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  • 1Committee for the Preservation of the Socialist Party — The Committee for the Preservation of the Socialist Party was a short lived organized factional grouping in the Socialist Party of America established in 1934 by its New York based Old Guard faction. The Committee was initially organized to fight …

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  • 2The rise of Jat power — ’ (king) was conferred upon him in 1724. [Dr P.L. Vishwakarma, The Jats, I, Ed Dr Vir Singh, (Delhi:2004), 116] In past Jats always rose against tyranny, injustice, economic and social exploitations and were never overawed by claims of racial or… …

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  • 3The Blitz — London Blitz redirects here. For the London based American football team, see London Blitz (American football). For other uses, see Blitz (disambiguation). The Blitz Part of Second World War, Home Front …

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  • 4Leven Thumps and the Whispered Secret — Infobox Book name = Leven Thumps and the Whispered Secret title orig = translator = image caption = First edition cover author = Obert Skye illustrator = cover artist = Ben Sowards country = United States language = English series = The Leven… …

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  • 5Netherlands, The — officially Kingdom of The Netherlands byname Holland Country, northwestern Europe. Area: 16,033 sq mi (41,526 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 16,142,000. Capital: Amsterdam; Seat of Government: The Hague. Most of the people are Dutch. Languages:… …

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  • 6Emperor Jones, The — a play (1920) by Eugene O Neill. * * * ▪ play by O’Neill       drama in eight scenes by Eugene O Neill (O Neill, Eugene), produced in 1920 and published in 1921. The Emperor Jones was the playwright s first foray into Expressionist… …

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  • 7Much Obliged, Jeeves —   1st edition (UK) …

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  • 8Great Famine (Ireland) — The Great Famine ( ga. An Gorta Mór [The term has appeared in the titles of numerous books on the event, as demonstrated by [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=%22Gorta+Mo%CC%81r%22 =Search qt=results page this search on WorldCat] ] or ga. An… …

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  • 9HISTORY — For Prehistory see archaeology ; for Biblical and Second Temple periods, see history . Destruction of the Second Temple until the Arab Conquest (70–640 C.E.) THE EFFECTS OF THE WAR OF 66–70 C.E. The Jewish war against the Romans, which lasted… …

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  • 10ECONOMIC AFFAIRS — THE PRE MANDATE (LATE OTTOMAN) PERIOD Geography and Borders In September 1923 a new political entity was formally recognized by the international community. Palestine, or Ereẓ Israel as Jews have continued to refer to it for 2,000 years,… …

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