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t. e. Figure 1: Simulated blocks with fractal rough surfaces, exhibiting static frictional interactions [1] Friction is the force resisting the relative motion of solid surfaces, fluid layers, and material elements sliding against each other. [2] Types of friction include dry, fluid, lubricated, skin, and internal.
2,166 killed. 3,382 captured or arrested [1] The Maquis ( [ˈmaki (s)]; Basque: Maki; also spelled maqui) [2] [3] were Spanish guerrillas who waged an irregular warfare against the Francoist dictatorship within Spain following the Republican defeat in the Spanish Civil War until the early 1960s, carrying out sabotage, robberies (to help fund ...
Jul 7, 2020 · Civil resistance (also referred to as “nonviolent action,” “nonviolent struggle,” “nonviolent conflict,” and “people power,” among other terms) is a technique for waging conflict for political, economic, and/or social objectives without threats or use of physical violence. The most enduring definition for this phenomenon comes ...
Signature. Freda Josephine Baker ( née McDonald; June 3, 1906 – April 12, 1975), naturalized as Joséphine Baker, was an American-born French dancer, singer and actress. Her career was centered primarily in Europe, mostly in France. She was the first black woman to star in a major motion picture, the 1927 silent film Siren of the Tropics ...
1920s. 1930s. The final offensive of the Spanish Civil War took place between 26 March and 1 April 1939, towards the end of the Spanish Civil War. On 5 March 1939, the Republican Army, led by Colonel Segismundo Casado and the politician Julián Besteiro, rose against the socialist prime minister Juan Negrín, and formed a military junta, the ...
André Malraux en 1933. André Malraux ( París, 3 de noviembre de 1901 - Créteil, 23 de noviembre de 1976) fue un novelista, aventurero y político francés. Se trata de un personaje representativo de la cultura francesa que giró en torno al segundo tercio del siglo XX, y en su vida se confunden los elementos novelados del escritor con la ...
Dirty War. ERP 5,000 members killed and captured. [7] The Dirty War ( Spanish: Guerra sucia) is the name used by the military junta or civic-military dictatorship of Argentina (Spanish: dictadura cívico-militar de Argentina) for the period of state terrorism [12] [10] [13] in Argentina [14] [15] from 1974 to 1983 as a part of Operation Condor ...