Shaftesbury, 7th earl. 1801-85. English reform politician. Coal Mines Act 1842. Factory Acts. Sponsored schools, housing for poor.

Shakespeare, William. 1564-1616. English dramatic poet. Master of language, characters, perception.Titus Andronicus c1593. Romeo and Juliet c1594. Hamlet c1602. Othello c1604. King Lear c1606. Lover’s Complaint c1609. Sonnets 1609. Tempest 1611.

Sherman Anti-Trust Act. 1890 US. Prohibits monopolies, restraint of trade.

Sherman Silver Purchase Act. 1890-3. US increases silver purchases. Fears of gold standard abandonment started 1893 Panic.

Six Acts. 1819. Suppressed Radicals after Peterloo.

Slater, Samuel. 1768-1835. English/US. First American textile factory. Duplicated Arkwright spinning machines 1793.

Smith Act. 1940. Alien Registration Act.

Smoot-Hawley Act. 1930-37. US tarrifs begin trade war, deepening Depression.

Social Contract. Hobbes political philosophy. Compact between ruler and ruled. Locke.

Sophocles. c495-406BC. Greek tragic poet. Introduced third actor to tragedy. Antigone 442. Oedipus Rex 427.

Stamp Act. 1765. British tax on newspapers and legal documents. A cause of American Revolution. Stamp Act Congress.

Stamp Act Congress. 1765. Issued Declaration of Rights and Grievances vs “taxation without representation”. American Revolution.

Stanislavsky, Konstantin. 1863-1938. Russian director. Founded Moscow Art Theater 1898. Method Acting.

Steel, Pact of. 1939-43. Germany-Italy mutual aid. Axis.

Steinway, Henry. 1797-1871. German/US innovative piano manufacturer.

Stijl, de. 1917-. Dutch abstract painters. Mondrian.

Suffolk Resolves. 1774. American colonists pledge disobedience to Intolerable Acts. End trade with Britain.

Sugar Act. 1764. British law to end sugar smuggling. A cause of American Revolution.

Sunni. Majority orthodox Moslem sect who follow Sunnah, traditional legal, social practices. Shi’ite.

Supremacy, Act of. 1534 Henry VIII establishes Church of England under monarch. 1554 Repealed by Mary I. 1559 Elizabeth I re-established Church of England. Oath required of all MPs.

Suprematism. 20C. Russian school of geometric abstract art.

Syndicalism. 1900-39. Union movement vs capitalistic order by direct action, general strikes. Sorel. IWW.

Taft-Hartley Act. 1947. US act regulating unions, strikes.

Tea Act. 1773. British give British East India Company effective monopoly in North America. Boston Tea Party.

Test Act. 1673-1828. Banned Catholics and Non-conformists from English public office. 1567-1889 Scotland.

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