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31Battle of Huaiyin–Huai'an — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Huaiyin Huai an partof= Chinese Civil War place=Huaiyin and Huai an, Jiangsu, China date=August 21, 1946 September 22, 1946 result=nationalist victory combatant1= combatant2= commander1= Zhang Lingfu… …
32colonialism, Western — ▪ politics Introduction a political economic phenomenon whereby various European nations explored, conquered, settled, and exploited large areas of the world. The age of modern colonialism began about 1500, following the European… …
33American Old West — Wild West redirects here. For other uses, see Wild West (disambiguation). For cultural influences and their development, see Western (genre). American Old West The …
34Invasion of Poland (1939) — Infobox Military Conflict partof=World War II caption=German battleship Schleswig Holstein , shelling Westerplatte, 1 September 1939. date=1 September – 6 October 1939 place=Poland result=Decisive Axis and Soviet victory; Polish territory split… …
35History of the Luftwaffe 1933 - 1945 — The German Luftwaffe was one of the strongest, doctrinally advanced, and battle experienced air forces in the world when World War II started in Europe in September 1939. Officially unveiled in 1935, in violation of the Treaty of Versailles, its… …
36Menglianggu Campaign — Part of the Chinese Civil War …
37European Union — 1. an association of European nations formed in 1993 for the purpose of achieving political and economic integration. Formerly known as the European Economic Community, the European Union s member states are Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland,… …
38Operational history of the Luftwaffe (1939–1945) — Main article: History of the Luftwaffe (1933–1945) During the Second World War the German Luftwaffe was the main support weapon of the German Army (Heer). It fought and supported the Wehrmacht s war effort throughout the six years of conflict and …
39HOLOCAUST, RESCUE FROM — In October 1933 the League of Nations established the High Commission for Refugees (Jewish and Others) Coming from Germany (see refugees ) under James G. McDonald. When the commission failed to achieve any significant result, McDonald resigned in …
40western Africa, history of — Introduction history of the region from the 11th century to the present. A reasonable body of sources for the writing of western African history begins to be available about AD 1000. Three centuries earlier, the Arabs (Arab) had… …
