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Dr. Prin Singhanart
Vedas | ||
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A Hindu holy book which is a collection of Aryan hymns that were transmitted orally before being written down in the 6th century BCE. | ||
Venice and Florence | ||
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Italians City-States which were the center of the rebirth of European trade and culture at the end of the Middle Ages. | ||
Victor Emmanuel | ||
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(1820-78) He was king of Sardinia from 1849 to 1861, when he became king of a united Italy until his death in 1878. His support of the unification movement was vital to its success. | ||
Viet Cong | ||
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The name of the Vietnamese communist who fought against South Vietnam and the United States during the Vietnam War. | ||
Vietnam Conflict/War | ||
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A war in the country of Vietnam, first between the French and Vietnamese, as France was attempting to hold onto its colony. The second war was between the United States and the communist forces of North Vietnam, as the U.S. was attempting to keep South Vietnam free from communism. The North Vietnamese eventually won, forcing the United States to withdraw. | ||
Vishnu | ||
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Hindu god called the Preserver. Vishnu is the second member of the triad that includes Brahma the Creator and Shiva the Destroyer. | ||
volence | ||
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The use of force to injure someone or to damage something. | ||
Voltaire | ||
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(1694-1778) French philosopher. He believed that freedom of speech was the best weapon against bad government. He also spoke out against the corruption of the French government, and the intolerance of the Catholic Church. | ||
von Bismarck, Otto | ||
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(1815-1898) Appointed Prussian chancellor in 1862. he began a program of war to unify all the German states under the control of Prussia. His policy was known as Bl | ||
voting | ||
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The act of choosing something or someone. | ||
Walesa, Lech | ||
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(1943- ) Polish labor union leader, Nobel laureate, and President of Poland from 1990 to 1995. He was instrumental in the collapse of communism in Poland and throughout Eastern Europe through the work of the labor union Solidarity. | ||
Walpole, Robert | ||
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(1676-1745) British statesman, and first Prime Minister from 1721 to 1742. | ||
Warsaw Pact | ||
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An international defense alliance between the Soviet Union and many of its Eastern European satellite states as a response to NATO. Formed in 1955. | ||
Watt, James | ||
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(1736-1819) Improved upon Newcomen | ||
Wealth of Nations | ||
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British philosopher and writer Adam Smith | ||
westernization | ||
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To adopt western ideas and culture. | ||
Wheel of Life | ||
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important symbol of Buddhism. It represents the endless cycle of life through reincarnation. | ||
White Man's Burden, The | ||
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A poem by Rudyard Kipling written in 1899. It is also the name given to the idea that the culture of the native populations where European imperialism was occurring were inferior to western nations. Some interpreted Kipling | ||
William and Mary | ||
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King and Queen of England from 1689 to 1702. They were placed on the throne as a result of the Glorious Revolution of 1688, and ruled as limited monarchs. | ||
Wilson, Woodrow | ||
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(1856-1924) President of the United States during World War I. He was one of the formulators of the Treaty of Versailles. He also proposed a regulating body of nations to avoid future conflicts through diplomacy in his 14 Points Speech. | ||