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Chanak Crisis
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Congo crisis
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Suez Crisis 1956
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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), multinational organization (est. 1960, formally constituted 1961) that coordinates petroleum policies and economic aid among oil-producing nations. Its Board of Governors and board chairperson are elected by member nations; OPEC's headquarters... Read more |
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The Farm Crisis
THE FARM CRISIS Demographic Shift In1920 the census showed that for the first time in history more Americans lived in urban centers than on farms. The Great Depression, however, sparked an exodus of farmers to the city, irreversibly transforming the United States from an... Read more |
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Lebanon Crisis
Lebanon Crisis (1958).The underlying cause of the 1958 Lebanon crisis was the instability of the country's Christian‐Muslim political coalition under pressure from the Cold War Pan‐Arab nationalism of Egypt's Gamal Abdel Nasser. Following creation of a pro‐Soviet United Arab... Read more |
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Exclusion Crisis
EXCLUSION CRISIS EXCLUSION CRISIS. Exclusion Crisis was the name given to the crisis over the succession that developed in England in the aftermath of Titus Oates's revelations in the summer of 1678 of a "popish plot" to murder Charles II (ruled 1660 |
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Daniel Moi
Daniel Moi 1924– President of Kenya Argued for One-Party Rule Resisted Pressure From U.S. Introduced Voting Reforms Survived Coup Attempt Enacted Violent Anti-Poaching Policy Final Term Marked by Economic Crisis Sources<... Read more |
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Midlife crisis
Midlife Crisis BIBLIOGRAPHY Psychologist Elliot Jaques has been given credit for coining the term midlife crisis, now heavily embedded in psychodynamic theory, in a 1965 article entitled “Death and the Midlife Crisis,”... Read more |
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Bedchamber crisis
Bedchamber crisis, 1839. After the resignation of Lord Melbourne in 1839 Robert Peel was summoned to form a ministry. Peel mentioned casually to the queen the changes he thought should be made to the royal household. He wanted the queen to dismiss those ladies of the bedchamber whose husbands were... Read more |
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Shamir Calls Bush Talks Reassuring; No Persian Gulf Deal At `Expense of Israel'
...not try to settle the Persian Gulf crisis on terms harmful to Israel. "I trust the president...deal at the expense of Israel." U.S. and Israeli...any resolution of the gulf crisis allowing Saddam...full ... |
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US REJECTS SOVIET'S LINK OF GULF TO ISRAEL BAKER IS SAID TO SEEK UN SANCTION...
...solution to the Persian Gulf crisis be linked to Israel's occupation...include talks on the gulf situation. At...taking place in his views," Primakov said...from Kuwait if Israel pulled out of...It is the ... |
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SHAMIR SAYS BUSH GAVE ASSURANCE THAT A GULF DEAL WON'T HURT ISRAEL
...to settle the Persian Gulf crisis at the expense of Israel. In addition...in the Persian Gulf crisis and pressure...As delicate gulf-related diplomacy...suggested that ... |
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Despite Allies' Warnings, U.S. Stuck to Its Guns on U.N. Israel Resolution
...was not to serve as Israel's protector in the...draconian measures against Israel that Mitterrand and...Jerusalem incident to link Israel to the Persian Gulf crisis failed, that European...that, in the U.S. ... |
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Despite U.N. Vote, Israel Sees Warmer U.S. Ties;Gulf Crisis Said to Alter...
...tensions rise in the Persian Gulf, officials said...provision criticized Israel's recent deportation...Council vote against Israel since October reflected...Bush throughout the gulf crisis, returned with...no change in the ... |
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Israel watches uneasily from sideline, ready to act if attacked
...sidelines of the Persian Gulf crisis, Israel's government...The opposing view is that the Middle...allies would let Israel off the hook...from its leaders. Israel's ultimate interest in the ... |
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U.S. eases Israeli fear of gulf deal
...would not settle the Persian Gulf crisis at Israel's expense. "I trust...deal at the expense of Israel," Shamir told reporters...any settlement of the gulf crisis that leaves Iraq...and good exchange of ... |
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Israel Seeks More Arms To Offset Sale to Saudis;Defense Minister Meets Here...
...Cheney promised that Israel's "qualitative military...increased anxiety in Israel that U.S. preoccupation with the Persian Gulf crisis might erode Israel's position as the...making clear Israel's ... |
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CRISIS BOOSTS ISRAELI RIGHT WING, DIMS HOPE OF PALESTINIAN SETTLEMENT
...JERUSALEM - The crisis in the Persian Gulf, which has left Israel more threatened...chemical weapons at Israel, have sharply...ultranationalist voices whose views might have exacerbated...Even if the gulf ... |
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Israel Urges Strike Against Saddam
...articulating concerns that Israel will come under pressure from...led alliance once the Persian Gulf crisis ends. Israel may be asked to make concessions...David Levy bluntly spelled out Israel's hawkish ... |