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Title: A reference history of the world from the earliest times to the present; part one: world history, part two: national histories; maps, tables, charts, and an exhaustive index
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: Hart, Albert Bushnell, 1854-1943 Ferguson, William Scott, 1875-1954, joint author McIlwain, Charles Howard, 1871-1968, joint author Kimball, Everett, 1873- (from old catalog) joint author Matteson, David Maydole, 1871-1949, joint author Webster, Noah, 1758-1843. Webster's New international dictionary. (from old catalog)
Subjects: History Chronology, Historical
Publisher: Springfield, Mass., G. & C. Merriam company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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r 7. 19174. Ecuador, December 7, 1917 TOTAL COUNTRIES INVOLVED. Central Group 4 AUied Group 23 Partially engaged 4 31 COST OF WAR IN MEN.i Prisoners and Allies. Dead. Wounded. Missing. Russia 2,762,064 4,950,000 2,500.000 French Empire 1,427,800 3,044,000 453,500 British Empire 807,451 2,059,134 64,907 Serbia 707,343 350,000 100,000 Italy 507,160 962,196 1,359,000 Roumania 339,117 200,000 116,000 Belgium 207,000 140,000 10,000 LInited States 107,284 191,000 2 4,912 2 Greece 15,000 40,000 45,000 Portugal 4,000 17,000 200 Japan 300 907 3 Central Powers. Germany 1,611,104 3,783,143 772,522 Au-stria-Himgary 911,000 3,000,000 443,000 Turkey 436,924 407,772 103,731 Bulgaria 101,224 152,399 10,825 1 These estimates founded on Direct and Indirect Costsof the Great World War by E. L. Bogart. It is estimatedthat probably 50% of those listed as prisoners and miss-ing are dead. Later official statement tor the American Expedi-tionary Force givesonly 77,118 deaths, 221,050 wounded,4,432 prisoners.
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PART TWO: NATIONAL HISTORIES. ABYSSINIA. Historical Outline. Abyssinia corresponds in part with ancientEthiopia. Its boundaries, formerly vague, were de-fined by treaties in 1906-07 so that it is shut off fromthe Red Sea and tiie Gulf of Aden by the Italian de-pendency of Eritrea and by French Somali Coastand British Soraaliland. By these treaties GreatBritain, France, and Italy undertake to preservethe integrity of Abyssinia, to maintain the opendoor as far as concessions are concerned, and toabstain from intervening in internal affairs. The Abyssinians were converted to Cliristianity inthe fourth centurj and have remaine<i members ofthe Alexandrian Church. The goveninieiit is mo-narcliical. and from 1SS9 to 1913 tlir eiiiptrur wasRIenelik. who in his attempt to chock Italian aggres-sion, became involved in war. The ItaMan forceswere decisively defeated at the battle of Adowa(March 1, 1S96), and as a result Menelik was recog-nized as an independent monarch. The chief industries ar

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