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- Graham preached the gospel to more people in person than anyone in the history ... However, he stood firm against abuses of human rights such as racial segregation. ...66 KB (9,276 words) - 17:37, 31 October 2023
- various Western colonies and protectorates in Asia and [Africa]] following ... nation cherished as a sign of membership in the community of nations. The ...71 KB (10,085 words) - 19:16, 10 July 2023
- largest auto company by production volume, in addition to the largest by ... Founded in 1908, in Flint, Michigan, General Motors employs approximately ...40 KB (5,886 words) - 06:44, 18 April 2024
- Marxism, in a narrow sense, refers to the thoughts and theories of ... and analysis of capitalism as it existed in Europe during the first half ...86 KB (12,847 words) - 15:58, 7 November 2022
- Neoconservatism is a political philosophy that emerged in the United ... coined the usage of neoconservative in a 1973 Dissent magazine article ...51 KB (7,336 words) - 04:32, 11 March 2023
- Cuba, Chávez had a pronounced influence in much of the region during his ... features, including Angel Falls. Located in the Guayana highlands, it plunges ...35 KB (5,081 words) - 15:01, 3 May 2023
- guarantor under the 1960 Treaty of Guarantee in justification for occupying ... Following the Fall of Constantinople in 1453, the Ottoman Empire entered ...55 KB (8,362 words) - 00:23, 3 May 2023
- Keiretsu, which is often referenced in US and Japanese media and official ... that dominated the economic life of Japan in the late nineteenth and early ...21 KB (2,798 words) - 19:21, 9 November 2022
- make up the largest metropolitan area in the world, with over 30 million ... E. The first written records of Japan appear in Chinese history texts from ...89 KB (12,871 words) - 15:44, 4 February 2022
- with strong cultural and political ties to North America and Europe. The world ... Initially a site for English penal colonies in the eighteenth and ...28 KB (3,913 words) - 17:55, 22 August 2023
- usually to assist with the growth of crops. In crop production, it is mainly ... Irrigation is also a term used in the medical/dental fields and refers ...28 KB (4,276 words) - 13:24, 6 March 2024
- In general discussion, a nation-state is variously called a "country ... The modern state is relatively new to human history, emerging after ...38 KB (5,803 words) - 04:09, 11 March 2023
- ; a metropolis in northern China, is the capital of the People's ... Since its establishment in 723 B.C.E., Beijing has served as the capital ...59 KB (8,054 words) - 10:27, 26 September 2023
- to the south, Iraq to the east, and Turkey to the north. ... of the Middle East and is a vital factor in Arab politics and in Arab-Israeli ...53 KB (7,689 words) - 00:57, 21 April 2023
- the state, private property, and capitalism in favor of common ownership or ... of mass production; and capitalism itself. In place of those institutions ...42 KB (6,266 words) - 22:50, 14 September 2023
- "Central State"), is a country in East Asia. It is the world ... millennia. The Chinese Civil War resulted in a division of territory in ...89 KB (11,967 words) - 17:55, 26 March 2023
- The term brainwashing was originally used in the United States to explain ... quot; became a controversial issue in the 1970s. Accusations that ...29 KB (4,296 words) - 22:37, 20 November 2023
- colonies or administrative dependencies in which indigenous populations ... continue to impact the lives of many people in the world today, informing ...36 KB (5,415 words) - 07:40, 14 January 2023
- statesman and a former four-star general in the United States Army. He ... History will probably be kind in remembering Powell, who, despite ...38 KB (5,777 words) - 22:30, 7 January 2024
- The term polygamy (literally many marriages in late Greek) is used ... Historically, human beings have been immature, failing to fulfill ...37 KB (5,815 words) - 17:42, 30 November 2023
- this nation is the largest in Southeast Asia, and has a population ... It is bordered by the People's Republic of China on the north ...33 KB (4,741 words) - 02:39, 11 March 2023
- The Sudan (officially Republic of Sudan) is a country in Northeast ... #039;s independence from the United Kingdom in 1956. The remainder of the ...46 KB (6,808 words) - 22:55, 3 May 2023
- the failings of the League of Nations in maintaining world peace. Its ... One major exception was its intervention in the Korean War. During a Soviet ...68 KB (9,754 words) - 11:45, 3 May 2023
- scholarship and apostolic zeal. Founded in 1540 by Saint Ignatius of Loyola ... independence and separate leader in the order (sometimes called ...45 KB (6,894 words) - 21:50, 30 January 2023
- by Saudi Arabia to the south and Iraq to the north. It is considered ... Kuwait came to international prominence in the post-World War II era largely ...41 KB (6,203 words) - 15:18, 22 March 2024
