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Russian Constituent Assembly

The **Russian Constituent Assembly** was a democratically elected assembly that ruled Russia for just thirteen hours on January 18-19, 1918, when it was replaced by the new Congress of Soviets. The Constituent Assembly had 703 seats, and a mere 175 of its deputies were Bolsheviks. Vladimir Lenin decided to dissolve the assembly and replace it with a new Bolshevik-led congress, ending democracy in Russia.
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge

The **Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge** is a double-decked suspension bridge that connects the New York City boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn. Built from 13 August 1959 to 21 November 1964, the bridge was named for the Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano, who in 1524 became the first European explorer to enter New York Harbor and the Hudson River.
Trini Garcia

**Trini "Gordo" Garcia** (1921-April 25, 1945) was a United States Army corporal who served as a tank driver in the US 2nd Armored Division during World War II.

## Biography

Trini Garcia was born in Chicago, Illinois to a family of Mexican descent, in his youth, his father used to work in a slaughterhouse, and his job was to cut up steers with an electric saw and his father came up to Mexico to work in Chicago and at the age of 14, he worked at his dad's slaughterhouse. Garcia enlisted in the US Army in 1942 and was lucky not to serve in a segregated unit during World War II. and he enlisted in the US Army during World War II. Garcia served under Don Collier as the driver of the M4 Sherman tank *Fury* during Operation Torch in North Africa in 1942, the Battle of Normandy in France in 1944, and in the Liberation of Belgium in late 1944-1945. In 1945, the crew of the tank advanced into Germany during the Central Europe Campaign, with Garcia continuing to serve as a tank driver. During the invasion of Germany, Garcia spent time with a German prostitute in the tank, sharing her with loader Grady Travis. Garcia later told the new recruit Norman Ellison about the horrors of Normandy as they sat down for breakfast with two German cousins, telling him about the process of shooting a wounded horse; they spent three days killing wounded horses that were left behind by the Germans during the Falaise Gap campaign. Garcia would haze Ellison until he became a true member of the crew, and they fought together during the drive into Germany. On April 25, 1945, they took part in the tank's last stand at the Battle of Hagenohsen, and Garcia was shot while attempting to throw a grenade at the German troops. Garcia sacrificed himself by covering the grenade with his own body, absorbing the impact, and saving his fellow crew members.
Russian Navy

The **Russian Navy** has been the naval warfare branch of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation since the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. Inheriting the majority of the former Soviet Navy, the modern Russian Navy is divided into four main fleets: the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, the Baltic Fleet in St Petersburg, the Pacific Fleet in Vladivostok, and the Northern Fleet in Murmansk. In addition there is the Caspian Flotilla in Astrakhan, while the Russian Coast Guard is subordinated to the Federal Security Service (FSB). Since 1991, Russia's naval doctrine has been a defensive one, largely due to the country's geography, rather than one meant to project power globally as the Soviet Union and modern United States have. However that is not to say that it is incapable of doing so when it needs to. The Russian Navy has deployed squadrons to fight against piracy off the Somalian coast as part of an international mission and also deployed vessels to the Mediterranean to assist Russian forces in Syria with missile strikes. Although the Navy was plagued with lack of funding and an ageing former Soviet fleet, since the 2010s modernization and construction programs have greatly improved. The flagship of the fleet is Russia's sole aircraft carrier *Admiral Kuznetsov*, while the largest surface combatant warships in the world, the heavy nuclear guided missile cruisers *Pyotr Veliky* and *Admiral Nakhimov*, are also in Russian service.

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Russian Navy ranksAdmiral Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrierOscar II-class submarineOscar II-class submarine
Special Air Service

The **Special Air Service** (**SAS**) is a special forces unit of the British Army that was founded in July of 1941 during World War II. The SAS was conceived as a commando force to operate behind Axis lines in North Africa, and it consisted of four British squadrons, one Free French, one Greek, and the Special Boat Service in 1942. The SAS took part in numerous special forces operations during the war, including missions to support counter-fascist insurgents (such as the French Resistance and Dutch Resistance) in Europe. On October 18, 1942, Adolf Hitler decreed that all commandos should be summarily executed for being "spies", making SAS members face additional danger. In 1945, the SAS was disbanded, but it was revived just two years later as the Cold War escalated. The SAS engaged in special operations, counterterrorism, and reconnaissance, fighting in Korea, Borneo, Oman, Yemen, Northern Ireland, Gambia, Somalia, the Falkland Islands, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kuwait, Sierra Leone, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya. Today, the SAS has three regiments.
Upper East Side

The **Upper East Side** is an affluent neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, located between Central Park and the East River. During the 20th century, several notable families moved into the UES, including the Carnegies, Rockefellers, Roosevelts, Kennedys, Whitneys, and Dukes, and the construction of the Second Avenue Subway caused property prices to rise. In 2000, 207,543 people lived on the Upper East Side.
Spanish Empire

The **Spanish Empire** (1402/1516-1934) was a nation that succeeded the Kingdom of Castile in 1402 and preceded modern Spain. Its history covered the eras of the Crown of Castile, Kingdom of Aragon, Kingdom of Granada, Kingdom of Asturias, and the Kingdom of Portugal, and saw Spain take over the Americas and parts of Asia.

