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48 matches to Western Sahara
Neuve-Chapelle, Battle. 1915. Failed WWI artillery attack by British on Western Front.
OAS. Organization of American States. 1948. Western Hemisphere organization for peace, security, and economic cooperation. Cuba expelled 1962.
OEEC. Organization for European Economic Cooperation. 1948-61. Western European trade organization. OECD.
Okubo, Toshimichi. 1830-78. Japanese statesman. Meiji Restoration. Westernized Japan.
Pavia, Battle. 476. Odoacer defeats Romans, ending Western Roman Empire.
Ravenna. 402 Western Roman Empire capital. 476 Ostrogothic capital of Italy. 553 Byzantine. 751 Lombard. 754 Franks. 1278 Papal States. 1441 Venice. 1509 Papal States. 1859 Sardinia. 1861 Italy.
Remarque, Erich. 1898-1970. German/US writer. All Quiet on the Western Front 1929.
Remington, Frederic. 1861-1909. US artist of western subjects.
Russell, Bertrand. 1872-1970. English mathematician, liberal philosopher, logician, pacifist. Believed in human reason. Founded CND. Principles of Mathematics 1910-13. History of Western Philosophy 1945.
Samoa. Melanesians. 1722 Dutch explore. 1830 British settle. 1856 German trade. 1899 Germany(W)/ USA(E) becomes Western Samoa, American Samoa.
Santo Domingo. Dominican Republic. 1496- Oldest continuous European settlement in western Hemisphere.
Selim III. 1761-1808. Ottoman sultan 1789-1807. Reformed, westernized. Overthrown, murdered.
Shu Han. 221-264. Western China dynasty. Conquered by Wei.
Siegfried Line. 1937-40 German fortifications on western frontier = West Wall. Also, part of Hindenburg Line.
Synge, John. 1871-1909. Irish poet, dramatist. Riders to the Sea 1904. Playboy of the Western World 1907.
Tagore, Rabindranath. 1861-1941. Bengali writer. Blending eastern, western thought.
Thompson, David. 1770-1857. Explored western US, Columbia River.
Tientsin Massacre. 1870. 20 French killed. China apologizes. End of China/Western co-operation.
Tuareg. Berber peoples of northwestern Africa.
Visigoths. 376-711. Western Goths. Alaric sacked Rome 410. Defeated at Vouillé by Clovis 510. Settled Spain, southern France 415-711. Destroyed by Moors 711.
Western European Union. 1948. Britain, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg. 1954 +Italy, Germany. 50 year treaty. NATO. European Defense Community.
Western Roman Empire. Roman. Carolingian.
Western Samoa. Samoa. 1899 German. 1920 New Zealand League of Nations mandate. 1962 Independent.