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  List of state leaders in 1939 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hendrik Colijn, Chairman of the Dutch council of ministers (1925-1926, 1933 - 10 August 1939)
Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli, Cardinal Secretary of State (1930-1939)
Luigi Cardinal Maglione, Cardinal Secretary of State (1939-1944)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_state_leaders_in_1939   (1605 words)

  
 New Zealand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elizabeth II, as the Queen of New Zealand, is the Head of State and is represented, in her absence, by a non-partisan Governor-General; the Queen 'reigns but does not rule', so she has no real political influence.
The Leader of the Opposition is National Party leader Don Brash, formerly Governor of the Reserve Bank.
In 1986 the United States announced that it was suspending its treaty security obligations to New Zealand pending the restoration of port access.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_Zealand   (5295 words)

  
 SSC - TEKS and TAKS - TEKS Glossaries - World History
The concept of democracy influenced leaders of the French Revolution in 1789 as they displaced the monarchy and wrote a constitution.
Fascists did not support the formation of political parties since this disrupted the unity of the state, and they did not support democracy because the concerns of the people were secondary to the good of the nation.
Because of the influences of fascism, it was natural for Hitler to destroy anything which threatened the unified nation, hence his fixation with purifying the dominant Aryan race and his insistence on totalitarian rule.
www.tea.state.tx.us /ssc/teks_and_taas/teks/glossworldhist.htm   (5039 words)

  
 Dept. of State: International Information Programs: Publications - Introduction to Human Rights - "We Hold These Truths ...
No state went so far as to permit universal male suffrage, and even in those states that permitted all taxpayers to vote, office-holders were required to own a certain amount of property.
Congress also passed the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which states that "all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the States wherein they reside.
A new generation of leaders went to court to protect what was left of tribal lands or to recover that which had been taken, often illegally, in previous times.
usinfo.state.gov /products/pubs/hrintro/wehold.htm   (5529 words)

  
 Indiana State Archives - Civil War Resources
Each enrollment lists alphabetically the name of the veteran, unit he served in, war he fought in (Mexican or Civil), number of children under 16, and wounds and illness contracted in service.
A list of claims made against the state for damages incurred during Confederate General John H. Morgan's 1863 raid into Indiana is available on microfilm.
Listed county by county, the name of each claimant and the type and value of goods lost are given.
www.in.gov /icpr/archives/databases/civilwar/resource.html   (1106 words)

  
 Martinoverview   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
In fact, even when the Depression eased, he opposed full restoration of wage levels for state employees, who had suffered a fifty percent pay cut during the Depression.
Major issues dealt with during Governor Martin's administration were economic recovery from the Great Depression, reconstruction of the State Capitol, the planning and construction of Bonneville Dam, as well as development of statewide port and highway infrastructures.
He made himself the enemy of what many saw as corrupt labor leaders, particularly by his appointment of Assistant Attorney General Ralph E. Moody to prosecute many union people accused of arson and assault.
arcweb.sos.state.or.us /governors/Martin/Martinbiography.html   (481 words)

  
 Texas Department of State Health Services, Public Health Preparedness, History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
However, in the 17 th century, the existing lack of knowledge about how disease was transmitted, coupled with the lack of knowledge about how to direct a disease so that it only affected the enemy, made the use of disease as a weapon seem improbable.
In 1925, the United States was one of the nations that signed the Geneva Protocol, prohibiting the use of chemical or biological agents.
As the leaders of Unit 731 saw Japan heading for defeat, they burned their records, destroyed their facilities, and fled to Tokyo.
www.dshs.state.tx.us /preparedness/bioterrorism/professionals/history   (5615 words)

  
 jtimeline
In 1889 a constitution was written which placed most of the powers of the state in the hands of the emperor but also established a bicameral national legislature called the Diet.
The Meiji leaders also worked to build a modern economy by acquiring new manufacturing technology and by the 1890s the beginnings of industrialization were well underway.
In 1947 a new constitution was written that stripped the emperor of much of his powers and placed the National Diet at the center of the political process.
www.list.org /~mdoyle/jtimeline.html   (2103 words)

  
 List of state leaders in 1941   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
1940 state leaders - Events of 1941 - 1942 state leaders - State leaders by year
Pope - Pius XII Bishop of Rome (1939 - 1958)
Secretary of State - Luigi Cardinal Cardinal Secretary of State (1939 - 1944)
www.freeglossary.com /List_of_state_leaders_in_1941   (267 words)

  
 Tony Cliff: State Capitalism in Russia (Chap.2)
The antithesis of the workers’ state was the monstrous bureaucracy and army of the capitalist states, which, in Engels’ words, “threaten to devour the whole of society”.
To use Lenin’s formulation, the state “consists of special bodies of armed men which have prisons, etc., at their disposal.” [7] Therefore, the starting point of any analysis of the present Russian state apparatus, especially from the standpoint of Marxism, must be the structure of the armed forces.
Stalinist spokesmen have stopped speaking of the “withering away of the state”, and, indeed, have gone to quite the other extreme, claiming that “socialism in one country” and even “communism in one country” goes hand in hand with the strengthening of the state.
www.marxists.org /archive/cliff/works/1955/statecap/ch02.htm   (8500 words)