## History

Spain's empire first began with its conquest of the Canary Islands in 1402, turning the Kingdom of Castile into an empire. Spain further expanded its maps by launching exploration expeditions across the world, and in 1492 they explored the New World of North and South America, settling initially in the Caribbean before expanding their empire to most of the rest of North America. Spain was finally united under one banner in 1516 when Carlos I of Spain succeeded to the thrones of Castile, Leon, and Aragon, the first Spanish monarch to be the lord of the three domains at once. In 1519-1521, the conquistadors Diego Velazquez, Hernan Cortes, Pedro de Alvarado, and Francisco Coronado conquered the Aztec Empire and the Mayans in present-day Mexico. Their empire also conquered the Philippines, due to the efforts of Ferdinand Magellan.

Spain became a large empire that encompassed much of the world; in 1710, its possessions in northern South America, the Caribbean, Spain, and Italy alone had a total of 17,882,916 people. Its other possessions, including those in Africa, encompassed much more people (in 1700, it had 17,218,596 people, rising by over 600,000 within ten years, and only in European Spain, Caribbean Spain, and northern South American Spain). The Spanish missionaries spread Catholicism across the world, as well as their language and culture. The Spanish empire remained even after the fall of the Kingdom of Spain in 1934, and ended in 1974 after Spain lost all of its possessions in Africa; their American territories all won independence from 1808 to 1898.
William J. Hardee

**William Joseph "Old Reliable" Hardee** (12 October 1815-6 November 1873) was a general of the Confederate States Army in the American Civil War.

## Biography

Hardee was born in the Rural Felicity Plantation in Camden County, Georgia, and after graduating from West Point 26th in a class of 45, he was made a Lieutenant in the 2nd US Dragoons. In 1839 he was promoted to Second Lieutenant and fought in the Second Seminole War until struck down by illness and in 1840 he traveled to France to study military tactics. Hardee was a veteran of the Battle of Monterrey, the Siege of Veracruz, and the Battle of Mexico City during the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848, and wrote *Hardee's Tactics* in 1855 at the behest of Secretary of War Jefferson Davis. Around this time, he also invented the Hardee hat for Union Army cavalry.

On January 31, 1861 he resigned from the United States Army while a Lieutenant Colonel, and became a Lieutenant General on 10 October 10, 1862, having commanded Fort Morgan and Fort Gaines in Alabama. Hardee was a veteran of conflicts in Arkansas until 6 April 1862, when he fought in the Battle of Shiloh as a corps commander under Albert S. Johnston. He was shot in the arm and wounded, and when Johnston died from a gunshot to the foot, Hardee joined Braxton Bragg. In the Battle of Perryville and the Battle of Stones River later in 1862, Hardee distinguished himself, nearly routing William S. Rosecrans' Union army in the latter. But after the Tullahoma Campaign of 1863 Hardee could not work with the irrascible Bragg and was transferred to command in Louisiana. He took over from Leonidas Polk during the Siege of Chattanooga and defended Missionary Ridge, which was taken by George H. Thomas' army. Hardee's rivalry with Bragg culminated in President Jefferson Davis' removal of Bragg from command and replacement with Joseph E. Johnston, and Hardee fought under Johnston in the Atlanta Campaign, and later under his successor John B. Hood. He fought in the March to the Sea campaign and his career ended after the Battle of Averasborough in North Carolina and the surrender of a reinstated Johnston on April 26, 1865.

After the war, he was President of the Selma and Meridian Railroad of Alabama, and he died at the family estate at White Sulphur Springs.
Soviet Navy

The **Soviet Navy** was the naval arm of the Soviet Union armed forces, formed in 1918 after the Russian Revolution. The Soviet Navy had a height of 467,000 personnel, 895 ships, and 1,172 aircraft during the 1980s and early 1990s, and it had four fleets across the USSR's territorial waters. It rivaled the United States Navy during the Cold War, but it never had a major surface engagement in its history; its ships were integrated into the Russian Navy after the fall of the USSR in 1991.
South America

**South America** is a continent located in the Americas, bordering the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. South America has twelve sovereign states and two non-sovereign states, and it has a population of 371,090,000 people, with a vast majority speaking Spanish; Brazil speaks Portuguese, Guyana speaks English, Suriname speaks Dutch, and French Guiana speaks French - the rest speak Spanish due to the Spanish Empire's conquest of South America in the 1500s.
Slavs

