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Japanese American Incarceration
Incarceration, Japanese American ARREST OF COMMUNITY LEADERS MASS REMOVAL OF U.S. CITIZENS DISPERSAL TO DETENTION SITES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES SOME LEAVE CAMPS: “DISLOYALS Read more |
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Andries Pretorius
Andries Pretorius Andries Pretorius (1798-1853) was a South African political leader and general and till his death the most prominent and colorful Afrikaner figure. In November 1838 the Voortrekker leader Pieter Retief and his companions were murdered at the village of the Zulu chief... Read more |
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Battle of Tempsford
Tempsford, battle of, c.918. Edward the Elder and his sister Æthelfleda, lady of the Mercians, launched a sustained counter-attack upon Danish-held territory. In c.918 he stormed a large Danish camp at Tempsford, east of Bedford, killing the leader Guthrum II. Danish resistance in East Anglia... Read more |
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Crazy Horse
Crazy Horse d. 1877, war chief of the Oglala Sioux . He was a prominent leader in the Sioux resistance to white encroachment in the mineral-rich Black Hills . When Crazy Horse and his people refused to go on a reservation, troops attacked (Mar. 17, 1876) their camp on Powder River. Crazy Horse... Read more |
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Arthur Seyss-Inquart
Arthur Seyss-Inquart , 1892-1946, Austrian National Socialist leader. In Feb., 1938, Chancellor Schuschnigg of Austria was forced by German pressure to appoint him minister of the interior. Seyss-Inquart became chancellor a few hours before German troops entered (Mar. 11) Austria. The Anschluss ... Read more |
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Menachem Begin
Menachem Begin , 1913-92, Zionist leader and Israeli prime minister (1977-83), b. Russia. He became (1938) leader of a Zionist youth movement in Poland, where he also earned a law degree. Begin went to Palestine in 1942; there, he headed the Irgun, a militant organization that fought against the... Read more |
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Barak
Barak , in the Bible, leader from N Canaan who fought, with Deborah , against Jabin and Sisera.... Read more |
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Shebuel
Shebuel or Shubael , in the Bible. 1 Descendant of Moses. 2 Leader of temple singers.... Read more |
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Batu Khan
Batu Khan , d. 1255, Mongol leader; a grandson of Jenghiz Khan. In 1235 Batu became commander of the Mongol army assigned to the conquest of Europe; his chief general was Subutai. Batu crossed the Volga, sending part of his force to Bulgaria but most of it to Russia. By 1240 he had Moscow and Kiev... Read more |
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Margaret Bourke-White
Margaret Bourke-White , 1904-71, American photo-journalist, b. New York City. One of the original staff photographers at Fortune, Life, and Time magazines, Bourke-White was noted for her coverage of World War II, particularly of the invasion of Russia and the liberation of Italy and of German... Read more |
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concentration camps
...Inspector of Concentration Camps until 1945.A standard concentration camp such as Dachau was divided...selecting of SS Block Leaders and key inmates who exercised...unlimited authority in the camp. Department IV was the...tactical command of the ... |
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Camp David Accords
...a two‐week conference at Camp David, the presidential retreat...s Catoctin Mountains. The Camp David process began in November...Israel, where he told Israeli leaders that Egypt was willing to make...to invite Sadat and Begin to Camp David in ... |
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Camp David Accord
Camp David Accord (September 1978) Significant step towards Arab-Israeli reconciliation...presidential retreat in the mountains of Maryland. Condemned by other Arab leaders, the agreement formed the basis of a 1979 treaty between Egypt and Israel... |
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Katyń massacre
...separated and sent to three special camps: Kozelsk (near Smolensk...military police. All three camps were under NKVD control and...under NKVD guard left the three camps for unknown destinations. Daily...intervention of the Polish leader, General Sikorski, ... |
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German-American Bund
...Bund members to congregate. The camps' stated aim was to restore a sense...was an additional intent of Bund leaders. Camp Siegfried on Long Island and Camp Nordland in New Jersey were the largest camps, containing restaurants, pools... |
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Prisoners of War
...Texans as rebels, the Mexican leader Gen. Antonio Lopez de Santa...War prisoner‐of‐war camps became notorious on both sides...convicted the commander of the camp in Andersonville, Georgia...soldiers wound up in German POW camps. U.S. diplomats and ... |
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Spirituals
...Christian songs that, during the camp meetings, provided the material...compose their own songs. The “camp meeting spiritual,” with texts...thanks, held together by the camp meeting shout “hallelujah,” was the first sacred composition...improvised melodies delivered by the ... |
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Football
...touchdowns).Yale's Walter Camp, a key figure, played for...Yale lost just three games. Camp, an innovator, stressed rational...thousand fans by the early 1890s. Camp was responsible for most major rules innovations as a leader of the Rules Committee ... |
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Seminole Wars
...Thomas Jesup, however, initiated a strategy of seizing the war leaders. Most notorious was his capture of Osceola under a flag of...or captive Seminoles, to search and destroy hidden Seminole camps and fields. Deprived of essentials, ragged and hungry bands...incursions induced Billy Bowlegs ... |
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Boy Scouts
...example of the Boys' Brigade. He held a trial camp on Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour from...into small units of five, each with its own leader, to promote independence and self-reliance. The camp was a success and the following year Baden... |
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concentration camps
...German-occupied Europe. New camps were built, including six ‘extermination camps’, whose sole purpose was...under way, a number of SS leaders and high-ranking Nazi officials...Rising;Table 5. Concentration camps 1933–1945aOpened/liberatedbNo... |
