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  • 21Poland, People’s Republic Of —    Following the success of the Polish resistance to the Third Reich in World War II, a Soviet Union–sponsored communist regime emerged in Poland and ruled for over 40 years. Though predominantly following the orthodox Marxism–Leninism espoused… …

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  • 22History of slavery — The history of slavery uncovers many different forms of human exploitation across many cultures throughout history. Slavery, generally defined, refers to the systematic exploitation of labor traced back to the earliest records, such as the Code… …

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  • 23History of Malawi — The History of Malawi covers the area of present day Malawi. The region was once part of the Maravi Empire. In colonial times it was known as British Central Africa and Nyasaland and was at one time part of the Federation of Rhodesia and… …

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  • 24Ottoman Empire — دَوْلَتِ عَلِيّهٔ عُثمَانِیّه Devlet i Âliyye i Osmâniyye …

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  • 25Peter III of Aragon — Peter the Great (Catalan: Pere el Gran , Spanish: Pedro el Grande ; 1239 ndash; 2 November 1285) was the King of Aragon (as Peter III) of Valencia and of Majorca (as Peter I), and Sovereign Count of Barcelona (as Peter II) from 1276 to his death …

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  • 26Saverne Affair — The Saverne Affair (German: Zabern Affäre, French: Affaire de Saverne) was a crisis of domestic policy which occurred in the German Empire at the end of 1913. It was caused by political unrest in Saverne (German: Zabern ) in Alsace, where two… …

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  • 272011 Nakba Day — Nakba Day in 2011 was the annual day of commemoration for the Palestinian people marking the Nakba the displacement that accompanied the creation of Israel in 1948. Generally held on May 15, commemorative events in 2011 began on May 10, in the… …

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  • 28Bahrain — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Bahrain <p></p> Background: <p></p> In 1783, the Sunni Al Khalifa family captured Bahrain from the Persians. In order to secure these holdings, it entered into a… …

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  • 29Civilian control of the military — is a doctrine in military and political science that places ultimate responsibility for a country s strategic decision making in the hands of the civilian political leadership, rather than professional military officers. One author, paraphrasing… …

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  • 302003 invasion of Iraq — This article is about the 2003 invasion of Iraq. For events after May 1, 2003, see Iraq War. For the Mongol Invasion of Iraq, see Siege of Baghdad (1258). For the British invasion of Iraq during World War II, see Anglo Iraqi War. 2003 invasion of …

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