Assorted References. 1  major reference (in World War I: The Western Front, 1916) 2  history of Europe (in 20th-century international relations: Efforts to break the stalemate) 3  setting at Verdun (in Verdun) 4  significance of First Battle of the Somme (in First Battle of the Somme) 5  use of Big Berthas (in Big Bertha)
Map. Argentina, meaning land of silver, is a rich and vast landâsecond largest (after Brazil) in South America and eighth largest in the world. Its heartland is a broad grassy plain known as the Pampas (pronounced PAHM-pahs).Here Argentina's gaucho, like the U.S. cowboy, has galloped into the country's folklore.The Spanish first arrived around 1516, and Argentina gained independence in 1816.ap. Argentina, meaning land of silver, is a rich and vast landâsecond largest (after Brazil) in South America and eighth largest in the world. Its heartland is a broad grassy plain known as the Pampas (pronounced PAHM-pahs).
The Union UniÃ³n argentina De (RUGBY) uar was formed in 1899 as The River Plate Rugby Football, union 26 years after the first rugby match had been. Played it was affiliated to The English Rugby Football union until. 1932the union is a member of The International Rugby board with a seat on that'body S Executive. counciln the 1970s, major Argentine rugby clubs included Rosario, Buenos Aires, San Isidro, and Gimnasia y Esgrima. Argentina has long been seen as the biggest power outside the Six Nations and the Tri Nations; between 1981-90 in four tests, England won only two out of four, and Scotland lost both tests on their 1994 tour.