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51People's Volunteer Army — The Chinese People s Volunteer Army (PVA or CPV) (simplified Chinese: 中国人民志愿军; traditional Chinese: 中國人民志願 …
52religion — religionless, adj. /ri lij euhn/, n. 1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and… …
53motion picture, history of the — Introduction history of the medium from the 19th century to the present. Early years, 1830–1910 Origins The illusion of motion pictures is based on the optical phenomena known as persistence of vision and the phi phenomenon. The first …
54France — • Geography, statistics, and history Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. France France † …
55Economy of Morocco — 100 Moroccan dirham Rank 54th Currency Moroccan Dirham (MAD) …
56United States — This article is about the United States of America. For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation). United States of America …
57Roman Catholicism — the faith, practice, and system of government of the Roman Catholic Church. [1815 25] * * * Largest single Christian denomination in the world, with some one billion members, or about 18% of the world s population. The Roman Catholic church has… …
58Enoch Powell — Infobox Minister honorific prefix = The Right Honourable Brigadier name=Enoch Powell MBE office = Minister of Health term start =27 July 1960 term end = 18 October 1963 primeminister =Harold Macmillan predecessor = Derek Walker Smith successor =… …
59Frederick II — 1. See Frederick I (def. 2). 2. ( Frederick the Great ) 1712 86, king of Prussia 1740 86 (son of Frederick William I). * * * I German Friedrich known as Frederick the Great born Jan. 24, 1712, Berlin died Aug. 17, 1786, Potsdam, near Berlin King… …
60Mesopotamia, history of — ▪ historical region, Asia Introduction history of the region in southwestern Asia where the world s earliest civilization developed. The name comes from a Greek word meaning “between rivers,” referring to the land between the Tigris and… …
