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| Waverley (novel) Waverley is an 1814 historical novel by Sir Walter Scott. Initially published anonymously in 1814 as Scott's first venture into prose fiction, Waverley is often regarded as the first historical novel. The novel became so popular that Scott's later novels were advertised as being "by the author of Waverley". His series of novels on similar themes written during the same period have become collectively known as the "Waverley Novels". Waverley_(novel) | |
| Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact describes alleged interactions between the indigenous peoples of the Americas and peoples of other continents – Africa, Asia, Europe, or Oceania – before the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492. Many such contacts have been proposed at various times, based on historical accounts, archaeological finds, and cultural comparisons.However, claims of such contacts are controversial and hotly debated. Pre-Columbian_trans-oceanic_contact | |
| Partitions of Poland Talk:Partitions_of_Poland | |
| Rosa Luxemburg Rosa Luxemburg (Rosalia Luxemburg, ; 5 March 1871 15 January 1919) was a Polish-born Jewish-German Marxist theorist, socialist philosopher, and revolutionary for the Social Democracy of the Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania, the German SPD, the Independent Social Democratic Party and the Communist Party of Germany.In 1914, after the SPD supported German participation in World War I, she co-founded, with Karl Liebknecht, the revolutionary Spartakusbund (Spartacist League), that on 1 January 1919 became the Communist Party of Germany (KPD). Rosa_Luxemburg | |
| Gender-specific job title gender-specific job title is a name of a job that also specifies or implies the gender of the person performing that job, such as stewardess. A gender-neutral job title does not specify or imply gender, such as firefighter.See also gender-neutral language. Gender-specific_job_title | |
| Black propaganda Black propaganda is false information and material that purports to be from a source on one side of a conflict, but is actually from the opposing side. It is typically used to vilify, embarrass or misrepresent the enemy. Black propaganda contrasts with grey propaganda, the source of which is not identified, and white propaganda (or White PR) in which the real source is declared and usually more accurate information is given, if also slanted or distorted. Black_propaganda | |
| Okinawa Prefecture Talk:Okinawa_Prefecture | |
| Certified Public Accountant Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is the statutory title of qualified accountants in the United States who have passed the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination and have met additional state education and experience requirements for certification as a CPA. Certified_Public_Accountant | |
| Maimonides Talk:Maimonides | |
| Henry IV of France Talk:Henry_IV_of_France | |
| Georgetown, Washington, D.C. Georgetown is a neighborhood located in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., along the Potomac River waterfront. Founded in 1751, the city of Georgetown substantially predated the establishment of the city of Washington and the District of Columbia. Georgetown retained its separate municipal status until 1871, when it was assimilated into the city of Washington. Georgetown,_Washington,_D.C. | |
| Black Death/Archive 2 Talk:Black_Death/Archive_2 | |
| Treaty of Trianon The Treaty of Trianon was the peace treaty concluded in 1920 at the end of World War I by the Allies of World War I, on one side, and Hungary, seen as a successor of Austria-Hungary, on the other. The treaty established the borders of Hungary and regulated its international situation. Hungary was shorn of over 72% of the territory it had previously controlled, which left 64% of the inhabitants, including 3.3 out of 10.7 million (31%) ethnic Hungarians, living outside Hungary. Treaty_of_Trianon | |
| List of Bahá'ís The following list sets down the name of each member of the Bahá'í Faith who is the subject of a Wikipedia article. For another index of individual Bahá'ís with Wikipedia articles, see . List_of_Bahá'ís | |
| Crypto-Judaism Talk:Crypto-Judaism | |
| Free love free love has been used since at least the nineteenth century to describe a social movement that rejects marriage, which is seen as a form of social bondage, especially for women. Much of the free-love tradition is an offshoot of anarchism, and reflects a civil libertarian philosophy that seeks freedom from state regulation and church interference in personal relationships. Free_love | |
