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- Harmonica (21752 bytes)
9: Unlike most free-reed instruments (such as [[organ (music)|r...
32: The diatonic harmonica is most likely what you think of when you think
49: ... unblocking the lower holes with the tongue. The most important notes: C-E-G, the tonic triad, is give...
59: ...llows for the most dramatic bending: in C, it is possible to bend 3 draw from a B down to a G#, or any...
70: *Carlos del Junco - Ukulele (6345 bytes)
9: ...riginal size), concert, [[tenor]] (created in the 1920s), and [[baritone]] (created in the 1940s).
13: ...the re-entrant tuning is the characteristic that most identified the original ukulele.
17: ...layed by a [[Ziegfeld Follies]] chorus girl, c. [[1920]]]]
44: ...these instruments are referred to as Tahitian banjos.
60: ... these tunings, but that the chords will be transposed and inverted. - Bouzouki (4321 bytes)
12: This most popular bouzouki has 8 metal strings which are a...
19: ...en around in Greece all that long. As recently as 1920, they were relatively unknown, used exclusively i...
23: ...ll being made, and are very popular with aficionados of [[Rembetika]].
25: ...urse. Possibly Stefanakis or Anastasios Stathopoulos. The tetrachordo was made popular by [[Manolis Ch...
29: ... [[D Lunny]]. Irish music relies less on virtuoso melodies played on double courses, and more on t... - Turkey (41694 bytes)
18: established_dates = <br>[[April 23]], [[1920]] <br>[[October 29]] [[1923]] |
49: ...astern [[Europe]]. Its straddles the [[Bosphorus|Bosphorus straits]] that separate [[Southwest Asia]] ...
50: ...]] and three seas, Turkey has been a historical crossroads, the homeland of and battleground between s...
52: ...anization for Security and Co-operation in Europe|OSCE]], [[OECD]], [[Organisation of the Islamic Conf...
60: ...ation began in protest to the [[Armistice of Mondros]] and the [[Treaty of Sevres]], under the command... - Kazakhstan (26806 bytes)
1: ...ory west of the Ural River is located in eastern-most [[Europe]]. It has borders with [[Russia]], the ...
74: ... [[1860s]], the [[tsar]]s effectively ruled over most of the territory belonging to what is now the Re...
76: ...ring the final years of tsarist Russia, with the most serious uprising, the [[Central Asian Revolt]], ...
78: ...y succumbed to [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] rule. In [[1920]], the area of present-day Kazakhstan became an [...
80: ... along with forced [[collectivization]] in late [[1920s]]-[[1930s]], brought about mass hunger and led t... - Azerbaijan (15031 bytes)
2: ...aycan) is a country in the [[Caucasus]], at the crossroads of [[Europe]] and [[Southwest Asia]], with ...
54: ...arding the origins of the name "Azerbaijan." The most common theory is that it is derived from "Atropa...
73: ...e world lasted only two years, from [[1918]] to [[1920]], before the [[Soviet]] [[Red Army]] invaded Aze...
75: ...ave (largely Armenian-populated). Azerbaijan has lost 16% of its territory, and must support some 800,...
98: ...nfall can be as high as 1300 mm (51 inches). For most of the country, the wettest periods are in sprin... - Lebanon (34225 bytes)
71: ...ic home of the [[Phoenicia]]ns, Semitic traders whose maritime culture flourished there for more than ...
78: ...sed with prosperity built on [[Beirut|Beirut's]] position as a regional center for finance and trade.
85: ...n]] (PLO). In the early [[1970s]], difficulties arose over the presence of Palestinian refugees, and f...
87: ...re a number of mostly [[Maronite]] militias, the most important of which was the one linked to the [[K...
89: Cross-border attacks from Lebanon against [[Israel|Isr... - Switzerland (22270 bytes)
3: ...[[Latin]] version of the official name, avoids choosing one of the four official languages. The abbrev...
18: ...|VP 2005]])</small><br>[[Pascal Couchepin]]<br>[[Joseph Deiss]]<br>[[Samuel Schmid]] <small>([[Preside...
54: ...erland and in [[1803]], [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] imposed a new constitution, largely restoring Swiss aut...
61: In [[1920]], Switzerland joined the [[League of Nations]], ...
84: ...003 elections to the Federal Council the CVP/PDC lost their second seat to the SVP/UDC. - Kyrgyzstan (23226 bytes)
1: ...nce 1991. Remaining reasonably stable throughout most of the 1990s, the country's young [[democracy]] ...
52: ...] became the predominant religion in the region. Most Kyrgyz are [[Sunni Muslim]]s of the [[Hanafi]] s...
54: ...lion in Central Asia, triggered by the Russian imposition of the military draft on the Kyrgyz and othe...
56: .... (The term Kara-Kirghiz was used until the mid-[[1920s]] by the Russians to distinguish them from the K...
58: ...]], who controlled the Soviet Union from the late 1920's until [[1953]]. - Romania (19812 bytes)
62: ...achia]] by [[Basarab I]], and [[Moldavia]] by Dragos during the 13th and 14th century respectively. In...
64: ...tem, and brief periods of independence. Moldavia lost its eastern side [[Bessarabia]] to the [[Russian...
