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Vienna, Congress of

(Encyclopedia) Vienna, Congress of, Sept., 1814–June, 1815, one of the most important international conferences in European history, called to remake Europe after the downfall of Napoleon I.…

Chile

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Chile Chile chĭlˈē, Span. chēˈlā [key], officially Republic of Chile, republic (2020 est. pop.…

Panama Canal

(Encyclopedia) Panama Canal, waterway across the Isthmus of Panama, connecting the Atlantic (by way of the Caribbean Sea) and Pacific oceans, built by the United States (1904–14, on territory leased…

Triple Alliance and Triple Entente

(Encyclopedia) Triple Alliance and Triple EntenteTriple Alliance and Triple Ententeäntäntˈ [key], two international combinations of states that dominated the diplomatic history of Western Europe from…

State Department Notes on Panama

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions National Security Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Panamanian Relations PEOPLE…

State Department Notes on Bosnia and Herzegovina

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People and Historical Highlights Government and Political Conditions Economy U.S.-Bosnian Relations PEOPLE AND HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTSThe three…

MTV Music Video Awards

2007 MTV Music Video Awards The 2007 Video Music Awards were presented September 9, 2007. Video of the Year Rihanna f.…

Writers

    Related Links Notable Asian-American Poets and Writers Notable Irish Writers Notable Female Literary Figures Notable Hispanic-American Figures Notable…

Hungary

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Hungary, Hung. Magyarország, republic (2015 est. pop. 9,784,000), 35,919 sq mi (93,030 sq km), central Europe. Hungary borders on Slovakia in the north, on Ukraine in the…

Austria

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Austria Austria ôˈstrēə [key], Ger. Österreich [eastern march], officially Republic of Austria, federal republic (2020 est. pop. 8,917,000), 32,374 sq…