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  • 122Responsibility for the Holocaust — Historians differ as to where the responsibility for the Holocaust lies. Intentionalist historians such as Lucy Dawidowicz argue that Hitler planned the extermination of the Jewish people from as early as 1918, and that he personally oversaw its… …

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  • 123Sword of Aragon — Infobox VG title = Sword of Aragon developer = Strategic Simulations, Inc. publisher = Strategic Simulations, Inc. designer = engine = released = vgrelease|NA=vgy|1989 genre = Computer role playing game, Turn Based Strategy Game modes = Single… …

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  • 124History of private equity and venture capital — The history of private equity and venture capital and the development of these asset classes has occurred through a series of boom and bust cycles since the middle of the 20th century. Within the broader private equity industry, two distinct sub… …

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  • 125calligraphy — calligrapher, calligraphist, n. calligraphic /kal i graf ik/, calligraphical, adj. calligraphically, adv. /keuh lig reuh fee/, n. 1. fancy penmanship, esp. highly decorative handwriting, as with a great many flourishes: She appreciated the… …

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  • 126Havana — /heuh van euh/, n. 1. Spanish, Habana. a seaport in and the capital of Cuba, on the NW coast. 1,800,000. 2. a cigar made in Cuba or of Cuban tobacco. * * * Spanish La Habana City, capital, and province (pop., 2001 est.: 2,181,500) of Cuba. The… …

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  • 127Iran — /i ran , i rahn , uy ran /, n. a republic in SW Asia. 67,540,002; ab. 635,000 sq. mi. (1,644,650 sq. km). Cap.: Teheran. Formerly (until 1935), Persia. * * * Iran Introduction Iran Background: Known as Persia until 1935, Iran became an Islamic… …

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  • 128Korea, Republic of — ▪ 2009 Area: 99,678 sq km (38,486 sq mi) Population (2008 est.): 50,187,000 Capital: Seoul Head of state and government: Presidents Roh Moo hyun and, from February 25, Lee Myung bak, assisted by Prime Ministers Han Duck soo and, from February 29 …

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