Mississippi Scheme. 1717-20. Law’s attempt to develop Louisiana. Speculation led to financial disaster.

Missouri Comromise. 1820-54. Simultaneous admission to US of Maine, Missouri, maintaining balance of free, slave states.

Mistral, Frédéric. 1830-1914. French Provençale revival poet. Mirèi 1859. Félibrige 1878.

Mitchell, Margaret. 1900-49. US novelist. Gone with the Wind 1936.

Mitchell, Reginald. 1895-1937. English designer of Spitfire aircraft.

Mithradatic Wars. 88~63BC. Mithradates defeated. Romans annex Pontus.

Mithraism. 5C BC-4C. Persian worship of Mithra, sun god of wisdom. Influenced Christianity. Adopted by Romans in Britain. Bull sacrifice.

Mitlosh. 1780-1860. Serbian prince. Led revolt against Turkey 1827.

Mitre, Bartolomé. 1821-1906. Argentine general, president 1862-68. Overthrew Rosas. Reunited Argentina.

Mitterand, François. 1916-96. Socialist president of France, 1981-95. Promoted European unity.

M’Naghten Rule. 1843. US legal test of capacity to determine right from wrong.

Mnemosyne. Greek goddess of memory. Muses’ mother by Zeus.

Mo-tzu. c470-391BC. Chinese philosopher. People should love each other universally. vs Confucianism: parents are more important.

Moabites. Palestinian Semites. Conquered by Babylon 582BC.

Mobutu Sese Seko. 1930-97. President of Zaire 1971- by coup.

Model Parliaments. 1265, 1295. Convened by Montfort, Edward I. Models for British representative parliament.

Modernism. 19C Movement to reinterpret Roman Catholicism based on science, psychology. Declared heretical, 1907. Loisy. Tyrrell.

Modernism. Early 20C literary movement. Lawrence. Eliot. Yeats.

Modernismo. 1888-. Spanish exotic poetry movement in wake of Symbolists. Darío.

Modigliani, Amadeo. 1884-1920. Italian/French artist. Elongated necks and simplified figures. Head 1911-12. Recining Nude 1919.

Mogadishu Raid. 1977. German commandos rescue hijack hostages.

Mogul. (Mughal). 1526-1857. Moslem dynasty in India.

Mohács, Battle. 1526. Suleiman I defeats Louis II. Turkey dominates Hungary to 17C.

Mohammed. Persian equivalent of Muhammad.

Mohicans. -17C. North American Indian tribe dispersed by war.

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