| Occupation of Japan Talk:Occupation_of_Japan | |
| History of Germany since 1945 As a consequence of Germany's defeat in World War II and the onset of the Cold War, the country was split between the two global blocs in the East and West. Germany would not be reunited until 1990. History_of_Germany_since_1945 | |
| Kulturkampf The German term (literally, "culture struggle") refers to German policies in relation to secularity and the influence of the Roman Catholic Church, enacted from 1871 to 1878 by the Chancellor of the German Empire, Otto von Bismarck.Until the mid-19th century, the Catholic Church was still a political power. Kulturkampf | |
| Gustave Doré Paul Gustave Doré (; January 6, 1832 January 23, 1883) was a French artist, engraver, illustrator and sculptor. Doré worked primarily with wood engraving and steel engraving. Gustave_Doré | |
| Russ Feingold Russell Dana Feingold (born March 2, 1953) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He has served as a Democratic member of the U.S. Senate and the junior Senator from Wisconsin since 1993. A recipient of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award, Feingold is known for his cosponsorship of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act ("McCaincampaign finance reform legislation. Russ_Feingold | |
| Morgenthau Plan The Morgenthau Morgenthau_Plan | |
| German orthography reform of 1996 The German orthography reform of 1996 (Rechtschreibreform) is based on an international agreement signed in Vienna in July 1996 by the governments of the German-speaking countries of Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein and Switzerland, the last-named being a quadrilingual country with a majority of German speakers. German_orthography_reform_of_1996 | |
| Frankfurt School Talk:Frankfurt_School | |
| Gregor Gysi Talk:Gregor_Gysi | |
| Fula people Talk:Fula_people | |
| Mir Harven User_talk:Mir_Harven | |
| Abol-Ghasem Kashani Ayatollah Seyyed Abol-Ghasem Mostafavi Kashani () (born 1882 in Tehran, Iran, died March 14 1962) was a prominent Twelver Shi'a Muslim cleric and former Parliament Minister of Iran. Abol-Ghasem_Kashani | |
| Qertis User_talk:Qertis | |
| Modern architecture This article is concerned with architectural aspects of modernism; for the most recent developments in architecture, see Contemporary architecture.Modern architecture is a set of building styles with similar characteristics, primarily the simplification of form and the elimination of ornament. Modern_architecture | |
| Henry Steele Commager Henry Steele Commager (October 25, 1902 – March 2, 1998) was an American historian who wrote (or edited) over forty books and over 700 journalistic essays and reviews. He won fame as one of the most active and prolific public intellectuals of his time, and he based his activism in support of the causes he advocated, including civil rights, opposition to the war in Vietnam, and criticism of the constitutional agendas of the administrations of Presidents Lyndon B. Henry_Steele_Commager | |
| Reparations for slavery Reparations for slavery is a proposal by some in the United States that some type of compensation should be provided to the descendants of enslaved people, in consideration of the coerced and uncompensated labor they performed over several centuries, which has been a powerful and influential factor in the development of the country. Reparations_for_slavery | |
| Báb Siyyid `Alí Muḥammad Shírází () (October 20, 1819 – July 9, 1850) was the founder of Bábism, and one of three central figures of the Bahá'í Faith. He was a merchant from Shíráz, Persia, who at the age of twenty-four (in May 23, 1844) claimed to be the promised Qá'im (or Mahdi). Báb | |
| Sayyid Kazim Rashti Sayyid Kāz or Siyyid Káz () (1793-1843) was the son of Sayyid Qasim of Rasht, a town in northern Iran. He was appointed as the successor of Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsa'i, and led the Shaykhí movement until his death.He came from a family of well known merchants. Sayyid_Kazim_Rashti | |
| Drang nach Osten "Drang nach Osten" is also a game in the "Europa" wargame series.Drang nach Osten (German for "yearning for the East", "thrust toward the East", "push eastward", "drive toward the East" or "desire to push East") was a term coined in the 19th century to designate German expansion into Slavic lands. Drang_nach_Osten | |