The **Slavs** are an Indo-European people native to Eastern Europe who, beginning in the 5th century AD, expanded into Central Europe, the Balkans, Siberia, and Central Asia. The Slavs originated in the Baltics region during the 1st century AD, and they were known to the Romans as the "Venedians". The Venedians intermarried with the Sarmatians and eventually became so populous that groups such as the Anteans began to split off, creating multiple new Slavic peoples. During the Migration Period of the 5th-6th centuries AD, the Slavs settled the lands abandoned by the Germanic peoples fleeing the Hunnic invasions, reaching as far west as the Oder and south into present-day Bohemia, Moravia, Austria, Pannonia, and the Balkans. In 577, the Slavs invaded by the Byzantine Empire in such great numbers that it was recorded that the grass would now regrow where the Slavs had marched through. From the 7th to 9th centuries, Slavic states such as Great Moravia and the First Bulgarian Empire emerged, and Bulgaria was influential in the spread of Christianity to Eastern Europe. However, the invasion of the nomadic Magyars and the Germanization of Austria led to the division of the Slavs into the "West Slavs" (who eventually became affiliated with Latin Christianity) and the "East Slavs" (who eventually became affiliated with Greek Christianity). The Slavs were Christianized both through missionary efforts (such as those of Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius) as well as through warfare, as seen in the Northern Crusades by Christian Germans and Poles against the Slavic pagan Wends and the pagan Baltic peoples. Most of the Slavic peoples fell under foreign rule from the 14th to 19th centuries, with Poland being partitioned between Prussia, the Austrian Empire, and the Russian Empire, the Balkans being divided between the Ottoman Empire and Austria, and Russia ruling over most of the remaining Slavic peoples. However, the Balkan Wars of the late 19th-early 20th centuries and World War I led to the independence of the Slavic nations, and the Breakup of Yugoslavia and the Dissolution of the Soviet Union during the 1990s led to the creation of several new Slavic nation-states. Today, Slavic countries include Russia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Belarus, Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, and Montenegro, while the Slavic diaspora has a major presence (over 10%) in Kazakhstan, the Baltics, and Canada. Orthodox Slavs include Belarusians, Bulgarians, Macedonians, Montenegrins, Russians, Rusyns, Serbs, and Ukrainians; Catholic Slavs include Croats, Czechs, Kashubians, Poles, Silesians, Slovaks, Slovenes, and Sorbs; Protestant Slavs include the Bohemian Hussites; and Islamic Slavs include the Bosniaks, Bulgarian Pomaks, Gorani, and Torbesi.
Twelve Tribes of Israel

The **Twelve Tribes of Israel** was a confederation of Jewish tribes descended from the twelve sons of Jacob by his wives Leah and Rachel and his concubines Zilpah and Bilhah. His sons were:

1. Reuben
2. Simeon
3. Levi
4. Judah
5. Dan
6. Naphtali
7. Gad
8. Asher
9. Issachar
10. Zebulun
11. Joseph (later Ephraim and Manasseh)
12. Benjamin

Each of these sons received their own lands, and from the time of Joshua's conquest of Canaan until the formation of the United Kingdom of Israel in 1050 BC, the tribes formed a loose confederation. In 1050 BC, the tribes decided to unite with Saul as their king.
Switzerland

**Switzerland** is a country located in both Western Europe and Central Europe, with Bern being the seat of the federal authorities; Zurich and Geneva are two other important cities in the country. Switzerland was first founded on 1 August 1291 with the creation of the Swiss Confederacy, and the nation won its independence from the Duchy of Austria at the Battle of Morgarten on November 15 1315. Switzerland was home to the famed Swiss Pikemen, who were hired as mercenaries during the French Wars of Religion and Italian Wars. In 1815, Switzerland began a period of neutrality that would last over 200 years, as it was the center of European (Other people would argue, world) finance. Switzerland has a population of 8,211,700 people, having a diverse population; most are descended from Germans, French, Italians, and native Swiss Helvetic people, with German, French, Italian, and Romansh being the four official languages.
United States Air Force

The **United States Air Force** (**USAF**) is the air force of the USA, one of the seven uniformed services of the US Military. It was founded in 1941 as the US Army Air Force during World War II, and it is one of the most powerful air forces in the world, with a strength of 307,001 active personnel, 177,221 civilian personnel, 69,200 reserve personnel, 105,500 air guard personnel, 5,137 aircraft, 450 ICBMs, and 63 satellites. The USAF was fought in the Korean War, the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party revolts of the 1950s, the Cold War, the Vietnam War, Operation Urgent Fury, Operation Eldorado Canyon, Operation Just Cause, Gulf War, Bombing of Iraq, Operation Deliberate Force, Kosovo War, Afghanistan War, Iraq War, War in North-West Pakistan, Operation Odyssey Dawn, the Iraqi Civil War, and Syrian Civil War.

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US Air Force rank structure.A group of airman wearing air force uniforms though out the years
Times Square

**Times Square** is a major commercial intersection in Manhattan, New York City, being known as "the Center of the Universe" due to its status as a major tourist attraction (with 50,000,000 visitors a year) and as the location of several large stores. In 1904, Longacre Square was renamed to Times Square after the *New York Times* building was built, and the annual New Year's ball drop first occurred on the building's rooftop on December 31, 1907. Times Square is immediately recognizable, and it is one of the most famous locations in the world due to its big lights and its large stores.

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Times Square in 1922Times Square during the 1980sTimes Square in 1999Times Square in 2008
South Carolina

**South Carolina** is one of the fifty states of the United States, located in the Carolinas region of the American South. South Carolina became an independent colony from North Carolina in 1729, and the state became a slave society after rice and indigo were discovered. After 1708, a majority of the population consisted of African-Americans, and the state was constantly at the head of opposition to northern economic policies. The state threatened to secede after the Tariff of Abominations, and in 1861 it was the first state to secede from the Union during the American Civil War. South Carolina was occupied by federal troops until 1877, when the state was rebuilt following the destruction of the war, and the Ku Klux Klan was crushed. In 2015, the state had a population of 4,896,146 people, with 68.3% being whites, 27.9% being African-Americans, 1.5% Asians, .5% Native Americans, .1% Pacific Islanders, and 1.7% mixed race.
Two Sicilies

