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Encyclopedia - Buffer State: Encyclopedia - Buffer State
A buffer state is a country lying between two rival or potentially hostile greater powers, which by its sheer existence is thought to pre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1931: Encyclopedia - 1931
1931 (MCMXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday. 1931 - Events. January 4 - Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa January 6 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Historical Capital Of China: Encyclopedia - Historical Capital Of China
The Chinese phrase Four Great Ancient Capitals of China (Traditional Chinese: 中國四大古都; Simplified Chinese: 中国四大古都;...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China: Encyclopedia - China
China listen ▶ (help·info) (Traditional: 中國; Simplified: 中国; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōngguó; Wade-Giles: Chung-kuo) refers to a numb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Puyi: Encyclopedia - Puyi
For the Chinese ethnic group, see Buyei. Puyi (Chinese:溥儀;) (February 7, 1906 - October 17, 1967) of the Manchu Aisin-Gioro ruling fa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vichy France: Encyclopedia - Vichy France
Vichy France, or the Vichy regime was the de facto French government of 1940-1944 during the Nazi Germany occupation of World War II. Now...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beijing: Encyclopedia - Beijing
Beijing ▶ (help·info) (Chinese: 北京; Hanyu Pinyin: Běijīng; Wade-Giles: Pei-ching; Postal System Pinyin: Peking) is the capital o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Colony: Encyclopedia - Colony
In politics and in history, a colony is a territory under the immediate political control of a geographically-distant state (or city, in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Province Of China: Encyclopedia - Province Of China
A province, in the context of China, is a translation of sheng (省 shěng), which is an administrative division of China. Together with ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Warsaw Uprising: Encyclopedia - Warsaw Uprising
Build up The Battle Lack of outside support Capitulation Aftereffects Cultural representations Military participants Notable People Fac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jozef Tiso: Encyclopedia Ii - Jozef Tiso - Political Ascent
Tiso became one of the leaders of the Slovak People's Party. Father Andrej Hlinka had founded the Slovak People's Party as a Roman Cathol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Vilnius: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Vilnius - Interwar Period
History of Vilnius - Polish-Lithuanian conflict. During the World War I Wilna was occupied by Germany from 1915 until 1918. Still under...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jilin: Encyclopedia Ii - Jilin - History
In ancient times Jilin was inhabited by various peoples, including the Mohe and the Wuji. The kingdom of Bohai was established in the are...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Nationalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Nationalism - The Ideology Of Japanese Nationalism 1905-1945
Japanese nationalism - Tradition. The bushido (warrior way) — the samurai code —. When the daimyo system was abolished the code wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Liaoning: Encyclopedia Ii - Liaoning - History
See also: Xianbei, Manchuria Liaoning is the southernmost part of the region historically known as Manchuria. The Qin and Han dynasties w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gando: Encyclopedia Ii - Gando - Boundary Claims
Korean claims over Gando stem from what is perceived as an ambiguity in the original Sino-Korean boundary agreement. After several attemp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Manchukuo: Encyclopedia Ii - Manchukuo - Political History Of Manchukuo
Inner Manchuria came under strong Russian influence in the 1890s with the building of the Chinese Eastern Railway through Harbin to Vladi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Front Organization: Encyclopedia Ii - Front Organization - Corporate Front Groups
Further information: Shell corporation, and [[]], and [[]], and [[]], and [[]]   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Manchu: Encyclopedia Ii - Manchu - Origins
The Manchus were descendants of the Jurchen ethnic group, who had conquered northeastern China in the twelfth century. The name Manchu wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Italian Resistance Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Italian Resistance Movement - Origins Of The Movement
Initially the resistance movement was composed of independent troops, spontaneously formed by members of political parties previously out...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Manchuria: Encyclopedia Ii - Manchuria - History
Manchuria - Earlier history. Manchuria was the home of several nomadic tribes, including the Manchu, Ulchs, Hezhen (also known as the G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kingdom Of Poland 1916-1918: Encyclopedia Ii - Kingdom Of Poland 1916-1918 - Quotes