- Jonestown was a Marxist settlement in northwestern Guyana founded ... Named after Jones, the settlement was founded in 1974, on his initiative ...26 KB (4,078 words) - 19:51, 4 May 2024
- the Soviet Union between 1928 and his death in 1953. Stalin held the title ... at the conclusion of World War II resulted in the creation of the North Atlantic ...78 KB (11,852 words) - 06:34, 6 May 2024
- Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island nation ... gazh"). The primary language spoken in Madagascar is Malagasy. ...38 KB (5,416 words) - 04:52, 5 November 2022
- Argentina is the second-largest country in South America and the eighth ... Brazil, it is the dominant economic power in South America. ...44 KB (6,290 words) - 17:44, 4 January 2024
- taken a variety of forms historically and in the modern world from the state ... separate rival Church and State institutions in Christendom. This rivalry between ...41 KB (6,339 words) - 21:58, 10 December 2023
- Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country located ... Colombia is the 26th largest nation in the world and the fourth-largest ...40 KB (5,666 words) - 22:37, 7 January 2024
- west, Syria to the northwest, Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, and Kuwait ... Iraq was known in ancient times as Mesopotamia, the world's first ...56 KB (8,476 words) - 13:04, 6 March 2024
- central and western Africa. It is triangular in shape, bordered by the Atlantic ... diverse population is among the most urban in western Africa, large numbers ...36 KB (5,278 words) - 18:55, 25 November 2023
- led by the United States and mandated by the United Nations in order ... include Gulf War, Persian Gulf War, War in the Gulf, 1990 Gulf War, Gulf ...62 KB (9,530 words) - 08:21, 8 January 2024
- War, or the Imposed War (جنگتحمیلی) in Iran, was a war between the ... 2003. The war irrevocably altered politics in the area, playing into wider ...36 KB (5,506 words) - 17:42, 29 January 2024
- Minneapolis is the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It ... The city is abundantly rich in water, with over twenty lakes and wetlands ...39 KB (5,459 words) - 11:07, 10 March 2023
- The Islamic Republic of Pakistan, or Pakistan, is a country located ... Pakistan is the sixth most populous country in the world. It also ...40 KB (5,985 words) - 19:54, 7 March 2024
- Prostitution describes sexual intercourse in exchange for remuneration ... to exist since the earliest societies, and human trafficking in the twentieth ...45 KB (6,813 words) - 01:19, 12 April 2023
- Republic of Ethiopia, is a country situated in the Horn of Africa. It has ... 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
- Bill Gates and Paul Allen, and headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA, its ... computer operating system market with MS-DOS in the mid-1980s, followed by ...49 KB (6,708 words) - 10:40, 10 March 2023
- Turkmenistan (also known as Turkmenia) is a country in Central Asia ... With one-half of its irrigated land planted in cotton, Turkmenistan ...47 KB (6,838 words) - 00:25, 3 May 2023
- founded by the Manchu clan Aisin Gioro, in what is today northeast China ... into China, massive rebellions and defeats in wars, including the Opium Wars ...45 KB (7,044 words) - 07:44, 3 July 2022
- When the attempt to overthrow Cuban President Fulgencio Batista in ... Communist Party rule, the first and only in the Western Hemisphere. Policies ...103 KB (15,063 words) - 17:34, 26 March 2024
- became the first person to walk on the Moon in 1969. He was also a naval aviator ... Armstrong was born and raised in Wapakoneta, Ohio. A graduate of Purdue ...110 KB (16,075 words) - 19:19, 31 July 2023
- (1783) after the defeat of British forces in the Revolutionary War. Its ... considered essential by plantation owners in the South, was reluctantly ...83 KB (12,275 words) - 11:52, 3 May 2023
- Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a state in East ... Han immigration, and the island was annexed in 1683 by the Qing dynasty of ...97 KB (13,790 words) - 00:28, 4 January 2024
- embryo or fetus from the uterus, resulting in or caused by its death, when ... that were often unsafe and could result in serious harm or even death ...56 KB (8,002 words) - 06:28, 14 June 2023
- adoption. There are a number of variations in the basic family structure ... Throughout history, families have been central to human society; a ...66 KB (10,046 words) - 00:36, 25 March 2024
- , and formerly known as "Persia" in the West, is one of the world ... importance because of its central location in Eurasia. Iran is significant ...82 KB (12,001 words) - 11:17, 6 March 2024
- River Delta, bordering Guangdong province in the north and facing the South ... to the People's Republic of China in 1997. Hong Kong was declared ...55 KB (8,196 words) - 16:16, 25 January 2023
