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- Proletariat (3268 bytes)
1: The '''proletariat''' (from [[Latin]] ''proles'', offspring) is a term used...
17: ... and argued that although the government of the [[Soviet Union]] claimed to be [[Marxist]], the distinct c... - United Nations (29685 bytes)
1: ... and/or some international diplomatic recognition from selected states, but are not UN members. For mo...
5: The term "united nations" was coined by [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] during [[World War II]], to ...
20: ...nited Kingdom]], the [[United States]], and the [[Soviet Union|USSR]] met to elaborate the plans at the [[...
24: ... — [[Republic of China]], [[France]], the [[Soviet Union]], [[United Kingdom]], and the [[United Sta...
26: ... land purchased by an 8.5 million dollar donation from [[John D. Rockefeller, Jr.]], and designed by a... - Trombone (15819 bytes)
6: The word ''trombone'' derives from [[Italian language|Italian]] ''tromba'' —...
12: ...]] in English. This was not a distinct instrument from the trombone, but rather a different name used ...
14: ...ugh the size of a trombone choir can vary greatly from five or six to 20 or more members).
18: ...que music|Baroque]]) literature is often borrowed from other instruments, usually [[cello]] or [[basso...
26: ...s almost completely extended. Extending the slide from one position to the next lowers the pitch by on... - Balalaika (5108 bytes)
18: ...ique is the use of the [[left]]-hand [[thumb]] to fret notes on the bottom string, particularly on the...
24: ...om [[Central Asia]], from whence several kinds of fretted long-necked [[chordophone]]s stem, including...
26: ... Asian instruments described above. Similarly, [[fret]]s on earlier balalaikas were made of animal gu...
28: ...particularly with the ''[[skomorokh]]s'', sort of free-lance musical [[jester]]s whose tunes ridiculed...
30: ...l, is quite difficult to reconcile when one is confronted with the fact that at various times in Russi... - Eurasia (4541 bytes)
2: [[Image:Eurasia.jpg|right|thumb|African-Eurasian aspect of [[the Blue Marble|Earth]]]...
3: ...organizations of or affairs concerning the [[post-Soviet states]].
9: ...graphically separated from each other as they are from Europe.
11: ...d into [[West Eurasia]] (often including [[North Africa]]) and [[East Eurasia]], and they are further ...
13: ... most Asian migrants traditionally tended to come from the Pacific-rim countries, thus the contrasting... - Africa (35389 bytes)
1: ...graphic.jpg|thumb|A satellite composite image of Africa]]
3: '''Africa''' is the [[world]]'s second-largest [[contine...
6: ...onAfrica.png|thumb|World map showing location of Africa]]
8: ...ontinent, as the [[Africa (province)|province of Africa]] with its capital [[Carthage]], corresponding...
10: The origin of ''Afer'' may either come from: - Europe (23835 bytes)
6: ...the third largest continent after [[Asia]] and [[Africa]]. The population of Europe is roughly 705,500...
13: ...which means "sunrise" and is the land to the east from a [[Mesopotamian]] perspective.
18: ...g large colonial empires with vast holdings in [[Africa]], [[the Americas]], and [[Asia]].
20: ...to power and set out on a conquest, forming a new French empire that soon collapsed. After these conqu...
22: ...Economic Consequences|aftermath of World War I]]. From the end of [[World War II]] through the end of ... - Asia (16910 bytes)
4: ...defined by subtracting the [[Europe]]an peninsula from Eurasia. [[geology|Geologically]] and [[geograp...
6: ...sia and Europe: the demarcation between Asia and Africa is the [[isthmus]] of [[Suez Canal|Suez]]. The...
12: ...o the Semitic word 'erebu', which means "to set". From a Middle Eastern perspective, the east (Asia) i...
24: ...rderline cases between Asia and Europe, Asia and Africa and Asia and Oceania.
43: * Former [[Soviet]] states in the [[Caucasus]] region. - United States (58223 bytes)
36: established_dates = From [[Great Britain]]<br> [[July 4]], [[1776]]<br>[...
58: ...on of the Americas]], [[thirteen colonies]] split from Great Britain and formed the United States, the...
60: ... the [[Emancipation Proclamation]], mandating the freedom of all slaves in states in rebellion, though...
62: ...e U.S. acquired a number of overseas possessions, from [[Cuba]] to the [[Philippines]], though it gave...
