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1Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp — Coordinates: 48°15′32″N 14°30′04″E / 48.25889°N 14.50111°E / 48.25889; 14.50111 …
2Theresienstadt concentration camp — Theresienstadt redirects here. For the town, see Terezín. Coordinates: 50°30′48″N 14°10′1″E / 50.51333°N 14.16694°E / …
3Hinzert concentration camp — Hinzert ( SS Sonderlager Hinzert or Konzentrationslager/KZ Hinzert ) was a Nazi concentration camp located in Rhineland Palatinate, Germany, 30km away from the Luxembourg border. Between 1939 and 1945, 13,600 political prisoners between the ages… …
4Miasma theory of disease — The miasmatic theory of disease held that diseases such as cholera or the Black Death were caused by a miasma (Greek language: pollution ), a noxious form of bad air . In general, this concept has been supplanted by the more scientifically… …
5Combat vehicle — Ground combat vehicle redirects here. For the U.S. Army s combat vehicle program, see Ground Combat Vehicle. An M ATV, a mine protected vehicle. A combat vehicle, also known as a ground combat vehicle, is a self propelled, weaponized military… …
6Miasma theory — Bad air redirects here. For the condition of air that does not meet the requirements of one or more biotic species, see Bad air quality. The miasma theory (also called the miasmatic theory) held that diseases such as cholera, chlamydia or the… …
7literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
8Chemical weapons in World War I — A poison gas attack using gas cylinders in World War I. The use of chemical weapons in World War I ranged from disabling chemicals, such as tear gas and the severe mustard gas, to lethal agents like phosgene and chlorine. This chemical warfare… …
9performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …
10Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