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Camp David
Camp David the country retreat of the...Carter hosted talks there between the leaders of Israel and Egypt which resulted in the Camp David agreements (1978) and the...by President Franklin Roosevelt, Camp David was renamed in 1953 by President... |
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Great Purge
...Stalin confirmed his position as leader of the Communist Party and...alternative, more moderate leader. Shortly afterwards, Kirov...Administration of Corrective Labour Camps) in place from 1930, everything...were executed or died in labour camps; 35,000 Red ... |
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SS
...organization following the Röhm Putsch in 1934, under its leader, Himmler. It developed an internal security service (the...Totenkopfverbände) was formed, which supervised the concentration camps. In 1939, it formed the nucleus of the Waffen-SS, which...atrocities, while some went to ... |
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Tunis
...When the Arabs arrived in the 7th century their leader decided to fortify his camp and build a city‐port here. The origin of the name is not clear...n‐s ‘halt’, ‘bivouac’, thus ‘camp’ from which the former Greek name, Tunēs, came... |
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Assad, Hafiz al-
...Party. In the internal struggles of the party, he became a leader of the military faction, which he supported in the 1966 coup...the Golan Heights. This explains his hostility to Sadat's Camp David Accords, his opposition to Arafat's PLO for its moderation... |
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Burr, Aaron
...Newark, New Jersey. In the Revolutionary War, as aide-de-camp to Maj. Gen. Israel Putnam in New York City, Burr played...04). Burr is infamous for mortally wounding the Federalist leader Alexander Hamilton in a duel at Weehakwen, New Jersey. (July... |
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Campbell-Bannerman, Sir Henry
...and Sir William Harcourt resigned as leader in 1898. When both John Morley and H...the poisoned chalice, C‐B became leader almost by default.He was promptly...the Boer War. The use of concentration camps by Kitchener to quell the Boers provoked... |
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Canaris, Wilhelm
...b. 1 Jan. 1887, d. 9 Jan. 1945). German admiral and resistance leader Having joined the German navy in 1905, he rose to become admiral and chief...the wake of the July Plot and executed at the Flossenbürg concentration camp. |
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Dayan, Moshe
...him Minister of Defence in 1967. He was one of the principal leaders of the Six Day War, taking much of the credit for its success...important role in the peace negotiations with Egypt leading up to Camp David. He resigned in 1979 over policy differences and founded... |
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follower
follower • noun 1. the gang leader and his followerssynonyms: companion, escort, attendant, henchman, minion, lackey...Yankeessynonyms: supporter, enthusiast, fan, admirer, devotee; inf. groupie, camp follower, rooter. |
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Camps find cloudy skies; Church camps are struggling with competition and...
...Marcus Nettz. At Pilgrim Point camp on Lake Ida, near Alexandria...enrollment is up this year, but leaders in the Minnesota Conference...suspend operations after the camp's supporting endowment declined...started shortly before the camp's 50th anniversary ... |
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Camp Works: The Foundation for Jewish Camp Unveils New Research on Camp's...
...nonprofit Jewish overnight camps. FJC employs a variety...children in Jewish summer camps. To this end, the Foundation creates inspiring camp leaders, expands access to and intensifies demand for camp, and develops programs to strengthen ... |
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ACA supporters.(American Camp Association)(List)
...Robert and Sue Lebby Camp Ambassador -$5,000...Association of Independent Camps BUNAC Rocky Mountain Sunscreen Camp Leaders--$2,500 and over...Virginias Baco for Boys Camp Young Judaea Cheley Colorado Camps Inc Jessica ... |
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Camps Making Specialties Pay
...camps. The pre-med camp, by contrast, cost...At the high end of day camps, Sportrock's one...and playgrounds team leader for the county Department...offers dozens of summer camps with a total enrollment of 12,000. The camps' ... |
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Tour Camp Olympia Texas Overnight Summer Camp at Open House Carnival.
...of the camp facilities, an opportunity to meet the camp leaders and camp counselors, a great camp lunch, and a chance to...American Camping Association. The veteran full-time camp leaders, with over 30 years ... |
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Camp improvement: getting started.
...creating a better image of your camp. Because "invisible" stuff...may help: * Go out to your camp and take photos of your roads...slides to a group of parents, leaders, or campers. Don't forget...story first! This works for camps, too. What is the most ... |
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Camp teaches military, leadership skills
Oak Hill High School YOUTH Leaders' Camp 2002 in June was a big success...As the title indicates, the camp identifies people as potential leaders and exposes them to the military. Youth Leaders' Camp gives them the ... |
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Wisconsin Camps Train Pro-Life Teen Leaders.
...the experience at these camps. Something amazing happens...speakers at the basic camp are graduates of previous camps. This strategy to turn campers into leaders benefits everyone involved...apparent that this year's camps would need to ... |
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Camp Fire USA holds reunion Nonprofit group strives to provide members with...
...from a picture of Camp Shawano, the former Camp Fire Girls' summer camp. "The Council Fire was a time for receiving...recognition," said Joy Wilcox, a former leader of a Huber Heights Camp Fire Girl's group and a member of the ... |
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CAMP SPOTLIGHT CAMP SPOTLIGHT
...ages 9 to 15, Wiker has been a leader and camp director for Girl Scouts...Conquest. "My favorite part of camp is the people, the relationships...started volunteering in 1981. Camp is my life. I love what I do...mean they leave their childhood ... |
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