AUTONOMY — AUTONOMY, the religious, legal, social, and cultural self sufficiency of the Jewish community within the sovereign non Jewish state or its subdivision; Jewish self government. Jewish autonomy was conditioned by both external and internal forces.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Crisis situations and unrest in Europe since 2000 — List of crises situations and major protests in countries of Europe since year 2000. Contents 1 2011 2 2010 3 2009 4 2008 5 2007 … Wikipedia
Åland crisis — The Åland Crisis was one of the first issues the new League of Nations had to arbitrate. The Åland Islands population s demand for self determination was not met and sovereignty over the islands was retained by Finland, but international… … Wikipedia
October Crisis — This article is about the kidnappings in Canada. For other uses, see October Crisis (disambiguation). Part of the series on History of Montreal … Wikipedia
Seldon Crisis — A Seldon Crisis is a fictional socio historical phenomenon in Isaac Asimov s Foundation Series of science fiction novels. They are part of the field of Psychohistory, and refer to a social and political situation that, to be successfully… … Wikipedia
Nigerian Oil Crisis — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Nigerian Oil Crisis date=2004 ndash; ongoing caption=Map of Nigeria place=Niger Delta, Nigeria result=Ongoing combatant1= combatant2=Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta; Niger Delta People s… … Wikipedia
Balkan Crisis — (1875–1878, 1908–1913) A series of ethnic conflicts in southeastern Europe intertwined with imperialist aspirations of the great powers directly involved, that is, Austria Hungary, Russia, and the Ottoman Empire, plus those indirectly… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… … Universalium
Spain — /spayn/, n. a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 39,244,195; 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Cap.: Madrid. Spanish, España. * * * Spain Introduction Spain Background: Spain s powerful world empire of the 16th and… … Universalium
Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… … Universalium
china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material … Universalium