66: ...two "[[superpower]]s". With the [[collapse of the Soviet Union]], the U.S. emerged as the world's leading ... - Economy of Afghanistan (14517 bytes)
1: ...cess to these basic necessities by prioritizing infrastructure development, education, housing develop...
4: ...ed much of the underdeveloped country's limited infrastructure and disrupted normal patterns of econom...
6: ... the IMF to US$6.5 billion, after adding proceeds from [[opium]] products.
11: ...as did the disruption to transportation resulting from ongoing conflict.
13: ...rated further due to damage and neglect resulting from war and the absence of an effective central gov... - Ethiopia (20233 bytes)
1: ...aintained independence during the [[Scramble for Africa]], and continued to do so until [[1936]], when...
40: ...gdom|British]]) [http://www.civicwebs.com/cwvlib/africa/ethiopia/pankhurst/history_of_northern_ethiopi...
59: ...at powers of his time. It was at this time that [[Frumentius]] introduced [[Christianity]] into the co...
61: ...r]]), basing their claims on their direct descent from [[Solomon]] and the queen of [[Sheba]].
67: ... the southern entrance of the Red Sea, was bought from the local sultan in March 1870 by an Italian co... - Netherlands (35958 bytes)
12: ...motto = ''Je Maintiendrai''<br>([[French language|French]]: "I will maintain")|
14: ...es = [[Dutch language|Dutch]], [[Frisian language|Frisian]] <sup>1</sup> |
40: established_dates = [[Eighty Years' War|From Spain]]<br/>[[May 23]], [[1568]]<br/>[[January ...
64: After gaining formal independence from the [[Spanish Empire]] under [[Philip IV of Spa...
68: ...xembourg seceded because its laws prevented women from becoming Head of State. Luxembourg turned to th... - Turkmenistan (10788 bytes)
34: | From [[Soviet Union]]<br/> [[October 27]], [[1991]]<br/>&n...
48: ...tan''', once known as the ''[[Turkmen SSR|Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic]]'' is a country in [[Central ...
52: ...has been populated since ancient times, as armies from one empire to another decamped on their way to ...
60: ...epublics of the Soviet Union|republics]] of the [[Soviet Union]] in [[1924]]. At this time the modern bord...
62: ...ndence. It has kept its [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union|Communist]] leader, [[Saparmurat Niyazov]] ... - Kazakhstan (26806 bytes)
1: ...an is also a former republic of the now extinct [[Soviet Union]].
3: ...ww.stat.kz/en/info/stat-bul/stbr&e0303.pdf], down from 16,464,464 in [[1989]] [http://www.stat.kz/ru/d...
49: | '''[[Collapse of the Soviet Union|Independence]]''' - Declared -
50: | From [[Soviet Union]], [[December 16]], [[1991]]
70: ...an since the [[1st century BC|first century BC]]. From the [[4th century|fourth century AD]] through t... - Greece (54754 bytes)
1: ...cially influential in [[Europe]], [[Asia]] and [[Africa]].
11: ...#932;ΟΣ<br>''([[Greek language|Greek]]: Freedom or Death)''
29: ...]'''<br> - Declared<br> - Recognised || From the [[Ottoman Empire]]<br/>[[25 March]] [[1821]...
42: | '''[[National anthem]]''' || [[Hymn to Freedom]]
52: ...especially influential in [[Europe]], [[Northern Africa]] and the [[Middle East]]. Today, Greece is a ... - Azerbaijan (15031 bytes)
2: ...h an eastern coast on the [[Caspian Sea]]. It has frontiers with [[Russia]] in the north, [[Georgia (c...
39: | '''[[Collapse of the Soviet Union|Independence]]'''<br/> – Date
40: | From [[Soviet Union]]<br/> [[30 August]] [[1991]]
54: ...an." The most common theory is that it is derived from "Atropatan." [[Atropat]] was the [[satrap]] at ...
71: ...ies]]. It also underwent a brief period of feudal fragmentation in the mid-18th to early 19th centurie... - People's Republic of China (40848 bytes)
1: ...y, it remains a one-party [[authoritarian]] state from its true communist days.
15: ...time in a century, and there was development of infrastructure, industry, healthcare, and education, w...
19: ...r. Mao remained head of the Party but was removed from day to day management of economic affairs which...
23: ...ut) and a much wider range of personal rights and freedoms for average Chinese as evidence of the succ...