  
 Iraqi leaders
However, The French forced him to leave the thrown of Syria very abruptly after the failure of the negotiations and he was forced into a temporarily exile in Britain.
The traumatic experiences of this young king throughout his short life from the death of his father to the violent death in a bloody massacre gained him a special place in the Iraqis' memory.
He started making his terror apparatus since the time he was a vice president and by officially becoming the president on the 16th of July 1979 he made sure that nothing would restrict his absolute power.
www.angelfire.com /nt/Gilgamesh/leaders.html   (1704 words)

  
 History & Genealogy - Bibliographies - Core List of TN Books
An illustrated and documented history of the Territory South of the River Ohio, which became the state of Tennessee in 1796.
A brief, lyrical history of Tennessee by the state historian, an accomplished historian and novelist.
A discussion of slavery in TN from the last quarter of the l7th century to the granting of full citizenship and suffrage to all fls with the adoption of a new state constitution in 1870.
www.state.tn.us /tsla/history/bibliographies/corelist.htm   (3046 words)

  
 homepage\geopolitical issues
The Arab states mobilized their troops and closed the Straits of Titan at the entrance to the Gulf of Aqaba where Israel's port of Elath is located.
The ring leaders were hanged and tribal chiefs were allowed to register tribal lands as personal possession, and were welcomed into the Iranian ruling elite, in return for making sure their tribes obeyed the government.
The United States was a particular target of Iran because of its close relationship with the Shah.
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 State of Ohio Environmental Resources
OHS is a nonprofit organization that serves as the state's agent in historical matters, operating a network of more than 60 historical sites and museums, including such areas as the Cedar Bog and Wahkeena Nature Preserves, the Serpent Mound, and the Glacial Grooves on Kelley's Island.
Twenty-eight specialists invite the reader to survey the geologic forces that shaped the state, the colorful plant and animal life of its forests, prairies, hills, lakes and streams, the first people in what is now Ohio, and many maps, drawings and photographs.
The Ohio Department of Education is a member of the State Education and Environmental Roundtable (SEER), an organization dedicated to encourage schools in 12 pilot states to use the environment as an integrating concept for curricula.
www.epa.state.oh.us /oeef/state_of_ohio_environmental_re.html   (3067 words)

  
 Female Presidents
She acted as head of state after João Bernardo Viera, Head of state since 1980, was elected President in 1984.
Cory Aquino became leader of the opposition after the murder of her husband Ninoi Aquino in 1986, and was brought to power by the so-called "People Power", which protested about President Marcos's attempts to remain in power.
As Captain Regent, she was joint head of a state with a man, and also President of the Parliament and Head of Government.
www.guide2womenleaders.com /Presidents.htm   (2572 words)

  
 Social Studies Standards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
State standards require the instruction of World History at both the Essentials level and the Proficiency level.
the Stalin-Hitler Pact of 1939 and the invasion of Poland
State standards require the instruction of U.S. History at both the Essentials level and the Proficiency level.
www.ade.state.az.us /standards/sstudies/standard1.asp   (5272 words)

  
 CSU Libraries: Colorado Agricultural Archive: Collection Summaries
Colorado conservationists formed the Colorado State Forestry Association, also known as the Colorado Forestry Association (CFA), in 1884 to support the conservation, management, and renewal of forests through the dissemination of educational materials, promotion of forestry legislation, and creation of forest reserves.
The Records of the Colorado State Forestry Association consists primarily of the correspondence of CFA president William G. Stone with prominent conservationists, government officials and educators of the early 1900s.
The Colorado State Grange was established in the Colorado Territory in 1874 to give support and encouragement to rural and agricultural communities.
lib.colostate.edu /archives/agriculture/collection_sum.html   (3094 words)

  
 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : 1939   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar).
February 27 - Sit-down strikes are outlawed by the Supreme Court of the United States.
Finland, the Baltic states and eastern Poland to the USSR.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /1939   (1688 words)

  
 Collections Pertaining to Women's History and Women's Issues - State Library and Archives of Florida   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Florida State Archives, under the Florida Department of State, is the official repository for the public records of the state of Florida.
The Florida State Society is the central organizing committee for the various local chapters of the DAR, a women's society of descendants of American Revolutionaries whose mission is to promote historical, educational and patriotic work.
The State Board of Health was the predecessor agency to the Division of Health under the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services.
dlis.dos.state.fl.us /barm/fsa/womensguide.html   (6154 words)

