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- New Deal (82408 bytes)
2: ...ment of class conflict. The opponents of the New Deal, complaining of the cost and the shift of power...
5: The New Deal had three components: direct relief, economic r...
7: ...curity and unemployment insurance programs were added. Separate programs were set up for relief in ru...
9: ...forts to increase foreign trade. Much of the New Deal's efforts to help corporate America were channe...
11: ...erwise would have been. What pulled us out of the depression was the natural resilience of the economy... - Cuban Missile Crisis (13015 bytes)
1: ... days until [[November 20]], [[1962]]. It is regarded as the moment when the [[Cold War]] was closest ...
3: ==Prelude==
5: ...r firepower. On taking office in 1961, Kennedy ordered that the Jupiter missiles be removed.
7: ...stem was oriented towards the USSR and would provide little warning of a launch from Cuba.
9: ...a]] decided that the Soviets would not try such a thing. Kennedy's administration had received repeated ... - United States House of Representatives (41197 bytes)
4: ... treaties) are granted only to the Senate and are denied to the House. As a result, the responsibiliti...
9: ...tation, whereas the other (the Senate) would provide equal representation. The Constitution was ratifi...
11: ...from the Union. The war culminated in the South's defeat and in the abolition of slavery.
13: ...p political divisions in the electorate. Both the Democratic nor the Republican Party held majorities ...
15: ...epublicans who opposed Cannon's arguably heavy-handed tactics. - Inca road system (6879 bytes)
2: ...ered approximately 22,530 km (14,000 mi) and provided access to over three million km? of territory.
6: ...le on their journeys. [[Inca rope bridges]] provided effective access across valleys with intricate s...
8: ... the Inca Empire. Unaccustomed to the high altitude, weakened by the cold, and frequently ambushed by...
12: ... altitudes of more than 5,000 meters. ''El Camino de la Costa'', the coastal trail, at a length of 4,0...
18: ...or Acute Mountain sickness, also known as [[altitude sickness]]. Due to recent erosion, gradually wear... - Weasel (3493 bytes)
32: ... a pure white coat in winter. They have long slender bodies, which enable them to follow their prey i...
34: ...d on small mammals, and in former times were considered vermin since some species took [[poultry]] fro...
38: ...earliest record of this claim is in [[Pliny the Elder|Pliny]]'s ''[[Naturalis Historia]]'', book 8, pa... - Opossum (4544 bytes)
1: The [[order (biology)|order]] '''Didelphimorphia''' contains the common '''opossums''' ...
2: ...pg|thumb|250px|Picture of an Oppossum. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
3: ...The [[dental formula]] (one side of one jaw) includes 5 [[incisor]]s (four on the lower [[jaw]]), 1 [[...
5: ...born at a very early stage. The [[species]] are moderately [[sexual dimorphism|sexually dimorphic]] wi...
7: ...milder winters. Since 1990, their range has extended into [[Ontario]], Canada, and they have been fou... - Celtic mythology (25486 bytes)
1: ...f their Iron Age forebears, which were often recorded in written form during the [[Middle Ages]].
4: ...he [[druids]], forbade using writing to record anything of religious significance [http://www.simplyscott...
6: ...nity]]; indeed, many Gaelic myths were first recorded by Christian [[monks]], albeit without most of t...
9: ...[[Minerva]]. Among these divinities the Celts are described as holding roughly equal views as did othe...
12: ...f the Celtic pantheon as a large number of local deities is gainsaid by the numerous well-testified g... - Alchemy (42222 bytes)
2: ...Alchemy can be regarded as the precursor of the modern science of chemistry prior to the formulation o...
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8: ...] of gold and silver". The Arabic therefore could derive from a purely Greek word, not Coptic, and hav...
11: ...ormal)|magic]]. From today's perspective, their endeavours and beliefs have limited validity, but if w...
13: ... both an inner meaning referring to the spiritual development of the practitioner as well as a materia... - Time (15299 bytes)
1: ...ight|thumb|230px| Clock Tower, Prague. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
3: ...difficult to provide an uncontroversial and clear definition of the nature of time. This article begin...
9: ...d years having significant variations in length. Despite its great social importance, the [[week]] is...
11: ...f time is so critical to the functioning of our modern societies that it is coordinated at an internat...
15: ...udying the [[past]]. Events in the past can be ordered in a sequence (creating a [[chronology]]), and... - Attila the Hun (23655 bytes)
2: ...he [[Huns]], led by Attila (right, foreground), ride into [[Italy]].]]
3: ... of the Eastern and Western Roman Empires: he invaded the Balkans twice and encircled [[Constantinople...
11: ...n that at a young age he was already a capable leader and a capable warrior is reasonable but unknowab...
14: ...stretched from the steppes of Central Asia into modern Germany, and from the Danube river to the Balti...
