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40 matches to Burma Campaign
Burma Campaign. 1942-5. British rout Japanese invaders.
Burma Wars. 1824-26, 1852-3, 1885. British conquer and annex Burma.
Colonial Wars. 1834-1902. British wars against Sikhs, Burmese, Crimeans, Boers.
Dalhousie, First Marquess. 1812-60. British Governor General of India 1847-56. Annexed Punjab, 1849, Rangoon, Burma. Built railway, telegraph. Lapse doctrine caused Indian Mutiny.
Mindon Min. 1814-78. Burmese king 1853-. Founded Mandalay. Golden age. Ceded lower Burma to British.
Myanmar. (Burma). Pyu. Mons. 849 Pagan kingdom. 1287 Mongol. 1303-1605 Split. 1852(S)/1886(N) British under India. 1948 Independent. 1974 Socialist republic. 1988 Military coup, dictatorship. 1989 = Myanmar. 1990 elections nullified. Suu Kyi.
Slim, William. 1891-1970. British WWII general. Defeated Japan in Burma.
Thailand. c1220 Kingdom. 1350 Ayutthaya dynasty. 1584 Independent = Siam. 1767 Burma invades. 1782 Chakkri dynasty. 1893 East ceded to France. 1932 Coup, Constitutional Monarchy. 1939 = Thailand. 1941-45 Japanese occupy. Military coups 1957,58,63,71,73,76,81.
Toungoo. 15-18C Burmese dynasty.
Aldermaston March. 1958-64. Annual ‘Ban the Bomb’ demonstration of CND.
Arab-Israeli Wars. 1948-9. Palestinians flee to Arab countries. 1956. Israel captures Sinai, UN takes over. 1967. Six Day War. Israel defeats Egypt, Syria, Jordan, gains Jerusalem, Sinai, Golan,... 1973. Egypt, Syria attack = October War.
Camp David Accords. 1978. Israel-Egypt peace negotiations. Egypt regains Sinai 1982. Begin. Sadat.
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. CND. 1958- Founded by Russell. Aldermaston Marches. The peace symbol, overlaid semaphore ND, was designed for the CND.
Chadwick, Edwin. 1800-90. English campaigner for cleanliness to prevent disease. Poor Law Commission, 1832-46. Board of Health 1848-54.
Checkers Speech. 1952. US VP Nixon denies personal gain from campaign funds on TV.
CND. Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.
Continental System. 1806-12. Napoleon’s European embargo vs Britain. Russian refusal led to 1812 Campaign. British retaliation led to Anglo-American War 1812.
Dorr, Thomas. 1805-54. US campaigner for universal male suffrage.
Douglas, Stephen. 1813-61. US politician. Compromise of 1850. Popular Sovereignty. Lost presidential campaign to Lincoln.
Egyptian Campaign. 1798-9. Napoleon invades.
Hatch Acts. 1939,40. Limit campaign contributions in US.
Montrose Campaign. 1644-5. Scotland defeats England in Civil War.
Napoleon I, Bonaparte. 1769-1821. French general. Emperor of France by coup d’etat 1804-14. Disastrous Moscow campaign 1812. Defeated at Waterloo 1815. Exiled to St. Helena. Napoleonic Wars. Napoleonic Code. Hundred Days.
North Africa Campaign. 1940-3. Montgomery, Alexander defeat Rommel’s Afrikan Korps.