The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1989 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 446
... became min- ister of defense in 1959. Ch'en Yi , commander of the New Fourth Army , became minister of foreign affairs in 1958. These men continued to apply the lessons of Yenan , and populism , volun- tarism , and egalitarianism ...
... became min- ister of defense in 1959. Ch'en Yi , commander of the New Fourth Army , became minister of foreign affairs in 1958. These men continued to apply the lessons of Yenan , and populism , volun- tarism , and egalitarianism ...
Page 614
... became cheap and easily obtain- able , armies became large and democratic , as after the general introduction of firearms . Na- tions too poor to maintain a large professional army depended on citizen militias and hired mer- cenaries ...
... became cheap and easily obtain- able , armies became large and democratic , as after the general introduction of firearms . Na- tions too poor to maintain a large professional army depended on citizen militias and hired mer- cenaries ...
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... became active in Whig politics and speculated in real estate , and when his employer's mills were sold in 1841 , he leased a farm and ex- perimented with crop and herd improvement . He soon became agent for a local plow manufacturer ...
... became active in Whig politics and speculated in real estate , and when his employer's mills were sold in 1841 , he leased a farm and ex- perimented with crop and herd improvement . He soon became agent for a local plow manufacturer ...
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