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57 matches to Parson’s Cause
Acid Rain. 1940-. Rain and fog of pH<5.5 caused by industrial air pollution. Prevalent in North America, Eastern Europe.
Alabama Claims. 1872. US claim damages caused by British built warships in Civil War. $15M=£3.25M awarded by arbitration.
Alexandra, Feodorovna. 1872-1918. Wife of Nicholas II of Russia. Controlled Gov’t during WWI. Cause of Revolution. Executed. Rasputin.
Apollinarianism. 4C Christian heresy. Jesus not truly human because of his divine nature.
Assignats. French legal tender, 1789-96. Overissue caused inflation. Became worth 1% of face value.
Berry, Jean, duc de. 1340-1416. Regent of France for Charles VI. Policies caused Peasants Revolt 1381-4. Patron of arts. Limburg.
Boston Massacre. 1770. British soldiers kill 5 colonists rioting vs Townshend Acts. A cause of the American Revolution.
Clement VII. Antipope 1378-94. Avignon. Election caused Great Schism.
Coligny, Gaspard de. 1519-72. Huguenot leader 1562-. Influence on king caused Bartholomew’s Day Massacre.
Cosmological Argument. God exists as first cause.
Daily Telegraph Affair. 1908. Unauthorized interview of Kaiser causes protests in Germany.
Dalhousie, First Marquess. 1812-60. British Governor General of India 1847-56. Annexed Punjab, 1849, Rangoon, Burma. Built railway, telegraph. Lapse doctrine caused Indian Mutiny.
Dean, James. 1931-55. US film star. Rebel Without a Cause 1955.
Defence of India Act. 1915. Britain. Caused Noncooperation Movement.
Depression. 1873-96. Caused by gold shortage, agricultural shortage, overspeculation, deflation.
Don Pacifico Affair. 1850. Britain siezes Greek ships. Causes international protest.
Dresden. 1945. Massive Allied air raid. Firestorm caused 35,000-135,000 casualties, destroyed city.
Dual Alliance. 1879-1918. Austria-Germany...Triple Alliance. 1891-1914. Secret, France-Russia. Caused Germany to declare war on France when attacking Russia. WWI.
Eastern Question. 19-20C. Instability caused by decline of Turkish rule led to Crimean War and WWI.
Erfurt Parliament. 1850. Austrian opposition causes withdrawal of Prussian plan for German Unification.
Fox, Charles. 1749-1806. English Whig Statesman who supported Liberal causes. Coined term ’radical’ 1797.
French Revolution. 1789-99. Monarchy overthrown. Republic established 1792. Caused by Absolutism, financial crisis, Enlightenment. Terror. Napoleon. French Revolutionary Wars.
Gorgias. c400BC. Sophist. “Making the losing cause the winning one.”
Hampton Court Conference. 1604. James I authorizes bible translation. 300 Puritans ejected from office, a cause of Civil War.
Hegel, G.W.F. 1770-1831. German Idealist philosopher: Dialectical Reasoning: thesis vs antithesis = synthesis. Dialectical Materialism. “Universe is evolving from first cause toward self awareness and freedom. In man, God becomes aware of Himself”. Phenomenology 1806. Encyclopedia of Philosophy 1817. Philosophy of History 1830.