2022
- Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. The city lies ... One of Europe's oldest cities, with a history of 7000 years, ...32 KB (4,559 words) - 20:15, 20 January 2022
- Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the ... Dwight D. Eisenhower was appointed commander of Supreme Headquarters Allied ...85 KB (12,450 words) - 21:54, 26 January 2022
- Buenos Aires is the capital of Argentina and its largest city. It ... Buenos Aires is the center of the Argentina's government, commerce ...30 KB (4,453 words) - 18:37, 22 November 2023
- base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii by the Empire of Japan's Imperial Japanese ... The attack was one of the most important engagements of World War ...60 KB (9,048 words) - 18:23, 21 August 2023
- ) was a member of the Jacobin Club, a revolutionary political movement ... at the Dominican rue Saint-Honoré Monastery of the Jacobins. The Dominicans ...49 KB (6,809 words) - 17:38, 1 July 2022
- William III of England (The Hague, November 14, 1650 – Kensington ... Born a member of the House of Orange-Nassau, William III won the English ...49 KB (7,679 words) - 11:02, 9 May 2023
- The Battle of the Bulge, officially called the Battle of the Ardennes ... silence. Even Ultra (the allies reading of secret German radio messages ...55 KB (8,725 words) - 01:44, 26 September 2023
- The date commonly given for the start of the war is September 1, 1939 ... The Allies were initially made up of Poland, the British Empire, France ...70 KB (11,168 words) - 13:51, 20 May 2023
- regime from 1933 to 1945. He was one of Adolf Hitler's closest ... Heidelberg University in 1921, on the basis of a doctoral thesis on eighteenth ...34 KB (5,445 words) - 21:47, 6 May 2024
- ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, and the westernmost ... Over the course of its existence, Lisbon has both flourished and suffered ...34 KB (4,753 words) - 07:44, 9 March 2023
- Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a representative democratic ... Ecuador is a multicultural, multiethnic nation–state with one of ...30 KB (4,366 words) - 18:03, 12 February 2024
- Breton) is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America. It likely corresponds ... Cape Breton Island is part of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada ...26 KB (3,747 words) - 19:32, 25 November 2023
- The Republic of Albania (Albanian: Republika e Shqipërisë, or simply ... many times. During more than 40 years of communist totalitarian rule ...58 KB (8,519 words) - 04:58, 17 June 2023
- |combatant1 = Nazi Germany Germany[[Image:Flag of Italy (1861-1946 ... The Battle of Greece (also known as Operation Marita, Unternehmen Marita ...73 KB (10,868 words) - 05:44, 22 September 2023
- Maize, also known as corn and Indian corn, is any of the diverse cultured ... American continents. It spread to the rest of the world after European contact ...30 KB (4,684 words) - 10:55, 9 March 2023
- Shenzhen is a sub-provincial city of Guangdong province in southern ... [[Image:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Turin, Italy January 2007 ...24 KB (3,404 words) - 19:58, 21 April 2023
- Berlin is the capital city and one of the 16 states of the Federal ... Berlin was successively the capital of the Kingdom of Prussia (1701 ...35 KB (5,027 words) - 11:02, 28 September 2023
- ) was the codename for Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet ... The operational goal of Barbarossa was the rapid conquest of the European ...62 KB (9,424 words) - 00:50, 18 November 2022
- Avignon is a commune in southern France with a population of 89,300 ... under Charles Martell. After a long period of semi-autonomy in the empire ...23 KB (3,549 words) - 07:17, 23 August 2023
- is a nation in northwest Europe and one of the constituent countries of ... The Kingdom of Scotland was an independent state until May 1, 1707 ...48 KB (6,984 words) - 17:25, 12 May 2024
- The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville or the ... has supplanted forestry as the mainstay of the economy, which has been ...23 KB (3,296 words) - 19:42, 16 April 2023
- or Lettland), officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvian: Latvija or ... The ancient Balts of this time actively participated in the trading ...34 KB (4,920 words) - 17:49, 25 October 2022
