Kitchener, Horatio, Earl of. 1850-1916. Commander-in-chief Boer War. British Secretary of War, WWI. Symbol of will to victory.

Kléber, Jean. 1753-1800. French general. Suppressed Vendée rebellion.

Klimt, Gustav. 1862-1918. Vienna Sezession allegorical mural painter. Kiss 1908.

Knights of Columbus. 1882-. US RC men’s lay organization.

Knights of Labor. 1869-1917. Secret (-1879) US anti-capitalist labour organization. Haymarket. AFL.

Knights of the Golden Circle. 1859-66. Secret US organization of South supporters during Civil War.

Knights’ War. 1522-3. Failed German rebellion vs Reformation.

Kokoschka, Oskar. 1886-1980. Austrian Expressionist painter, writer.

Konoe, Fuminaro. 1891-1945. Japanese Prime Minister 1937~41. Formed Axis alliance; USSR non-aggression pact.

Koran. (Qur’an.) 615-32. Islamic sacred book of God’s revelations to Muhammad.

Korean War. 1950-3. China supports Communist invasion of South Korea. Repelled with UN aid-mainly US troops. MacArthur. 38th parallel border reestablished. 5M dead.

Kosciusko, Tadeusz. 1746-1817. Polish. Led Rebellion 1794-7 vs occupiers. 3rd Partition of Poland. American Revolution war officer.

Kossuth, Lajos. 1802-94. Hungarian Revolution leader, 1848-9.

Krakatoa. 1883. Volcanic eruption heard 2200 miles away. 120 ft tidal wave.

Krebs, Hans. 1900-81. German/English biochemist. Citric acid cycle of human energy, 1937.

Krishnamurti, Jiddu. 1895-1986. Indian religious philosopher. Headed World Order of the Star with Besant.

Kronshtadt Rebellion. 1921. Sailors vs Bolsheviks. Suppressed but led to New Economic Policy.

Kropotkin, Pyotr. 1842-1921. Russian revolutionary, anarchist.

Krsna. Hindu god. 8th incarnation of Vishnu.

Ku Klux Klan. KKK. 1867-71. Secret US White Supremacist terrorist organization. Founded by Forrest. 1915- Recreated by Simmons.

Kukai. 774-835. Japanese Buddhist. Evolved “True Word” philosophy. 10 Stages of Consciousness.

Kulturkampf. c1871-87. Bismarck tries to control Roman Catholic Church. Accomodation reached.

Kuomintang. KMT. 1911-49. Chinese nationalist party in power 1928-49. Founded by Sun Yat-sen. Overthrew Manchu dynasty. Expelled to Taiwan by Communist Party. Chiang Kai-shek.

Kuwait. 1710 Arabs settle. 1899 British protectorate. 1961 Independent. 1963 Constitutional monarchy. 1990-91 Iraq occupation, Gulf War.

Kyi, Aung San Suu. 1945-. Burmese. Leader of nonviolent movement for human rights in Myanmar. House arrest 1989-95.

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