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Benin, country, Africa

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Benin Benin bĕnēnˈ , officially Republic of Benin, republic (2020 est. pop. 12,120,000…

fascism

(Encyclopedia) fascismfascismfăshˈĭzəm, totalitarian philosophy of government that glorifies the state and nation and assigns to the state control over every aspect of national life. The name was…

Jimmy Carter (January 16, 1981)

To the Congress of the United States: The State of the Union is sound. Our economy is recovering from a recession. A national energy plan is in place and our dependence on foreign oil is…

Stalin, Joseph Vissarionovich

(Encyclopedia) Stalin, Joseph VissarionovichStalin, Joseph Vissarionovichstäˈlĭn, Rus. vĭsəryôˈnəvĭch stäˈlyĭn, 1879–1953, Soviet Communist leader and head of the USSR from the death of V. I. Lenin (…

Hungary

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Hungary, Hung. Magyarország, republic (2015 est. pop. 9,784,000), 35,919 sq mi (93,030 sq km), central Europe. Hungary borders on Slovakia in the north, on Ukraine in the…

Albania

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Albania Albania ălbāˈnyə , Albanian Shqipëria or Shqipnija, officially Republic of Albania, republic (2020 est. pop. 2,838,000), 11,101 sq mi (28,752…

Judaism

(Encyclopedia) JudaismJudaismj&oomacr;ˈdəĭzˌəm, j&oomacr;ˈdē–, the religious beliefs and practices and the way of life of the Jews. The term itself was first used by Hellenized Jews to…

Crusades

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Crusader States (c.1140) CrusadesCrusadeskr&oomacr;ˈsādz, series of wars undertaken by European Christians between the 11th and 14th cent. to recover the Holy Land from the…