Eichmann, Adolf. 1906-62. Nazi war criminal. Kidnaped in Argentina. Tried in Jerusalem. Executed.

Eisenhower, Dwight D. 1890-1969. Commander-in-Chief of Allied Armies in Europe 1943-5. US president 1953-61.

Eisner, Kurt. 1867-1919. German Socialist Revolutionary leader. First Bavarian Prime Minister.

Elagabalus. 204-222. Eccentric Roman Emperor 218-.

Electors. 1356-1806. German princes who elected HRE.

Elizabeth. 1709-62. Empress of Russia, 1741-. Eliminated German influence. Coup vs Ivan VI.

Elizabeth II. 1926-. Queen of UK 1952-. Head of State of many Commonwealth countries.

Emancipation Act. 1833. Freed slaves in British Empire.

Emancipation Edict. 1861. Freed Russian serfs. Gave land allotment, paid by loans.

Emancipation Proclamation. 1863. Lincoln frees all slaves in Confederacy.

Embla. First woman in Norse mythology. Ask.

Eminescu, Mihau. 1850-89. Romanian poet, writer.

Emir. Moslem commander or governor.

Empiricism. Philosophy maintaining that all valid human knowledge is gained from experience.

Engels, Friedrich. 1820-95. German socialist philosopher. Communist Manifesto 1848. Marx. Coined “Industrial Revolution” 1845. Finished Das Kapital 1894.

England. c1800BC Beaker folk. 8C BC Celt. 150BC Belgae. 55BC-407 Rome. 5C Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy. 9C Dane(N,E). 10C A-S/Dane. 1042 Anglo-Saxon. 1066 Norman. 1204 -Normandy. 1707 Great Britain. 1801 United Kingdom.

Ennius, Quintus. 239-169BC. Roman poet. Annales-History of Rome.

Entebbe. Uganda airport. Site of 1976 hijacking ended by Israeli commandos.

Entente Cordiale. 1904. Anglo-French agreement. Defined spheres of influence in Africa and Pacific allowing co-operation vs Germany.

Erfurt Parliament. 1850. Austrian opposition causes withdrawal of Prussian plan for German Unification.

Erhard, Ludwig. 1897-1977. West German Economic Minister 1948-63. Chancellor 1963-6. Architect of economic recovery.

Eritrea. 2-9C Aksumite (Ethiopian) Empire. 16C Ottoman. 17-19C Dispute. 1889 Italy. 1941 Britain. 1952 Autonomous within Ethiopian Empire. 1962 Ethiopian province. 1993 Independent.

Ernst, Max. 1891-1976. German Dada artist.

Erté, Roman. 1892-1990. Russian/French Art Deco artist.

Erzberger, Matthias. 1875-1921. German statesman. Led signing of 1918 Armistice.

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