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- abbreviated: CH), is a landlocked nation of 7.5 million people in Western ... ) translate as "Swiss Confederation," while the German name of ...52 KB (7,532 words) - 14:19, 28 April 2023
- The French Revolution (1789–1799) was a period of ideological, political ... popular uprising against the absolute power of the king and against the privileges ...68 KB (10,394 words) - 10:55, 11 April 2024
- It was perhaps to perpetuate the distinction of Persian from Arabic culture ... Tati (Āzarī), an extinct Iranian dialect of the north closely related to ...23 KB (3,547 words) - 18:36, 22 December 2022
- A flag is a piece of cloth, often flown from a pole or mast, that ... The history of the flag dates back to at least Roman times. The study ...25 KB (3,938 words) - 17:33, 28 March 2024
- quot; But technically, it is a specific form of sovereign state (a political ... It was given impetus by the throwing off of kings (for example, in the ...38 KB (5,803 words) - 04:09, 11 March 2023
- The Federated States of Micronesia is an island nation located in ... The Federated States of Micronesia is located in the region known ...23 KB (3,329 words) - 01:56, 26 March 2024
- at its capital in Constantinople. Much of this territory had first fallen ... There is no consensus on the starting date of the Byzantine period ...39 KB (5,978 words) - 19:13, 24 November 2023
- Spiritualism is the belief that the spirits of the dead can be contacted ... These spirits are thought to be capable of providing helpful advice ...26 KB (3,720 words) - 15:24, 27 April 2023
- 1742 – June 19, 1786) was a major general of the Continental Army in the ... The son of a Quaker farmer and smith, he was born at Potowomut in ...24 KB (3,805 words) - 01:32, 11 November 2022
- was an influential liberal thinker of the nineteenth century. John ... greatest happiness for the greatest number of people, and distinguished among ...27 KB (4,047 words) - 07:56, 3 August 2022
- |Place of Birth: |Thessaloníki (Selânik) |- |Death: |November 10, 1938 ... |Place of Death: |Istanbul |- |Political Party: |As PM: Republican ...25 KB (3,912 words) - 02:38, 11 March 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
- As a philosopher, he was an early proponent of Empiricism. Locke also made ... him, John Locke is considered the first of the three major British Empiricists ...28 KB (4,356 words) - 16:04, 27 March 2024
- The Estates General of 1789 was a general assembly representing the ... === First Assembly of Notables and peasants === The suggestion to summon ...27 KB (4,325 words) - 21:32, 20 March 2024
- called the Tokugawa period, is a division of Japanese history running from ... The Edo period is known as the beginning of the early modern period ...38 KB (5,709 words) - 18:15, 12 February 2024
- Dutch Revolt (1568–1648), was the revolt of the Seventeen Provinces in ... by the Spanish in the south caused many of its financial, intellectual ...28 KB (4,365 words) - 11:02, 23 December 2021
- estranged from each other because one of them offends the other, eventually ... sense is done very often in the presence of a priestly figure who appeases ...32 KB (5,060 words) - 18:12, 21 August 2023
- The Partition of Ireland took place on May 3, 1921 under the Government ... problems, leaving minorities on both sides of the border. If the world is ...32 KB (4,882 words) - 18:46, 23 March 2023
- The Equal Protection Clause, part of the Fourteenth Amendment to ... More concretely, the Equal Protection Clause, along with the rest ...45 KB (6,808 words) - 12:57, 12 February 2022
- Astrology is a group of systems, traditions, and beliefs in which ... While astronomy is the scientific study of astronomical objects and phenomena ...33 KB (4,705 words) - 18:24, 19 August 2023
- Francisco Franco, was the Dictator of Spain in parts of the country ... power in order to preserve a traditional way of life that was threatened, in ...40 KB (6,158 words) - 04:53, 9 April 2024
- for educational reform, and President of the Board of Trade. He later ... Several monuments honor his legacy in the City of Birmingham. Throughout ...63 KB (9,535 words) - 21:17, 6 May 2024
