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1Surrender of Japan — The surrender of Japan in August 1945 brought World War II to a close. On August 10, 1945, after the invasion of Manchuria by the Soviet Union and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan s leaders at the Imperial conference (… …
2War in Afghanistan (2001–present) — War in Afghanistan Part of the Afghan civil war and the War on Terror …
3History of the Netherlands (1900-present) — Rise of Socialism In the beginning of the 20th century socialism began to develop in the Netherlands. Although the first socialist party, (the Social Democratic League) was founded in the 19th century, the electoral system, combined with a policy …
4World War I — the war fought mainly in Europe and the Middle East, between the Central Powers and the Allies, beginning on July 28, 1914, and ending on November 11, 1918, with the collapse of the Central Powers. Abbr.: WWI Also called Great War, War of the… …
5Harry S. Truman: Announcement of the Dropping of an Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima — ▪ Primary Source The leaders of the Allied powers met at Potsdam, Germany, from July 17 to August 2, 1945, to consider the fate of defeated Germany and to plan the final campaign against Japan. The U.S. representative was President Truman,… …
6Anthony McAuliffe — Infobox Military Person name=Anthony C. McAuliffe born= birth date|1898|7|2 died= death date and age|1975|8|11|1898|7|2 caption=then Brigadier General Anthony C. McAuliffe during World War II nickname= placeofbirth= Washington, D.C. placeofdeath …
7Newhall massacre — Location Newhall, California, USA Date April 6, 1970 Target California Highway Patrol officers Attack type shootout …
8international 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… …
9Anglo-Zulu War — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Anglo Zulu War partof= caption= A recent depiction of the Battle of Rorke s Drift date=11 January 1879 4 July 1879 place=South Africa result=Decisive British Victory End of the Independent Zulu Nation combatant1 …
10United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
