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11International reaction to 2008 Tibetan unrest — This article gives the international reaction to the 2008 Tibetan unrest, from countries worldwide. The 2008 Tibetan unrest was a series of attacks and protests concerning human rights in China in the build up to the 2008 Summer Olympics. There… …
12British West Indian labour unrest of 1934–1939 — The British West Indian labour unrest of 1934–1939 encompassed a series of disturbances, strikes and riots in the United Kingdom s Caribbean colonies. These began as the Great Depression wore on and ceased on the eve of World War II. The unrest… …
13Cochabamba social unrest of 2007 — Social unrest in Cochabamba involved violent clashes between supporters and opponents of Cochabamba Prefect Manfred Reyes Villa in the departmental capital city of Cochabamba, Bolivia, reaching their peak on January 11 and 12, 2007. The policies… …
14Europe, 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.… …
15Faith-based foreign aid — refers to the international development and relief related spending and activities of religious or religiously motivated organizations, and the government financial and political support of those organizations. For centuries, Western religious… …
16Diversionary foreign policy — A diversionary foreign policy, or a diversionary war, is an International Relations term that identifies a war instigated by a country s leader in order to distract its population from their own domestic strife. The concept stems from the… …
17Suez Crisis — The Tripartite Aggression The Sinai War Part of the Cold War and the Arab–Israeli conflict …
18Russian history, 1892–1917 — Radical revolutionary partiesDuring the 1890s, Russia s industrial development led to a significant increase in the size of the urban bourgeoisie and the working class, setting the stage for a more dynamic political atmosphere and the development …
19jordan — /jawr dn/, n. Brit. Dial. See chamber pot. [1350 1400; ME jurdan urinal, perh. after JORDAN, the river, by coarse jesting] * * * Jordan Introduction Jordan Background: For most of its history since independence from British administration in 1946 …
20Jordan — Jordanian /jawr day nee euhn/, n., adj. /jawr dn/; for 3 also Fr. /zhawrdd dahonn /, n. 1. David Starr /stahr/, 1851 1931, U.S. biologist and educator. 2. June, born 1936, U.S. poet, novelist, and essayist. 3. Marie Ennemond Camille /mann rddee… …
