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  • 111HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… …

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  • 112Ma Ying-jeou — This is a Chinese name; the family name is Ma. Ma Ying jeou 馬英九 President of the Republic of China Incumbent …

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  • 113education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …

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  • 114Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …

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  • 115international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …

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  • 116Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …

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  • 117Politics of the Republic of China — The politics of the Republic of China (ROC) takes place in a framework of a Semi presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President is head of state and the premier (President of the Executive Yuan) is head of government, and… …

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  • 118The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada — Infobox Military Unit unit name= The Queen s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada caption=Cap badge of the Camerons of C dates= 1 February 1910 Present country= Canada allegiance= branch= Militia type= Line Infantry role= Light Role size= One… …

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  • 119Laborem Exercens — was an encyclical written by Pope John Paul II in 1981, on human work. It is part of a larger body of writings known as Catholic social teaching, that trace their origin to Rerum Novarum which was issued by Pope Leo XIII in 1891.External links*… …

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  • 120China at the 2008 Summer Olympics — China at the Olympic Games Flag of the P …

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