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Khmer Rouge. 1960-79. Cambodian Communists. Overthrew Lon Nol, creating Kampuchea 1975. Forced relocations, torture, executions. Millions killed. 1979 Overthrown by Vietnamese. 1982-95 guerilla war. 1995 Amnesty. Pol Pot.
Pol Pot. 1925-98. Cambodian Communist Khmer Rouge leader. Arrested 1997.
Aboukir, Battle. Nelson defeats French fleet, 1798. Napoleon defeats Turks, 1799.
Abstract Expressionism. 1940s New York style of Pollock, Rothko. Spontaneous expression, free of traditional values. Expressionism.
Acid Rain. 1940-. Rain and fog of pH<5.5 caused by industrial air pollution. Prevalent in North America, Eastern Europe.
Acropolis. Elevated portion of Greek cities for protection and worship. Athens 2000BC.
Action Française. 1898-1945. French right wing political movement and newspaper.
Aggression. 1974 UN Definition-Use of armed force against the sovereignty, territorial integrity or political independence of another state.
Alexander I. 1777-1825. Russian Czar, 1801-. Liberal reformer. Defeated Napoleon. Holy Alliance.
Alexander III. 1845-1894. Russian Czar 1881-. Established absolute rule using secret police. Temporary Rules. Franco-Russian Alliance.
Alma, Battle. 1854 Crimean War. French and British defeat Russians at Sebastapol.
Altmark Truce. 1629-35. Polish-Swedish wars of succession.
Altranstadt, Peace. 1706 Sweden-Poland: Augustus renounces Polish throne. 1707 Sweden-HRE: HRE buys Swedish neutrality in War of Spanish Succession. 1714 Louis XIV-Charles VI.
Amnesty International. 1961. Human rights watchdog NGO fighting for political prisoners and victims of torture. MacBride.
Amundsen, Roald. 1872-1928. Norwegian explorer, first to South Pole, 1911; NW Passage, 1906.
Ancien Régime. Pre-Revolutionary French socio- political order.
Andrusov, Treaty. 1667. Ended Russo-Polish War. Divided Ukraine.
Annual Register. 1759-. English political record. Burke.
Antarctica. 1773 Cook explores seas. 1820 first sighted. Bransfield. 1821 first landing-Davis. 1911 Amundsen first to S Pole.
Anti-Clericalism. Hostility to church political power.
ANZAC. Australian+New Zealand forces in WWI. Gallipoli.
Apollinaire, Guillaume. 1880-1918. Italian/French avant-garde poet, coined term Surrealism to describe Chagall work.
Apollinarianism. 4C Christian heresy. Jesus not truly human because of his divine nature.
Apollo. Greek/Roman perfection of male beauty, god of prophecy, song and music.
Apollo Program. 1961-72. US moon mission. Apollo 11 landing 1969.