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  • 51British Empire —    The British Empire was the archetypical colonial empire, the empire to which other aspiring empires often looked as a model. The British Empire was for both imperialists and anti imperialists the epitome of a modern empire. It was at its… …

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  • 52ECONOMIC 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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  • 53List of dogs — The American army dog Sergeant Stubby (ca 1916 1926) List of dogs is an annotated list of real dogs. See also the list of fictional dogs, List of dog breeds and List of dog types. Contents …

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  • 54Catholic League (French) — The Catholic League of France, sometimes referred to by contemporary (and modern) Roman Catholics as the Holy League, was formed by Duke Henry of Guise in 1576. [Holt, Mack P. : The French Wars of Religion, 1562 1629, page 122. New York, 1995 ]… …

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  • 55List of Rurouni Kenshin characters — The image shows several of the main characters of Rurouni Kenshin, the faction of Shishio Makoto, and the Kyoto Oniwabanshū Kenshin has the large picture on the top. The main characters and Kyoto Oniwabanshū characters on the top row include,… …

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  • 56Dark Legion — The Dark Legion is a fictional organization from the Sonic the Hedgehog comics. It is composed of a group of technocratic Echidnas.HistoryOrigins and Early activitiesFounded by Menniker, son of Dimitri, the Dark Legion was originally made up of a …

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  • 57Spanish Inquisition — The Spanish Inquisition started and was established in 1478 by Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile to maintain Catholic orthodoxy in their kingdoms, and to replace the medieval inquisition which was under papal… …

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  • 58Latin American Boom — The Latin American Boom ( Boom Latinoamericano ) was a literary movement of the 1960s and 1970s when the work of a group of relatively young Latin American novelists became widely circulated in Europe and throughout the world. The Boom is most… …

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  • 59Ojo White Knights — The nihongo|Ojo White Knights|王城ホワイトナイツ|Ōjō Howaito Naitsu is a fictional American football team from the Kantō region of Japan in the manga/anime series Eyeshield 21 by Riichiro Inagaki and Yusuke Murata. They are considered to be one of the… …

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  • 60Hamburger Schule — The Hamburger Schule (German for School of Hamburg ) was a musical current in Germany during the 1980s and early 1990s, encompassing elements from punk, grunge and experimental pop, and featuring intelligent lyrics. It established new grounds for …

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