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Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)
The Kingdom of Italy was the Italian state from the Italian unification in 1861 to its defeat in WW2 and dissolution in 1946 when it became the modern day Italian Republic.
Before 1861, Italy was not one country. Instead, there were many kingdoms and duchies (places ruled by dukes) in the Italian Peninsula. In 1861, they all became one country and King Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia became the King of Italy. In WW1, Italy was on the allies side and was one of the winners. In 1922, Benito Mussolini became Prime Minister. He was a fascist leader and made Italy into a dictatorship without much liberty.
When WW2 began, Mussolini led Italy to be allied with Hitler, and the Axis powers. The axis powers lost WW2. Mussolini's leadership ended in 1943, and he was killed in 1945. Germany invaded Italy and this is why Italy didn't become an occupied country as Germany did. In 1946, the people voted to get rid of the monarchy and become today's Italian Republic and slowly became stable again.
Italy began their colonial empire in the late 1880s when they conquered Eritrea and Somalia in the Horn of Africa. In the 1910's, they took Libya from the Ottoman Empire. In 1936, Italy conquered Ethiopia, creating the colony of Italian East Africa. When they lost WW2, their colonies were lost to the British and the French.
Nazi Germany controlled Italy at the end of WW2 , but they eventually were invaded by the Allies and when Hitler killed himself, The Nazis lost WW2. After Nazi Germany ceased to exist, Italy was independent again. However, all was not good. Italy was left in huge debt, causing Italy to be poor. Many people from Italy emigrated to the United States to escape being poor. In 1946, People voted to get rid of the monarchy (kings) and establish the new Italian Republic. Slowly, the new government helped Italy get back up again into its current state. Also, dramatically, people stopped emigrating because life in Italy was becoming better.
New Jersey Turnpike
The New Jersey Turnpike is a toll road in New Jersey. The road runs from near the Delaware Memorial Bridge in the southern part of the state northeast to near the George Washington Bridge in the northern part of the state near New York City. The northern part of the road is a part of Interstate 95. The New Jersey Turnpike is one of the busiest toll roads in the United States.
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Jordan at the Olympics
Jordan at the Olympicsis a history which began in 1980.
The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Jordan is JOR.
Teams from Jordan have been in every Summer Olympic Games since. It has never been in the Winter Olympic Games.
As of 2011, no Jordanian athlete has ever won an Olympic medal. In the 1988 Seoul Games, Samer Kamal and Ihsan Abu Sheikha won bronze medals in Taekwondo. As this was Taekwondo's first time in the Olympics it was named a demonstration sport, not an official Olympic event. Ammar Fahed managed to get the third Jordanian bronze medal in Barcelona Olympic games 1992.
The National Olympic Committee for Jordan was formed in 1957 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1963.
Kazakhstan at the Olympics
Kazakhstan was first at the Olympic Games as an independent nation in 1994. They have been in every Games since. Prior to the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Kazakh athletes were part of the Soviet Union at the Olympics, and were also part of the Unified Team in 1992.
Kazakh athletes have won a total of 52 medals at the Summer Olympic Games, and another six at the Winter Olympic Games.
The National Olympic Committee for Kazakhstan was formed in 1990 and recognized in 1993.
North Korea at the Olympics
North Korea at the Olympics is a history which includes 17 games in 14 countries and 300+ athletes. Since 1946, North Korea has contributed to the growth of the "Olympic Movement".
The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for the North Korea was NKO. It is now PRK.
The North Korean National Olympic Committee was formed in 1953. It was recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1957.
North Korea's team first competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics at Innsbruck .
South Korea at the Olympics
South Korea at the Olympics is a history which includes 32 games in 18 countries and 2,000+ athletes. Since 1946, South Korea (KOR) has contributed to the growth of the "Olympic Movement".
The Korean National Olympic Committee was formed in 1946. It was recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1947.
Korea's team first competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
Athletes from Korea did not take part in the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Winter Olympics.
Team highlights include the bronze medal in the men's football tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The win against Japan resulted in Korea's first medal in this sport.
Korea hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics (XXIVth Olympiad) in Seoul.
The 2018 Winter Olympics will be held in Pyeongchang.
Kuwait at the Olympics
Kuwait has been in 10 Summer Olympic Games. They have never been in the Winter Olympic Games.
In the 1992 Barcelona Games, Kuwait received a bronze medal in taekwondo. It was only a demonstration sport that year so the medal was not official.
The National Olympic Committee for Kuwait was formed in 1957 and recognized in 1966.
Kyrgyzstan at the Olympics
Kyrgyzstan has been in four Summer Games and four Winter Games as an independent state. They have won three medals. The nation was part of the Soviet Union before 1992. In 1992, Kyrgyzstan was on the Unified Team. Kyrgyzstan was at the 1994 Winter Olympics as their own country after the breakup of the Soviet Union.
Laos at the Olympics
Laos has been in seven Summer Olympic Games. They have never been in the Winter Olympic Games. They have never won a medal.
The National Olympic Committee of Lao was formed in 1975 and recognized in 1979.
Lebanon at the Olympics
Lebanon at the Olympicsis a history which began in 1948.
The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Lebanon is LBN.
A team from Lebanon was first at the Olympic Games in 1948. They have been in all but one Summer Olympic Games since then. Lebanon was one of three nations to boycott the 1956 Games in protest of the British and French involvement in the Suez Crisis.
Lebanon has also been in most Winter Olympic Games since 1948, missing only the 1994 and 1998 Winter Games.
Lebanon was at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore.
The National Olympic Committee for Lebanon was formed in 1947. It was recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1948.
Marie Stopes
Marie Carmichael Stopes (Edinburgh, 15 October 1880 – Dorking, 2 October 1958) was a British palaeobotanist, author and campaigner for birth control.
Stopes' newsletter "Birth Control News", her book "Married Love", and her organisation Marie Stopes International, were hugely important in Britain and throughout the British Empire. She was the founder of British family planning, and fought many battles in print with those whose opinions differed from hers.
Stopes was one of the most highly educated women of her time. Her parents, who were both well educated, kept her away from school until she was twelve. She went to University College London in 1900, and graduated in 1902 with double honours in Botany and Geology. She was awarded a year's scholarship for research.
Stopes next went to the University of Munich, where she got a PhD in palaeobotany (fossil plants). She took the "viva voce" in German. In 1905 she became DSc (Doctor of Science) of the University of London. She was then the youngest holder of the Doctor of Science degree in England.
Stopes published about 100 papers and books on botany, mostly on fossil plants. She was expert on fossil ferns, cycads and gymnosperms.