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  • multi-national state. Some support for the movement came from Bulgarians ... would preserve the empire. Instead, this alliance led to the Ottoman defeat ...
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  • and Kamenev joined the United Front in an alliance with Trotsky which favored ... and Hungary ended Bolsheviks' hopes for an imminent world revolution ...
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  • right to import black slaves into America for 30 years. Under the treaty ... had international dimensions in the scramble for overseas territories, wealth ...
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  • and the National Women's History Alliance. It was then recognized ... population, their place in society has, for most of history, been lower ...
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  • War. This was a time of great suffering for George Washington's army ... news arrived at Valley Forge of an alliance with France, providing military ...
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  • and soon developed a strong reputation for his challenge to the prevailing ... Brunner was rewarded for his literary efforts with the appointment ...
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  • rake in John Bunyans' Pilgrim's Progress, the task of such writers ... A muckraker is an American English term for one who investigates and ...
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  • by the Young Turks Committee of Union and Progress, which effectively side ... fearing a similar fate. Partly, an alliance with the Ottomans was strategically ...
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  • of which he was later Chancellor, for taking part in a strike. Moving ... Following Amin's fall, he again stood for the Presidency and won. The ...
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  • achieved that would enable humankind to progress to a higher level, in which ... come about, his work provided the foundation for great advances in the understanding ...
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  • He was known for The Fable of the Bees (1714), which was first published ... had been banished from Rotterdam in 1690 for involvement in the Costerman ...
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  • to report to the Secretary-General on progress in their territories. Since ... Some had wanted to place oversight of progress towards independence ...
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  • were made by different parties. Real progress only became possible, however ... Efforts to negotiate between representatives from both sides were ...
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  • that scripture provided a workable model for public life, an emphasis that ... to defend Zürich against an attack by an alliance of Swiss Catholic forces ...
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  • by establishing castle towns as centers for manufacturing, and many of ... which later became Oda's residence for over ten years. Taking advantage ...
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  • both in Russia and abroad and became known for his fierce loyalty to Lenin. power in their respective countries. Demands for supplies and aid goaded Lenin ...
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  • Gaya earned a reputation, particularly, for its iron working, as Byeonhan ... Goryeong County. Unable to defend itself for long against Silla and Baekje ...
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  • the Duc de Villars and the Duke of Berwick for France, the Duke of Marlborough ... candidate, too, posed formidable problems, for Leopold's success would ...
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  • In hindsight, had Alexander III continued the course for reform set ... these peculiarities. He was also noted for his immense physical strength. ...
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  • 16 and made somewhat better than average progress through the officer ranks ... His effective alliance with labor unions brought Perón growing influence ...
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  • 8, is a major day of global celebration for the economic, political, and ... the political and human rights theme for women, as designated by the ...
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  • in governance. These views, extreme for their time, were emphatically ... society ruled by God as a stepping-stone for the creation of God's ...
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  • of Bangladesh she has ruled the country for about ten years (longest period ... two women has dominated Bangladeshi politics for two decades. The fact that ...
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  • the last ruler of a dynasty that had lasted for 641 years, the oldest in the ... not the Turkish people were responsible for entering the war, so the people ...
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  • This period of history is important for Lithuanian identity. Building ... controversial in some Catholic sources. So for instance he was called rex ...
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  • He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1968, for his work in drafting the Universal ... War II was caused by a fundamental disregard for human rights, so that protecting ...
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  • China, which actually became more accessible for trade as long as the Mongol ... with three armies. One army defeated an alliance which included forces from ...
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  • He was appointed "definitor general" at Rome for the Capuchins ... At the same time, he was commissioned to establish houses for his ...
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  • the United Nations, the United States Agency for International Development ... were “catalysts for the popularity, ubiquity, and redefinition” ...
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  • into what proved to be a disastrous alliance with Germany. The Empire ... for the massacres of Ottoman Armenians which occurred throughout his ...
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  • de Tirésias (1917, later used as the basis for an opera in 1947). of an unstable time when the notion of progress was severely undermined ...
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  • powerful personality to help secure rights for many in impoverished and oppressed ... philosophy have created political fodder for critics of his modern adherents. ...
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  • being convicted in 1948 under the Smith Act for supporting the overthrow of ... USA, Hall was criticized by fellow leftists for his unwavering support of ...
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  • government. By 1964, he was Minister for Home Affairs and by 1967, ... Kenyans as "Nyayo," a Swahili word for "footsteps." He ...