27: ...ost Chinese dissidents living abroad, many people from Hong Kong or Taiwan, ethnic minorities like Tib... - Germany (46412 bytes)
1: ...[[Austria]] and [[Switzerland]], to the west by [[France]], [[Belgium]], the [[Netherlands]] and [[Lux...
13: ...[[German language|German]]: Unity and Justice and Freedom)
15: ...tschen]]<br>3rd stanza (''Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit'')
51: ...[[Romany language|Romany]] and [[Frisian language|Frisian]] are officially recognised and protected as...
61: ...[[prince-elector]]s of the [[Holy Roman Empire]]. From ''Bildatlas der Deutschen Geschichte'' by Dr Pa... - Kyrgyzstan (23226 bytes)
1: ... capital is [[Bishkek]]. Once a republic of the [[Soviet Union]], Kyrgyzstan has been independent since 19...
35: sovereignty_type = [[History of the Soviet Union (1985-1991)|Independence]] |
37: established_dates = From the [[Soviet Union]]<br> [[31 August]] [[1991]]<br> [[December...
52: ...led along the [[Yenisey River]], where they lived from the [[6th century|6th]] until the [[8th century...
56: ...lic]]. On [[December 5]], [[1936]], the [[Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic]] (SSR) was established as a f... - Slovakia (19892 bytes)
56: ...vs. Federal Republic of Germany or [[France]] vs. French Republic.
63: ...tained a chain of outposts around the [[Danube]]. From 20 to 50 AD, the Kingdom of [[Vannius]], a barb...
67: ...hs]] (from the 14th century), and [[Hungarians]] (from the late Middle Ages).
69: A huge population loss resulted from the invasion of the [[Mongols]] in 1241 and the...
71: ...especially in rural areas. As the Turks retreated from Hungary in the 18th century, Slovakia's influen... - Romania (19812 bytes)
57: ...g a derivate of the word "[[Ancient Rome|Roman]]" from [[Latin]]). Also, "''Ţara Rom⮥ască'...
62: ...er Emperor [[Trajan]] in two campaigns stretching from [[101]] to [[106]], and the core of their kingd...
70: ...der direct military and economic control of the [[Soviet Union|USSR]] until 1958.
72: ...equired the CDR to resign en masse after 200 days from a mixed coalition government (some members had ...
164: ...tructural reform programme, but reform remained a frustrating stop-and-go process until [[2000]], when... - Hungary (18459 bytes)
57: ...lemagne]]. The decline of the kingdom of the East Franks, after the death of Charlemagne, was favourab...
61: ...inus of Hungary|Matthias Corvinus]] ruled Hungary from 1458 to 1490. He strengthened Hungary and its g...
63: ...oday's Hungary by the end of the [[17th century]] from the Ottoman Empire.
65: ...n absolutism resulted in the unsuccessful popular freedom fight led by a Transylvanian nobleman, [[Fer...
67: ...apse following [[World War I]]. Hungary separated from Austria on [[October 31]], [[1918]]. - Bangladesh (29715 bytes)
34: | from [[Pakistan]]<br>[[March 26]] [[1971]]
47: | '''[[National Fruit]]''' || [[Jackfruit]]
65: ...], and there are even claims of social structures from around [[1000 BC]]. Early civilizations had Bud...
67: ...ntrolled the region by the late [[18th century]], from which the [[United Kingdom|British]] extended [...
69: ...ment of Pakistan changed the name of the province from [[East Bengal (province)|East Bengal]] to [[Eas... - Tajikistan (10867 bytes)
36: | '''[[Collapse of the Soviet Union|Independence]]'''<br/> – Date
37: | From [[Soviet Union]]<br/> [[September 9]], [[1991]]
51: ...90;он), formerly known as the ''Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic'', is a country in [[Central A...
60: ...ik SSR]], and it remained relatively behind other Soviet Republics in living conditions, education and ind...
69: ...m to have been flawed, arrousing many accusations from opposition parties that President Emomali Rakhm... - Vietnam (18265 bytes)
6: ...[[People's Republic of China]] and the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]] while the South was support...
8: ...r Powers Resolution]] prevented the United States from defending South Vietnam. [[Fall of Saigon|Saigo...
10: ...public of Vietnam."'' Refugees continued fleeing from Vietnam through the rest of the decade, and int...
12: ...tnam invaded [[Cambodia]] and removed [[Pol Pot]] from power and into hiding, thereby decisively stabi...
