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Slavery. Babylon. Egypt. Greece. Rome. European colonies 1440s-19C. 1502 First blacks shipped to America. 1562- Trade. 1807 abolished in Britain, 1833 throughout Empire. 1816 Morocco abolished Christian slaves. 1851 Colombia, 1861 USA, 1930 Liberia. 2001 27M slaves in Mauritania, Sudan, Asia, Brazil.
Smith, Adam. 1723-1790. Scottish economist. Doctrine of free exchange. Natural law of supply and demand. Wealth of Nations 1776. -“Labour is source of all wealth”.
Social Democratic Party. 1981-87. British moderate Labour centre party.
Socialist Party. 1901-30. US party advocating socialism based on earlier Social Democratic and Social Labor (1876) Parties. Ideas applied to New Deal.
Stalin, Joseph. 1879-1953. Soviet bloodthirsty revolutionary. Leader 1924-. 5 Year Plans modernized Russia. 1928 Collectivization. 1932- Dictator. 1936-8 Purge. Turned Marxism to Nationalism and Imperialism. World Socialist Revolution under USSR. 1952 abolished Politburo.
Stein, Karl, Freiherr von. 1757-1831. Reforming Prussian statesman helped abolish serfdom.
Stymphalian birds. Man-eating birds Hercules killed as 6th labour.
Sumner, Charles. 1811-74. US Abolitionist senator. Urged Johnson impeachment.
Taborites. -1452. Militant Bohemian Hussites. Defeated by Catholic-Utraquist alliance.
Tappan, Arthur. 1786-1865. US abolitionist. Founded Anti-Slavery Society 1833.
Tariff of Abominations. 1828 US protective tariff leads to Calhoun’s Nullification.
Thresher. 1963. US submarine sinks with all aboard.
Tithes. 10% tax paid to church. Implemented by Christians, 4C-9C. Enforced by law 8C; 10C England. Abolished: 1789 France, 1887 Italy, 1871 Ireland. 1836 England converted to rent and reduced; abolished 1936.
Trades Union Congress. TUC. 1868. Organization of British unions sponsoring Labour Party. ICFTU.
Truth, Sojourner. c1797-1883. US freed slave, evangelist, abolitionist, woman rights campaigner.
Upanishads. 1000-600BC. Elaboration of Vedas dealing with nature of reality.
Veche. 10C-1510. Russian democratic city council abolished by Mongols.
Venezuela Boundary Dispute. 19C over border with British Guiana. 1899 Most territory to Britain. Monroe Doctrine.
Vienna Boys Choir. 1498-. Founded by Maximilian I.
Vienne, Council. 1311. Abolished Templars.
Whitlam, Gough. 1916-. Australian Labour Prime Minister 1972-5. Quit Vietnam War. Dismissed by Governor General. Reduced immigration restrictions. White Australia.
Whittier, John. 1807-92. US Quaker, Abolitionist poet: Maud Muller 1854. Snow Bound 1866.
Wilson, Harold. 1916-95. British Labour Prime Minister 1964~76.
Yeoman. English class between labourers and gentry.
Zinoviev Letter. 1924. From COMINTERN to London advising worker revolution. Labour defeated.