15: ...'s first [[sea wall]], and to build up his border defenses along the Danube. - Mexican-American War (9503 bytes)
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32: ...A:''' 1,733<br>'''Total dead:''' 13,283<br>'''Wounded:''' 4,152
42: ... States government offered to pay off the Mexican debt to American settlers
46: == Declaration of war == - Antalya (20816 bytes)
3: ...steep cliff, Antalya is a picturesque city surrounded by mountains, forests, mediterranean sea and man...
5: ...Turkish]] and [[ethnic Greek|Greek]] houses are under protection, is the most popular center in Antaly...
7: ...prominent sites accessible by daily tours are [[Side]], [[Perga]], [[Manavgat]] and [[Alanya]]. Ancien...
10: ...aid "This must be 'Heaven' " and King Attalos founded the city giving it the name "Attaleia" ([[Greek ...
14: Evidence of human habitation dating back over 200 000 y... - Easter (31700 bytes)
2: ...iday and ends around [[Pentecost]]. See [[Eastertide]].)
4: ...n]] has a different chronology which has Christ's death at the time of the slaughter of the Passover l...
6: ... fertility festival, although there is no hard evidence of any link.
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59: ...ed on a [[lunar calendar]] similar—but not identical—to the [[Hebrew Calendar]]. The preci... - Aphrodite (14648 bytes)
1: ... sea-foam") is the [[Greek mythology|Greek]] [[goddess]] of [[love]] and [[beauty]].
4: ...epithet ''Aphrodite Acidalia'' was occasionally added to her name, after the spring she used to bathe ...
6: ...orinth, intercourse with her priestesses was considered a method of worshipping Aphrodite.
8: Aphrodite was associated with, and often depicted with [[dolphin]]s, [[dove]]s, [[swan]]s, [[...
10: ...n mythology|Etruscan]] equivalent was [[Turan (goddess)|Turan]]. - Biology (23579 bytes)
2: ...our priorities for writing in this area? To help develop a list of the most basic topics in biology, ...
4: ...tudy life over a wide range of [[Orders of magnitude (length)|scales]].
6: ...mental biology]] studies life at the level of the development or [[ontogeny]] of an individual organis...
8: ...e multi-species scale of [[lineage]]s. Interdependent populations and their [[Habitat (ecology)|habit...
25: ... several major principles and concepts which include: universality, evolution, diversity, continuity, ... - Guinea pig (19730 bytes)
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22: ...lution]]ary offshoot, and therefore a different order.
24: Despite their common name, the animals are not [[pig...
27: ...red usually by roasting; the general opinion considers them similar to rabbit in taste. They also play...
29: ...ead relative to the body, a stout neck, and a rounded rump with no tail of any consequence. - Lent (7959 bytes)
3: ...nder of this article will discuss Lent as it is understood and practiced in Western Christianity, exce...
5: ...[Easter Sunday]]. The dating of [[Easter]], which determines that of Lent, is discussed [[Easter#The_d...
9: ...elebrates the [[resurrection of Jesus]] after his death on the [[True Cross|Cross]], Lent is concerned...
13: ... part of Lent proper, constituting a "Lenten Prelude" instead. Because Lent is a season of grief that ...
15: ...h|Roman Catholic]] Mass, the [[Gloria in Excelsis Deo]] is not sung during the Lenten season, disappea... - Timpani (31735 bytes)
3: ...ani mallet''. Unlike most drums, they produce a [[definite pitch]] when struck. Timpani evolved from [...
5: ...]] word ''tympanum'', from which the Italian word descends. A [[musician]] who plays the timpani is kn...
9: ...|Ninth Symphony]] highlights timpani as an independent voice.
18: ... typically made of copper or, in less expensive models, [[fiberglass]]. The drumhead is connected to a...
20: ...machined surface or rough surface with many small dents hammered into it. - Grasshopper (7846 bytes)
12: ... suborder of [[herbivorous]] [[insect]]s of the order [[Orthoptera]], commonly known as '''grasshopper...
14: This suborder includes many families of grasshoppers. Grasshoppers can ...
16: ...nt is referred to as hemimetabolous or incomplete development.
18: ...gment, and the [[ovipositor]] is short. Taxonomic descriptions of the families are more specific.
23: ...edient, or as a drinking snack. Many Koreans consider grasshoppers to be a health food. The preparatio... - Bernese Mountain Dog (5406 bytes)
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50: ...ust.com/bernese.html ANKC], [http://www.canadasguidetodogs.com/bernese/bernesearticle1.htm CKC]<br>[ht...
57: ...dercoat is being shed; then daily combing is in order for the duration of the shed.
60: ... size when motivated; stray cats and similar intruders must beware of the Berner!
62: ...and efficient. It is said that the breed is descended from the [[molossus]] war dogs of the [[Ancient ...
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