he succeeded in his efforts
121Ottoman Conquest of the Balkans — The weaknesses of the fragmented Balkan states following the death of Stefan Uroš IV Dušan of Serbia in 1355 opened wide the door to the conquest of the Balkan Peninsula by the Ottoman Turks. The Balkan states proved no match for those militantly …
122Anatolia — /an euh toh lee euh/, n. a vast plateau between the Black and the Mediterranean seas: in ancient usage, synonymous with the peninsula of Asia Minor; in modern usage, applied to Turkey in Asia. Cf. Asia Minor. * * * or Asia Minor Turkish Anadolu… …
123Egypt Eyalet — ايالة مصر (Arabic) Eyalet i Mısır (Turkish) Egypt Eyalet Province of the Ottoman Empire …
124Peres, Shimon — (formerly Persky) (1923 ) He was born on 16 August 1923 in the town of Vishneva, Poland, to Isaac and Sarah Persky. Because of British restrictions and the financial burdens associated with immigration (see ALIYA), Isaac Persky immigrated to… …
125HEBREW LITERATURE, MODERN — definition and scope beginnings periodization …
126Suez Crisis — The Tripartite Aggression The Sinai War Part of the Cold War and the Arab–Israeli conflict …
127Charles XII of Sweden — Charles XII King of Sweden Grand Prince of Finland Duke of Bremen and Verden Duke of Palatinate Zweibrücken Charles XII in military uniform, David von Krafft (1706) …
128Henry Cisneros — 10th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development In office January 22, 1993 – January 19, 1997 President Bill Clinton …
