Serapis. Egyptian deity of sun, healing.

Serfdom. Feudalism.

Serra, Junipero. 1713-84. Spanish missionary to California.

Servandoni, G.N. 18C Italian/French architect. St. Sulpice facade 1732.

Severini, Gino. 1883-1966. Italian Futurist painter.

Shaw, George Bernard. 1856-1950. Irish socialist writer/dramatist of wit and satire. Man and Superman 1903. Pygmalian 1913. St. Joan 1923. Fabian.

Shere Ali. 1825-79. Emir of Afghanistan. Defeated in Second Afghan War.

Shi’ite. Major Moslem sect believing in Mahdi at the millenium. Official religion of Iran. Sunni. Fatimid. Assassin. Druze. Ali.

Shostakovich, Dmitri. 1906-75. Russian. Composed complex profound intense personal works. Rebuked by Stalin. Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk 1934.

Sikhism. NW India monotheistic religion. Meditation exercises to realize God. Nanak.

Sinn Fein. 1905. (=Ourselves Alone). Irish Nationalist movement. 1916 uprising. Founded Irish Free State. Legalized as political party in Northern Ireland, 1974. Political wing of IRA. De Valera.

Siqueiros, David. 1896-1974. Mexican socialist mural painter. Third World. March of Humanity.

Slansky Trial. 1952. Jewish Czech communists purged during Stalin anti-semitism. Those executed were restored to party membership 1968.

Smetana, Bedrich. 1824-84. Czech Nationalist opera composer. Bartered Bride 1866. “-Father of Czech music”.

Smith Act. 1940. Alien Registration Act.

Snellman, Johan. 1806-81. Finnish nationalist. Established national language.

Sobrero, Ascanio. 1812-88. Italian. Nitroglycerine 1846.

Social Security. First in Germany: 1883-89. UK 1911; Canada 1927; US 1935-66. Poor Laws. National Insurance.

Socialism. 19C-. Movement opposing Liberalism, Capitalism. Advocates equal rights, just distribution of property, well-being of proletariat through reform or revolution. Utopia.

Socialism, Utopian. Saint-Simon’s concept of government redistributing wealth according to capacity and performance.

Socialist Party. 1892 Italy; 1905 France; 1932 Japan. 1932 Canada.

Socialist Party. 1901-30. US party advocating socialism based on earlier Social Democratic and Social Labor (1876) Parties. Ideas applied to New Deal.

Socialist Revolutionary Party. 1901-22. Russia. Sought classless society. Suppressed by Bolsheviks.

Socinus, Laelius. 1525-62. Italian founder of Socinianism.

Sol. Ancient Italian sun god.

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