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67 matches to Central Powers
Anglo-Soviet Agreement. 1941. 20 year pledge against Nazi Germany and Axis powers.
Bangorian Controversy. 1717. Dispute over Church of England’s powers.
Coalition, Wars of. 1792-1815. European powers oppose France’s revolutionary ideas and expansion. French Revolutionary Wars. Napoleonic Wars. Third Coalition War.
Dreadnought. 1905-22. Class of British battleship. Started arms race 1907-14. Jutland. Two-Power Standard.
French Revolutionary Wars. 1792-1802. France vs European powers who opposed Revolution. Napoleonic Wars. Coalition. Pillnitz.
Golden Bull. 1222. Hungary. Limited king’s powers.
Hatt-i Humayun. 1856. Turkish reform act, forced by major powers, but not always enforced.
Peking Protocol. 1901-43. European powers control Peking. Boxer Rebellion indemnity to be paid.
Petition of Rights. 1628. Accepted by Charles I, limiting British monarch’s powers.
Powers, Francis Gary. 1929-77. US pilot in U-2 incident.
Powers, Hiram. 1805-73. US Neoclassical sculptor. Greek Slave 1843.
Settlement, Act of. 1701. British established Protestant Hanover succession. Limited monarch’s powers.
Simon Magus. Tried to buy spiritual powers from Apostles. Simony.
Two-Power Standard. 1889. Hamilton declares that British fleet should be at least equal to naval strength of any 2 other countries. Abandoned 1912 by Churchill.
Ultraroyalists. 19C. French advocates of increased powers for Louis XVIII.
Urban II. 1035-95. Pope 1088-. Forbade clergy to pay homage to temporal powers. Crusades.
U-2 Incident. 1960. US spy plane shot down over USSR. Summit cancelled. Pilot Powers traded for Russian spy Abel 1962.