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- Zimbabwe (16088 bytes)
52: ...the Ndebele and the Shona staged unsuccessful revolts against white colonialist encroachment on their ...
56: ... a [[republic]] in [[1970]], but this did not result in international recognition.
62: ...frican population. The Muzorewa government soon faltered. In [[1979]] the British Government asked all...
68: ...hoice but to sign a peace accord in [[1987]], resulting in ZAPU's merger ([[1988]]) into the ZANU Patr...
74: ...002]]. Later, Zimbabwe withdrew from the Commonwealth. The seizure of the white-owned commercial farm... - Israel (51605 bytes)
60: ...f Jerusalem]]). After crushing [[Bar Kokhba's revolt]] in [[135]], Emperor [[Hadrian]] renamed ''Provi...
78: ...ent would be dominated by the Arab side. As a result of impending world war, the plan was never fully...
94: ...ng conflict between Israel and the Arab world resulted in a lasting displacement that persists to this...
100: ...1923, were officially annexed by Israel in 1981, although United Nations Security Council [[UN Securit...
125: ...ining belligerent neighbours, have not as yet resulted in peace treaties. Israel is currently also emb... - Bolivia (30115 bytes)
59: ...sent-day [[La Paz]] also developed advanced agricultural societies that had dissipated by the 13th cen...
62: ...]] mines produced much of the Spanish empire's wealth, and Potos�site of the famed Cerro Rico &mdash...
69: ...lver as the country's most important source of wealth. A succession of governments controlled by the e...
74: ...Paz Estenssoro]], the MNR introduced universal adult suffrage, carried out a sweeping land reform, pro...
76: Twelve years of tumultuous rule left the MNR divided. In [[1964]], a mil... - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
54: ...ge --> in [[western Europe]]. It is a [[Commonwealth Realm]], and a member of the [[European Union]] ...
56: ...d Kingdom's principal international land border, although there is also a nominal frontier with France...
60: ...e [[North Sea]], the [[English Channel]], the [[Celtic Sea]], the [[Irish Sea]], and the [[Atlantic Oc...
64: ...ion out of date in the Irish case since 1922. An alternative, the ''Islands of the North Atlantic'' (I...
76: ... a demand which, given the German economic difficulties following adoption of the Euro, would seem to ... - Equatorial Guinea (13387 bytes)
72: The 1982 constitution of Equatorial Guinea gives Obiang ex...
87: ...al regimes has diminished any potential for agriculture-led growth.
118: ...substantial migration to [[Bioko Island]] has resulted in Fang dominance over the earlier Bantu inhabi...
124: ==Culture==
125: ''Main article: [[Culture of Equatorial Guinea]]'' - Wisconsin (18812 bytes)
40: Although the exact etymology of the name is uncertain...
53: ...rked until adequate above-ground shelters were built and were thus compared to [[Badgers]].
60: == Culture ==
61: ...hool mascot of the [[University of Wisconsin]]), although a common nickname (sometimes used pejorative...
65: ... termed "socially progressive". For example, in [[1982]] sexual orientation was added by the state legis... - Tennessee (19096 bytes)
46: ...ulture|Mississippian]] whose chiefdoms were the cultural predecessors of the [[Muscogee]] people who i...
100: ...s Tennessee does not tax wage and salary income (although it does tax unearned income).
137: ...tist Convention]] headquarters, Home of [[Vanderbilt University]] and [[Tennessee State University]] a...
138: ...ee Valley Authority]] headquarters, site of the [[1982 World's Fair]] and the [[Women's Basketball Hall ...
158: ...Image:Vanderbilt2.jpg|thumb|right|180px|[[Vanderbilt University]], Nashville.]][[Image:St Judes.jpg|th... - Pennsylvania (32594 bytes)
3: Fullname = Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
36: ...d States]] of America that is called a [[commonwealth]]. It has given its name to the [[Pennsylvanian]...
38: Although [[Sweden|Swede]]s and [[Netherlands|Dutch]] ...
59: ...on top of which the city of [[Pittsburgh]] was built.
65: ...of the [[13 colonies|thirteen colonies]] that revolted against British rule in the [[American Revoluti... - Oklahoma (32092 bytes)
110: === Pre-European Indian cultures ===
124: ...ly means "the people" and ''homa'' means "red". Alternatively, this may be a [[French language|French...
155: ... Wall Street]] because of the vibrant business, cultural, and religious community that had sprung up t...
157: ...ist [[Jim Crow]] laws), and their willingness to alter traditional [[Marxist]] idealogy when it made s...
159: ...ence during the "white terror" that followed the ultra-reprsessive environment following the [[Green C... - Nebraska (13662 bytes)
37: ...at American Desert]], it is now a leading [[agriculture|farming]] state.
