Canadian Pacific Railway. 1871-87. Joined BC to Canada. Condition of BC joining Canada.

Canning, George. 1770-1827. British Foreigh Secretary. Copenhagen. Peninsular War.

Canopus, Decree. 238BC. Trilingual text. Key to hieroglyphics found 1866.

Canton Commune. 1927. Communist coup crushed by Kuomintang.

Carbonari. 1806-31. Naples. Secret revolutionary society. Young Italy Movement.

Cardano, Gerolamo. 1501-76. Italian physician. Described typhus fever.

Cardigan, James Brudenell, Earl of. 1797-1868. British General. Led Charge of the Light Brigade. Tennyson. Crimean War.

Carlsbad Decrees. 1819. Censorship and repressive measures against liberal Burschenschaften.

Carlyle, Thomas. 1795-1881. Scottish writer: Heroes and Hero Worship 1841. Cromwell’s Letters 1845. -“Britain-the chosen nation”.

Carnot, Lazare. 1753-1823. French mathematician. Called “organizer of victory” by Revolutionaries. Member of Directory, Tribunal. Instituted conscription.

Carpocrations. 2C-6C. Gnostic heretic sect.

Carrhae, Battle. 53BC. Failed Roman invasion of Parthia. Crassus killed. End of first triumvirate.

Carrillo, Julian. 1875-1965. Mexican composer of microtonic music.

Catherine de Medici. 1519-89. Wife of Henry II, mother of 3 French kings, built Tuileries Palace. St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre.

Catherine II, the Great. 1729-96. Autocratic Empress of Russia, 1762-. Overthrew husband, Peter III. Annexed Crimea, Polish territory.

Catholic Reformation. Counter Reformation.

CCF. 1932. Cooperative Commonwealth Federation. Canadian Socialist party. 1961 =New Democratic Party.

Cecrops. Mythological first king of Athens. Snake-man.

Chanak Crisis. 1922. British fear Turkish threat to Dardanelles. Lausanne Peace, 1923.

Channel Islands. 911 Norman. 1066 England. Autonomous British crown possession.

Chaos. Greek mythical pre-creation state of universe.

Charles IX. 1550-74. King of France 1560-. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre.

Cheka. 1917-22. Russian secret police. GPU.

Chicago School. 19C. US architectural style. Skyscrapers. Wright.

Cholula, Massacre. 1519. Cortes razes Mexican town; 3000 dead.

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