First Coalition. 1792. European countries opposed to French Revolution.

Five Hundred, Council of. 508BC. Athens’ representative government.

Five Hundred, Council of. 1795. Lower House of French Parliament.

Fontaine, Pierre. 1762-1853. French Empire architect. Louvre Cour Carrée.

Foreign Ministers, Council of. 1945. Allies and Axis meet to create WWII Peace treaties.

Fronde. 1648-53. Revolt of French parliamentarians vs king’s power. Failure encouraged Absolutism.

Geiger, Hans. 1882-1945. Invented geiger counter, 1928, with Müller.

Geoffrey Plantagenet. 1113-51. Count of Anjou. Conquered Normandy for his son Henry II.

Gide, André. 1869-1951. French writer. The Counterfeiters 1926.

Golden Spurs, Battle. 1302. Courtrai, Belgium. Flemish craftsmen defeat French troops.

Goncourt, Edmond. 1822-96. French novelist. Renée Mauperin. Created Goncourt literature prize.

Gottwald, Klement. 1896-1953. Czech Communist President 1948-. Overthrew Beneš in coup.

Gowon, Yakubu. 1934-. Ruled Nigeria 1966-75. Defeated Biafra. Reunited country.

Gray, Thomas. 1716-71. English poet. Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard 1751.

Great Intercourse. 1495. Henry VIII, Philip of Burgundy trade treaty.

Green Revolution. 20C. Increased food production in developing countries based on new plant breeds. Borlaug.

Guatemala. Maya. 1523 Spain. 1822 Mexican Empire. 1823 CAF. 1839 Independent. Many Mayan revolts. 1954 CIA led coup. Military Dictatorship. 1980-96 Genocide. 1996 Peace.

Habeas Corpus Act. 1679. England. Right of prisoner to appear in court before being imprisoned.

Hague Conferences. 1899, 1907. Arms limitation talks banned poison gas, dum-dum bullets. Established World Court.

Haile Selassie. 1892-1975. Emperor of Ethiopia, 1930~74. Modernized and reformed country. Deposed.

Hale, Nathan. 1755-76. American Revolutionary spy. Executed by British -“I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country”.

Hampton Court Conference. 1604. James I authorizes bible translation. 300 Puritans ejected from office, a cause of Civil War.

Henry V. 1387-1422. King of England 1413-. Claimed France. Victor at Agincourt. Treaty of Troyes.

Hetaerae. Greek independent courtesans.

Holmes, Oliver Wendell. 1841-1935. US Supreme Court Justice 1902-32. Law as social instrument.

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