Berlin decree — Continental system Continental system (Hist.) The system of commercial blockade aiming to exclude England from commerce with the Continent instituted by the {Berlin decree}, which Napoleon I. issued from Berlin Nov. 21, 1806, declaring the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
BERLIN DECREE — a decree of Napoleon of Nov. 21, 1806, declaring Britain in a state of blockade, and vessels trading with it liable to capture … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
BERLIN — BERLIN, largest city and capital of Germany. The Old Community (1295–1573) Jews are first mentioned in a letter from the Berlin local council of Oct. 28, 1295, forbidding wool merchants to supply Jews with wool yarn. Suzerainty over the Jews… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Berlin — Berlin was the undisputed center of theater activity in Germany by 1871, surpassing Vienna as the German speaking theater s preeminent city. The city s prominence grew through succeeding decades until the post World War II period; in the early … Historical dictionary of German Theatre
BERLIN, NAPHTALI ẒEVI JUDAH — (known as ha Neẓiv from the initials of his name; 1817–1893), one of the leading rabbis of his generation, and head of the yeshivah at volozhin for some 40 years. He was born at Mir and already in his early youth was famed as a great talmudic… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Berlin — This article is about the capital of Germany. For other uses, see Berlin (disambiguation). Berlin State of Germany Left to right: Berliner … Wikipedia
Berlin Nord-Süd Tunnel — Nord Süd Tunnel Legend … Wikipedia
Berlin Wall — a guarded concrete wall, 28 mi. (45 km), with minefields and controlled checkpoints, erected across Berlin by East Germany in 1961 and dismantled in 1989. * * * Barrier surrounding West Berlin that closed off East Germans access to West Berlin… … Universalium
Milan Decree — The Milan Decree was issued on December 17, 1807 by Napoleon I of France to enforce the Berlin Decree of 1806 which had initiated the Continental System. This system was the basis for his plan to defeat the British by waging economic warfare. The … Wikipedia
Milan decree — Continental system Continental system (Hist.) The system of commercial blockade aiming to exclude England from commerce with the Continent instituted by the {Berlin decree}, which Napoleon I. issued from Berlin Nov. 21, 1806, declaring the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
