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- List of Renaissance figures (6600 bytes)
25: **[[Elizabeth I of England]]
43: **[[William the Silent]] of the Netherlands
88: * [[Petrarch]], Francesco Petrarca
123: * [[Pieter Brueghel the Elder]]
124: * [[Pieter Brueghel the Younger]] - World War I (62979 bytes)
6: ...ermany]] in the war and failure to resolve the unsettled issues that had caused the Great War would la...
8: ...y used to refer to the [[Napoleonic Wars]]) or sometimes "the [[war to end all wars]]" until [[World W...
11: [[Image:Guetteur au poste de l'é£Ĵuse 26.jpg|right|framed|[[Ha...
16: ... of alliances and counterbalances that developed between the various [[Europe]]an powers after the def...
19: ...rrelevant, as the automatic military escalations between Germany and Russia reinforced one another. No... - World War II (58065 bytes)
4: ...of the [[Second Sino-Japanese War]]), or earlier yet the 1931 Japanese invasion of [[Manchuria]]. Stil...
8: ...vilians]] to a new degree. [[Atomic weapon]]s, [[jet aircraft]], and [[RADAR]] are only a few of many ...
10: ...d the latter becoming satellite states of the Soviet Union. Western Europe largely aligned as [[NATO]]...
14: [[Image:bigthreetime.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[TIME]] Magazine cover,...
18: ...nment lead by [[Francisco Franco]] was a great asset in trade to the Axis powers during the war. A nu... - Civil rights (27169 bytes)
2: ...les of rights and liberties include the right to get redress if injured by another, the right to priva...
4: ...ucation systems of some U.S states. The theories set out below explain why such laws should not be con...
8: ...oot of the word 'civil' reflects the association between a bundle of rights and 'citizenship'. The ter...
10: ...ciates [[privilege]] with the upper layers of society and means that civil rights attach to people by ...
12: ...be enjoyed will be determined by the interaction between the domicile of origin, and the cultures and ... - History of the United States (1918-1945) (54688 bytes)
5: ...epEmDownOnTheFarm.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A 1919 sheet music cover]]
7: ...] asked, concerning the [[United States]] troops returning from [[World War I]], "How Ya Gonna Keep '...
14: ...ection of [[Warren G. Harding]], who promised a "return to normalcy" after the traumatic years of Worl...
16: ...et]], which rose to record high levels, which in retrospect after the crash were dangerously inflated.
32: While in retrospect the 1920s are sometimes seen as the last gasp of [[Laissez-faire capi... - List of politics by country articles (10131 bytes)
22: ...ics of Estonia|Estonia]] - [[Politics of Ethiopia|Ethiopia]]
50: ...lands]] - [[Politics of the Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antilles]] - [[Politics of New Zealand|Ne...
74: ...f Venezuela|Venezuela]] - [[Politics of Vietnam|Vietnam]] - Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (16156 bytes)
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8: ...ion because of its apparent transmissibility and lethality to humans, as well as for the nature of the...
11: ... carry the disease between individuals and cause deterioration of the [[brain]]. BSE is a type of [[tr...
16: ... eased in Britain as a measure to keep prices competitive. - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
2: ...[[Puritans]] of [[New England]], the gold-hungry settlers of [[Jamestown, Virginia|Jamestown]], and th...
13: ...f Great Britain|Britain]], [[France]], and the [[Netherlands]]. The lands that now make up the [[Unit...
16: ...h Monarchs|Queen]] [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth]]. At this time, however, there was no official ...
25: ...alled [[Virginia]] (named in honor of Queen Elizabeth I, the "Virgin Queen"). It lay on an island in t...
27: ... colonists had little incentive to protect their settlement or work towards its long-term growth. - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ...[[March 25]] ([[Lady Day]] or Annunciation Day), between the [[13th century]] and [[1752]], January 1 ...
7: *[[404]] - Last known [[gladiator]] competition in [[Rome]] takes place.
12: *[[1673]] - Regular mail delivery begins between New York and Boston.
15: ...nce|French]] explorer [[Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier]].
18: ...reat Britain]] and [[Kingdom of Ireland]] is completed to form [[United Kingdom]] - World (6524 bytes)
1: ...of Man." Its primary modern meaning is the [[planet]] [[Earth]], especially when capitalized: ''the W...
8: ...xample, [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] and [[Jupiter (planet)|Jupiter]] are two worlds within the [[solar syst...
10: "World" is sometimes used to refer to the entire [[Universe]]. Thi...
16: ...man|fallen]] and corrupt world order of human society outside the community of believers. ''The world...
18: ''World'' can also refer to a [[fiction]]al setting, for example the world of ''[[Star Trek]]'' o... - Michel de Montaigne (5245 bytes)
6: ...been the mayor of [[Bordeaux]]. His mother, Antoniette de Lopez, came from a Spanish Jewish family, bu...
