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  • 11Ottoman Empire — a former Turkish empire that was founded about 1300 by Osman and reached its greatest territorial extent under Suleiman in the 16th century; collapsed after World War I. Cap.: Constantinople. Also called Turkish Empire. * * * Former empire… …

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  • 12Poland — • Country in eastern Europe Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Poland     Poland     † Cathol …

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  • 13Ukraine — /yooh krayn , kruyn , yooh krayn/, n. a republic in SE Europe: rich agricultural and industrial region. 50,684,635; 223,090 sq. mi. (603,700 sq. km). Cap.: Kiev. Russian, Ukraina. Formerly, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. * * * Ukraine… …

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  • 14Christianity in China — The Lord s Prayer in Classical Chinese …

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  • 15Spanish Civil War — the civil war in Spain 1936 39. * * * (1936–39) Military revolt against the government of Spain. After the 1936 elections produced a Popular Front government supported mainly by left wing parties, a military uprising began in garrison towns… …

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  • 16Karamsad — is a city and a municipality in Anand district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is part of the Chchagaam Gol ( Circle of Six Villages ). Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, one of India s greatest leaders in the Indian Independence Movement grew up in… …

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  • 17Vichy France — This article is about World War II France. For other uses, see Vichy (disambiguation). French State État français Axis collaborator state …

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  • 18Bourbon Restoration — For the restoration of the Bourbon dynasty following the First Spanish Republic, see Spain under the Restoration. Kingdom of France Royaume de France ← …

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  • 19Shays' Rebellion — was an armed uprising in Central and Western Massachusetts from 1786 to 1787. The rebels, led by Daniel Shays and known as Shaysites (Regulators), were mostly poor farmers angered by crushing debt and taxes. Failure to repay such debts often… …

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  • 20Congo — • An account written before the annexation of the state by the Belgian government Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Congo     Congo     † …

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