66: ... (since [[1301]] Hungary and Transylvania became possessions of House of [[Anjou]], of [[Habsburg]], a...
68: ...ia was ratified in the [[Treaty of Trianon]] in [[1920]].
76: ... end of the Cold War in 1989, Romania developed closer ties with Western Europe, joined [[NATO]] in [[... - Hungary (18459 bytes)
59: ...]. Hungary was partially demolished with a great loss of life in [[1241]]–[[1242]] by [[Mongol]]...
69: ...Miklorthy]] ruled with autocratic powers for most of the interwar period. Hungarian politics and c...
71: ...collaborator [[Ferenc Szᬡsi]] and his [[Arrow Cross Party]] in order to avert Hungary's defection to...
73: ...the Soviet Union in [[1991]], Hungary developed closer ties with Western Europe, joined [[NATO]] in [[...
87: ...2 so-called urban counties (singular ''megyei jog?os''), These are: - Republic of Ireland (25543 bytes)
1: ...coast of north-west [[Europe]]. It is the westernmost state of the [[European Union]], and has a [[dev...
58: ...r the state, ''Ireland'' is used for official purposes such as treaties, government and legal document...
67: ...land. (Any tariff barriers would, it was feared, most heavily hit that region.) In addition, the Prote...
71: ...ent of Ireland Act 1920]]'') could opt out and choose to remain part of the United Kingdom, which it d...
73: ...people have no right to do wrong". They objected most to the fact that the state would remain part of ... - Botswana (22276 bytes)
1: ...the northeast. The [[Economic system|economy]], closely tied to South Africa's, is dominated by [[catt...
9: | align="center" width="140px" | [[Image:Bostwanaarms22.PNG]]
58: In the 19th century, hostilities broke out between the Batswana and Boer s...
60: ...he evolution of tribal government resulted in the 1920 establishment of two advisory councils representi...
62: In June [[1964]], Britain accepted proposals for democratic self-government in Botswana. Th... - Finland (29511 bytes)
51: ...anguage arrived in Finland during the Stone Age, possibly even among the first [[Mesolithic]] settlers...
53: ...13th century AD, if we discount the obcscure and possibly fictious stories of Finnish kings in Scandin...
61: ... agreed on only with the [[Treaty of Tartu]] in [[1920]].
63: ...al Germany]], and "the reds". The reds consisted mostly of propertyless rural and industrial workers w...
65: ...countries. Into the [[19th century]] there was a most obvious language barrier; then during the 19th c... - Ukraine (22193 bytes)
28: ...ter of Ukraine|Prime Minister]]''' || [[Yuliya Tymoshenko]]
34: | '''[[Gross domestic product|GDP]]''' (2004) <br /> - ...
55: ...]] etymologies have been suggested for the name. Most translate it as "borderland" or "frontier" (comp...
74: ... continued, first in [[Novgorod]], and then in [[Moscow]].
76: ...ope)|Galicia]]) was taken over by Austria, while most of Ukraine was progressively assimilated into th... - Portugal (61755 bytes)
1: ...]] in southwestern [[Europe]], and is the westernmost country in continental Europe. Portugal is borde...
5: ...ral power. The [[Portuguese Empire]] stretched across the world. After the rise of other colonial powe...
23: ...ibes|Germanic]] [[Barbarians|barbarian]] tribes, most notably the [[Suevi]] and the [[Visigoth]]s, inv...
31: ...], finally defeated the Castilians in Portugal's most historic battle of Portugal, the [[Battle of Alj...
40: ...opments in navigation, made Portugal's expansion possible and led to great advances in geographic know... - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
54: ... Britain''', '''Britain''' or '''England''' (the most populous of the [[home nation]]s). The UK has f...
58: ...es|included Wales]] as a [[principality]]) with those of, first, [[Kingdom of Scotland]] and then [[Ki...
64: ...lands of the North Atlantic'' (IONA) has been proposed, but is little used outside diplomatic circles.
71: ...as changed in 1927 to recognise the departure of most of Ireland, with the name '' United Kingdom of G...
74: ... and the UK rebuilding itself into a modern and prosperous nation. - Flag of New Mexico (1805 bytes)
5: ...] to design a contemporary and unique [[flag]] in 1920. A contest to design the new state flag was won ...
13: ...official flag. During the [[Panama-California Exposition (1915)|San Diego World's Fair of 1915]], the... - Babe Ruth (55357 bytes)
12: ..., George became the team's catcher. He liked the position because he was involved in every play. One d...
15: ...her players to [[Joseph Lannin]], owner of the [[Boston Red Sox]], for a sum rumored to be between $20...
18: ...osed to [[Helen Woodford]], a waitress he met in Boston, and they were married in [[Baltimore, Marylan...
20: ...he Red Sox to the pennant. Ruth won 18 games and lost 8 and helped himself with the bat, hitting .315 ...
23: ...d their 100 wins, missed out on a third straight postseason appearance. More importantly, however, Ru... - California (63989 bytes)
11: LargestCity = [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] |
15: PostalAbbreviation = CA |
64: Fossil = [[Smilodon|Saber-toothed cat]] |
89: ...ost populous state in the U.S.]], as well as the most physically diverse, with the highest and the low...
91: ...lifornia|San Diego]], [[San Jose, California|San Jose]], and [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco...
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