The **Kingdom of the Two Sicilies** was a union of the Kingdom of Naples and Sicily that existed from 1808 to 1861. The union was created by the Edict of Bayonne in 1808, and Joachim Murat ruled the Two Sicilies as an ally of the First French Empire from 1808 to 1815. After the Battle of Tolentino in 1815, Ferdinand IV of Naples became King of the Two Sicilies, and the House of Bourbon replaced Murat's line as the rulers of the country. The Two Sicilies had two capitals, Palermo and Naples, and the kingdom was heavily agricultural, with many of its inhabitants living in abject poverty after the Two Sicilies was incorporated into Italy in 1861. The Two Sicilies came to an end when Giuseppe Garibaldi and his nationalist Redshirts conquered the region in 1861, uniting it with Sardinia-Piedmont to create a united Italian kingdom.
Venice

**Venice**, known as **Venezia** in Italian, is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region. The city is situated across a group of 118 small islands, located in the Venetian Lagoon. On 25 March 421, the first church was dedicated in the city, and 25 March is considered to be the founding date of the city. In 697, the Republic of Venice was founded, with Paolo Lucio Anafesto serving as its first doge. Nicknamed "Serenissima" ("the most serene"), "Queen of the Adriatic", "City of Bridges", and "City of Canals", the city was a major financial and maritime power under the mercantile republic, and it prospered during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance eras. From the 13th to 17th centuries, Venice was known for its silk, grain, spice, and art trades, but its trade empire was destroyed by Ottoman expansion, and Venice itself was conquered by France in 1797 during the French Revolutionary Wars. In 1815, at the Congress of Vienna, it was decided that Venice would be ceded to the Austrian Empire, and it was not until 1866 that Venice joined a united Italy, following the Austro-Prussian War. As of 2016, Venice was rated the world's most beautiful city, famed for its canals, its gondolas, its bridges, its festivals (and the masks accompanying them), and its medieval architecture. In 2014, Venice had a population of 264,579 people
Shigeru Yoshida

**Shigeru Yoshida** (September 22, 1878 – 2October 1967) was Prime Minister of Japan from 22 May 1946 to 24 May 1947, succeeding Kijuro Shidehara and preceding Tetsu Katayama, and again from 15 October 1948 to 10 December 1954, succeeding Hitoshi Ashida and preceding Ichiro Hatoyama.

## Biography

Shigeru Yoshida was born in Yokosuka, Japan in 1878, and he graduated from Tokyo Imperial University in 1906, upon which he entered the civil service. He served in China, Italy, Korea, the United States, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, and he retired from diplomatic service in 1938 after his ambassadorship to Britain ended. Yoshida was considered a hawk on China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, but he strongly opposed war with the United States and the United Kingdom during World War II. He joined Fumimaro Konoe in unsuccessfully attempting to deescalate the situation, and he was arrested and briefly imprisoned in 1945 for his association with Konoe.

Following the war's end in 1945, Yoshida joined the newly-formed Liberal Party of Japan, and Ichiro Hatoyama's purge by the Allied Powers in 1946 led to Yoshida taking Hatoyama's place as the elected Prime Minister of Japan. He was replaced by Tetsu Katayama in 1947, but he returned in 1948, and he signed the 1951 Treaty of San Francisco, ending the Allied occupation of Japan in the aftermath of the war. Under Yoshida, Japan began to rebuild its lost industrial infrastructure and placed a premium on unrestrained economic growth. In 1952, Takushiro Hattori had the backing of 500,000 Japanese in a plotted violent coup against Yoshida that would install Hatoyama in power, but the plot never materialized, and Yoshida left office in 1954. He retired from politics in 1963, and he died four years later.
South Africa

**South Africa** is a country located in the southernmost area of Africa, having a 1,379-mile coastline that touches the Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean. The country is a multiethnic society with many cultures, including white Afrikaners, indigenous black Bantus, and Indians, many of whom are descended from the indentured laborers that Britain imported in the 1860s. Afrikaans is the first language of most white and black South Africans, while English is a language most commonly used in public and commercial life. South Africa is one of the few countries of Africa never to have had a coup d'etat, having regular elections. However, it had a long history of *apartheid*, the segregation of Afrikaners and Bantus and the oppression of blacks in the country. The African National Congress formed the Umkhonto wa Sizwe armed group in 1961 to violently resist *apartheid*, and the struggle would continue until the election of ANC leader Nelson Mandela as President of South Africa in 1994. South Africa is one of the most modernized African nations, and it is a center of commerce on the continent. In 2015, South Africa had a population of 54,956,900 people, with 80% being of African descent and the remaining 20% being Afrikaners or Indians.
Special forces

**Special forces** are military forces trained to perform unconventional missions, with these tasks including counter-terrorism, counter-insurgency, airborne operations, and unconventional warfare.

## History

Although uses of ninjas in Japan and rangers by European countries existed in the past centuries, the modern special forces were founded during World War II. From 1940 to 1946, the "British Commandos" carried out special forces operations against the Axis Powers. In addition, the US Army Rangers, Marine Raiders, OSS, SAS, Chindits, and Brandenburger Regiment were formed during the war as special forces to conduct missions behind enemy lines and to launch subversive operations. After World War II, special forces became a major part of the military, and they conducted operations from counter-terrorism/hostage rescue, airborne operations, black propaganda, to search and destroy. Today, special forces have been used for covert operations, counter-terrorist operations, hostage situations, and other scenarios in which the regular army could not be used.

