 |
| 215 Encyclopædia Britannica articles, from the full 32 volume encyclopedia |
| > | United States Army, The
major branch of the United States armed forces charged with the preservation of peace and security and the defense of the nation. The army furnishes most of the ground forces in the U.S. military organization. |
| > | United States Air Force, The
one of the major components of the United States armed forces, with primary responsibility for air warfare, air defense, and the development of military space research. The Air Force also provides air services in coordination with the other military branches. |
| > | Michigan State University
public, coeducational institution of higher learning in East Lansing, Mich., U.S. It was a pioneer among land-grant universities and is a noted institution of research. Through its more than a dozen colleges it provides comprehensive undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs. The university has long been active in plant science studies and operates a plant ...
|
| > | North, the
region, northern United States, historically identified as the free states that opposed slavery and the Confederacy during the American Civil War. This struggle against slavery and secession obscured the reality that the North was actually four separate and not so similar areas: New England, the Middle Atlantic states, the Old Northwest (East North Central States in ...
|
| > | United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
subsidiary agency created by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in 1949 to provide relief, health, and education services for Palestinians who lost both their homes and means of livelihood during the Arab-Israeli wars following the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. Beginning operations in 1950, UNRWA was originally headquartered in Beirut, Lebanon, but ...
|
More results > |
| 67 Student Encyclopedia Britannica articles, specially written for elementary and high school students |
| Pacific, University of the
one of California's first institutions of higher education, established in 1851. It is located in Stockton, Calif., 90 miles (145 kilometers) east of San Francisco. The 175-acre (71-hectare) campus features ivy-covered redbrick buildings among green lawns and flowering trees. The university also has two other campuses: the School of Dentistry in San Francisco and the ...
|
| The war in Vietnam
In September 1945 Ho Chi Minh, the Communist leader of the Vietminh nationalist movement, made the long-awaited declaration of Vietnam's independence. For hundreds of years, the Vietnamese had been forced to endure rule by outside invaders—the Chinese, the Mongols, and the French—and they were determined to resist any new attempts by outsiders to control their country.
|
| Atlantic, College of the
25-acre (10-hectare), independent college in Bar Harbor, Me., concerned with the interrelation between people, nature, and society. The college offers programs leading to the bachelor of arts degree and the master of philosophy degree in human ecology. The educational facility, founded in 1969, seeks candidates who have demonstrated both aptitude and interest in the field ...
|
| The Second Reconstruction
Between 1946 and 1963, a period in the civil rights movement known as the Second Reconstruction, African Americans began to win significant victories against racist policies and laws in the United States. During the period, African Americans finally received legal guarantees of rights that had been granted during the original Reconstruction, which followed the American ...
|
| The Internet explosion
Perhaps no single technical advance has had such a broad impact on business, education, and culture as the Internet, a vast computer network accessed by millions of users around the world. The Internet has transformed the way people communicate by enabling millions of subscribers to send mail and access information instantly.
|
More articles > |
Encyclopædia Britannica Article