17: ...ut in practice it receives most of its directives from the party. Although there has been some effort ... - Cuba (25106 bytes)
10: ...ll Cubans.After some delay, a [[Constitution]] of Soviet inspiration was adopted in [[1976]].
12: ...ge Nuclear Missiles were installed in Cuba by the Soviet Union and aimed at the USA. This led to an Intern...
14: ... to the U.S., mostly aboard vessels that departed from the U.S. Eventually the U.S. stopped the flow ...
16: ...eople, our country could not have survived the confrontation with imperialism".
18: ...espite being denied access to [[development aid]] from the [[IMF]] and [[World Bank]] because Cuba is ... - Finland (29511 bytes)
1: ...[[Gulf of Bothnia]] to the west. Finland has land frontiers with [[Sweden]], [[Norway]] and [[Russia]]...
33: | style="vertical-align: top;" | From [[Russia]]<br/>[[6 December]] [[1917]]<br/>[[22...
51: ..., [[chisel]]s from [[Lake Onega]], and spearheads from North Scandinavia. Currently it is considered p...
57: ...e and in Russian propaganda promising "liberation from Swedish oppression".
63: ...and industrial workers who despite [[universal suffrage]] in [[1906]] had found themselves without pol... - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
39: established_dates = From the [[United Kingdom]]<br />[[1947-08-14]]<br /...
62: ...nions of the divided Greek empire of [[Bactria]] (from the areas of the [[Panjshir province|Panjshir]]...
64: The Kushan kingdom stretched from modern-day [[Uzbekistan]] to northwestern India...
69: ... by the [[Mughals]] from [[1526]] until [[1739]]. From 1739 until the early [[19th century]] the entir...
72: ... the British by the Muslim leader [[Tipu Sultan]] from 1749 to 1799 left the remnants of the Mughal Em... - Israel (51605 bytes)
1: ...ia]], [[Jordan]], and [[Egypt]] (listed clockwise from north to south). Israel shares the coastlines o...
38: established_dates = From the League of Nations mandate administered by t...
60: ...ncia [[Syria Palaestina]]'', a Greek name derived from ''[[Philistine]]'' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] ...
68: ...], before becoming part of the [[Ottoman Empire]] from 1517 until 1918. Throughout the centuries the s...
73: ...nd. The Jewish population in the region increased from 11% of the population in 1922 to 30% by [[1940]... - Afghanistan (23568 bytes)
36: | From [[United Kingdom|the British]]<br>[[1919]]
55: ...Afghanistan. The remainder of the name originates from the [[Persian language|Persian]] word ''stā...
64: ...ans. The Mohammadzay furnished the Saddozay kings frequently with top counsellors, who served occasion...
70: ... years later in [[1989]]. For more details, see [[Soviet invasion of Afghanistan]].
72: ...an were able to capture 90% of the country, aside from [[Northern Alliance]] strongholds primarily in ... - Democratic Republic of the Congo (21095 bytes)
1: ...ocidal]] [[Second Congo War]] (known also as the African World War), the deadliest conflict since [[Wo...
16: official_languages = [[French language|French]] |
41: established_dates = From [[Belgium]] <br> [[June 30]], [[1960]] |
42: currency = [[Congolese franc]] |
50: ...on regression; other PPP figures are extrapolated from the latest International Comparison Programme b... - Ukraine (22193 bytes)
3: ...independent once more following the [[fall of the Soviet Union]] in [[1991]].
37: ... Union|Independence]]'''<br> Date || From [[Soviet Union]]<br>[[August 24]] [[1991]]
55: ...r the name. Most translate it as "borderland" or "frontier" (compare [[Krajna]], [[Krajina]] - in Poli...
60: ... the speakers of the Proto-Iranian language moved from Ukraine to the southeast but many also remained...
64: ...us' was founded by [[Varangian]]s, Scandinavians, from present-day [[Sweden]]. The Varangians later be... - Angola (15614 bytes)
1: '''Angola''' is a country in southwestern [[Africa]] bordering [[Namibia]], [[Congo-Kinshasa]], a...
38: established_events = From [[Portugal]] |
48: ...on regression; other PPP figures are extrapolated from the latest International Comparison Programme b...
61: ...n overseas province, also called Portuguese West Africa. When Portugal refused a decolonization proces...
63: * the [[National Liberation Front of Angola]] (''Frente Nacional de Liberta磯 de Angola'', FNLA), wi... - Mammoth (4333 bytes)
16: ...mmoth lived in temperate and northern climes: the frozen remains of woolly mammoths have been found in...