## Famous special forces

* United States - Green Berets/Delta Force/US Army Rangers/US Navy SEALs
* United Kingdom - Special Air Service/Special Boat Service
* Soviet Union/ Russia - Spetsnaz
* France - GIGN/DGSE
* Germany - GSG 9
* Pakistan - Special Service Group
* India - Special Frontier Force
* Indonesia - Kopassus
* Israel- Sayeret Matkal/Shayetet 13
* Austria - Jagdkommando
Wilhelm II of Germany

**Wilhelm II of Germany** (27 January 1859-4 June 1941) was the final Emperor of the German Empire, reigning from 15 June 1888 to 9 November 1918. Wilhelm succeeded Friedrich III of Germany, and he was overthrown by the November Revolution and replaced by Friedrich Ebert and the Weimar Republic.

## Biography

Wilhelm was born on 27 January 1859, the son of Kaiser Friedrich III of Germany and Victoria, Princess Royal, making him the grandson of Wilhelm I of Germany, Queen Victoria, and Prince Albert and a relative of most of Europe's monarchs. Wilhelm had stunted emotional development due to a birth defect that left his left arm 6 inches shorter than his right arm, which he concealed by clasping his left hand with his right hand, or by wearing a long glove. His mother felt guilty for his emotional state and his disability and taught him how to become a great rider of horses, and he developed a fascination with the Prussian Army since his youth. Wilhelm frequently dressed in Prussian military uniform, and he was rarely seen out of uniform during his older years.

### German emperor

   In 1888, he succeeded his father as Emperor of the German Empire and King of Prussia, and he decided to turn Germany into a military power. Wilhelm dismissed Chancellor Otto von Bismarck in 1890 and decided to send expeditions to put down anti-European uprisings in China and parts of Africa. These expeditions were conducted with brutality, and Wilhelm ordered his men to take no prisoners and emulate the Huns of old. He also began an arms race against the United Kingdom, and he allied with Austria-Hungary against Britain, France, and the Russian Empire. In 1914, Wilhelm declared war on the "Triple Entente" as an ally of Austria-Hungary, leading his nation into World War I. He was an ineffective wartime leader, and he lost the support of the military when the war went downhill in 1918. On 9 November 1918, after several mutinies and protests, Wilhelm was overthrown in the "November Revolution", and he went into exile in the Netherlands, where he died in 1941.
Siberia

**Siberia** is a region of North Asia located between the Ural Mountains and the borders with Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and China. The region accounts for 77% of the landmass of Russia, with a population of 40,000,000 Russians, only 27% of the population of Russia. There are only 3 inhabitants every half-mile, one of the most sparsely-inhabited places on Earth. The north is mostly tundra, temperate forest in the south, and taiga forest in between, with towns reaching 86 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer and as low as -93.6 degrees Fahrenheit in the winter. Because of its location in the middle of nowhere, its sparse population, harsh climates, and its openness for settlement, Siberia was used by the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation for deporting political dissidents and prisoners, with several gulags being built in Siberia; Siberia has a few towns and cities in the lower parts of the country, but the northern regions are mostly unpopulated.
World Trade Center

The **World Trade Center** was a large complex of seven buildings in New York City's Downtown Manhattan neighborhood in the United States. The WTC was most famous for the "Twin Towers", WTC 1 (the North Tower) and WTC 2 (the South Tower). From 1975 to 1985, $2,300,000,000 was spent on the construction of the buildings, the center of Western finances. On 26 February 1993, the World Trade Center was targeted by Ramzi Yousef, Eyad Ismoil, and al-Qaeda in a failed car bombing that killed 6 people and wounded 1,042. The worst that could happen occurred on 11 September 2001 when American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower and United Airlines Flight 175 into the South Tower after being hijacked by al-Qaeda terrorists; the infamous 9/11 attacks claimed the lives of almost 3,000 people. The two towers collapsed as a result of the heavy impact of the plane crashes, and the nearby WTC 7 building collapsed due to damage. The ruins, known as "Ground Zero", were empty for thirteen years, but the One World Trade Center (also known as the "Freedom Tower") finished construction in November 2014, after the 21 May 2014 completion of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.
Sardinia

**Sardinia** is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and an autonomous region of Italy. The island is the second-largest Mediterranean island after Sicily and before Cyprus, and it has its own culture, with Sardinian, Sassarese, Gallurese, Algherese (Catalan), and Tabarchino (Ligurian) being spoken on the island. In June of 2014, Sardinia had a population of 1,161,189 people, most of whom are Catholic.
Thermopylae

**Thermopylae** is a mountain pass in the ancient Greek region of Malis, known for its hot springs (its name means "hot gates" in Greek) and for its notability in Greek mythology as the cavernous entrance to Hades. In 480 BC, it was the site of the Battle of Thermopylae between the Greek army under the Spartan king Leonidas I and the massive Persian army under Xerxes I, and the battle resulted in a pyrrhic Persian victory over the defiant Greeks. The pass continued to hold strategic importance for centuries, and it was a battleground during the Third Sacred War in 352 BC, the 279 BC Gallic invasion of the Balkans, the Roman invasion in 191 BC, the Heruli invasion in 267 AD, the Bulgarian invasion in 997 AD, the Greek War of Independence in 1821, and World War II in 1941.
Sumatra

