Squanto. -1622. American Indian friend of Plymouth Pilgrims.

Suttee. Sati. -1829. Indian widow’s suicide on husband’s pyre.

Tecumseh. 1768-1813. American Shawnee Indian chief. Fought US in War of 1812.

Texas Rangers. 1835. Vs Indians, border patrol, cattle rustlers. 1935 Merged with Highway Patrol.

Thames, Battle. 1813. US defeats British, Indians.

Thugs. Indian religious sect suppressed by British. Killed travellers to offer to goddess Kali.

Tilak, Bal. 1856-1920. Indian leader. United Hindus, Moslems vs British 1916.

Tippecanoe, Battle. 1811. US defeat Shawnee Indians. Ends Tecumseh power. Harrison.

Tipu Sahib. 1753-99. Indian Sultan of Mysore. Killed in Mysore War.

Tulsidas. c1543-1623. Indian religious poet. Ramcaritmanas 1574-6. Influenced Hindu culture.

Tupac Amaru. c1742-81. Peruvian Indian revolutionary vs Spanish rule 1780-1. Mutilated, drawn, quartered, beheaded.

Uncas. c1588-c1683. Founder, chief of Mohegan Indian tribe.

Vellore Mutiny. 1806. Indians resenting removal of caste markings kill 130 British soldiers.

Walking Purchase. 1737. Americans cheat Indians in buying Delaware land by running instead of walking to determine land size. French-Indian Wars 1754-63.

Wounded Knee. 1890. 200 Sioux Indians massacred by US troops.

Wyoming Massacre. 1778. British Loyalists, Indians attack American settlement while men away in Washington’s army. 360 women, children killed.

Yakima Indian Wars. 1855-8. Indians resist move to reservations. Defeated by US troops.

African National Congress. ANC. 1912-. Organization for black rights in South Africa outlawed to 1990. 1994- Ruling party. Mandela.

Albert, Prince Consort. 1819-1861. Married Queen Victoria, 1840. Responsible for International exhibitions 1851, 62. Moderated Trent Affair.

America’s Cup. 1851. Royal Yacht Squadron race won by Americans until 1983. Oldest international sports trophy.

Amnesty International. 1961. Human rights watchdog NGO fighting for political prisoners and victims of torture. MacBride.

Anglo-Soviet Agreement. 1941. 20 year pledge against Nazi Germany and Axis powers.

Anti-Comintern Pact. 1936. Germany and Japan oppose International Communism. Axis.

Appeasement Policy. 1937-9. British yield to Nazi demands in hope of maintaining peace. Munich Agreement. Gentleman’s Agreement.

Attlee, Clement. 1883-1967. British Labour Prime Minister. 1945-51. National Health. Nationalization.

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