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  • 1Conservative parties in Canada — There are a number of conservative parties in Canada, a country that has traditionally been dominated by two political parties, one liberal and one conservative.The federal conservative movementProgressive ConservativesThe Progressive… …

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  • 2Conservative Monday Club — Club header from the 1970s The Conservative Monday Club (widely known as the Monday Club) is a British pressure group on the right wing of the Conservative Party.[1] Contents …

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  • 3List of conservative parties in Canada — This is a list of conservative parties in Canada. There are a number of conservative parties in Canada, a country that has traditionally been dominated by two political parties, one liberal and one conservative. Contents 1 The federal… …

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  • 4New Enterprise Council (Conservative Party, UK) — The New Enterprise Council is a Conservative Party (UK) group founded in 2008 to form a link between the party and business leaders. The Council advises the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne. [1] Issues A particular issue cited in the… …

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  • 5UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, country in N. America. This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction Colonial Era, 1654–1776 Early National Period, 1776–1820 German Jewish Period, 1820–1880 East European Jewish Period,… …

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  • 6Poland — /poh leuhnd/, n. a republic in E central Europe, on the Baltic Sea. 38,700,291; ab. 121,000 sq. mi. (313,400 sq. km). Cap.: Warsaw. Polish, Polska. * * * Poland Introduction Poland Background: Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived around …

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  • 7Ukraine — /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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  • 8ancient Greek civilization — ▪ historical region, Eurasia Introduction       the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended in about 1200 BC, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 BC. It was a period of political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific… …

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  • 9GERMANY — GERMANY, country in north central Europe. The Talmud and the Midrash use Germania (or Germamia ) as a designation for northern European countries, and also refer to the military prowess of these peoples and to the threat they posed to the Roman… …

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