English civil war, 1642–48, the conflict between King Charles I of England and a large body of his subjects, generally called the “parliamentarians,” that culminated in the defeat and execution of the king and the establishment of a republican commonwealth. The Nature of the Struggle The ...
16 to Dec. 26, 1945, recognized the need for the peaceful unification of China and for cessation of the civil war. An agreement “with respect to the desirability of the withdrawal of Soviet and American armed forces from China as quickly as possible” was reached. This diplomatic action on...
Frontiers of Structural & Civil Engineering 11 (1): 90–99. https://link.springer.com/journal/11709(open in a new window). (Open in a new window)Web of Science ®(Open in a new window)Google Scholar Kumar, R., S. Sidhu, and H. Singh. 2014. “Seismic Behaviour of Shear Wall...
21) American Civil Liberties Union.Newly unredacted report confirms psychologists supported illegal interrogations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Press release, 30 April 2008.http://www.aclu.org/safefree/torture/35111prs20080430.html. 22) Romero AD.Letter from the AmericanCivil Liberties executive director ...
For the most part Virginians labored to avert conflict between North and South. But “fire-eaters” such as EdmundRuffinand abolitionists such as JohnBrownofHarpers Ferryfame, shaped the course that led to the Civil War. Secession came (Apr. 17, 1861) only after all attempts to keep peace...
The restoration of the city’s industry and economy was begun after the Civil War (1918–20). The prewar five-year plans transformed Kiev into a major industrial center. The machine-building, metalworking, chemical, textile, and other branches of industry were developed. In comparison with 1913...
Belgium’s adoption of a considerable number of public law institutions from Great Britain and France and of principles of French civil law and so forth has led to the development of comparative jurisprudence, centered in the Institute of Comparative Jurisprudence. Founded in 1908, the institute ...
In Jan., 1918, Kiev became the capital of the newly proclaimed Ukrainian republic; but in the ensuing civil war (1918–20), it was occupied in succession by German, White Russian, Polish, and Soviet troops. In 1934 the capital of the Ukrainian SSR was transferred from Kharkiv to Kiev. ...
Slavery, Insurrection, and Civil War As the cotton economy grew in the newer Southern states the tidewater became a breeding ground for the slaves they needed. Elsewhere in the state, especially in the west, antislavery sentiment was strong in the early 19th cent., and following the slave ins...
But “fire-eaters” such as Edmund Ruffin and abolitionists such as John Brown of Harpers Ferry fame, shaped the course that led to the Civil War. Secession came (Apr. 17, 1861) only after all attempts to keep peace had failed. Virginia joined the Confederacy, and Richmond became the ...