Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… … Universalium
History of monarchy in Australia — Australia is a constitutional monarchy whose Sovereign also serves as Monarch of the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Canada and thirteen other former dependencies of the United Kingdom. They are now all fully independent nations. This articles… … Wikipedia
Czechoslovak declaration of independence — The Czechoslovak Declaration of Independence was drafted by Thomas Masaryk and published by the nation s Paris based Provisional Government on October 18, 1918. Its creation was prompted by the imminent collapse of the Austro Hungarian… … Wikipedia
State — A state is a political association with effective sovereignty over a geographic area and representing a population. These may be nation states, sub national states or multinational states. A state usually includes the set of institutions that… … Wikipedia
government — governmental /guv euhrn men tl, euhr men /, adj. governmentally, adv. /guv euhrn meuhnt, euhr meuhnt/, n. 1. the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and… … Universalium
NEW YORK CITY — NEW YORK CITY, foremost city of the Western Hemisphere and largest urban Jewish community in history; pop. 7,771,730 (1970), est. Jewish pop. 1,836,000 (1968); metropolitan area 11,448,480 (1970), metropolitan area Jewish (1968), 2,381,000… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Pál Teleki — For the soccer player who represented Hungary at the 1934 FIFA World Cup, see Pál Teleki (footballer). The native form of this personal name is széki gróf Teleki Pál. This article uses the Western name order. Pál Count Teleki de Szék Pál Teleki,… … Wikipedia
The Church — The Church † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Church The term church (Anglo Saxon, cirice, circe; Modern German, Kirche; Sw., Kyrka) is the name employed in the Teutonic languages to render the Greek ekklesia (ecclesia), the term by which… … Catholic encyclopedia
List of sovereign states by date of formation — Below is a list of sovereign states by formation dates, sorted by continent. This list includes only the 194 sovereign states currently in existence; it does not include former sovereign states. For proposed states or various indigenous nations… … Wikipedia
Federation — This article is about federal states. For other uses, see Federation (disambiguation). A map displaying current official federations … Wikipedia
Case Western Reserve University — Motto Thinking Beyond the Possible Established WRU: 1826 CIT: 1880 CWRU: 1967 Type … Wikipedia