- "Respected Leader"), was one of the most prominent and highly ... at war with Britain have been the cause of arguments among historians ...36 KB (5,476 words) - 21:09, 26 February 2023
- but a powerful orator, Sumner was the leader of the antislavery forces in Massachusetts ... resolved to devote himself to the practice of law. He contributed to the ...24 KB (3,821 words) - 00:34, 5 December 2023
- America. Located on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario, Toronto is the ... Toronto is heralded as one of the most multicultural cities in the ...43 KB (6,252 words) - 23:37, 15 January 2024
- Mohammad Rezā Shāh Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (Persian language: محمدرضا ... It was lack of his regime's religious legitimacy in the eyes ...53 KB (8,258 words) - 19:29, 9 November 2022
- is the literal translation of empire)—refers to Germany in the years ... The policies pursued by Nazi Germany, based on the concept of Lebensraum ...65 KB (9,573 words) - 18:36, 30 April 2023
- The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, commonly referred ... depth and has been subjected to a number of external influences and migrations ...34 KB (4,913 words) - 21:02, 20 July 2023
- The Republic of Moldova (Republica Moldova) is a landlocked country ... Historically part of the Principality of Moldavia, it was annexed ...57 KB (8,247 words) - 19:49, 9 November 2022
- Dynasty, was the last dynasty in the history of the Burmese monarchy. Alaungpaya ... Manipur, Arakan, Assam, the Mon kingdom of Pegu, and the Siamese kingdom ...38 KB (5,866 words) - 22:29, 15 September 2023
- Alexandria, with a population of 4.1 million, is the second-largest ... Ancient Alexandria was a thriving Greco-Roman city, one of the most ...24 KB (3,570 words) - 06:37, 20 July 2023
- The harp is a stringed musical instrument that has a number of individual ... A number of non-harp-like instruments are colloquially referred to ...38 KB (6,027 words) - 20:53, 28 December 2023
- the Middle East, located at the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea. ... country was considered the banking capital of the Arab world and was widely ...55 KB (7,922 words) - 06:11, 6 March 2023
- was a civil war in Japan, fought from 1868 to 1869 between forces ... Defeat at the Battle of Hakodate broke this last holdout and left ...49 KB (7,292 words) - 13:40, 28 April 2020
- (香|香 港|港), is one of the two special administrative regions ... Hong Kong was a crown colony of the United Kingdom from 1842 until ...55 KB (8,196 words) - 16:16, 25 January 2023
- scientific, and governmental center of the Republic of Croatia. It ... but obeyed the kings and emperors of various neighboring powers ...25 KB (3,575 words) - 05:19, 13 June 2023
- The Sudan (officially Republic of Sudan) is a country in Northeast ... the United Kingdom in 1956. The remainder of the twentieth century saw two ...46 KB (6,808 words) - 22:55, 3 May 2023
- to facilitate and manage the logistics of mass deportation to Ghettos ... Born in Solingen, Germany, Adolf Eichmann was the son of a businessman ...27 KB (4,132 words) - 06:02, 15 June 2023
- ), officially the Republic of Austria ( Republik Österreich Europe, approximately between Germany, Italy and Hungary. ...90 KB (13,119 words) - 17:56, 22 August 2023
- ), the capital city of Bavaria, Germany, is the third largest city ... After World War I, Munich became a hotbed of right-wing politics, ...26 KB (3,859 words) - 02:35, 11 March 2023
- The Republic of Mozambique, or Mozambique, is a country in southeastern ... destruction wrought by nearly two decades of civil war during the Cold War ...25 KB (3,580 words) - 01:47, 11 March 2023
- The lion (Panthera leo) is an Old World mammal of the Felidae family ... mammal after humans. They were found in most of Africa, much of Eurasia from ...86 KB (13,304 words) - 17:35, 12 May 2023
- Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, ... The long reign of monarchs came to an end in 1974, when a pro-Soviet ...47 KB (6,926 words) - 04:34, 22 March 2024
- for the 1920 armed robbery and murder of two payroll clerks. accusing the prosecution and presiding judge of improper conduct, and of allowing ...47 KB (7,315 words) - 18:33, 22 December 2022
- Guinea-Bissau, officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, is one of ... After a protracted war for independence, then decades of socialist ...25 KB (3,595 words) - 03:07, 12 July 2023
