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| Foreign relations of Venezuela The foreign relations of Venezuela have since the early twentieth century been particularly strong with the United States. However with the election of Hugo Chávez as President of Venezuela in 1998, the foreign policy of the Hugo Chávez government has differed substantially from that of previous Venezuelan governments. This article mainly concerns Venezuela's foreign relations before Hugo Chávez's election. Foreign_relations_of_Venezuela | |
| World War II World War II, or the Second World War (often abbreviated WWII or WW2), was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including all of the great powers, organized into two opposing military alliancesAllies and the Axis. The war involved the mobilization of over 100 million military personnel, making it the most widespread war in history. World_War_II | |
| Waffen-SS The Waffen-SS (German for "Armed SS", literally "Weapons SS") was the combat arm of the Schutzstaffel ("Protective Squadron") or SS, an organ of the Nazi Party. The Waffen-SS saw action throughout World War II and grew from three regiments to a force of over 38 divisions, which served alongside the regular army, but was never formally part of the Wehrmacht. Waffen-SS | |
| Yiddish language Yiddish ( yidish or idish, literally "Jewish") is a non-territorial High German language of Jewish origin, spoken throughout the world. Unlike other Germanic languages, Yiddish is written with the Hebrew alphabet as opposed to a Latin alphabet.The language originated in the Ashkenazi culture that developed from about the 10th century in the Rhineland and then spread to central and eastern Europe and eventually to other continents. Yiddish_language | |
| Yasser Arafat Yasser_Arafat | |
| Yom Kippur Yom Kippur (, ), also known in English as the Day of Atonement, is the most solemn and important of the Jewish holidays. Its central themes are atonement and repentance. Jews traditionally observe this holy day with a 25-hour period of fasting and intensive prayer, often spending most of the day in synagogue services.Yom Kippur is the tenth and final day of the Ten Days of Repentance which begin with Rosh Hashanah. Yom_Kippur | |
| Yasser Arafat Talk:Yasser_Arafat | |
| 1492 1492 | |
| 1948 Arab–Israeli War 1948_Arab–Israeli_War | |
| Pashtun people Pashtuns ( , , also rendered as Pushtuns, Pakhtuns, Pukhtuns), also called Pathans (, Hindi:Afghans, are an Eastern Iranian ethno-linguistic group with populations primarily in Afghanistan and in the North-West Frontier Province, Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Balochistan provinces of Pakistan. The Pashtuns are typically characterized by their usage of the Pashto language and practice of Pashtunwali, which is an ancient traditional code of conduct and honor. Pashtun_people | |
| The Merchant of Venice The Merchant of Venice is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. Although classified as a comedy in the First Folio, and while it shares certain aspects with Shakespeare's other romantic comedies, the play is perhaps more remembered for its dramatic scenes, and is best known for the character of Shylock. The_Merchant_of_Venice | |
| Tājik people Tajik ( Tājīk; ; ) is a general designation for a wide range of Persian-speaking peoples of Iranian origin, with traditional homelands in present-day western Afghanistan, Tajikistan, southern Uzbekistan. Because of the Soviet war in Afghanistan, large refugee populations can also be found in both Iran and Pakistan. Alternative names include Fārsī (Persian), Fārsīwān (Persian-speaking), and Dīhgān (cf. , literally "peasant", in a wider sense "settled" in contrast to "nomadic"). Tājik_people | |
| Hebron Hebron ( or ; , Hevron, Tiberian Hebrew:West Bank, located in the south, 30 kilometers south of Jerusalem. It is home to some 166,000 Palestinians, and over 500 Israelis. Hebron lies 930 meters (3,050 ft) above sea level. Located in the Palestinian territories and the Biblical region of Judea, it is the second holiest city in Judaism, after Jerusalem.It is locally well-known for its grapes, figs, limestone, pottery workshops and glassblowing factories. Hebron | |
| 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona (two years before the Nazis came to power). 1936_Summer_Olympics | |
| Warsaw Ghetto The Warsaw Ghetto was the largest of the Jewish ghettos during the Second World War. During the next year and a half, thousands of the Polish Jews as well as some Romani people from smaller cities and the countryside were brought into the Ghetto, while diseases,especially typhus and starvation kept the Warsaw_Ghetto | |
| History of Estonia Estonia was settled near the end of the last glacial era, beginning from around 8500 BC. Before the German invasions in the 13th century proto-Estonians of the Ancient Estonia were pagans, worshiping the spirits of nature. Since the Northern Crusades Estonia became a battleground for centuries where Denmark, Germany, Russia, Sweden and Poland fought their many wars over controlling the important geographical position of the country as a gateway between East and West. History_of_Estonia | |
| Axis powers The Axis powers (also known as the Axis alliance, Axis nations, Axis countries, or just the Axis) comprised the countries that were opposed to the Allies during World War II. The three major Axis powers - Germany, Italy, and Japan - were part of a military alliance on the signing of the Tripartite Pact in September 1940, which officially founded the Axis powers. Axis_powers | |
