Family Compact. Small conservative group dominates government of Upper Canada leading to 1837 Rebellion. Mackenzie.

Family Pact. 1863. Maximilian renounces claims to Austrian throne to be Emperor of Mexico.

Faneuil Hall. 1742-. Boston “cradle of American liberty”.

Fargo, William. 1818-81. Founded American Express 1850, Wells Fargo 1852.

Farinelli, Carlo. 1705-82. Italian castrato soprano.

Farmers-General. 17C French financiers who bought right to collect taxes for a fixed fee.

Farnese, Alessandro. 1545-92. Italian/Spanish governor of Netherlands. Quelled rebellion.

Farouk I. 1920-65. Egyptian king 1936-52. Vs Wafd. Coup by Nasser-led Free Officers.

Farragut, David. 1801-70. Union Civil War admiral. -“Damn the torpedoes. Full speed ahead!”.

Fascism. 1919-45. Totalitarian movement combining Socialist theories and Nationalism. State as highest value. Mussolini. Falange. Nazism.

Fashoda Incident. 1898. British/French dispute over Sudan. French renounce claims. Entente Cordiale 1904.

Fates. Three goddesses who determines the birth, life, and death of a man.

Fatima. Portuguese site of pilgrimage since sighting of Virgin Mary by Santos1917.

Fatimid. 909-1171. N African, Middle East Shi’ite Empire.

Faulkner, William. 1897-1962. American novelist of US south. The Sound and the Fury 1929.

Faunus. Roman woodland deity. = Pan.

Faust(us). c1540 German necromancer/astrologer who is said to have sold his soul to the devil. Goethe, Marlowe tragedies.

Fauvism. 1898-1908. Violently colored and distorted painting expressing strong emotion. Matisse. Roualt. Puy.

Favre, Jules. 1809-80. French statesman. Opposed Napoleon III.

Fawcett, Millicent. 1847-1929. English non-militant feminist. Suffrage.

February Manifesto. 1899-1905. Override of Finnish Constitution. Rule by Czar’s Edict. Russification 1890-1905.

February Revolution. 1917. Early phase of Russian Revolution. Czar overthrown. Provisional Gov’t.

Federalist Party. 1787-1825. US first party founded by A. Hamilton for strong central government. In power 1791-1801.

Felix, St. -818. Spanish Adoptionist.

Fellini, Federico. 1920-95. Italian symbolist filmmaker. La Dolce Vita 1960.

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