  
 List of state leaders in 1944   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
1943 state leaders - Events of 1944 - 1945 state leaders - State leaders by year
Luigi Cardinal Maglione Cardinal Secretary of State (1939 - 1944)
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 Spragueoverview   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Charles Arthur Sprague was governor from Jan. 9, 1939 to Jan. 11, 1943.
He then moved to the state of Washington where he eventually became assistant superintendent of public instruction.
During Governor Sprague's administration, Oregon became the first state to initiate control over logging operations to insure enforcement of progressive forest practices.
arcweb.sos.state.or.us /governors/Sprague/Spraguebiographical.html   (228 words)

  
 PA State Archives - RG-25 - Series Descriptions - Special Commissions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Correspondence relating to the activities of the Pennsylvania State World’s Fair Commission in dealing with contractors, exhibits, and the New York World’s Fair 1939 Incorporated.  Included are photographs and drawings of the exhibit area and financial breakdowns of expenditures.
Correspondence of Hiram H. Shenk of the State Library with various historical societies relating to acquisition of historical artifacts for exhibits in the Pennsylvania Building.  Included is a diagram of the floor plan of the exposition building and lists of artifacts acquired for exhibit. 
List of the observances planned by fifteen county historical societies, list of the names and addresses of each member of the William Penn Tercentenary Committee, list of suggestions for observance to be held on William Penn Day, a distribution list for the William Penn history book, and related records.
www.phmc.state.pa.us /bah/dam/rg/sd/r25sd2.htm   (2106 words)

  
 Daily Excelsior.........State
No person under 18 years of age or who is in a State of intoxication or of unsound mind shall be employed on loading/ unloading or transportation of sellers explosives or be allowed to enter in licenced premises.
While the State Government had honoured Kakroo with the prestigious State Award for his hard work, integrity and impressive performance in 2003, several anti-corruption cases are pending against Roniyal with the State Vigilance Organisation (SVO).
Assailing policies of the coalition Government in the State, former Union Minister and senior BJP leader Prof Chaman Lal Gupta alleged that these leaders are more interested in the rehabilitation of the families of terrorists than the victims of their barbarism.
www.dailyexcelsior.com /web1/05oct23/state.htm   (5627 words)

  
 Ross (AR04) - Floor Statements - Stop Stroke Act H.R. 3658
With other Dumas leaders, he worked to establish an industrial foundation and organized a drive to buy land for development as an industrial park.
A loyal Democrat, he served as a state senator from 1960 through 1966, was chairman of the County Committee for 10 years, and was a volunteer staff member for Governor Bill Clinton for 12 years.
He was a leader in the Clinton gubernatorial and presidential campaigns, and was named to the U.S. Electoral College in 1996.
www.house.gov /apps/list/press/ar04_ross/morenews/floor_062504.html   (453 words)

  
 National Recording Registry - National Recording Preservation Board (Library of Congress)
Note: this is a national list and many of the items listed are housed in collections across the country.
The symbolism of an African American defeating a citizen of the political state that proclaimed the superiority of the white race was lost on no one.
Duke Ellington is considered one of the greatest composers and band leaders of the 20th century.
www.loc.gov /rr/record/nrpb/nrpb-masterlist.html   (10903 words)

  
 Secretary of state discovers Jewish roots   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
But another focus of the visit is to begin working relations between Netanyahu's government and the new secretary of state.
Albright's first cousin, Dagmar Simova, who lives in what is now the Czech Republic, told the Post that Albright's parents did not tell her about the fate of her relatives because she was only 8 years old at the end of the war.
In addition, names of relatives reportedly appear on the list of 77,000 Czech Holocaust victims inscribed on the wall of the Pinkas synagogue in Prague.
www.jewishaz.com /jewishnews/970207/secstate.html   (535 words)

  
 LRL | Legislative Information | Women Members of the Texas Legislature, 1923-present
This list has been compiled by the staff of the Legislative Reference Library to assist their patrons.
She was sworn in on May 10, 2000.
She was sworn in on November 10, 1999.
www.lrl.state.tx.us /legis/leaders/women.html   (300 words)

  
 Penn State motivated to maintain success - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
From 1939 through 1987, Penn State football never went away, suffering not one losing season during that span.
Derrick Williams, the talented wide receiver who made a massive impact as a freshman before exiting the seventh game with a broken arm, is confident the team will find ways to replace Michael Robinson and Alan Zemaitis, two of the team captains from last season who are gone.
But I feel that we have leaders on this team that can step right in that role and not miss a beat with the team.
pittsburghlive.com /x/.../sports/college/pennstate/s_439236.html   (605 words)

  
 Mississippi's African-American Authors Mississippi State University Libraries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
he only document of its kind on the Internet, this comprehensive listing of Mississippi's African-American authors is intended to assist researchers, graduate and undergraduate students, and primary and secondary students in their discovery and exploration of the state's African-American writers.
Funded by the Mississippi State University Office of Research, this project is ongoing, and the list is continually updated.
These individuals may be considered Mississippians by virtue of the influence the state had on them or the influence they had on the state.
library.msstate.edu /content/templates/?a=137&z=40   (623 words)

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