Nagasaki
Japanese city devastated during World War II when the United States dropped the second atomic bomb on Aug 8th, 1945.
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Science and Technology
musket
Handheld weapon that uses small balls of lead as projectiles and gunpowder as the blasting agent.
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mummification
The process of preserving a corpse by removing the moisture from it before burial. This process was practiced by many different cultures.
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Mona Lisa
A famous Renaissance painting by Leonardo Da Vinci.
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military
The armed forces of a nation.
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Michelangelo
(1475-1564) An Italian sculptor, painter, poet, engineer, and architect. Famous works include the mural on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, and the sculpture of the biblical character David.
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Mazzini, Giuseppe
(1805-1872), Nationalistic leader in Italy, who started a group called Young Italy in 1831. Young Italy was a nationalistic movement that wanted to end foreign control of Italy.
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mass production
The manufacturing of products on a large scale, usually through the use of machines.
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Marx, Karl
(1818-1883), German political philosopher and writer. Coauthor with Friedrich Engels of The Communist Manifesto which described the new philosophy of scientific socialism, which is the basis for modern communism.
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Mao Zedong
(1893-1976) Leader of the Communist Party in China that overthrew Jiang Jieshi and the Nationalists. Established China as the Peopleﾒs Republic of China and ruled from 1949 until 1976.
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