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trench warfare
History; World history

A form of combat where armies fight each other from opposing fortified positions, usually consisting of long, dugout holes or trenches.

Columbian Exchange
History; World history

The exchange of goods and other things, such as disease from the Old World (Europe) to the new World (North and South America) and back.

Ganges River
History; World history

Located in India, this river is considered sacred to Hindus and is used for spiritual cleansing, funeral rites, and other Hindu rituals.

Panama Canal
History; World history

A canal that crosses the isthmus of Panama connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Built by the United States between 1904 and 1914.

Theodosius
History; World history

(346? CE – 395 CE) Emperor of the Roman Empire who is responsible for making the Christian religion the official religion of the empire.

Holocaust
History; World history

The attempted genocide of European Jews, Gypsies, mentally retarded, homosexuals, and others by Nazi Germany during the Second World War.

Irish Republican Army (IRA)
History; World history

A militant organization of Irish nationalists based in Ireland which seeks to remove the British government from the Six Northern Counties which they control.

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