Saturday, 20 April 2024, 1:03 PM
Site: edulabs.org academy
Course: Activity Examples (Activity Examples)
Glossary: Global History & Geography for 14-15 Yr olds USA) (Thomas Caswell)
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Batista, Fulgencio(1901-1973) Cuban president from 1940 to 1944 and 1952 to 1959. He was responsible for some reforms in the country before leaving office for the first time. Later, he overthrew the legitimate government and ruled as a dictator until he was forced from office by Fidel Castro. |
Battle of BritainThe massive air war against Great Britain by the Nazi war machine in Germany. Nearly nightly bombings occurred between summer of 1940 and summer of 1941 before German withdrew. Great Britain fought alone during this year and never gave up. |
BayA body of water partly surrounded by land but having a wide outlet to the sea. |
BCEDate designation meaning Before Common Era, or more than two thousand years ago. |
Belief SystemBelief in a reverence for a supernatural power or powers reguarded as creator and governor of the universe. |
Bell, Alexander Graham(1847-1922) American inventor of the telephone. |
Ben-Gurion, David(1886-1973) First Prime Minister of Israel. |
Berlin AirliftA re-supply operation to the city of Berlin that lasted 11 months during 1948-49 when the Soviet Union attempted to close off the city. |
Berlin Conference(1884-1885) During European Imperialism, various European leaders met in Berlin, Germany to discuss plans for dividing Africa peacefully. These leaders had little regard for African independence, and had no representation for native Africans. This began the process of imperializing Africa. |
Berlin WallA wall built in 1961 dividing Soviet controlled East Berlin from the democratic West Berlin. It was destroyed when communism ended in 1990. |