"Starvation is here," said General von Kries. "Candidly, we would like to see it relieved; we fear our soldiers may be unfavourably affec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mengjiang: Encyclopedia Ii - Mengjiang - History
Formed in June 28, 1936, the Mengjiang Joint Committee (蒙疆聯合委員會) was renamed in September 1939 as the Mengjiang United Auto...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Front Organization: Encyclopedia Ii - Front Organization - Corporate Front Groups
Corporations from a wide variety of different industries have been known to set up front groups. For example, some pharmaceutical compani...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Second Sino-japanese War: Encyclopedia Ii - Second Sino-japanese War - Nomenclature
In Chinese, the war is most commonly known as the War of Resistance Against Japan (Traditional Chinese: 抗日戰爭; Simplified Chinese:...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Junio Valerio Borghese: Encyclopedia Ii - Junio Valerio Borghese - World War Ii
At the start of the Second World War he took command of submarine Vettor Pisani, and in August 1940 was in command of submarine Sciré, w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Polish September Campaign: Encyclopedia Ii - Polish September Campaign - Details Of The Campaign
Polish September Campaign - Plans. The German plan Fall Weiss, for what became known as the September campaign, was created by General...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Political Divisions Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Political Divisions Of China - Ancient Times
Before the establishment of the Qin Dynasty, China was ruled by a network of kings, nobles, and tribes. The rivalry of these groups culmi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese-planned Republic Of The Far East: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese-planned Republic Of The Far East - First Attempt To Found A Client State In The Russian Far East 1918-22
Japanese, Canadian and American forces intervened in the Russian Far East, and maintained control in there and in Eastern Siberia. Japane...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heilongjiang: Encyclopedia Ii - Heilongjiang - History
In ancient times Heilongjiang was far from any literate civilization, and information was sparse. From Chinese and other sources we learn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - European Theatre Of World War Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - European Theatre Of World War Ii - The Eastern Front
On June 22, 1941, Germany launched an invasion against the Soviet Union, code-named Operation Barbarossa. The leader of the USSR, Josef S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Manchuria: Encyclopedia Ii - Manchuria - History
Manchuria - Earlier history. Manchuria was the home of several nomadic tribes, including the Manchu, Ulchs, Hezhen (also known as the G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Birth Of The Italian Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Birth Of The Italian Republic - Before The Referendum
The Italian referendum was meant only to determine whether the Head of State were to come from a family dynasty, or be elected by popular...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Colony: Encyclopedia Ii - Colony - History
Originally, as with the ancient (Hellenic) Greek apoikia, the term colonization referred to the foundation of a new city or settlement, m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tianjin: Encyclopedia Ii - Tianjin - History
The land where Tianjin lies today was created in historical times by sedimentation of various rivers entering the sea at Bohai Bay, inclu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China: Encyclopedia Ii - China - Terminology
China - Zhongguo. China is called Zhongguo in Mandarin Chinese (Simplified: 中国, Traditional: 中國; also romanized as Jhongguo or ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South Vietnam: Encyclopedia Ii - South Vietnam - Army
Main article: Army of the Republic of Vietnam Total Armed Forces were over 1,000,000 in 1971, and U.S. Forces were 525,000 in 1968. Sout...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Satellite State: Encyclopedia Ii - Satellite State - Relationship To Puppet State
The term "satellite state" is often seen as close in meaning, or even synonymous, with other terms such as "puppet state", which typicall...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beijing: Encyclopedia Ii - Beijing - Names
Beijing (北京) literally means "northern capital", in line with the common East Asian tradition whereby capital cities are explicitly n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - National Alliance Italy: Encyclopedia Ii - National Alliance Italy - Political Program
AN's political program emphasizes: Catholicism, close to the official Church position, also due to the participation of the former membe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Puppet: Encyclopedia Ii - Puppet - History Of Puppetry
