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The U.S. in World War I

1914-18 (U.S. involved, 1917-18)   America's Role in WWI: A Video   Watch this video about America's delayed entry in WWI. See the role of submarine warfare, President Wilson, and the Allied…

Time Tangled Island: Thomas Edison

Factropica Fast Facts and quizzes by Beth Rowen Related Links Thomas Edison Biography A Guide to Inventions and Discoveries Timeline…

DK History: Asian Temple Kingdoms

WHY DID ASIAN RULERS BUILD TEMPLES? WHO INFLUENCED THE TEMPLE KINGDOMS? FIND OUT MOREBetween AD 700 and 1300, powerful kingdoms, including the Khmer, Pagan, and Sukhothai, emerged in different…

DK People & Places: Scandinavia & Iceland

NORWEGIAN FJORD WHERE DO MOST SCANDINAVIANS LIVE? WHY IS TIMBER SO IMPORTANT TO FINLAND? DO SCANDINAVIANS HAVE A GOOD STANDARD OF LIVING? DO SCANDINAVIANS PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT? WHERE IS THE LAND…

Fighter Planes: MiG-15

by David Noland MiG-15 Specs Length: 35 ft, 7 in. Wingspan: 33 ft, 1 in. Empty weight: 8,100 lbs Max weight: 13,300 lbs Max speed: 670 mph Ceiling: 51,000 ft Range: 1…

DK History: Fascism

FASCIST DICTATOR WERE THERE FASCISTS IN OTHER COUNTRIES? WHO WERE THE NAZIS? BIOGRAPHY: ADOLF HITLER 1889–1945 SPANISH CIVIL WARFIND OUT MOREIn 1922 a political movement called fascism grew up in…

DK History: Persian Empire

HOW WAS THE PERSIAN EMPIRE GOVERNED? WHAT WAS THE ROYAL ROAD? ROYAL PALACE BIOGRAPHY: KING DARIUS I r. 522–486 BC SATRAPS FIND OUT MORE From 539 BC to 331 BC, the Persian Empire was…

The Supreme Court: Protecting Land and Home

Protecting Land and HomeThe Supreme CourtDeciding Property RightsProtecting Land and HomeSaving WetlandsProtecting Patents, Copyrights and TrademarksTrademark for Sex Shop Most of the time…

Dáil Éireann

(Encyclopedia) Dáil ÉireannDáil Éireanndôl āˈrôn, dīl ârˈən [key] [Irish,=diet of Ireland], the popular representative body of the Oireachtas, or National Parliament, of the Republic of Ireland. The…