| Yitzhak Rabin ''Israeli politician and general. He was the fifth Prime Minister of Israel, serving two terms in office, 1974Nobel Peace Prize together with Shimon Peres and Yasser Arafat. He was assassinated by right-wing Israeli radical Yigal Amir, who was opposed to Rabin's signing of the Oslo Accords. Rabin was the first native-born prime minister of Israel, the only prime minister to be assassinated and the second to die in office after Levi Eshkol. Yitzhak_Rabin | |
| Ramallah Ramallah ( Rām Allāh) (literally "Height of God") is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank adjacent to al-Bireh with a population nearly 25,500. Ramallah is located 10 kilometers (6 miles) north of Jerusalem and currently serves as the administrative capital of the Palestinian National Authority. Ramallah | |
| History of Portugal The history of Portugal, a European and Atlantic nation, dates back to the Early Middle Ages. In the 15th and 16th centuries, it ascended to the status of a world power during Europe's "Age of Discovery" as it built up a vast empire including possessions in South America, Africa, and Asia. History_of_Portugal | |
| Łódź Łódź is the third-largest city in Poland. Located in the central part of the country, it had a population of 753,192 in 2007. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is approximately south-west of Warsaw. The city's coat of arms is an example of canting, depicting a boat it alludes to the city's name which translates literally as "boat". Łódź | |
| Israeli–Palestinian conflict Israeli–Palestinian conflict is an ongoing dispute between Israelis and the Palestinians. It forms part of the wider Arab–Israeli conflict. Though the State of Israel was established in 1948, the term is usually used also in reference to the earlier phases of the same conflict, between Zionist pioneers and the Arab population living in Palestine under Ottoman or British rule. Israeli–Palestinian_conflict | |
| Battle of Tours Battle_of_Tours | |
| Shimon Peres '' on 2 August 1923) is the ninth and current President of the State of Israel. Peres served twice as Prime Minister of Israel and once as Interim Prime Minister, and has been a member of 12 cabinets in a political career spanning over 66 years. Peres was elected to the Knesset in November 1959 and, except for a three-month-long hiatus in early 2006, served continuously until 2007, when he became President. In November 2008 he was presented with an honorary knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II. Shimon_Peres | |
| Havana Havana ( Havana | |
| Almohad dynasty The Almohad Dynasty (From Arabic الموحدون al-Muwahhidun, i.e., "the monotheists" or "the Unitarians"), was a Berber, Muslim dynasty that was founded in the 12th century, and conquered all northern Africa as far as Libya, together with Al-Andalus (Moorish Iberia). Almohad_dynasty | |
| Alfred Rosenberg ''Nazi Party. Rosenberg was first introduced to Adolf Hitler by Dietrich Eckart; he later held several important posts in the Nazi government. He is considered one of the main authors of key Nazi ideological creeds, including its racial theory, persecution of the Jews, Lebensraum, abrogation of the Treaty of Versailles, and opposition to "degenerate" modern art. Alfred_Rosenberg | |
| Charles de Gaulle Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (, ; 22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II. He later founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958 and served as its first President from 1959 to 1969. Charles_de_Gaulle | |
| White Rose Also see Weiße Rose (opera) and Sophie Scholl – Die letzten TageThe White Rose () was a non-violent/intellectual resistance group in Nazi Germany, consisting of students from the University of Munich and their philosophy professor. The group became known for an anonymous leaflet campaign, lasting from June 1942 until February 1943, that called for active opposition to German dictator Adolf Hitler's regime. White_Rose | |
| Yom Kippur War Talk:Yom_Kippur_War | |
| Haganah Haganah (Hebrew:HaHagana) was a Jewish paramilitary organization in what was then the British Mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948, which later became the core of the Israel Defense Forces. Haganah | |
| Arab League The Arab League ( al-Jāmiʻa al-ʻArabiyya), officially called the League of Arab States ( JāmiArabiyya), is a regional organization of Arab states in Southwest Asia, and North and Northeast Africa. It was formed in Cairo on March 22, 1945 with six membersEgypt, Iraq, Transjordan (renamed Jordan after 1946), Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Syria. Arab_League | |
| Lavon Affair The Lavon Affair refers to the scandal over a failed Israeli covert operation in Egypt known as Operation Susannah, in which Israeli military intelligence and Egyptian Jews planted bombs in Egyptian, American and British-owned targets in Egypt in the summer of 1954 in the hopes that "the Muslim Brotherhood, the Communists, 'unspecified malcontents' or 'local nationalists'" would be blamed. Lavon_Affair | |