18: ...ave been proposals to [[cloning|clone]] freshly defrosted mammoths in order to revive the species.
20: In addition to occasional frozen mammoths, large amounts of mammoth [[ivory]] ...
24: ...er, not enough genetic material has been found in frozen mammoths for this to be attempted [http://rbc...
28: ...of [[Siberia]]. The pilot of a [[World War II]] [[Soviet Union]] courier plane reported seeing a herd of f... - Aswan Dam (6375 bytes)
5: ...er Nile floods in the summer every year as waters from [[Ethiopia]] flow down the river. These floods ...
13: ...Cold War]] struggle for influence in Africa the [[Soviet Union]] stepped in 1958 and possibly a third of t...
15: ...d capacity in 1976. The reservoir raised concerns from archaeologists and a rescue operation was begun...
18: ...sser, though it is struggling due to its distance from any significant markets.
23: ... coastline barriers, due to lack of new sediments from floods, will eventually cause loss of the brack... - Minnesota (26682 bytes)
37: Its name is from the [[Lakota#The_Dakota|Dakota people's]] name ...
54: Much of the state was purchased from [[France]] as part of the [[Louisiana Purchase]], alth...
59: ...e [[M鴩s people (Canada)|M鴩s]] people, a mixed French and Native American culture, were a presence ...
61: ...ndia]]ns, [[Middle East]]erners, and the former [[Soviet bloc]] all being well-represented. Some [[China|...
63: ...with the early Scandinavian immigrants. Families frequently own or share [[cabin]]s on central and no... - List of people by name: U (6532 bytes)
17: *[[Albert Uderzo|Uderzo, Albert]], (born 1927), French cartoonist of ''[[Asterix]]'' fame
25: *[[Fritz von Uhde|Uhde, Fritz von]], (1848-1911), German painter
52: *[[Frederick D. Underwood|Underwood, Frederick D.]], president of the [[Erie Railroad]] [...
106: *[[Dmitri Ustinov|Ustinov, Dmitri]], Soviet defense minister
110: ...[Maurice Utrillo|Utrillo, Maurice]], (1883-1955), French painter - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
46: *[[Frank Yates|Yates, Frank]], ([[1902]]-[[1994]]), statistician
48: ...[[1747]]-[[1826]]), Continental Congress delegate from [[New York]]
57: *[[Yazdegerd I of Persia]], from [[399]] to [[420]].
58: *[[Yazdegerd II of Persia]], from [[438]] to [[457]].
59: *[[Yazdegerd III of Persia]], from [[632]] to [[651]]. - History of the United States (21226 bytes)
12: ...an American spirit and culture which was distinct from that of its European founders.
17: ...his period the United States won its independence from the [[Kingdom of Great Britain]] during the [[A...
22: ...sippi River waterway, removed the French presence from the western border of the United States, and pr...
24: ...The United States, dependent on European revenues from the export of agricultural goods, tried to expo...
26: ...r]], Britain sought to impose a stranglehold over French overseas trade ties. Thus, in retaliation aga... - Solar system (21174 bytes)
26: **[[Planetesimal]]s, from which the planets were originally formed, are s...
30: **[[Meteoroid]]s are asteroids that range in size from roughly boulder sized to particles as small as ...
34: ... belt and [[scattered disk object]]s in the outer fringes.
36: ...Sedna]], with a highly elliptical orbit extending from about 76 to 928 AU, does not obviously fit in e...
37: ... Some of the dust is likely [[interstellar dust]] from outside the Solar System. - Comet (30542 bytes)
3: ..."dirty snowballs", comets are composed largely of frozen [[carbon dioxide]], [[methane]] and [[water]]...
5: ...ances from the sun consisting of debris left over from the [[condensation]] of the [[solar nebula]]; t...
9: ... the ion tail (gas) always pointing directly away from the Sun, since the gas is more strongly affecte...
11: ...hs of kings or noble men, or coming catastrophes. From ancient sources, such as Chinese oracle bones, ...
21: ...ncke]] has an orbit which never places it farther from the Sun than [[Jupiter (planet)|Jupiter]]. Shor... - List of reference tables (55289 bytes)
7: ... allowing the link to be accessible in the future from the toolbar.
178: *[[List of largest optical refracting telescopes]]
363: *[[Historical African place names]]
371: *[[List of toponyms]] (with names derived from a place or region)
398: *[[List of fruits]] - Space exploration (14877 bytes)
1: ...ce race]] between the [[United States]] and the [[Soviet Union]].
