| American Civil War The American Civil War (1861–1865), also known as the War Between the States and several other names, was a civil war in the United States of America. Eleven Southern slave states declared their secession from the U. American_Civil_War
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| Arthur Conan Doyle Talk:Arthur_Conan_Doyle
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| Arthur Miller | birthplace = New York City, New York Arthur_Miller
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| And did those feet in ancient time "And did those feet in ancient time" is a short poem by William Blake from the preface to his epic Milton: a Poem (1804). Today it is best known as the hymn "Jerusalem", with music written by C. And_did_those_feet_in_ancient_time
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| Augusto Pinochet Talk:Augusto_Pinochet
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| Bertrand Russell Trellech, Monmouthshire, UK Bertrand_Russell
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| Black Hand Black Hand (Serbian: Црна рука / Crna Ruka), officially Unification or Death (Serbian: Уједињење или смрт, Ujedinjenje ili smrt), was a secret society founded in the Kingdom of Serbia in May 1911Black HandThe Black Hand: The Secret Serbian Terrorist Society, as part of the Pan-Slavism nationalist movement, with the intention of uniting all of the territories containing South Slav populations (Serbs, Croats, Macedonians, Slovenes, etc) annexed by Austria-HungaryGavrilo Princip and the Black Hand organization. This society's possible connections to the June 28, 1914 assassination in Sarajevo of Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria is considered to have been the main catalyst to the start of World War I. Black_Hand
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| Clement Attlee | birth_place =Putney, London, England Clement_Attlee
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| Cheka The Cheka (ЧК - чрезвычайная комиссия Chrezvychaynaya Komissiya, ) was the first of a succession of Soviet state security organizations. It was created by a decree issued on December 20, 1917, by Vladimir Lenin and subsequently led by an aristocrat turned communist Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky. Cheka
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| Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament In British politics, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament has been at the forefront of the peace movement in the United Kingdom and claims to be Europe's largest single-issue peace campaign. The organisation is led by an elected "chair", currently Kate Hudson. Campaign_for_Nuclear_Disarmament
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| Cuban Missile Crisis The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation between the United States, the Soviet Union, and Cuba during the Cold War. In Russia, it is termed the "Caribbean Crisis," (, Karibskiy krizis) while in Cuba it is called the "October Crisis. Cuban_Missile_Crisis
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| Chiang Kai-shek | birth_place = Fenghua, China Chiang_Kai-shek
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| D. W. Griffith | birthdate = D._W._Griffith
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| Dwight D. Eisenhower |birth_place=Denison, Texas, United States Dwight_D._Eisenhower
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| Elizabeth Garrett Anderson |birth_place =Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England Elizabeth_Garrett_Anderson
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| Ernst Kaltenbrunner Ernst Kaltenbrunner (4 October 1903 – 16 October 1946) was a senior Nazi official during World War II. He was the highest ranking SS leader to face trial. Ernst_Kaltenbrunner
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| Fascism Facsism is a totalitarian nationalist and corporatist ideology.Heater, Derek Benjamin. Fascism
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| Ford Madox Brown Ford Madox Brown (April 16, 1821 – October 6, 1893) was an English painter of moral and historical subjects, notable for his distinctively graphic and often Hogarthian version of the Pre-Raphaelite style. While he was closely associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, he was never actually a member. Ford_Madox_Brown
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| Francisco Franco | birth_place = Ferrol, Galicia, Spain Francisco_Franco
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| Francis Drake Sir Francis Drake, Vice Admiral, (c. 1540 – 27 January 1595) was an English privateer, navigator, slaver, and politician of the Elizabethan era. Francis_Drake
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| George Stephenson | birth_place = Wylam, Northumberland, England George_Stephenson
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| Guerrilla warfare Guerrilla warfare is the unconventional warfare and combat with which a small group of combatants use mobile tactics (ambushes, raids, etc.) to combat a larger and less mobile formal army. Guerrilla_warfare
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| George Bernard Shaw | birthplace = Dublin, Ireland George_Bernard_Shaw