**Sumatra** is the largest island under the control of Indonesia, located in the west of the country. Sumatra's geography consists of rainforests with several exotic animals, but 50% of the rainforests were cut down and many of the native species became critically endangered. Other issues are the Free Aceh Movement's agitation for independence in Aceh and natural disasters such as the Boxing Day tsunami in 2004. The island has large cities at Medan, Palembang, Batam, Pekanbaru, Bandar Lampung, and others.
US Senate

The **United States Senate** is the upper house of the US Congress, consisting of 100 seats; each of the fifty states is granted two senate seats. The Senate is seated in the north wing of the Capitol building in Washington DC, and its job is to consent to treaties, to confirm officials, to try federal officials impeached by the US House of Representatives, and to veto or confirm House bills. The Senate has several caucuses and committees, and it is known for its bipartisan and collegiate atmosphere, in contrast to the House. In 2016, the Republican Party held a slight majority in the senate with 54 seats.
River Thames

The **River Thames** is a 215-mile river that flows through southern England, most notably through London; it also flows through Oxford, Reading, Henley-on-Thames, and Windsor. The river's name comes from the Briton name *Tamesas*, meaning "dark". The river is heavily abstracted for drinking water, running through some of the driest parts of England. The Thames contains over 80 islands and has 35 tributaries, and it supports a variety of wildlife.
Southeast Asia

**Southeast Asia** is a subregion of Asia that is located to the south of East Asia, east of South Asia, west of Polynesia, and north of Australia. Southeast Asia's countries are closely-linked through their languages, religions, and ancestry groups, with Malays spreading from Malaysia to Thailand, Indonesia, Brunei, Borneo, and the Philippines, creating a large community overseas. The part of Southeast Asia located in Asia proper is predominantly Buddhist, while the Indonesian islands and Borneo are mostly Muslim and the Philippines and East Timor are mostly Catholic. Islam was introduced to the region by Arab traders (including Hadhramis from Yemen, a major Muslim ancestry group in the region), while Christianity was introduced by Spain and Portugal during their -colonization of the region.
Thailand

The **Kingdom of Thailand**, formerly known as **Siam**, is a country located in Southeast Asia. Thailand changed its name from "Siam" to Thailand in 1939, and the monarchy was centered around the capital of Bangkok. Thailand is ruled as a constitutional monarchy, but it is currently ruled by Prime Ministers elected by parliament. The country industrialized over the course of the late 20th century and became a wealthy country, as well as one of the most prominent Buddhist nations. In 2015, the nation had a population of 67,959,000 people, with 95% being Buddhist.
Umberto I of Italy

**Umberto I of Italy** (March 14, 1844-July 29, 1900) was King of Italy from January 9, 1878 to July 29, 1900, succeeding Victor Emmanuel II of Italy and preceding Victor Emmanuel III of Italy.

## Biography

Umberto was born in Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia on March 14, 1844, the son of King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy and Adelaide of Austria. He served in the Royal Italian Army during the Italian Wars of Unification, fighting at the Battle of Solferino in 1859 and leading a division at Villafranca in 1866. Umberto married his cousin Margherita of Savoy in 1868, and he succeeded to the throne ten years later. He survived an assassination attempt by anarchist Giovanni Passannante shortly after his coronation, and Umberto would anger the anarchist movement by leading a conservative government. Umberto led Italy during its expansion into East Africa, overseeing the annexation of Eritrea in 1885 and Somalia later in the 1880s. Only the 1896 Battle of Massawa prevented the Italians from taking over Abyssinia as well. The East African wars led to bread shortages in Italy, and General Fiorenzo Bava-Beccaris put down dissent with the 1898 Bava-Beccaris massacre. Umberto congratulated Umberto on restoring order, and he gave him a medal; this was the last straw for the anarchist movement. On July 29, 1900, he was shot four times by Italian-American anarchist Gaetano Bresci at a gymnastics display in Monza, Italy.
Xenophobia

**Xenophobia** is the fear and/or hatred of outsiders, especially immigrants. Xenophobia is a hallmark of far-right politics, with racism, ethnic nationalism, and nativism motivating the hatred behind anti-immigrant feelings. Notable examples of xenophobia include the Sonno joi movement in 1860s Japan, the Boxer Rebellion in 1890s China, the Nazi Party's sentiment from the 1920s to the 1940s, the First Red Scare in the United States in the 1920s, the neo-Nazi movement in Germany in the 1990s, and the alt-right movement in the 2010s.
Zimbabwe

The **Republic of Zimbabwe** is a country located in southern Africa, with its capital at Harare. Zimbabwe was recognized as the replacement of Rhodesia on 18 April 1980 following the Rhodesian Bush War, which saw the black majority population overthrow the white minority government. Robert Mugabe has been the head of state of Zimbabwe since 1980, and Zimbabwe was ruled as a one-party socialist state by the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) for many years. Zimbabwe has 12,970,000 people, with the average life expectancy being 56 years. 70% of Zimbabweans are Christian, 1% Muslim, and 29% other religions, including animism.
Robert S. Allen

**Robert Samuel Allen** (June 11, 1940-February 2, 1968) was a United States Marine Corps Sergeant who fought in the Vietnam War.

