Big Stick Policy. Roosevelt’s foreign policy. Power as a deterrent. Mahan.

Black Army. 1463-1500. Powerful Hungarian mercenary force.

Black Nationalism. 1960-73. US political movement for economic power.

Bouvines, Battle. 1214. French defeat English, HRE coalition. Recapture Angou...France a major power.

Boyne, Battle. 1690. James II attempts to retake throne; defeated by William III, ending Catholic Stuart power in Ireland. Celebrated by Orangemen, Jul 12.

Breitenfeld, Battles. 1631,42. Swedish victories over Catholic League in 30 Years War. Sweden a great power.

Bucharest, Treaty. 1812. Ended Russo-Turkish War. 1886. Serbia restores Rumelia to Bulgaria. 1913. Settled 2nd Balkan War. 1918. Romania capitulates to Central Powers. Voided by Allied victory.

Capuchin. 1525. Powerful Franciscan mendicant order of monks.

Cartwright, Edmund. 1743-1823. Power loom 1785.

Central Powers. 1882-1918. = Triple Alliance. Germany and its allies during WWI.

Chernobyl. 1986. Ukraine nuclear power plant disaster.

Clarendon Constitution. 1164. Henry II limits church power in England. Opposed by Becket.

Clotaire II. 584-629. Merovingian king of Neustria. Reunited Frankish Empire 613, but ceded power to nobles.

Coalition, Wars of. 1792-1815. European powers oppose France’s revolutionary ideas and expansion. French Revolutionary Wars. Napoleonic Wars. Third Coalition War.

Conciliarism. 12C-. General Council has greater power than pope. Popular during Great Schism.

Congress Party. 1885-. Indian political party. In power 1947-77.

Constance, Council. 1414-18. Ended Great Schism. Church council victory over papal power. Martin V elected pope.

Council of Ten. c1310-1797. Powerful Venetian tribunal. Investigated aristocratic plots vs government.

Cuchulain. Legendary powerful Irish warrior.

Delian League. 478-404BC. 140-400 Greek cities allied for mutual protection vs Persia. Basis of Athenian power. Revived 378 as Athenian League.

Deogaon, Treaty. 1803. Marathans cedes land, power to British East India Co.

Dionysius. c431-367BC. Syracuse tyrant, unites Greek cities, defeats Carthaginians. Syracuse becomes major power.

Downs, Battle. 1639. Dutch def Spain = end of Spain’s sea power.

Dreadnought. 1905-22. Class of British battleship. Started arms race 1907-14. Jutland. Two-Power Standard.

Dyarchy. 1919. System of shared local/British power in India. Led to Indian autonomy.

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