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Antoninus, Pius. 86-161. Roman Emperor 138-. Built Antonine Wall.
Anvil, Operation. 1944. Allied invasion of south France.
ANZAC. Australian+New Zealand forces in WWI. Gallipoli.
Anzio, Battle. 1944. Allied landing site in Italy.
Apollinaire, Guillaume. 1880-1918. Italian/French avant-garde poet, coined term Surrealism to describe Chagall work.
Apprentices Statute. 1563-1814 England. 7 Years apprenticeship required for all trades.
Arcadia, Academy of. 1690. 1925 =Italian Literary Academy. Originally known for poetic, pastoral style.
Aristotle. 384-322BC. Greek philosopher, founder of Peripatetics: Unified theory of knowledge. Matter, potentially alive, strives to attain its living form. Stressed observation and logic. Deductive Reasoning. Free Will.
Armed Neutrality at Sea. 1780-1801. Agreement that neutral flag at sea protects all but military goods.
Arnhem, Battle. 1944. Unsuccessful Allied attempt to cross Rhine.
Art Nouveau. (Jugendstil). 1885-1910. Originally English style of art and architecture. Reaction to Industrial uniformity. Beardsley. Tiffany. Gaudi.
Aryans. 2000BC. Nomads from Steppes spread to India. Founded Indus Civilization, 3240-2750BC. Hyksos Empire in Syria, 1720-1550BC. Introduced horse chariots. Basis for all Indo-European languages.
Assassins. 1124-1270. Secret Moslem order who murdered all enemies.
Athelstan. 895-939. First king of all England 925-. Regulated Royal Mint 928.
Atomism. 5C BC. World is an infinity of small indestructible particles. Leucippus.
Augsburg, Peace. 1555. Allowed both Lutheranism and Catholicism within Holy Roman Empire.
Augsburg League. 1686-9. Holy Roman Empire and allies vs France. Replaced by Grand Alliance.
Aurelian. 214-75. Roman Emperor 270-. Restored rule of Europe. Began wall around Rome.
Austin, Herbert. 1886-1941. English car manufacturer. Small car pioneer.
Austria. 400BC Celts. 15BC Rome. 5-7C Huns, Avars ravage. 6C Slovenes settle 8C Charlemagne. 9C Magyar. 955 Otto I...962 HRE. 976 Babenberg(E). 1278 Hapsburg. 1453 Archduchy. 1804 Austrian Empire. 1867 Ausgleich. 1918 Republic. 1938 Germany. 1945 Republic. 1955 Independence from Allies.
Austrian State Treaty, 1955. Ended Allied occupation of Austria.
Avila Camacho, Manuel. 1897-1955. Mexican President 1940-46. Befriended US, rallied Latin America vs Axis.
Axis Pact. 1936-45. German-Italian Agreement, 1936. Cooperative alliance maintained through WWII. Allied with Spain, 1939; Japan, 1936. Yugoslavia 1941. Tripartite Pact.
Balfour Declaration. 1917. British support Jewish homeland in Palestine. Endorsed 1919 by Allies. Zionism.
Ball, John. -1381. English priest. Led Peasants Revolt. Executed. Tyler.