| History of Poland (1939–1945) The history of Poland from 1939 to 1945 encompasses the German invasion of Poland through to the end of World War II. On September 1, 1939, without a formal declaration of war, Germany invaded Poland. Germany's pretext was that Polish troops had allegedly committed "provocations" along the German-Polish border, which was actually a staged attack by the Germans. History_of_Poland_(1939–1945) | |
| Hungarian Revolution of 1956 The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 () was a spontaneous nationwide revolt against the Stalinist government of the People's Republic of Hungary and its Soviet-imposed policies, lasting from 23 October until 10 November 1956.The revolt began as a student demonstration which attracted thousands as it marched through central Budapest to the Parliament building. Hungarian_Revolution_of_1956 | |
| Territories of Poland annexed by the Soviet Union Talk:Territories_of_Poland_annexed_by_the_Soviet_Union | |
| Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Los_Angeles_County_Metropolitan_Transportation_Authority | |
| William Julius Wilson William Julius Wilson (born December 20, 1935) is an American sociologist. He worked at the University of Chicago 1972-1996 before moving to Harvard. William Julius Wilson is Lewis P. and Linda L. Geyser University Professor at Harvard University. He is one of only 19 University Professors, the highest professional distinction for a Harvard faculty member. William_Julius_Wilson | |
| Consequences of German Nazism German Nazism and the acts of the Nazi German state profoundly affected many countries, communities and peoples before, during and after World War II. While the attempt of Germany to exterminate several nations viewed as subhuman by Nazi ideology was stopped by the Allies, Nazi aggression nevertheless led to the deaths of tens of millions and the ruin of several states. Consequences_of_German_Nazism | |
| Neil Goldschmidt Neil Edward Goldschmidt (born June 16, 1940) is an American businessman and former Democratic politician from Oregon who held local, state, and federal offices over three decades.Goldschmidt was widely considered the most influential figure in Oregon politics, both as an elected public official and as a lobbyist and policy consultant, until he was revealed to have sexually abused an underage girl over a period of three years, when she was 14 to 17 years old, during his first term as Mayor of Portland, when he was in his mid 30s. Neil_Goldschmidt | |
| Enemy at the Gates Enemy_at_the_Gates | |
| Kevin B. MacDonald Kevin B. MacDonald, (born January 24, 1944) is a professor of psychology at California State University, Long Beach, best known for his use of evolutionary psychology to inform his study of Judaism as being a "group evolutionary strategy." MacDonald's most controversial claim is that a suite of traits that he attributes to Jews, including higher-than-average verbal intelligence and ethnocentricism, have eugenically evolved to enhance the ability of Jews to out-compete non-Jews for resources while undermining the power and self-confidence of the white majorities in Europe and America. Kevin_B._MacDonald | |
| Prussia Talk:Prussia | |
| History of the Jews in Poland The history of the Jews in Poland dates back over a millennium. Poland was home to the largest and most significant Jewish community in Europe and served as the center for Jewish culture, ranging from a long period of religious tolerance and prosperity among the country's Jewish population, to its nearly complete genocidal destruction by Nazi Germany in the 20th century during the German occupation of Poland and the Holocaust. History_of_the_Jews_in_Poland | |
| Otto Hermann Kahn Otto Hermann Kahn (February 21, 1867 – March 29, 1934) was an investment banker, collector, philanthropist, and patron of the arts. Otto_Hermann_Kahn | |
| Daniel Goldhagen Daniel Jonah Goldhagen (born 1959) is an American political scientist and former Associate Professor of Political Science and Social Studies at Harvard University. After having taught political science and social studies at Harvard University for many years, Goldhagen reached international awareness as the author of two controversial books about the Holocaust, Hitler's Willing Executioners (1996) and A Moral Reckoning (2002). Daniel_Goldhagen | |
| Middle power Middle power is a term used in the field of international relations to describe states that are not superpowers or great powers, but still have large or moderate influence and international recognition. There is no single specific definition of which countries are middle powers. Middle_power | |
| Treaty of Trianon Talk:Treaty_of_Trianon |
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