3: ==From fiction to fact==
6: ...n see and touch, a [[Gemini]] space capsule and [[Soviet]] [[rocket]]s. The [[Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center|...
11: From a spaceflight perspective, the definition of sp...
13: ...lared [[Space Race]] between the two superpowers. Soviet dog [[Laika]] became the first animal in orbit on... - Astronaut (7339 bytes)
3: ... are said to hold [[astronaut wings]]. Astronauts from at least [[Timeline of astronauts by nationalit...
7: ...74;т ''(kosmonavt)'', which in turn derives from the Greek words ''kosmos,'' meaning "universe" ...
11: ... men and women into space in cooperation with the Soviet Union, and, to a lesser extent, the United States...
13: ... The term was coined in May 1998 by Chiew Lee Yih from [[Malaysia]], who used it first in [[newsgroup]...
20: ...nd [[Franklin Chang-Diaz]]. The furthest distance from Earth an astronaut has traveled was 401,056 km ... - Flag (13245 bytes)
3: A '''flag''' is a piece of [[cloth]] flown from a pole or mast, usually intended for signaling ...
5: The study of flags is known as [[vexillology]], from the Latin ''vexillum'' meaning flag or [[banner...
13: From the time of [[Christopher Columbus]] onwards, i...
15: ...them, and by [[World War I]] these were withdrawn from the battlefields, and have been used only at ce...
25: * The [[Tricolore|national flag]] of [[France]], also called the [[Tricolore]], which inspi... - Albania (24647 bytes)
25: | [[Alfred Moisiu|Alfred Moisiu]], <small>''President''</small>
43: | From the [[Ottoman Empire]]<br>[[November 28]], [[19...
66: ...highlands". Alternatively, "Albania" may derive from the ancient [[Proto-Indo-European|Indo-European...
68: ...e-names ending in ''-esh'' that appears to derive from the latin ''-enisis'' or ''-esis'', between the...
72: ...://foreignaffairs.tripod.com/armillotta/albania01_frosina.html Arb벥sh띮 - Aviation history (39698 bytes)
3: ...rded history aspects of this desire have surfaced from time to time. The most well known is the legen...
15: ...d and it was constructed in the late 20th century from materials that would have been available to da ...
17: ...est. Yet there are sufficient proofs and examples from nature that such flights can take place without...
19: ...n [[1783]]. [[Francois Pilatre de Rozier]] and [[Francois d'Arlandes]] went 5 miles (8 km) in a [[hot...
21: ...[1852]]. Henri Giffard flew 15 miles (24 km) in [[France]], with a steam engine mounted on a dirigible... - World War I (62979 bytes)
2: ...rst time, the first mass bombardment of civilians from the sky was executed, and some of the century's...
6: ...democratic Islamic state, Turkey. Activity by the French and British forces in the eastern part of the...
8: ...nch defeat in the Franco-Prussian that would lead France to exploit a Balkan crisis as a precept for a...
10: ...attlefield, and nearly that many more on the home front due to food shortages, [[genocide]], and groun...
11: ...?E=0&O=03300083 French National Library] (Text in French language).]] - World War II (58065 bytes)
1: ...e:nagasakibomb.jpg|thumb|295px|[[Mushroom cloud]] from the [[nuclear explosion]] over [[Nagasaki]] ris...
6: ...ranean Sea]], [[African Theatres of World War II|Africa]], the [[Middle East Theatre of World War II|M...
8: ... a case of [[total war]], it involved the "[[home front]]" and [[Strategic bombing|bombing of civilian...
10: ...] and the latter becoming satellite states of the Soviet Union. Western Europe largely aligned as [[NATO]]...
18: ...7. Spain's fascist government lead by [[Francisco Franco]] was a great asset in trade to the Axis powe... - Cold War (18329 bytes)
2: ...scale war from [[1947]] until the collapse of the Soviet Union in [[1991]]. The term was popularized by th...
7: ...]. The [[Korean War]]; the [[Vietnam War]]; the [[Soviet invasion of Afghanistan|Afghan War]]; and CIA-ass...
9: ...ravel in the late 1980s. With the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia lost the superpower status ...
12: ...ertain that a global nuclear war would not result from smaller regional wars, which heightened the lev...
14: ...ty controlled by [[West Germany]] and the Allies) from [[East Berlin]] and the territory of [[East Ger...
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