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  • 51international 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… …

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  • 52ancient Rome — ▪ ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia Introduction       the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 BC, through the events leading to the… …

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  • 53Spain — /spayn/, n. a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 39,244,195; 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Cap.: Madrid. Spanish, España. * * * Spain Introduction Spain Background: Spain s powerful world empire of the 16th and… …

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  • 54Europe, 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.… …

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  • 55Invasion of Poland (1939) — Infobox Military Conflict partof=World War II caption=German battleship Schleswig Holstein , shelling Westerplatte, 1 September 1939. date=1 September – 6 October 1939 place=Poland result=Decisive Axis and Soviet victory; Polish territory split… …

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  • 56India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …

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  • 57Overland Campaign — Part of the American Civil War Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee , respectively, opposing commanders in the Overland …

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  • 58WAR OF INDEPENDENCE — (Heb. מִלְחֶמֶת הָעַצְמָאוּת Milḥemet ha Aẓma ut, or מִלְחֶמֶת הַקּוֹמְמִיּוֹּת Milḥemet ha Komemiyyut, or מִלְחֶמֶת הַשִּׁחְרוּר Milḥemet ha Shiḥrur (the War of Liberation), war waged by the Jews of Palestine for survival, freedom, and political …

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  • 59Finnish Civil War — Tampere s civilian buildings destroyed in the civil war. Date …

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  • 60Easter Offensive — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Easter Offensive partof=the Vietnam War caption=PAVN 130 mm artillery battery goes into action on the Kontum front date= 30 March 22 October 1972 place=Republic of Vietnam result=Limited North Vietnamese victory …

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