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2709 matches to Io
National Defense, Gov’t of. 1870-71. France. Fall of Empire until recall of National Assembly.
National Gallery. England 1824.
National Gallery of Art. (US) 1937. Funded by Mellon.
National Geographic Society. 1888. World’s largest scientific and educational society.
National Guard. 1789-1870 France. 1880s US.
National Health Service. 1948-. British system of socialized medicine.
National Insurance. 1911 Britain. Unemployment, health insurance. Social Security.
National Liberation Front. 1960- Vietcong organization for unification of Vietnam. 1969 Provisonal government. 1975 Conquered South Vietnam. 1976 Joined National United Front.
National Party. 1914. South African Afrikaaner pro-Apartheid, anti-Commonwealth party. In power 1948-94.
National Party. 1931-45. English political party.
National Party. 1936-. New Zealand conservative anti-Labour party.
National Recovery Organization. 1933. US. For business recovery during Great Depression.
National Republican Party. 1825-36. US Adams supporters. Merged into Whigs.
National Security Act. 1947. Formed US National Security Council, CIA.
National Socialism. Nazism. 1919-45. German master-race nationalist Fascist movement. Anti- semitic. Individual surrenders to State will. Hitler. Drexler.
National Trust. 1895. Non-profit organization to preserve British heritage buildings and lands.
Nationalism. 17-20C. Sociopolitical movement stressing individual’s loyalty to his state. 19C Led to Imperialism. 20C Fascism and Nazism.
Nationalism. Musical movement to reflect national or ethnic spirit. Especially 16C and 19C. Grieg. Sibelius.
Nationalization. Siezing of private enterprises by government with or without compensation. 1946-9 England: Banks, Railways, Mines, Steel, Electricity, Gas. 1946-9 France: Coal, Electricity, Gas, Transport. 1918 Russia: Banks, Insurance, Industry. 1951 Iran: Oil.
Nations, League of. 1920-46. League of Nations.
Native Land Acts. 1862, 65-92. New Zealand abolishes tribal land ownership, destroying traditional Maori society.
NATO. North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 1949- Collective defence alliance of Western European and North Atlantic countries to preserve democratic freedom. UK, Canada, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Italy, Portugal, US. 1952 Greece, Turkey, 1955 FRG. 1964 -Greece. 1966 -France. 1980 +Greece. 1982 +Spain. 1993 +France. 1999 +Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic. 2004 +Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.
Navigation Acts. 14-19C. Limited trade to England and colonies to British ships.
Necho. -595BC. Egyptian pharaoh 610-. Aided Assyria vs Babylonians. Expedition sailed around Africa.