- 1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist and founder of analytical psychology. He was ... Born in Kesswil, in the Swiss canton of Thurgau on July 26, 1875, ...31 KB (4,736 words) - 19:19, 26 November 2023
- different Republican presidents and is one of only two people to have held ... term limits for elected officials; separation of powers with an independent ...47 KB (6,417 words) - 08:10, 23 January 2023
- Liberal Party statesman and prime minister of the United Kingdom (1868–1874 ... Gladstone was famously at odds with Queen Victoria for much of his ...29 KB (4,472 words) - 12:12, 8 May 2023
- 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
- region, excluding Scandinavia and most of Russia, but including the easternmost ... among the different Inuit and Yupik groups. Of particular note are their shamanistic ...45 KB (6,702 words) - 21:30, 20 March 2024
- Jews have lived in Germany for over 1700 years, through both periods ... Following the victimization of what was probably the most assimilated ...56 KB (8,438 words) - 08:48, 3 April 2024
- Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, Count of Mirabeau (March 9, 1749 - April ... A successful orator, he was the leader of the moderate position among ...44 KB (6,937 words) - 18:06, 5 December 2022
- Feminism comprises a number of social, cultural and political movements ... Historians of feminism have identified three “waves” of feminist ...71 KB (9,858 words) - 17:15, 26 March 2024
- The Kingdom of Norway, commonly known as Norway, is a Nordic country ... Norway plays a significant role in the pursuit of stability and world ...44 KB (6,442 words) - 10:06, 11 March 2023
- Canadian motion picture star and co-founder of United Artists in 1919. She ... Her innocent but errant portrayals of feisty young ingénues pitted ...32 KB (4,715 words) - 16:13, 7 November 2022
- and adding a filler material to form a pool of molten material (the weld puddle ... A variety of energy sources can be used for welding, including a gas ...41 KB (6,376 words) - 23:28, 3 May 2023
- It occupies a continental surface area of 1,078,000 square miles (2 ... The Argentine Constitution of 1853 mandates a separation of powers ...44 KB (6,290 words) - 17:44, 4 January 2024
- The Toraja (meaning "people of the uplands") are an ethnic ... social events, usually attended by hundreds of people and lasting for several days. ...36 KB (5,331 words) - 23:49, 9 January 2024
- William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham PC (November 15, 1708 – May 1 ... . The major American city of Pittsburgh was named for him. Also, Pittsylvania ...49 KB (8,091 words) - 14:59, 10 October 2020
- Not to be confused with the People's Republic of China For the civilization of China and its history see China ...97 KB (13,790 words) - 13:13, 20 May 2024
- Consciousness at its simplest refers to sentience or awareness of ... Beyond the problem of how to define consciousness, there are also ...56 KB (7,936 words) - 18:54, 14 January 2023
- Operation Provide Comfort (OPC). The pilots of two United States Air Force ... subpoenas because of the "separation of powers" principle in ...67 KB (10,179 words) - 23:19, 30 March 2024
- The land within the borders of today's Portuguese Republic has ... by the constitution of 1976, with separation of powers among legislative ...88 KB (12,576 words) - 00:25, 12 April 2023
- and Second Continental Congress, signer of the Declaration of Independence ... Adams was the author of the Massachusetts constitution, the new nation ...36 KB (5,521 words) - 07:33, 5 April 2024
- The folklore of India comprises the folklore of the nation of India ... The folklore of India is distinguished from classical Sanskrit literary ...32 KB (4,865 words) - 07:00, 5 September 2022
- – April 12, 1945) was the 32nd president of the United States, the longest ... since it seemed to undermine the separation of powers, one of the cornerstones ...67 KB (10,424 words) - 05:13, 9 April 2024
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, founded in 1870 and opened in 1872 ... preservation standards. As with the case of other notable museums, the ...38 KB (5,761 words) - 16:50, 24 October 2023
