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561 matches to Defence of India Act
Defence of India Act. 1915. Britain. Caused Noncooperation Movement.
Achaean League. 5-4C BC. Greek towns in common defence against pirates in Gulf of Corinth. 280-146BC. Model for federal government. Created to fight Macedonia. Dissolved by Romans.
ANZUS, Pact. 1951. Australia, NZ, US mutual defence in Pacific.
Arab League. 1945. Non-aggression and cooperation treaty of Arab states. Collective Treaty of Defence, 1950, to defend against Israeli aggression.
Balkan Entente. 1934-9. Greece, Turkey, Romania, Yugoslavia mutual defence pact.
Baltic Entente. 1923-39. Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania agreement for mutual defence vs Germany and Russia.
Bellay, Joachim du. 1522-60. French poet. Defence of French Language 1549 was Pléiade manifesto.
Cassino. 1944. Town, monastery destroyed in German defence of route to Rome.
CENTO. 1955-79. Central Treaty Organization. Based on Baghdad Pact 1955. Turkey, Iran, U.K., Palestine defence.
European Defence Community. 1950-54. Failed attempt at continental army.
German Confederation. 1815-66. 39 states allied for mutual defence. Dominated by Austria.
Judo. 19C-.Oriental self defence not in conflict with non-violent religion. Modification of jujitsu.
League of 3 Emperors. 1872. Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia for defence vs France.
Louisiana Purchase. 1803. Napoleon sells Louisiana to US for $27M to finance defence budget.
Marne, Battle. 1914. Paris defence vs Germans. Joffre. 1918 Allied victory is turning point in WWI. Foch.
May Demonstrations. 1968 Paris student uprising for more money to education, less to defence. General Strike brought 33% increase in minimum wage.
NATO. North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 1949- Collective defence alliance of Western European and North Atlantic countries to preserve democratic freedom. UK, Canada, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Italy, Portugal, US. 1952 Greece, Turkey, 1955 FRG. 1964 -Greece. 1966 -France. 1980 +Greece. 1982 +Spain. 1993 +France. 1999 +Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic. 2004 +Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.
Rio de Janeiro, Treaty. 1947. US, Latin America mutual defence.
SEATO. Southeast Asia Treaty Organization. 1954-77 for defence vs communist infiltration.
Sidney, Philip. 1554-86. English poet. Arcadia 1580. Defence of Poesie 1585.
Sino-Soviet Treaty. 1945. Mutual defence vs Japanese agression.
Unkiar Skelessi, Treaty. 1833-41. Russia/Ottoman mutual defence alliance. Straits Convention.
Vo Nguyen Giap. 1912-. Viet Minh commander 1946-54, 1966-75. Minister of Defence 1954-. Tet Offensive. Defeated Japanese 1942-5, French 1946-54, US 66-76.
Volkssturm. 1944. German home defence force.
Warsaw Pact. 1955-91. USSR, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, E Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania. Treaty for the combined defence of Eastern Europe under Soviet supreme command.