to restrain the growth of prices
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4History of agriculture in the People's Republic of China — For over 4,000 years, China has been a nation of farmers. By the time the People s Republic of China was established in 1949, virtually all arable land was under cultivation; irrigation and drainage systems constructed centuries earlier and… …
5England (Before the Reformation) — England (Before the Reformation) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► England (Before the Reformation) This term England is here restricted to one constituent, the largest and most populous, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.… …
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7Labor history of the United States — involves the history of organized labor, as well as the more general history of working people in the United States of America. Pressures dictating the nature and power of organized labor have included the evolution and power of the corporation,… …
8Congo, Democratic Republic of the — known as Congo (Kinshasa) formerly (1971–97) Republic of Zaire (1960–71) Congo (1908–60) Belgian Congo (1885–1908) Congo Free State Country, central Africa. Area: 905,356 sq mi (2,344,872 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 46,674,000. Capital:… …
9Warren G. Harding: The Return to Normalcy — ▪ Primary Source The Republican Party in 1920 turned its back on a number of strong contenders and as his friend Harry Daugherty had predicted as early as February picked the relatively unknown Warren Gamaliel Harding of Ohio as its… …
10international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
