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1ancient 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… …
2HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… …
3Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …
4Union of Soviet Socialist Republics — a former federal union of 15 constituent republics, in E Europe and W and N Asia, comprising the larger part of the former Russian Empire: dissolved in December 1991. 8,650,069 sq. mi. (22,402,200 sq. km). Cap.: Moscow. Also called Russia, Soviet …
5Demographic history of Macedonia — This article is about the region spanning several countries in southeastern Europe; for the demographics of the Republic of Macedonia, see Demographic history of the Republic of Macedonia. The geographical region of Macedonia Contents …
6World War II — the war between the Axis and the Allies, beginning on September 1, 1939, with the German invasion of Poland and ending with the surrender of Germany on May 8, 1945, and of Japan on August 14, 1945. Abbr.: WWII * * * or Second World War (1939–45)… …
7Finnish Civil War — Tampere s civilian buildings destroyed in the civil war. Date …
8Yugoslav Partisans — The Partisans redirects here. For the Welsh punk rock band, see The Partisans (band). People s Liberation Army and Partisan Detachments of Yugoslavia Participant in the Yugoslav Front …
9Yugoslav Front of World War II — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Yugoslav Front of WWII caption=Partisan troops of the 5th Krajina (Kozara) Assault Brigade crossing the Kolubara river in their advance to Belgrade, during the Belgrade Offensive, October 1944. partof=World War… …
10Leon Trotsky — Infobox Officeholder name = Leon Trotsky nationality = Russian small caption = order =People s Commissar for Army and Navy Affairs term start =March 13, 1918 term end =January 6, 1925 vicepresident = deputy =Ephraim Sklyansky predecessor =Nikolai …
