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Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeyevich

(Encyclopedia) Khrushchev, Nikita SergeyevichKhrushchev, Nikita Sergeyevichnyĭkēˈtə syĭrgāˈyəvĭch khr&oobreve;schôfˈ [key], 1894–1971, Soviet Communist leader, premier of the USSR (1958–64), and…

Rwanda Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Rwanda Index: Geography People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Rwandan Relations GEOGRAPHYRwanda's…

Greece Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Greece Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Greece Relations PEOPLE Greece was inhabited as…

William Shakespeare: Winter's Tale, Act V

Act VScene IA room in Leontes' palaceEnter Leontes, Cleomenes, Dion, Paulina, and ServantsCleomenesSir, you have done enough, and have perform'd A saint-like sorrow: no fault could you make,…

Franco-Prussian War

(Encyclopedia) Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, 1870–71, conflict between France and Prussia that signaled the rise of German military power and imperialism. It was provoked by Otto von…

The Illiad: The Battle at the Grecian Wall.

The Third Battle, and the Acts... The Fourth Battle Continued, i... The Battle at the Grecian Wall. The Greeks having retired into their entrenchments, Hector attempts to force them;…

Milky Way

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Position of the sun in the Milky Way Milky Way, the galaxy of which the sun and solar system are a part, seen as a broad band of light arching across the night sky from horizon…

Bismarck, Otto von

(Encyclopedia) Bismarck, Otto vonBismarck, Otto vonbĭzˈmärk, Ger. ôˈtō fən bĭsˈmärk [key], 1815–98, German statesman, known as the Iron Chancellor. The Bismarckian era closed with the death of…

William Shakespeare: The Tempest, Act V

Act VScene IBefore Prospero's cellEnter Prospero in his magic robes, and ArielProsperoNow does my project gather to a head: My charms crack not; my spirits obey; and time Goes upright with…