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| Gavrilo Princip | birth_place = Obljaj, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria-Hungary Gavrilo_Princip
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| Glenn T. Seaborg | birth_place = Ishpeming, Michigan, USA Glenn_T._Seaborg
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| Hideki Tōjō |birth_place = Tokyo, Japan Hideki_Tōjō
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| Heinrich Himmler Heinrich Luitpold Himmler ( 7 October 1900 – 23 May 1945) was a Nazi German politician and head of the Schutzstaffel (SS). He was one of the most powerful men in Hitler's entourage, together with Hermann Göring, Martin Bormann and Joseph Goebbels. Heinrich_Himmler
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| H. G. Wells Talk:H._G._Wells
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| International Brigades The International Brigades were Republican military units in the Spanish Civil War, formed of many non-state sponsored volunteers of different countries who traveled to Spain, to fight for the republic in the Spanish Civil War between 1936 and 1939. An estimated 32,000Thomas (2003), pp 941-3 people from a "claimed 53 nations" volunteered. International_Brigades
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| Isoroku Yamamoto |placeofbirth=Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan Isoroku_Yamamoto
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| Joseph Stalin |image = Stalin1.jpg Joseph_Stalin
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| John F. Kennedy Talk:John_F._Kennedy
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| J. Edgar Hoover Talk:J._Edgar_Hoover
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| Jack Ruby | place_of_birth = Chicago, Illinois, USA Jack_Ruby
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| Joseph McCarthy |place of birth= Grand Chute, Wisconsin Joseph_McCarthy
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| Kent ]] Kent
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| Ku Klux Klan |data4 = since 1946 Ku_Klux_Klan
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| Klaus Fuchs Klaus Emil Julius Fuchs (December 29, 1911 – January 28, 1988), was a German-born theoretical physicist and atomic spy who was convicted of supplying information from the British and American atomic bomb research to the USSR during, and shortly after, World War II. Fuchs was an extremely competent scientist. Klaus_Fuchs
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| Fumimaro Konoe |birth_place =Tokyo, Japan Fumimaro_Konoe
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| Lee Harvey Oswald |birth_place = New Orleans, Louisiana Lee_Harvey_Oswald
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| Mao Zedong |birth_place = Hunan, Chinese Empire Mao_Zedong
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| Marshall Plan The Marshall Plan (from its enactment, officially the European Recovery Program, ERP) was the primary plan of the United States for rebuilding and creating a stronger foundation for the allied countries of Europe, and repelling communism after World War II. The initiative was named for Secretary of State George Marshall and was largely the creation of State Department officials, especially William L. Marshall_Plan
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| Nazi Germany Third Republic of Czechoslovakia Nazi_Germany
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| National Association for the Advancement of Colored People The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, usually abbreviated as NAACP, is one of the oldest and most influential civil rights organizations in the United States.Appiah, K. National_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Colored_People
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| Operation Sealion Germany Operation_Sealion
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| Oliver Cromwell | place of birth = Huntingdon Oliver_Cromwell
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| Prague Spring The Prague Spring (Czech: Pražské jaro, Slovak: Pražská jar) was a period of political liberalization in Czechoslovakia during the era of its domination by the Soviet Union after World War II. It began on January 5, 1968, when reformist Alexander Dubček came to power, and continued until August 21, when the Soviet Union and members of its Warsaw Pact allies invaded the country to halt the reforms. Prague_Spring
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| Public house A public house, usually known as a pub, is a drinking establishment licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on or off the premises in countries and regions of British influence.<Ref> History of the pub Beer and pub association; Accessed 03-07-08 Public House Brittanica. Public_house
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| Rail transport Rail transport is the conveyance of passengers and goods by means of wheeled vehicles specially designed to run along railways or railroads. Rail transport is part of the logistics chain, which facilitates international trade and economic growth in most countries. Rail_transport
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| Russian Civil War , and the Red Army |combatant2= White Movement Russian_Civil_War
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