| Muammar al-Gaddafi Muammar Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi1 ( 'Colonel Gaddafi, is a military dictator, and has been the de facto leader of Libya since a 1969 coup. Although Gaddafi has held no public office or title since 1979, he is accorded the honorifics "Guide of the First of September Great Revolution of the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya" or "Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution" in government statements and the official press. Muammar_al-Gaddafi | |
| Neturei Karta Neturei Karta (Jewish Babylonian Aramaic:''Jews United Against Zionism, is a small Haredi Jewish group formally created in 1935, that opposes Zionism and calls for a dismantling of the State of Israel, in the belief that Jews are forbidden to have their own state until the coming of the Messiah. Neturei_Karta | |
| Ashkelon Ashkelon or Ashqelon ( Latin:Ascalon; Akkadian:South District of Israel. The ancient seaport of Ashkelon dates back to the Bronze Age. In the course of its history, it has been ruled by the Canaanites, the Babylonians, the Greeks, the Phoenicians, the Romans, the Persians, the Egyptians, the Muslims, the British and the Crusaders. It was destroyed by the Mamluks in 1270 and fell into disuse. Ashkelon | |
| Gaza Gaza | |
| Haifa Haifa ( ; ) is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 264,900. Haifa has a mixed population of Jews and Arabs. It is also home to the Bahá'í World Centre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Haifa | |
| Acre, Israel Acre (, Ako; , ʻAkkā) also Akko, is a city in the Western Galilee region of northern Israel. It is situated on a low promontory at the northern extremity of Haifa Bay. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Acre had a population of 46,000 at the end of 2007. Historically Acre has been regarded as the key to the Levant due to its strategic coastal location. Acre,_Israel | |
| Chişinău Chişinău (; also known as Kishinev, Kishinyov), is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc. Economically, the city is the most prosperous in Moldova and is one of the main transportation hubs of the region. Chişinău | |
| Bernard Baruch Bernard Mannes Baruch (; August 18, 1870 – June 20, 1965) was an American financier, stock-market speculator, statesman, and political consultant. After his success in business, he devoted his time toward advising Democratic U.S. Presidents Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt on economic matters. Bernard_Baruch | |
| Wilhelm Canaris Wilhelm Franz Canaris (January 1, 1887 April 9, 1945) was a German admiral, head of the Abwehr, the German military intelligence service, from 1935 to 1944 and member of the German Resistance. Wilhelm_Canaris | |
| Ann Landers Ruth Crowley and Esther "Eppie" Pauline Friedman Lederer (July 4, 1918 - June 22, 2002) were the main writers behind the pseudonymous syndicated advice column Ask Ann Landers. For about 45 years, the column was a regular feature in many newspapers across North America, beginning with the Chicago Sun-Herald. Ann_Landers | |
| Abdel-Razak al-Yehiyeh Lieutenant General Abdel-Razak al-Yehiyeh or Abdul-Razzaq Al-Yahya (born March 15, 1929 in Tantura, near Haifa, Palestine), also known as Abu Anas, is the Interior Minister of the Palestinian National AuthorityAl-Yehiyeh trained as a military strategist and served as chief operations officer and then deputy chief-of-staff of the PLA brigade in Syria before 1967. Abdel-Razak_al-Yehiyeh | |
| 20 July plot 20 July plot of 1944 was a failed attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler, the leader of Nazi Germany, inside his "Wolf's Lair" field headquarters near Rastenburg, East Prussia. The plot was the culmination of the efforts of the German Resistance to overthrow the Nazi regime. 20_July_plot | |
| Gas van gas van or gas wagon () was an extermination method devised by Nazi Germany to kill their victims during the Holocaust.It was a vehicle with an air-tight compartment for victims into which exhaust gas was transmitted while the engine was running. As a result the victims were gassed with carbon monoxide, resulting in death by the combined effects of carbon monoxide poisoning and suffocation. Gas_van | |
| Marc Chagall Marc Chagall (IPA:Jewish Belarusian artist, born in Belarus (then Russian Empire) and naturalized French in 1937, associated with several key art movements and was one of the most successful artists of the twentieth century. He forged a unique career in virtually every artistic medium, including paintings, book illustrations, stained glass, stage sets, ceramics, tapestries and fine art prints. Marc_Chagall | |
| Chaim Potok Chaim Potok (February 17, 1929 - July 23, 2002) was an American Jewish author and rabbi. Chaim_Potok | |
| British Mandate of Palestine The Palestine Mandate, or Mandate for Palestine, was a League of Nations Mandate drafted by the principal Allied and associated powers after the First World War and formally approved by the League of Nations in 1922. By the power granted under the mandate, Britain ruled Palestine between 1920 and 1948, a period referred to as the "British Mandate."The preamble of the mandate declared British_Mandate_of_Palestine | |
| Timeline of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict This is an incomplete timeline of notable events in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.__TOC__ Timeline_of_the_Israeli–Palestinian_conflict |
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