## Biography

Robert Samuel Allen was born in Yankton, South Dakota on June 11, 1940. Allen was drafted into the US Marine Corps in 1964 at the age of 24 and was sent to South Vietnam during the Vietnam War; Allen was made a corporal and was sent to defend Hue City from the North Vietnamese Army. Allen was the senior commander of US troops at the bank of the Perfume River along the shore of Hue during the NVA assault on February 2, 1968, holding off NVA attacks on an evacuation site for Marines. He was killed in action in its defense.
Pittsburgh

**Pittsburgh** is a city in western Pennsylvania, serving as the capital of Allegheny County. The city was founded on November 27, 1758 after the British capture of Fort Duquesne from France, and the city was named for William Pitt the Elder. The city is located at the confluence of the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio rivers, and it became known as the "city of bridges" for its 446 bridges; it also became known as "the Steel City" for having 300 steel-related businesses. The steel industry boomed during the 19th and 20th centuries, but the deindustrialization of America during the 1980s led to many people being laid off. In 2015, Pittsburgh had a population of 304,391 people.

## Gallery

Pittsburgh in 1957.the location of Pittsburgh.
Malibu

**Malibu** is a beach city in Los Angeles County, California, situated 30 miles west of Downtown Los Angeles. The city is known for its Mediterranean climate, and a 21-mile strip of the Malibu coast was incorporated as a city in 1991. Malibu is well-known as a home of Hollywood movie stars, people in the entertainment industry, and other affluent residents. California State Route 1 traverses the city, linking it to the rest of the parts of California along the Pacific coast. In 2016, the city had a population of 12,879 people, with 87.4% being white, 6.1% Hispanic, 2.6% Asian, 2.5% multiracial, 1.1% African-American, .1% Native American, .1% Pacific islander, and .1% other.
Royal Siamese Army

The **Royal Siamese Army** was the military of Siam (Thailand) from the unification of Siam in 1238 to 1852, when the army was westernized to become the Royal Thai Armed Forces. The army was one of the major Southeast Asian militaries, often fighting against Burma to the west and Dai Nam (Vietnam) to the east. King Mongkut's westernization of the army during the 1850s established the army was a permanent force, ending the levy system.

## Gallery

A drawing of a Siamese soldierBlack Asians with the Siamese Expeditionary Forces.
The 3 Creators

The three creators are the original three people who made Alex and friends. This group consists of Alex DeBellis, Matt Gottfried, and John Morisseau. The idea came to life when period 4 of Mr. Shepherd's class needed a name for their class. the three boys nominated the name 'Alex and Friends'. The name did not win the election for 1st quarter, but would end up winning the election for class name for the 2nd quarter of the year. Mr. Shepherd graciously showed Alex and Friends in his class to give the group their humble start

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Richmond

**Richmond** is the capital of the US state of Virginia, incorporated in 1742. The city was first settled by the Jamestown settlers in 1611, and it became a city in 1737, becoming the capital of Virginia in 1780 during the American Revolutionary War. The city would serve as the Confederate capital during the American Civil War, and it entered the 20th century with an electric streetcar system. Richmond is home to many businesses and governmental offices, and it had a population of 1,260,029 people in its metro area in 2015.

## Gallery

Location of RichmondRichmond in 2018The city's entrance sign
Sinai Peninsula

The **Sinai Peninsula** is a peninsula in Egypt about 23,000 in area. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, he Gulf of Suez and Gulf of Aqaba to its flanks, and the Red Sea to its south, and most of it is desert and mountains. It was historically important due to being the location of Mount Sinai, the Suez Canal, and fighting in the Six-Day War and Yom Kippur War.
Luke Dendy

Luke Dendy is an actor for the show Alex and Friends. He is most commonly know for portraying the Evil character name 'DENDY'. Luke Dendy is the current holder for TIME magazine's 'Sexiest Man Alive' award and has received it every year since his birth in 2010. He is Mr. Crose's biggest fan.

## Luke Dendy

This is TIME Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive

### Born

Luke Dendy
March 23rd, 2010
Seattle, Washington

### Appearances

Below is all of Dendy's list of appearances in Alex and Friends
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Daddy Pig

Daddy Pig is a fictional character from Season 1's 'The Pig War', he is portrayed by Oliver Crews. He is named 'Daddy pig' as a joke and play on the name Daddy Pig from Peppa Pig. He has a wife and deceased child, Mommy Pig and Baby Pig. He belongs to the Pig Family

## Appearances

### Appears in

Season 1 Episode 2, The Pig War

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Season 1 Episode 1; The Cut

The Cut is the first episode of the first season of Alex and Friends. It is a turning point in Alex and Friends History, as it set a standard for future episodes. Widely regarded as the best episode(Only a contender to Episode 2, The Pig War), it was well written and had terrible acting.

