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89 matches to Count
Dundee, Viscount “Bonnie”. c1649-89. Killed leading revolt vs William of Orange for James II.
Eisenhower Doctrine. 1957-9. US aid to ME countries threatened by Communism.
Elam. 40C~640BC. Country in SW Iran conq by Assyrians.
Elizabeth II. 1926-. Queen of UK 1952-. Head of State of many Commonwealth countries.
Epirus. 3-2C BC. Powerful Greek country under King Pyrrhus.
First Coalition. 1792. European countries opposed to French Revolution.
Geiger, Hans. 1882-1945. Invented geiger counter, 1928, with Müller.
Geoffrey Plantagenet. 1113-51. Count of Anjou. Conquered Normandy for his son Henry II.
Gide, André. 1869-1951. French writer. The Counterfeiters 1926.
Gowon, Yakubu. 1934-. Ruled Nigeria 1966-75. Defeated Biafra. Reunited country.
Gray, Thomas. 1716-71. English poet. Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard 1751.
Green Revolution. 20C. Increased food production in developing countries based on new plant breeds. Borlaug.
Haile Selassie. 1892-1975. Emperor of Ethiopia, 1930~74. Modernized and reformed country. Deposed.
Hale, Nathan. 1755-76. American Revolutionary spy. Executed by British -“I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country”.
ICFTU. International Confederation of Free Trade Unions. 1949. Split from WFTU. Represents 70M workers in 89 countries. IFTU.
Immigration Laws. 1852. US bars Chinese. 1900 Japanese. 1921- set quotas by country of origin.
Imperial Conferences. 1907-37. Meetings of British Empire/Commonwealth countries.
Irish Partition. 1921. Irish Free State established; 6 NE counties elect to stay British.
John XX. Non-existent pope due to miscount by John XXI.
Kapodistrias, Count. 1776-1831. Autocratic Greek president,1828-. Assassinated.
Kellogg-Briand Pact. 1928. Outlawed war as an instrument of national policy. Signed by 62 countries. Kellogg. Briand.
Kennedy Round. Liberalized tarrifs negotiated by 50 countries, 1964-7.
Legitimists. 19C French Royalist supporters of Bourbon Chambord vs Orleanists, Bonapartists.
LogicalPositivism. 1920s. Philosophy. Only experimentally verifiable scientific truth counts. Vienna Circle. Wittgenstein.
Lomé Convention. 1975. 46 third World Countries gain free access to EEC. 1979 $7B aid from EEC to developing countries.