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Kohl was Chancellor of West Germany from 1982 until 1990, when he became the first chancellor of a reunified Germany. The conservative chairman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led his party to two convincing victories in West Germany in the 1980s. During his administration, West Germany prospered and became increasingly influential in world affairs. What financial scandal led Kohl to resign his post as honorary chairman of the CDU in 2000?
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American science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard founded the Church of Scientology in 1954. The church's teachings are based on Hubbard's philosophy of Dianetics, which utilizes a process called “auditing” to free a person's spirit from the psychological burdens that interfere with happiness and self-realization. Both the religion and Hubbard himself remain the subjects of controversy and investigation. Why do some suspect that Hubbard founded Scientology as part of a money-making scheme?
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German physicist Gustav Kirchhoff was a pioneering scientist who contributed to the fundamental understanding of electrical circuits, spectroscopy, and the emission of black-body radiation by heated objects. Kirchhoff formulated a number of laws, now known as “Kirchhoff's laws,” which explain the activity of both electrical circuits and thermodynamic reactions. In 1861, Kirchhoff and Robert Bunsen, inventor of the Bunsen burner, co-discovered what two chemical elements?
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Avatar Posted by lanerough 116 days ago (http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com)
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Australian-American publishing magnate Rupert Murdoch established News Corporation as a holding company in 1980; it has since developed into a worldwide communications empire. Included among the many assets of Murdoch's News Corp are powerful media holdings in Australia and New Zealand; the prestigious Times of London and other British papers; and the New York Post, TV Guide, and HarperCollins book publishers in the United States. What is News Corp's annual revenue?
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Avatar Posted by lanerough 117 days ago (http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com)
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Alexander III was tsar of Russia from 1881 until his death in 1894. As ruler, he sought to counteract what he considered the excessive liberalism of his father's reign and pursued a reactionary policy that promoted Russification and the persecution of religious minorities. A protectionist economic policy enabled rapid industrial development and helped spread Marxist and social democratic ideas throughout Russia. To which of Alexander's relatives was his wife, Dagmar, originally engaged?
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Avatar Posted by lanerough 118 days ago (http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com)
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Gagarin was a Russian cosmonaut who, in 1961, became the first human being to successfully travel into space. Gagarin circled the earth once during his 1-hour-and-48-minute flight aboard the Vostok 1. His success is believed to have ushered in the modern era of man in space, and Gagarin toured widely to promote the Soviet achievement. Ironically, he died in a plane crash just a few years later. What factors did Soviet officials consider when choosing Gagarin for the historic space flight?
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Avatar Posted by lanerough 119 days ago (http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com)
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The multitalented Tapio Rautavaara of Finland was a successful athlete, singer, and actor. He won a gold medal in the javelin throw event at the 1948 Summer Olympics and was also a top archer. He acted in numerous Finnish films and recorded a total of 310 songs before his death in 1979. Rautavaara suffered a brain injury during a slip-and-fall accident, but medical officials failed to identify the symptoms of a fatal cerebral hemorrhage and sent him home. What did they think was wrong with him?
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Rudi Dutschke was an important figure in the Socialist German Student Union, or SDS, and the most prominent spokesperson of the left-wing German student movement of the 1960s, a movement aimed at creating a more democratic society and overcoming social injustice. In 1968, Dutschke survived an assassination attempt by a right-wing extremist who shot him in the head. How was his death 12 years later directly related to the injuries he suffered during that attack?
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