The use of puppets dates back thousands of years. The first may have been shadow-puppets, which are mentioned in Greek philosophy. The an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Warsaw Uprising: Encyclopedia Ii - Warsaw Uprising - Eve Of The Battle
The Home Army's initial plans for a national uprising, Operation Tempest, which would link up with British forces, changed in 1943 when i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vichy France: Encyclopedia Ii - Vichy France - Vichy Composition And Policies
The composition of the Vichy cabinet, and its policies, were mixed. Many Vichy officials such as Pétain, though not all, were reactionar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Croatian Kuna: Encyclopedia Ii - Croatian Kuna - History
Croatian kuna - German Croatian kuna 1941-1945. The Kuna was made the Croatian currency after the fascist puppet state of Croatia was s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dutch Monarchy: Encyclopedia Ii - Dutch Monarchy - History
The first king of the Netherlands, from 1806 until 1810, was French. Napoleon I installed his brother Louis Bonaparte as king over what w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dutch Monarchy: Encyclopedia Ii - Dutch Monarchy - History
The first king of the Netherland, from 1806 until 1810, was French. Napoleon I installed his brother Louis Bonaparte as king over what wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pacific War: Encyclopedia Ii - Pacific War - Conflict Between Japan And China
The roots of the war began in the late 19th century with China in political chaos and Japan rapidly modernizing. Over the course of the l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Colony: Encyclopedia Ii - Colony - History
Originally, as with the ancient (Hellenic) Greek apoikia, the term colonization referred to the foundation of a new city or settlement, m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Protectorate Of Bohemia And Moravia: Encyclopedia Ii - Protectorate Of Bohemia And Moravia - From Creation To Dissolution – Overview
Czecho-Slovakia or Czechoslovakia (1918 - 1939; 1945 - 1992) Austria-Hungary (until 1918) (Bohemia, Moravia, a part of Silesia, northern ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Changchun: Encyclopedia Ii - Changchun - History
Changchun was a minor Manchurian trading town from the 18th century. It expanded rapidly as the junction between of the Japanese-owned So...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Puyi: Encyclopedia Ii - Puyi - Biography
Puyi - Emperor of China 1908-1924. Chosen by Cixi on her deathbed, Puyi ascended to the throne at age 2 years 10 months in December 190...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Province Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Province Of China - History
The provinces of China were first set up during the Yuan Dynasty. There were initially 10 provinces. By the time of the Qing Dynasty ther...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - European Theatre Of World War Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - European Theatre Of World War Ii - The Eastern Front
On June 22, 1941, Germany launched an invasion against the Soviet Union, code-named Operation Barbarossa. The leader of the USSR, Josef S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hideki Tojo: Encyclopedia Ii - Hideki Tojo - Military Service
2dLt (Infantry), April 1905; was graduated from War College, December 1915; official duty, Switzerland, August 1919; Major, August 1920; ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Manchuria: Encyclopedia Ii - Manchuria - History
Manchuria - Earlier history. Manchuria was the home of several nomadic tribes, including the Manchu, Ulchs, Hezhen (also known as the G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elemental Spirits Seiken Densetsu: Encyclopedia Ii - Elemental Spirits Seiken Densetsu - The Elemental Spirits
There are eight Elemental Spirits throughout the series: Undine, Gnome, Sylphid (or Jinn), Salamando (or Salamander), Lumina (or Wisp), S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Partisans Yugoslavia: Encyclopedia Ii - Partisans Yugoslavia - Operations
The Partisans and the People's Liberation Army staged a guerrilla campaign which enjoyed gradually increased levels of support among popu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vichy France: Encyclopedia Ii - Vichy France - Vichy Composition And Policies
The composition of the Vichy cabinet, and its policies, were mixed. Many Vichy officials such as Pétain, though not all, were reactionar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - People's Republic Of Poland: Encyclopedia Ii - People's Republic Of Poland - History
At the Yalta Conference in February 1945, Stalin was able to present his western allies, Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill, with a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China: Encyclopedia Ii - China - Terminology
China - Zhongguo. China is called Zhongguo in Mandarin Chinese (Simplified: 中国, Traditional: 中國; also romanized as Jhongguo or ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South Vietnam: Encyclopedia Ii - South Vietnam - Army
