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  • 21Clausewitz, Carl von — ▪ Prussian general Introduction in full  Carl Philipp Gottlieb von Clausewitz  born June 1, 1780, Burg, near Magdeburg, Prussia [Germany] died Nov. 16, 1831, Breslau, Silesia [now Wrocław, Pol.]  Prussian general and military thinker, whose work… …

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  • 22rout — I. n. 1. Defeat, discomfiture, ruin, complete overthrow. 2. Concourse, rabble, multitude, tumultuous crowd, clamorous multitude. 3. Fashionable assembly, evening party. 4. Uproar, brawl, disturbance, noise. II. v. a. 1. Defeat, discomfort,… …

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  • 23London —     London     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► London     London, the capital of England and chief city of the British Empire, is situated about fifty miles from the mouth of the Thames, Lat. 51°30 , Long. 0°5 . The word London is used in widely… …

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  • 24rev|o|lu|tion — «REHV uh LOO shuhn», noun. 1. a complete overthrow of an established government or political system: »The American Revolution from 1763 to 1783 gave independence to the colonies. Geria, after the Revolution, got free primary and secondary… …

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  • 25Anwar El Sadat — Infobox President name = Muhammad Anwar al Sadat محمد أنورالسادات nationality = Egyptian order = 3rd President of Egypt 2nd President of the United Arab Republic term start = 15 October 1970 term end = 6 October 1981 predecessor = Gamal Abdel… …

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  • 26revolution — /rɛvəˈluʃən / (say revuh loohshuhn) noun 1. a complete overthrow of an established government or political system. 2. a complete or marked change in something. 3. procedure or course as if in a circuit, as back to a starting point in time. 4. a… …

  • 27Bactria — Bactrian redirects here. For the camel, see Bactrian camel. For the language, see Bactrian language .Bactria (Bactriana, Bākhtar in Farsi, also: بـلـخ (spelled: Bhalakh ) in Arabic and Indian languages, and Daxia in Chinese) is a historical… …

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  • 28William Godwin — Infobox Writer name =William Godwin |thumb|right caption = birthdate = birth date|1756|3|3|df=y birthplace = Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England deathdate = death date and age|1836|4|7|1756|3|3|df=y deathplace = London, England occupation =… …

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  • 29Big Lie — The Big Lie is a propaganda technique. It was defined by Adolf Hitler in his 1925 autobiography Mein Kampf as a lie so colossal that no one would believe that someone could have the impudence to distort the truth so infamously .Use of the… …

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  • 30Manus O'Donnell — Manus Ó Domhnaill, anglicized Manus O Donnell (died 1564), was an Irish clan leader, son of Hugh Dubh O Donnell. He was an important member of the O Donnell dynasty based in County Donegal. Contents 1 Early life 2 Geraldine League 3 Chief of the… …

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