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Mutual assistance or reliance between two or more parties.

Headquartered at the Hague, the Court started work in April of 1946. The Court usually hears only cases brought before it by any of the 189 U.N. Member States, but has made several concessions over the years.

An international organization established to promote monetary cooperation, exchange stability, and economic growth. The IMF also works to lower unemployment and help countries in debt manage their finances.

A global network of computers that communicate through phone and satellites. The Internet has services such as the World Wide Web and e-mail.

The marriage of two people from different ethnic backgrounds.

The entry of forces into a territory through hostile means.

A famine in 1845 when the main crop of Ireland, potatoes, was destroyed by disease. Irish farmers grew other food items, such as wheat and oats, but Great Britain required them to export those items to them, leaving nothing for the Irish to live on. As a result, over 1 million Irish died of starvation or disease, while millions of others migrated to the United States.

A terrorist organization based in Ireland which seeks to remove the British government from the Six Northern Counties which they control.

A term popularized by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to describe the Soviet Union

A system to bring water to support crops.

The word Islam, which when translated from Arabic, means "to submit to the will of Allah," is the youngest of the world's major religions. Worshippers of this monotheistic religion are known as Muslims, which means "one who submits to the will of Allah." The Islamic holy book is called the Qur

Muslims who believe the Quran to be a literal guide to political, social, and religious life.

A land mass surrounded by water.

Conflict over landownership in Israel/Palestine. This conflict has at times involved most of the nations of the Middle East as well as the United States and the Soviet Union. Widespread terrorism against Israel and its allies occurs because of this conflict.

(1948-49) War between Israel and the Arab world over the formation of the nation of Israel.