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29 matches to Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative. 1854-. (Named 1942) Major Canadian political party. Bennet. Diefenbaker.
Bull Moose. 1912-16. Liberal Republicans for Roosevelt in first US Progressive Party.
LaFollette, Robert. 1855-1925. US Progressive Party leader. Presidential candidate 1924.
Progressive Bloc. 1915-17. Russian liberals urging reforms.
Progressive Party. 1912,24 Dissident US Republicans. 1948 Dissident Democrats.
Amish. 17C-. Conservative Mennonites. 19-20C migrated to North America.
Baldwin, Stanley. 1867-1947. British Conservative Prime Minister. 1923~37. General Strike. Opposed rearmament. “Safety First”.
Bennett, Richard B. 1870-1947. Canadian Conservative Prime Minister 1930-5. Advocated Empire Free Trade. Imperial Conference 1932.
Burke, Edmund. 1729-97. English conservative writer, traditionalist political philosopher. Advocated emancipation of American colonies. Founded Annual Register 1758. Reflections on Revolution in France 1790.
Conservative Party. Britain. 1832. Successor to Tory Party.
Croker, JW. 1833. Coined ’Conservative’ for Tory.
Epoch of Civil War. 1863-80. Colombian liberals vs conservatives. Núñez forms coalition.
Family Compact. Small conservative group dominates government of Upper Canada leading to 1837 Rebellion. Mackenzie.
Fundamentalism. 1920-. US conservative Protestant movement. Strict scriptural interpretation.
Heath, Edward. 1916-. British Conservative Prime Minister 1970-4. Common Market.
John Paul II. 1920-. Poland. Authoritarian conservative pope 1978-. Wounded 1981 by Islamic fanatic. Most trips. More canonization than previous popes combined.
Lutheranism. Conservative Protestant sect of Germany and Scandinavia. Salvation through faith alone.
MacDonald, John A. 1815-91. Key to British North America Act, Conservative. First Prime Minister of Canada 1867~91. Pacific Railway.
MacMillan, Harold. 1894-1986. British Conservative Prime Minister 1957-63.
National Party. 1936-. New Zealand conservative anti-Labour party.
Peel, Robert. 1788-1850. English Prime Minister 1834~46. London police force 1829. Income Tax 1842. Founded Conservative Party. Bank Charter Act. Repealed Corn Laws 1846.
Peelites. 19C Free Trade Conservatives under Peel, Aberdeen.
Poincaré, Raymond. 1860-1934. French president 1913-20, Prime Minister 1912~29. Conservative nationalist. Occupied Ruhr.
Poland, Partitions of. 1772 Russia, Prussia, Austria take a third each. 1793 Russia, Prussia invade to restore conservative rule. 1795 After revolt, Austria, Prussia, Russia. divide remainder.
Powell, Enoch. 1912- British Conservative politician vs EEC, immigration.