Main article: Army of the Republic of Vietnam Total Armed Forces were over 1,000,000 in 1971, and U.S. Forces were 525,000 in 1968. Sout...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Polish September Campaign: Encyclopedia Ii - Polish September Campaign - Details Of The Campaign
Polish September Campaign - Plans. The German plan Fall Weiss, for what became known as the September campaign, was created by General...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Napoleon Iii Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Napoleon Iii Of France - Early Life
Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, as he was known before becoming emperor, was the son of Hortense de Beauharnais, who was the daughter of Napol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Decima Flottiglia Mas: Encyclopedia Ii - Decima Flottiglia Mas - Engagements As An Italian Corp
The Decima Flottiglia MAS saw action from June 10, 1940 when Fascist Italy joined in World War II. In more than three years of war, the D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1931: Encyclopedia Ii - 1931 - Events
1931 - January-March. January 4 - Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa January 6 - Thomas Edison submits his last patent applica...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beijing: Encyclopedia Ii - Beijing - Names
Beijing (北京) literally means "northern capital", in line with the common East Asian tradition whereby capital cities are explicitly n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Colony: Encyclopedia Ii - Colony - Definitions
In the modern usage, colony is generally distinguished from oversea possession. In the former case, the local population, or at least the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Colony: Encyclopedia Ii - Colony - Definitions
In the modern usage, colony is generally distinguished from oversea possession. In the former case, the local population, or at least the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Napoleon Iii Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Napoleon Iii Of France - Emperor Of The French
Napoleon III of France - Authoritarian Empire. New constitutional statutes were passed which officially maintained an elected Parliamen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beijing: Encyclopedia Ii - Beijing - City Layout
Beijing - Neighbourhoods. Linguistic note: Men (门) means "gate", while cun (村) literally means "village". Major neighbourhoods in u...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tianjin: Encyclopedia Ii - Tianjin - Tourism
Sights within the Tianjin urban area include: Luzutang (Boxer Rebellion Museum) Shijia Dayuan (Shi Family Residence) Temple of Great Com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vichy France: Encyclopedia Ii - Vichy France - Liberation Of France And Aftermath
Following the Allied invasions of France, Pétain and his ministers were taken to Germany by the German forces where they established a g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beijing: Encyclopedia Ii - Beijing - Architecture
Three styles of architecture predominate in urban Beijing. First, the traditional architecture of imperial China, perhaps best exemplifie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China: Encyclopedia Ii - China - Territory
China - Historical overview. The Zhou Dynasty, which preceded the unification of China by Shi Huangdi, was originally the region around...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China: Encyclopedia Ii - China - Society
China - Demographics. Main article: Ethnic groups in Chinese history Over a hundred ethnic groups have existed in China. In terms of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South Vietnam: Encyclopedia Ii - South Vietnam - Culture
Principal religions were Buddhism, Roman Catholic, Cao Dai, Hoa Hao, animists and others. South Vietnam - Vietnamese culture. Cultural ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beijing: Encyclopedia Ii - Beijing - Economy
The 2 counties of Beijing govern very distant towns and rural areas: In 2004 Beijing's total gross domestic product was 428.3 billion RMB...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China: Encyclopedia Ii - China - Political History
Before unification by the Qin Dynasty in 221 BC, "China" did not exist as a coherent entity. The Chinese civilization consisted of a patc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South Vietnam: Encyclopedia Ii - South Vietnam - Provinces
South Vietnam's capital was Saigon which was renamed Ho Chi Minh City on May 1, 1975 after unconditionally surrendering to the North. Bef...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tianjin: Encyclopedia Ii - Tianjin - Demographics
At the end of 2004, the population of Tianjin Municipality was 10.24 million, of which 9.33 million were holders of Tianjin hukou (perman...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tianjin: Encyclopedia Ii - Tianjin - Economy
