prisoners and informed their families on how they were managing. He assisted many Jewish people to escape by issuing "transit visas" from the Apostolic Delegation. On March 19 1925 he was ordained Bishop and left for Bulgaria. He was given the title Apostolic Delegate and stayed in Bulgaria until 1935, visiting the Catholic population and created relationships of respect and esteem with the additional Christian communities. In the outcome of the 1928 earthquake his concern was everywhere. He carried
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Eur J Population (2007) 23:1–31 DOI 10.1007/s10680-006-9110-6 Population and labour force projections for 27 European countries, 2002–2052: impact of international migration on population ageing Projections de population et de population active pour 27 pays europeens ´ 2002–2052: impact de la migration internationale sur le vieillissement de la population Jakub Bijak Æ Dorota Kupiszewska Æ Marek Kupiszewski Æ Katarzyna Saczuk Æ Anna Kicinger Received: 8 August 2005 / Accepted: 31 March 2006
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Origin of volleyball On February 9, 1895, in Holyoke, Massachusetts (USA), William G. Morgan, a YMCA physical education director, created a new game called Mintonette as a pastime to be played preferably indoors and by any number of players. The game took some of its characteristics from tennis and handball. Another indoor sport, basketball, was catching on in the area, having been invented just ten miles (sixteen kilometers) away in the city of Springfield, Massachusetts, only four years before
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World War II (1939-1945) was the most destructive war in history. It killed more people, destroyed more property, and disrupted more lives than any other war in history. It probably had more far-reaching consequences than any other war. The war brought about the downfall of Western Europe as the center of world power. It led to the dominance of the Soviet Union and the United States. It set off a power struggle between the two countries called the Cold War. World War II also opened the nuclear age
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Fascism in Germany The Holocaust was the mass murder or genocide of Jewish people, homosexuals, gypsies, blacks, and other minority groups. When the Holocaust is brought up, the most common question I’ve heard is “how did the German people get away with this, and why did anyone support them?” By the time the holocaust took place, a precedent to anti-Semitism was already historically present. In the late 19th century and early 20th century there was a strong presence of social Darwinism and a
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Topic: The world at the beginning of the 20th century Notes Timeline: 1871: Germany wins the Franco-Prussian war, and takes the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine. 1882: Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy form an alliance called the ‘Triple Alliance’. 1889: ‘The second international’, an international congress meets in Paris. 1898: The Spanish-American war, the Philippines, Guam and Porto-Rico are transferred to the USA. 1899: Boer, settler’s rebel against British rule is South Africa
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alianzas sufrieron cambios y fueron varias las naciones que acabarían ingresando en las filas de uno u otro bando según avanzaba la guerra: Italia, Japón, el Reino Unido y Estados Unidos se unieron a la Triple Entente, mientras el Imperio Otomano y Bulgaria se unieron a las Potencias Centrales (Triple Alianza). En total, más de 70 millones de militares, incluyendo 60 millones de europeos, se movilizaron y
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European Free Trade Association signs trade cooperation agreement with Bulgaria Romania and 3 Baltic states, and Poland signs association accords with the European Community. In 1992, Poland enters regional trade agreement with Hungary, Slovakia, and Czech Republic in an attempt to eliminate tariffs over the next 17 years and become compatible with the European Community and European Free Trade Association. In 1993, Bulgaria and Hungary and European Free Trade Association conclude a free trade agreement
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Practical Difficulties of Enforcement of Legislation of Conservation of Species Legislation for the conservation of species is notoriously difficult to enforce for several reasons. Long lists of species are of relatively little use if few people can recognise the species concerned. The negative listing approach may help considerably in this respect, as public and enforcement personnel have only to be able to recognise a relatively small number of authorized species, as has the 'small bunch' rule
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cruelty. Animal abuse is increasing to really high extents. People are being accustomed to threatening the lives of animals for their luxurious necessities. Animal cruelty is global but very popular in counrs like the Netherlands, Greece, Romania, Bulgaria, Venezuela, Egypt, Spain, and China. Pets are very popular in the Netherlands. About
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