- North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ... The history of North Korea formally began with the establishment of ...72 KB (9,967 words) - 06:32, 16 November 2022
- pre-Christian legends and religious beliefs of the Scandinavian people and ... literature, as well as for other forms of artwork (including visual representations ...33 KB (5,117 words) - 10:01, 11 March 2023
- forced mass evacuation and related deaths of hundreds of thousands or over ... believe that the massacres were a case of genocide. Western commentators ...48 KB (7,401 words) - 03:50, 15 August 2023
- Nevada is a state located in the western region of the United States ... largest state. Slightly more than 86 percent of its land is owned by the United ...34 KB (5,052 words) - 04:36, 11 March 2023
- known colloquially as "the father of the hydrogen bomb," even ... States in the 1930s, and was an early member of the Manhattan Project charged ...41 KB (6,221 words) - 23:53, 12 February 2024
- The Turkish invasion of Cyprus (Turkish: Operation Peace), launched ... Turkey invoked its role as a guarantor under the 1960 Treaty of Guarantee ...55 KB (8,362 words) - 00:23, 3 May 2023
- Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, it is situated ... Although commonly referred to in the singular, the territory consists ...36 KB (5,347 words) - 11:05, 28 September 2023
- The Republic of Guatemala ( República de Guatemala , re'puβlika ... Guatemala's 1985 Constitution provided for a separation of powers ...37 KB (5,339 words) - 23:54, 8 March 2024
- ), officially the Republic of Austria ( Republik Österreich ... The origins of modern Austria date back to the ninth century, when ...90 KB (13,119 words) - 17:56, 22 August 2023
- served as the first female Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United ... on a commission to help explain the separation of powers and the role of judges ...45 KB (6,555 words) - 21:58, 19 December 2023
- was the first and most prominent leader of a reform movement in sixteenth ... He came to this understanding over the course of a long and tortuous ...61 KB (9,597 words) - 08:35, 10 March 2023
- Bobcat is the common name for a medium-sized wild cat of North America ... swampland environments. It persists in much of its original range and populations ...41 KB (6,143 words) - 23:59, 11 January 2023
- A political party is an organized group of people who have the same ... in the United States because of the separation of powers, federalism, and the ...68 KB (9,596 words) - 04:49, 10 February 2021
- al-Quds) is an ancient Middle Eastern city of key importance to the religions ... From 1948 until the Six-Day War of 1967, Jerusalem was a divided city ...43 KB (6,551 words) - 12:27, 7 May 2024
- The term Greek mythology refers to the collection of tales belonging ... on the culture, arts and literature of Western civilization. Indeed ...45 KB (6,635 words) - 21:31, 12 July 2023
- to regional prominence through his defense of New England shipping interests ... precedents that bolstered the authority of the Federal government. As ...42 KB (6,358 words) - 22:07, 25 January 2024
- Polish Republic or Republic (Commonwealth) of the Two (Both) Nations (Peoples), ( ... * provided for a separation of powers among legislative, executive ...62 KB (8,547 words) - 08:32, 24 November 2022
- philosopher, and scholar – a professor of English literature, a literary ... he was named the "patron saint" of Wired magazine. ...44 KB (6,751 words) - 16:15, 6 November 2022
- used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms ... Chemically, DNA is a long polymer of simple units called nucleotides ...74 KB (10,725 words) - 07:36, 12 January 2024
- notable_ideas = Problem of causation, Induction, Is-ought problem | ... for the time included a strict separation of powers, decentralization ...48 KB (7,545 words) - 08:05, 28 January 2024
- align:center;" | [[Image:Elizabeth I of England - coronation portrait ... Elizabeth I (September 7, 1533 – March 24, 1603) was Queen of England ...47 KB (7,593 words) - 16:23, 13 February 2024
- The United States of America—also referred to as the United States ... or (archaically) Columbia–is a federal republic of 50 states and ...83 KB (12,275 words) - 11:52, 3 May 2023
