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World history

Crusades

History; World history

European Christian military expeditions made between the 11th and 13th centuries to retake the Middle Eastern Holy Lands occupied by the Muslims. In view of world history, the Crusades were important ...

North Atlantic Treaty organisation (NATO)

History; World history

An international defence alliance between the United States, Great Britain, and others formed in 1949 as a response to the spread of communism.

Indian National Congress

History; World history

Nationalistic organisation in India with the purpose of ending British control. Prominent members include Mohandas Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru.

Neville Chamberlain

History; World history

(1869-1940) Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1937 to 1940. He is responsible for the policy of appeasement with Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Germany.

Long Parliament

History; World history

(1640 – 1660) English Parliament which met off and on for twenty years due to religious and civil problems. Occurs during the English Civil War.

Monroe Doctrine

History; World history

(1823) A political policy of the United States by President James Monroe that states the Western Hemisphere is closed to European interference.

Market economy

History; World history

An economy that operates by voluntary exchange in a free market and is not planned or controlled by a central authority; a capitalistic economy.

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