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  • other cabinet positions, including Minister for Finance (1978-1981), Minister ... name. He was sworn in on December 30, 2007, for his second term as president ...
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  • The Hanseatic League (also known as the Hansa) was an alliance of ... 1994) No: 05953. Retrieved August 4, 2008. For almost four centuries, the ...
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  • :For the province, see Sulu {{Infobox Former Country |native_name = Sulu ... in China resulted in a rising demand for maritime and forest products ...
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  • Sassou Nguesso, who has expressed support for economic reforms and privatization ... The southwest of the country is a coastal plain for which the primary ...
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  • they could control the proceedings. It met for 13 hours, from 4:00 P.M. to ... Assembly that would write a constitution for Russia was one of the main ...
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  • been vital in maintaining control of India. For this reason, colonial powers ... The alliance between the United Kingdom, France, and Israel was largely ...
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  • The wars were disastrous for England's already declining influence ... Edward III. Cambridge was executed in 1415, for treason, at the start of the ...
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  • to Goguryeo as a prisonor as a condition for maintaining his own rule over ... Buyeo (state). The Buyeo state was no match for the great cavalry units of ...
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  • and was under international scrutiny for human rights abuses in 2008 ... situation has allowed its doors to open for visitors once again. ...
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  • and help maintain Emperor Leopold within the Grand Alliance. Prince Eugène arrived with reinforcements for the Allies, the two armies ...
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  • 297–272 B.C.E.) and an alliance consisting of Sparta, under the ... Greek states on the island were appealing for his help in their struggle ...
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  • " It also briefly features their ideas for how the capitalist society ... All the powers of old Europe have entered into a holy alliance to ...
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  • traditional values and an outspoken advocate for modernization and change. ... Secretary, remaining its undisputed leader for seven years until he was ousted ...
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  • During 2007, Mazda produced almost 1.3 million vehicles for sale worldwide; ... The word Mazda derives from Ahura Mazda, the Avestan language name ...
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  • Revolution, including the Revolutionary Alliance, as a moderate democratic ... (同盟會) days, was sent to Moscow for several months' military ...
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  • feared the potential of a Sino-American alliance against them and believed ... the arms race (nuclear testing is necessary for continued nuclear weapon advancements ...
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  • had Bhutto executed. Zia initially ruled for a year as martial law administrator ... to the ruling elite participated. His alliance with the U.S. against the ...
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  • #039;s term Fillmore was not nominated for the presidency by his party ... lesser United States presidents, his support for the Compromise of 1850 kept ...
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  • quot;), given to them expressly for the purpose of founding their ... was a small chapel nearby which they used for Mass. Soon the monks in Molesme ...
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  • away from each other. He is most remembered for devising the battle plan that ... When Batu returned to Mongolia for the election of the new Great Khan ...
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  • demanding Goguryeo cancel any military alliance with the Turks, stop the ... heavy rain made the army's progress almost impossible and hampered ...
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  • of Colombia (FARC) on February 23, 2002. For more than six years, she was ... on President John F. Kennedy's Alliance for Progress (HarperCollins Publishers ...
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  • and literary figure. He served in government for three decades, twice as Prime ... peerage as the Earl of Beaconsfield, serving for nearly four decades in the ...
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  • term, she founded the People's Program for the economic uplift of the ... state in modern times, pioneering the way for other Muslim women to follow ...
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  • or sometimes just "drink") is used for beverages that contain alcohol ... and other additives that may not be good for health. Some studies have ...
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  • and find a way of harmony and prosperity for all. ==Introduction== ... *Teton (“Dwellers on the Prairie”): the westernmost Sioux, known ...
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  • an association of fair wage-earners uniting for the purpose of maintaining ... ensuring that workers are well-cared for and thus able to make their ...
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  • chose to attack them rather than wait for them to cross into France. While the campaign hung in the balance for most of its duration, the ...
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  • system. Bolívar supported a Church-state alliance, Santander wanted a secular ... plantation owner. In 1810, when the movement for independence started he was ...
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  • wore the insignia of the Order of the Garter for the above portrait by Daniel ... taxes crippled the royal finances. His taste for political absolutism, his ...
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  • minded Liberal Party member, a campaigner for educational reform, and President ... above all to improve the quality of life for the non-elite, opposing privilege ...
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  • Panasonikku) is an international brand name for Japanese electric products ... The brand Panasonic was created by Matsushita in 1955, for use in ...
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  • successor Joscelin II was forced into an alliance with the Byzantine Empire ... 257-277. Retrieved February 18, 2024. The alliance was negotiated by the chronicler ...
