World history

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Also known as Austria-Hungary, or the Hapsburg Empire, as it was ruled by the Habsburg monarchy from 1867 to 1918. Austria-Hungary extended over most of central Europe. It was composed the modern day ...

Niccolo Machiavelli

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Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (May 3, 1469 – June 21, 1527) Niccolò Machiavelli (May 3, 1469June 21, 1527) was an Italian political philosopher during the Renaissance. As a civil servant in ...

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

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An international organization concerned with the crude-oil policies of its member states. This organization was founded in 1960, and has 11 members, including Kuwait, Algeria, Iran, Iraq, Indonesia, ...

Jean Jacques Rousseau

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(1712-1778) French writer and Enlightenment philosopher who wrote a book called, The Social Contract, where he stated that people were basically good, and that society, and its unequal distribution ...

Baron de Montesquieu

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(1689-1755) Enlightenment thinker from France who wrote a book called, The Spirit of the Laws in 1748. In his book, Montesquieu describes what he considers to be the best government. He states that ...

Opium War

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In the early 19th century, Great Britain began importing opium, processed from poppy plants grown in the Crown Colony of India, into China. Chinese officials attempted to ban the importation of the ...

Buddhism

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Buddhism developed in India, and is based on many of the core concepts of Hinduism.. Buddhists believe in an endless cycle of reincarnation, or samsara, which is similar to beliefs of Hinduism. ...