## The Cut

### Cast

Below is a table of the Cast for 'The Cut'

### Summary

Alex and Matt are playing/folding "invisible paper" on Alex's bed. Alex Cuts his pinkie on the paper. Matt Pulls out his sesame street phone to dial 911. He has a conversation full to the brim with sass with 911 Dispatch Operator. They send over and ambulance and a responder comes out to find the victim, he runs into the kitchen and ends up slipping on all of Alex's blood. Dr. Williams puts a band-aid on Alex's pinkie. Alex then talks with the responder, wanting to 'live his life to its fullest'. Alex and 4 Dancers then dance to Gansta's Paradise by Coolio(RIP)
Virginia

**Virginia** is one of the fifty states of the United States, located on the East Coast along the Atlantic Ocean. Nicknamed "the Old Dominion", Virginia was the location of the first permanent English settlement in North America, Jamestown, which was founded in 1607 by Separatists. The Colony of Virginia crushed the Powhatan tribe and used slave labor to bring wealth to the colony, with cotton, tobacco, rice, and other goods being cultivated by slaves on plantations. The state was the most industrialized of the southern states at the time of the American Civil War, and it seceded to join the Confederate States of America due to slavery being a major party of the economy. Its capital, Richmond, served as the Confederate capital under Jefferson Davis, and the state was recaptured in 1865 at the end of the civil war. Since the end of the civil war, Virginia has since grown into an economoc center, with agriculture in the Shenandoah Valley, federal agencies such as the Department of Defense and CIA in the north, and the military seaports of Norfolk and Hampton Roads. In 2015, the state had a population of 8,382,998 people, with 63.1% being white, 19.7% African-Americans, 8.9% Hispanics, 6.3% Asians, and .5% Native Americans.
Yorkshire

**Yorkshire** is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Its subdivisions include North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, and the East Riding of Yorkshire, and its emblem is the white rose of the House of York. In 2011, Yorkshire had a population of 5,288,200 people.
Baby Pig

Baby Pig is a fictional character portrayed by Matt Gottfried. He is the child of Mommy Pig & Daddy Pig. He was murdered by the Hunter in Season 1 Episode 2. He is the reason/cause for the pig war. He belongs to the Pig Family

## Appearances

### Appears in

Season 1 Episode 2, The Pig War

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Hebrew Bible

The **Hebrew Bible** is the canonical collection of Jewish texts, which is also the textual source of the Christian Old Testament. The Hebrew Bible was written over the course of centuries, with the Book of Genesis being written by Moses in around 1400 BC, while the last book (including the *apocrypha*), 2 Maccabees, was written in 124 BC.

## Names and Order of the Books

The names and order of the books of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament; apocrypha are in *italics*.

* Book of Genesis
* Book of Exodus
* Book of Leviticus
* Book of Numbers
* Book of Deuteronomy
* Book of Joshua
* Book of Judges
* Book of Ruth
* 1 Samuel
* 2 Samuel
* 1 Kings
* 2 Kings
* 1 Chronicles
* 2 Chronicles
* Book of Ezra
* Book of Nehemiah
* *Book of Tobit*
* *Book of Judith*
* Book of Esther
* Book of Job
* Book of Psalms
* Book of Proverbs
* Book of Ecclesiastes
* Song of Solomon
* *Wisdom of Solomon*
* *Book of Sirach*
* Book of Isaiah
* Book of Jeremiah
* Book of Lamentations
* *Book of Baruch*
* Book of Ezekiel
* Book of Daniel
* Book of Hosea
* Book of Joel
* Book of Amos
* Book of Obadiah
* Book of Jonah
* Book of Micah
* Book of Nahum
* Book of Habakkuk
* Book of Zephaniah
* Book of Haggai
* Book of Zechariah
* Book of Malachi
* *1 Maccabees*
* *2 Maccabees*
Season 1 Episode 2; The Pig War

## ---THE PIG WAR IS NOT CANNON---

The Pig War is the second episode of the first season of Alex and Friends. It is a contender for the best episode of Alex and Friends, competing with The Cut. Recent polls show that The Pig War is, indeed the best episode.

## The Pig War

### Cast

Below is a table of the Cast for 'The Pig War'
 Oliver Crews
 Jackson Smith
 Milo Moore
Saul Goodman(Alex)

This Character, an implied parody of Saul Goodman/Jimmy McGill is portrayed by Alex DeBellis. This was made as a Tribute to Saul/Jimmy, as the cast admires him very much. Saul appears briefly in his office.

## Appearances

### Appears in

Season 1, Episode 2; The Pig War

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7

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US Supreme Court

The **Supreme Court of the United States** is the highest federal court of the United States, established on June 21, 1788 as the judicial branch of the federal government. The Supreme Court consists of a total of nine justices, with one Chief Justice and eight associate justices. Justices have life tenure unless they resign, retire, or are impeached, and most justices vote according to conservative, liberal, or moderate ideologies when deciding court cases. The Supreme Court's objective is to judge high-profile cases and apply them to constitutional law, and the court often votes unanimously, although there have been a few occasions in which there have been dissenters during major cases. The Supreme Court meets in Washington DC in the Supreme Court Building on 1 First Street, Northeast.
911 1st Responder

The 911 1st Responder is a fictional character in the Alex and Friends universe. He is Portrayed by Hunter Knott. He moves very quickly and precisely to care for the victims needs. The Responder suffered a concussion due to slipping and falling on Alex's bodily fluids(blood). He ended up dying from this injury and was not treated accordingly to his wounds by Dr. Williams. His family was in the process of a malpractice suit when he passed.