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  • of the federal government and block the progress of liberty. His severe beating ... to provide equal civil and voting rights for the freedmen, and to block ...
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  • and is surrounded by Senegal, except for a small coast on the Atlantic ... of groundnuts (peanuts) and on tourism for revenue (it is known as a ...
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  • == Another candidate for the Crown == [[Image:George of Greece III ... believed that the Greeks were "panting for increase in territory", ...
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  • took responsibility, on several audiotapes, for numerous acts of terrorism ... world and opposed the West's support for and the existence of Israel ...
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  • He first served in the cabinet as Minister for External Affairs under Prime ... himself, who championed equal rights for all regardless of gender, ...
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  • 26, 1925) was the Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States ... Bryan is probably best known for his crusade against Darwinism, which ...
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  • transmission system. He received patents for color television systems in ... image composed of 1,125 lines of resolution for the purpose of television ...
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  • the Paris Peace Conference as more or less, for the six months that the powers ... of Napoleon III. He had a great admiration for the politicians who were forging ...
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  • John Major had laid some of the groundwork for the Agreement when he issued ... rule in Ireland, predating partition. For much of this history, Catholics ...
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  • The Federalist Papers are a series of 85 articles arguing for the ... of the 85 articles; no. 10 advocates for a large, strong republic and ...
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  • (captive), and besiege them, and prepare for them each ambush. But if they ... Aurangzeb for many represents an anti-hero, an example of someone ...
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  • the Union but strongly opposed the war, for which they blamed abolitionists ... government, urging instead more power for the states. Most shared an ...
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  • nearly all of Paraguay's demand for electricity. Another large ... Paraguay had been home to native tribes, including the Guaraní, for ...
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  • the opening of Japan the prior decade. An alliance of southern samurai, particularly ... should contribute their various resources for the sake of the world in order ...
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  • 1991 eventually translated into improvements for Biman Airlines as well. The ... flag, the current logo has remained in place for over two decades. The Balaka ...
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  • 1851, frustrated because he could not stand for re-election, he manipulated ... at least by the Bonapartists but lived for most of his life under virtual ...
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  • behind only John D. Rockefeller. He is known for having built one of the most ... wealth accumulation and subsequent use for the betterment of humankind ...
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  • of John Foxe. Her life has been adapted for numerous novels, plays, operas ... although they had only held a title for four generations. The report ...
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  • and remitting, or occur as a single episode. For a mental state to classify ... Some health professionals have argued for a return to the concept ...
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  • Hassan was renowned for his piety and ascetic life-style as well as ... quot; (plural: Daˤiyyīn). Progress up the hierarchy involved ...
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  • 1959, Peres served continuously, except for a three-month-long hiatus ... with Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat for the peace talks that he participated ...
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  • [[Image:Man and woman undergoing public exposure for adultery in Japan ... to a more practical, utilitarian concern for deterrence and rehabilitation ...
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  • times (1962, 1970, 1974 and 1982) and ran for US President four times, running ... his grandfather's successful campaign for probate judge. Late in 1945 ...
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  • Outsiders often viewed it as a threat; for insiders, including for much ... of wrong choices, pride, and lack of respect for the dignity of all people ...
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  • emphasizing civil rights and voting rights for the Freedmen. Violent controversy ... also abandoned the cause of social justice for freed slaves, engendering ...
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  • 1960 Treaty of Guarantee in justification for occupying Northern Cyprus ... communities has been nurtured. Only a desire for peace and reconciliation that ...
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  • Mongol Yuan Dynasty sought a political alliance with the Vatican, and welcomed ... ” The Nestorians earned a reputation for their skill in surgery and ...
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  • Polish advance eastward, the Soviets sued for peace and the war ended with ... . Germany's defeat rendered its plans for the creation of Eastern European ...
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  • of Muslims in South Asia: With P standing for Punjab, A for the Afghan areas ... the year. This results in a water shortage for crops, a problem Pakistan ...
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  • In 1937, Japan engaged in war with China for a second time, and in ... discussion about how much responsibility for Japan’s involvement in China ...
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  • " Italian Fascism is considered a model for other forms of fascism, yet ... In its present form as the "National Alliance" (AN), it proclaims ...
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  • French Revolution and it was distinguished for its left-wing, revolutionary ... "the mountain" or Montagnards for their seats in the uppermost ...
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  • are sometimes referred to as the Triple Alliance. Many people believed that ... scientists have grappled with this question for nearly a century without reaching ...
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