11) Westphalia. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Munster was the capital of the province. After 1945 the province was incorporated into the West German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, now a state in reunified Germany....
12) Gdansk. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Vistula and on the Gulf of Gdansk. One of the chief Polish ports on the Baltic Sea, it is a leading industrial and communications center. It has important mechanical-engineering,...
13) Sovetsk. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...European Russia, on the Neman River at the mouth of the Tilse. It is a rail junction, a river port, and an industrial and commercial center in an agricultural area....
14) Versailles, Treaty of. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Treaty of, any of several treaties signed in the palace of Versailles, France. For the Treaty of Versailles of 1783, which ended the American Revolution, see Paris,...
15) John II, king of Poland. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...John II, king of Poland, (John Casimir), 1609-72, king of Poland (1648-68), son of Sigismund III. He was elected to succeed his brother, Ladislaus IV. The turbulent...
16) Lithuania. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Lithuanian Lietuva, officially Republic of Lithuania, republic (1995 est. pop. 3,876,000), 25,174 sq mi (65,201 sq km), N central Europe. Lithuania borders on the...
17) Tannenberg. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Formerly in East Prussia, it was transferred (1945) by the Potsdam Conference to Polish administration. Two important battles were fought there. In the first, fought...
18) Germany. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Federal Republic of Germany, republic (1995 est. pop. 81,338,000), 137,699 sq mi (356,733 sq km). Located in the center of Europe, it borders the Netherlands, Belgium,...
19) Greifswald. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...West Pomerania, N Germany, near the Baltic Sea. It is a port and rail junction and commercial center. Manufactures include machinery, textiles, and foodstuffs. The...
20) Rhineland-Palatinate. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...The state was formed in 1946 by the merger of the Rhenish Palatinate, Rhenish Hesse, the southern portion of the former Rhine Province of Prussia (including Koblenz...
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