The nominal GDP for Tianjin was 366.4 billion yuan (US$45.8 billion) in 2005, a year-on-year increase of 14.5%. [2] In 2004, per capita G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Changchun: Encyclopedia Ii - Changchun - Economy
Volkswagen has a manufacturing plant in Changchun. It is also the site of Sichuan FAW Toyota Motor. The GDP per capita was ¥21336 (ca. U...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China: Encyclopedia Ii - China - History
China was one of the earliest centers of human civilization. Chinese civilization was also one of the few to invent writing independently...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beijing: Encyclopedia Ii - Beijing - City Layout
Beijing - Neighbourhoods. Major neighbourhoods in urban Beijing include the following. Neighborhoods may overlap across multiple distri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beijing: Encyclopedia Ii - Beijing - Economy
In 2005, Beijing's nominal GDP was 681.45 billion RMB, a year-on-year growth of 11.1% from the previous year. Its per capita GDP was 44,9...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beijing: Encyclopedia Ii - Beijing - Demographics
The population of Beijing Municipality, defined as the total number of people who reside in Beijing for 6 months or more per year, was 15...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beijing: Encyclopedia Ii - Beijing - Transportation
With the growth of the city following economic reforms, Beijing has evolved as an important transportation hub. Encircling the city are f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beijing: Encyclopedia Ii - Beijing - City And Regional Partnerships
Beijing maintains partnerships or "sister city" status with the following international locations. (Note: some locations are provinces or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beijing: Encyclopedia Ii - Beijing - Sports
Beijing will host the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Paralympics. Professional sports teams based in Beijing include: Chinese ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vichy France: Encyclopedia Ii - Vichy France - German Invasion November 1942
President Roosevelt continued to cultivate Vichy and promoted General Henri Giraud as a preferable alternative to de Gaulle, despite the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beijing: Encyclopedia Ii - Beijing - Education
Beijing is home to an great number of colleges and universities, including several well-regarded universities of international stature, e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beijing: Encyclopedia Ii - Beijing - Media
Beijing - Television and radio. Beijing Television (BTV) broadcasts on numbered channels 1 through 10. Unlike China Central Television ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vichy France: Encyclopedia Ii - Vichy France - Liberation Of France And Aftermath
Following the Allied invasions of France, Pétain and his ministers were taken to Germany by the German forces where they established a g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beijing: Encyclopedia Ii - Beijing - Culture
People native to urban Beijing speak the Beijing dialect, which belongs to the Mandarin subdivision of spoken Chinese. Beijing dialect pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tianjin: Encyclopedia Ii - Tianjin - Demographics
At the end of 2004, the population of Tianjin Municipality was 10.24 million, of which 9.33 million were holders of Tianjin hukou (perman...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tianjin: Encyclopedia Ii - Tianjin - Economy
The nominal GDP for Tianjin was 293.2 billion Renminbi in 2004, and per capita was 31600 Renminbi. The manufacturing sector remains the l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beijing: Encyclopedia Ii - Beijing - Tourism
Despite the turmoil of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries — including damage caused by European military intervention, the Japanese...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beijing: Encyclopedia Ii - Beijing - Demographics
The population of Beijing Municipality, defined as the total number of people who reside in Beijing for 6 months or more per year, was 14...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Birth Of The Italian Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Birth Of The Italian Republic - Reason For A Defeat
Vittorio Emanuele was generally considered to be too weak for the events he had to control, and as a result, was very unpopular. In 1938,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Birth Of The Italian Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Birth Of The Italian Republic - The Accusation Of Corrupted Vote
The results of the referendum were strongly contested by monarchists. They argued that these results were not true, had been falsely repo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vichy France: Encyclopedia Ii - Vichy France - The Fall Of France And The Establishment Of The Vichy Regime
France declared war on Germany on 3 September 1939 following the German invasion of Poland. After the eight month Phony War the Germans l...   » Read the article