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Teapot Dome Scandal. 1922. Exclusive oil rights granted by Fall for personal “loans”. Discredited Harding administration.
Daugherty, Harry. 1860-1941. US attorney general. Acquitted in Teapot Dome scandal.
Fall, Albert. 1861-1944. US senator convicted in Teapot Dome scandal.
Harding, Warren. 1865-1923. US Pres 1921-. Teapot Dome. Washington Conference.
Walsh, Thomas. 1859-1933. US senator. Exposed Teapot Dome.
Austrasia. 511-751. East Frankish kingdom. Part of Merovingian Empire. 7C Mayors of Palace held power. Carolingian Empire. Clovis. Neustria.
Brunelleschi, Filippo. 1377-1446. Florentine architect. Dome of Florence Cathedral 1420. Perspective 1415.
Byzantine Architecture. 330-600. Ecclesiastic style. Domes. Vaults. Hagia Sophia 537.
Chardin, Jean. 1699-1779. French painter of still life and domestic scenes. Le Buffet 1728.
Domenico Veneziano. 1400-61. Florentine painter. St. Lucy Altarpiece c1445.
Domesday Book. 1086. Census and survey of England. Ordered by William I as basis for taxation.
Einhard. c770-840. Frankish historian. Life of Charlemagne c830.
Fontana, Domenico. 1543-1607. Italian/Swiss architect. Vatican Library 1587. St. Peter’s Cupola 1588.
Franconia. 843-. Nucleus of E Frankish kingdom. Duke = First elected German king Conrad I.
Frankish Kingdom, East. 843. Division of Carolingian Empire. ≈modern Germany.
Franks. Germanic tribes invaded France, 3-5C. Clovis. Frankish.
Fuller, R. Buckminster. 1895-1983. US engineer/philosopher. Geodesic Dome.
Idomeneus. Greek Cretan king. Sacrificed son to Poseidon.
Invalides. 1670-7. Louis XIV built to house 4,000 invalid soldiers. Architect: Bruant, dome by Mansart. Tomb of Napoleon.
KGB. 1954-. Soviet secret police. =Cheka -1922; GPU 1922; OGPU 1923-34; NKVD 1934-46; MGB 1946-53. 1991 Split into FSB (domestic) and FIS (foreign).
Mansart, Jules Hardouin-. 1646-1708. French architect, city planner. Dome Church 1677. Grand Trianon 1687. Place de Vendôme.
Protectionism. Levying of import duties to make domestic production more competitive. 1337 England. 1870s Germany creates Depression. 1930 US deepens Depression. List. Smoot-Hawley.
Saxony. 843 «East Frankish Kingdom. 919-1024 Ruled HRE. 1180 Divided. 1697 Elector (King) of Poland. 1785 Fürstenbund. 1806 Napoleon creates Kingdom. 1815 Half to Prussia. 1815 German Confederation. 1835 Zollverein. 1867 North German Confederation. 1871 German Empire. 1918 Abolished monarchy. 1920 Republic. 1933 Germany.
Scarlatti, Domenico. 1685-1757. Italian composer. 555 Sonatas for harpsichord 1737-. Operas 1703-.
Styria. Celtic. 15BC Rome. 5C Germanic. 6C Slav. 8C Frankish. 9C German. 1056 Steyr. 1180 Duchy. 1192 Babenberg. 1276 Hapsburg. 1918 Austria. 1919 S: Yugoslavia.