Kato, Takaakira. 1860-1926. Japanese foreign minister, Prime Minister. Twenty-One Demands 1915. Founded Kenseikai party 1913.

Katyn Affair. 1940 massacre of Polish officers by Russian troops discovered 1943. Denied, blamed on Nazis. Ignored by Allies. Soviets admit responsibility, 1992.

Kaufman, George. 1889-1961. US playwright. You Can’t Take it with You 1936.

Kaunda, Kenneth. 1924-. Zambia. First president 1964-.

Kautsky, Karl. 1854-1938. German Marxist leader.

Kay, John. 1704-64. Invented flying shuttle, 1733.

Kazakstan. 8C Turkik settlers. 13C Golden Horde. 1798 Russia. 1910-85 Russification. 1925 Kazak SSR. 1991 Independent. CIS.

KGB. 1954-. Soviet secret police. =Cheka -1922; GPU 1922; OGPU 1923-34; NKVD 1934-46; MGB 1946-53. 1991 Split into FSB (domestic) and FIS (foreign).

Khmer Republic. 1975-78. = Kampuchea.

Khmer Rouge. 1960-79. Cambodian Communists. Overthrew Lon Nol, creating Kampuchea 1975. Forced relocations, torture, executions. Millions killed. 1979 Overthrown by Vietnamese. 1982-95 guerilla war. 1995 Amnesty. Pol Pot.

Kickapoo Indians. North America midwest warriors. Fought Americans in American Revolution, War of 1812, Black Hawk War. Resettled in Kansas.

Kisfaludy, Károly. 1788-1830. Hungarian national dramatist. Tatars in Hungary 1811.

Kit-Kat Club. 1703-20. London Whig club of Hanover supporters. Met in Christopher Kat’s tavern.

Koffka, Kurt. 1886-1941. German. Founder of Gestalt psychology. Köhler.

Köhler, Wolfgang. 1887-1967. Estonian founder of Gestalt psychology. Koffka.

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

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

Kuchuk Kainarji, Treaty. 1774. Ottomans restore Black Sea ports to Russia. Independent Crimea.

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.

Landsteiner, Karl. 1868-1943. Austrian/US. Discovered ABO blood types 1901, Rh factor 1940.

Lattimore, Owen. 1900-89. US adviser to Chiang Kai-shek. Acquitted of spying 1950 vs US.

Lecompton Constitution. 1858. Rejected pro-slavery Kansas constitution.

Leeuwenhoek, Antony van. 1632-1723. Dutch. First to describe bacteria 1680, protozoa, corpuscles, spermatazoa 1675.

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