12: ...ous edition of Boétie's works. In 1571 he retired to the Château where in his library he ...
18: ...nd Italy, partly in search for a cure. He kept a detailed journal recording various episodes and regio...
20: ...returned and served until 1585, again moderating between Catholics and Protestants. The [[plague]] bro...
22: ...ee the publication of his ''Essays''. In 1588 he met the writer [[Marie de Gournay]] who admired his w... - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
2: ...of France|Napoleon Bonaparte]], the revolution nonetheless spelled a definitive end to the ''[[ancien ...
23: ...e, and proposed a uniform land tax as a means of setting France's finances in order in the long term. ...
27: ...ropose new reforms, but only to prepare for the meeting of the nation's representatives.
31: ''For a more detailed description of the events of [[August 8]], [...
33: ...eet according to the forms observed at its last meeting. Although it would appear that the magistrate... - List of people associated with the French Revolution (16148 bytes)
9: ...ist]], guillotined in [[1797]] after a ''[[coup d'etat|coup]]'' attempt
13: ...rectory|Director]], exiled to [[French Guiana]], returned during the [[First French Empire|Empire]]
17: ...s Billaud-Varenne]] - on [[Committee of Public Safety]], more radical [[Maximilien Robespierre|Robespi...
22: ...anted [[Jacques Necker|Necker]] in the royal cabinet
24: ...lle - [[Girondist]] (faction), (Girondists are sometimes designated "Brissotins"), guillotined - Napoleonic Wars (44488 bytes)
3: ...], and Napoleon's empire ultimately suffered complete military defeat, resulting in the [[Bourbon Dyna...
5: ...0]], [[1792]], until [[November 20]], 1815, is sometimes (though rarely these days) referred to as the...
13: ...due process]] in courts, abolition of privileges, etc.) had left a mark. Even though Napoleonic rule w...
15: ... European state, and, although Napoleon's defeat set the thought of a unified Europe back over one and...
18: ...es with a large proportion of mercenaries that sometimes fought for foreign states against their nativ... - Age of Enlightenment (36312 bytes)
2: ...px|[[William Blake]]'s ''Newton'' as a divine geometer (1795)]]
4: ...ish an authoritative system of [[ethics]], [[aesthetics]], and [[knowledge]]. The intellectual leaders...
6: ...n the exploration of [[natural philosophy]] and [[ethics]] in addition to [[politics| political]] theo...
14: ...Baruch Spinoza|Baruch (Benedictus de) Spinoza]]'s Ethics, which expounded a pantheistic view of the un...
16: ... a coherent system of verifiable predictions and set the tone for much of what would follow in the cen... - Mother's Day (4660 bytes)
1: ... held up for eight days because of the number of letters and cards.
13: ''Let women now leave all that may be left of home<br>
15: ''Let them meet first, as women, to bewail and commemorate the de...
16: ''Let them solemnly take counsel with each other as to ...
22: ...t of [[East Asia]], Mother's Day is a heavily marketed and commercialised concept copied straight from... - Florence (11538 bytes)
3: ...al [[Europe]]an trade and finance, the city is sometimes considered the birthplace of the [[Italian Re...
9: ...|right|thumb|300px|The bridges of Florence at sunset from Piazzale Michelangelo]]
17: ...ement ("Florentia") for [[Roman Republic|Roman]] veterans. The seat of a bishopric from around the beg...
19: ...fe by the [[13th century|13th-century]] struggle between the [[Ghibellines]], supporters of the [[Germ...
21: ...led by [[Giano della Bella]], that resulted in a set of laws called the [[Ordinances of Justice]] ([[1... - Italy (17022 bytes)
13: | width="130px"| ([[Flag of Italy|In Detail]])
43: | [[Central European Time|CET]] ([[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]+1)<br>[[Cen...
47: | '''[[Top-level domain|Internet TLD]]''' || [[.it]]
58: ...prehistoric times. After [[Magna Graecia]], the [[Etruscan civilization]] and especially the [[Roman R...
66: ==Etymology of the word Italia== - Geography of Italy (2563 bytes)
10: :* Total: 301,230 [[Square kilometre|km²]]
20: :* Continental shelf: 200 [[metre|m]] depth or to the depth of exploitation
44: ...llution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling - Venice (22017 bytes)
2: ...he [[Piave River|Piave]] (north) Rivers. The [[Venetian Republic]] was a major sea power and a [[stagi...
5: ''See also [[Veneti]].''
6: ...trategic position at head of the Adriatic made Venetian naval and commercial power almost invulnerable...
8: ...tials for the power of Venice were laid: the [[Venetian Arsenal]] was under construction in 1104; Veni...
10: ...rona, Italy|Verona]] rallied to the defence of Venetian sovereignty when it was threatened by invaders...
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