- Turkey, known officially as the Republic of Turkey (Türkiye Cumhuriyeti ... Turkey also contains the Sea of Marmara, which is used by geographers ...58 KB (8,535 words) - 00:22, 3 May 2023
- Neanderthal or Neandertal is a relatively recent extinct member of ... Sequencing of the Neanderthal genome has suggested that Neanderthals ...80 KB (11,439 words) - 04:24, 11 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
- Filasṭīn, Falasṭīn, Filisṭīn) is one of several names for ... Different geographic definitions of Palestine have been used over ...86 KB (12,843 words) - 06:24, 18 November 2022
- Medicine is the science and practice of establishing the diagnosis ... Medicine is the science and practice of the diagnosis, prognosis, ...53 KB (7,336 words) - 04:05, 9 November 2022
- native to North America, who, at the time of European contact in the sixteenth ... Today, the Cherokee Nation and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians ...50 KB (7,562 words) - 14:54, 5 December 2023
- [[Image:Emancipation of Slaves 1834 monument - Victoria Tower Gardens ... Slavery is the social and/or legal designation of specific persons ...50 KB (7,650 words) - 14:57, 27 April 2023
- Hungary, officially in English the Republic of Hungary, is a landlocked ... After a Celtic and a Roman period, the foundation of Hungary was laid ...107 KB (15,967 words) - 21:14, 9 February 2024
- quot;) is a general term for a group of culturally similar indigenous ... Prior to the arrival of Europeans, and even after their arrival since ...53 KB (8,160 words) - 18:55, 7 February 2023
- Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, a country in ... federal republic, historically consisting of several sovereign states with ...115 KB (16,736 words) - 17:52, 14 December 2023
- Revolution, he was a vigorous defender of the sans-culottes, a radical ... and emphasizing the need for the separation of powers. He argues for a constitutional ...49 KB (7,367 words) - 18:14, 1 December 2022
- fullerite. Its hardness and high dispersion of light make it useful for industrial ... stm "Chinese made first use of diamond,"] BBC News (May ...81 KB (12,332 words) - 10:25, 29 January 2024
- military leader and a leading member of the Nazi Party. Among many ... Goering was one of the central figures in the Nazi regime that was ...51 KB (7,918 words) - 14:29, 12 February 2022
- from Latin, Carolus Magnus or Karolus Magnus), son of King Pippin ... III and is therefore regarded as the founder of the Holy Roman Empire (as Charles ...56 KB (8,914 words) - 01:47, 4 December 2023
- different Christian denominations conceive of as being the true body of Christians ... despite the fact that it is composed of multiple churches or denominations ...73 KB (10,603 words) - 12:23, 7 May 2024
- Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain ( Reino de España (both bordering Morocco). It is the largest of the three sovereign nations ...115 KB (17,210 words) - 19:06, 7 February 2023
- Protestants, Catholics, and a small number of Orthodox Christians. Although ... The Nestorians were accepted in China because of their ability to ...58 KB (8,323 words) - 21:09, 10 December 2023
- 5, 1638 – September 1, 1715) ruled as King of France and of Navarre from ... achievements contributed to the prestige of France, its people, its language ...62 KB (10,084 words) - 04:10, 4 November 2022
- Hubei province, central China, downstream of the Three Gorges. The world ... the Three Gorges Dam generates 95±20 TWh of electricity per year ...109 KB (14,087 words) - 23:55, 3 February 2024
- With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991, the Russian ... lacked the military and political power of the former USSR. Russia managed ...65 KB (9,740 words) - 15:57, 25 January 2023
- The State of Israel (in Hebrew "Medinat Yisra'el," ... Israel declared its independence in 1948. With a diverse population ...69 KB (10,208 words) - 15:25, 19 March 2023
- (The "Hexagon") because of the geometric shape of its ... republic with more than 200 years of democratic traditions, and ...109 KB (16,195 words) - 06:41, 1 April 2024
