Slavery became central issue dividing North and South before 1860. Missouri Compromise (1820) temporarily balanced free and slave states. Wilmot Proviso (1846) and Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) further divided nation. Dred Scott decision (1857) declared Missouri Compromise unconstitutional
Founded in 1900 by trade unions and Independent Labour Party. Became major democratic socialist party in Britain by 1922. Promoted full employment, minimum wage, and public ownership
Established in 2000 as Saudi joint stock company with 75.1% government ownership. Merged all regional electricity companies and General Electricity Corporation projects. Aramco owns 6.93%, public investors 17.97% of total shares
Regicide means purposeful killing of a monarch or sovereign. Term comes from Latin roots meaning "of monarch" and "killer". More common in Western Christianity before 1200/1300
Born in 1815 as a Junker landowner in Prussia. Studied law at Göttingen and Berlin universities. Married Johanna von Puttkamer in 1847, had three children
Basic Law was approved in Bonn on May 8, 1949, as a provisional constitution. Initially applied to Western Allied zones, excluding West Berlin. Aimed to prevent dictatorship and protect fundamental rights. Guaranteed human dignity and democracy as core constitutional principles