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(Encyclopedia)NATO: see North Atlantic Treaty Organization. ...SEATO
(Encyclopedia)SEATO: see Southeast Asia Treaty Organization. ...OPEC
(Encyclopedia)OPEC: see Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. ...Arab League
(Encyclopedia)Arab League, popular name for the League of Arab States, formed in 1945 in an attempt to give political expression to the Arab nations. The original charter members were Egypt, Iraq, Jordan (then know...United Irishmen
(Encyclopedia)United Irishmen or United Irish Society, Irish political organization. It was founded at Belfast in 1791 by Theobald Wolfe Tone. Disgruntled by the use of English patronage to control Irish politics, ...OECD
(Encyclopedia)OECD: see Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. ...shipping
(Encyclopedia)shipping, transportation of passengers and goods on waterways. From prehistoric times shipping has had a major influence on human social development. Water routes, unlike roads, did not need building,...UNESCO
(Encyclopedia)UNESCO: see United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. ...Partnership for Peace
(Encyclopedia)Partnership for Peace: see under North Atlantic Treaty Organization. ...Eastern European Mutual Assistance Treaty
(Encyclopedia)Eastern European Mutual Assistance Treaty: see Warsaw Treaty Organization. ...Browse by Subject
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