45: Many of the first farm settlers built their homes out of [[sod]] because they found so ...
61: ...e]], that is a legislature with only one house. Although this house is known simply as the "Legislatu...
65: ......The constitutions of our various states are built upon the idea that there is but one class. If thi...
81: ...ins]], at the westernmost extent of the [[Grain Belt]]. - New Jersey (35646 bytes)
43: ...I of England]]. In 1663 in recognition of his loyalty to the English Crown [[George Carteret|Sir Georg...
49: ...of the [[13 colonies|thirteen colonies]] that revolted against British rule in the [[American Revoluti...
72: ...d a U.S. Senator by Governor [[Thomas Kean]] in [[1982]] after [[Harrison A. Williams]] resigned the Sen...
107: ...rge base of industry and chemical manufacturing. Although the state is certainly not defined by these ...
141: == New Jersey Culture == - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
19: * 8500 BC: [[Agriculture#History|Agriculture]] in the [[Fertile Crescent]]
38: * [[Bronze]] by the [[Maikop culture|Maikops]]
62: * [[5th century BC|400s BC]]: [[Catapult]] in [[Syracuse, Italy|Syracuse]]
128: * [[1701]]: [[Seed drill]]: [[Jethro Tull (agriculturist)|Jethro Tull]]
131: ... [[1710]]: [[Thermometer]]: [[Ren頁ntoine Ferchault de R页mur]] - Spider (29039 bytes)
60: Salticidae ([[jumping spider]])<br />
79: ...he study of spiders is known as [[arachnology]], although it is often grouped under the more general a...
81: ...e end of the abdomen. All spiders produce silk, although not all use it to spin elaborate traps. Silk...
106: ...the nymph, or juvenile stage and the imago, or adult stage (Foelix, 1996). A spider does not transiti...
116: ... of his palps before maturation and enters his adult life with one palp only. The palpi constitute 20%... - Astronaut (7339 bytes)
3: ...he [[United States]], people who travel above an altitude of 50 miles (approximately 80 kilometers) ar...
13: ..., who used it first in [[newsgroup]]s. Almost simultaneously, Chen Lan coined it for use in the Wester...
24: ...onaut wings to its pilots who exceed 50 miles in altitude.
28: ... their own selection of astronauts, followed in [[1982]] by [[Germany]], in [[1983]] by [[Canadian space... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
43: *[[Else Alfelt]] ([[1910]]-[[1974]])
51: *[[Albrecht Altdorfer]] ([[1480]]-[[1538]])
52: *[[Altichiero]] ([[1320]]-[[1395]])
69: *[[George Ault]] ([[1891]]-[[1948]])
74: *[[Milton Avery]] ([[1885]]-[[1965]]) - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
14: ...96)of the [[Canada|Canadian]] Department of Agriculture — instant mashed potato flakes
37: *[[Walter Houser Brattain]], (born 1902), US co-inventor ...
77: ...S. Eastwood]] (1857-1924) - reinforced concrete multiple arch dam
90: *[[Robert Fulton]], (1765-1815) — steamboat engine
109: *[[Bill Hamilton (engineer) | William Hamilton]], jet boat in 1957 - Vietnam War (102682 bytes)
10: |Result||• Capitulation of South Vietnam<br>• R...
22: !colspan="2" |Casualties
27: !colspan="2" |'''Civilian Casualties: ''' c. 2—4 million
37: ... latter report was later proven to be falsified, although that would not be clear for a while. The war...
39: ...]], refused to participate in the [[coalition]], although a few of their [[citizen]]s volunteered to j... - History of the United States (1980-1988) (35211 bytes)
2: ...Changing demographics and the growth of the Sun Belt==
4: ...e decline in their numbers. The rise of the Sun Belt continued a trend in the growth of suburbs since ...
6: ...arply with the concerns of the so-called [[Rust Belt]], a region saddled with a declining economic bas...
17: ===The assault on U.S./Soviet ''D鴥nte''===
20: ...the leadership of [[Leonid Brezhnev]] ([[1964]]-[[1982]]), the Soviet Union improved living standards by... - Tropical cyclone (34538 bytes)
9: ...ndensation]] from water vapor condensing at high altitudes. Because of this, a tropical cyclone can be...
13: ... storm, resulting in a sustaining cycle. As a result, when a tropical cyclone passes over land, its st...
68: ...ergence Zone, and wind shear makes it very difficult for the Southern Atlantic to support tropical act...
70: ...formed in September 1947, September 1969, January 1982, September 1983, and January 1995. There is debat...
108: ...ound the center of the storm. Thus, at any given altitude (except close to the surface where water tem... - Bill Buckner (4174 bytes)
7: ... the league in most at bats per strike out (1980, 1982, 1985, 1986), and four times placed second in the...
16: Although many factors can be cited as to why the Red ...
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