Caribbean Community. 1973. Eng-speaking terr for economic co-operation. Replaced FTA.

Carlsbad Decrees. 1819. Censorship and repressive measures against liberal Burschenschaften.

Carrera, José. 1785-1821. Chilean rebel leader, First President 1811-14.

Carrera, Rafael. 1814-65. Guatemala revolutionary. Dictator 1840-. Ended CAF, Guatemala independent.

Catulus, Gaius. 3C BC. Roman General. Defeated Carthage. Ended First Punic War.

CCF. 1932. Cooperative Commonwealth Federation. Canadian Socialist party. 1961 =New Democratic Party.

Celsius, Anders. 1701-44. Swedish physicist: centigrade temperature scale 1742.

Central America Federation. 1823-40. Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica.

Chagall, Marc. 1887-1985. Russian/French painter of biblical scenes. Stained glass. Ceiling, Paris Opera 1964.

Chamberlain, Neville. 1869-1940. English statesman, Prime Minister, 1937-40. Appeasement Policy towards Hitler. Munich Agreement.

Charlottetown Conference. 1864. Canadian provinces plan Confederation.

Charter. 1814-1830. French Constitution: Constitutional Monarchy, civil liberties, religious toleration.

Chénier, André de. 1762-94. French poet. Elegies. Guillotined.

Cherubini, Luigi. 1760-1842. Italian/French composer. Classical form; French opera.

Chimera. Greek lion/goat/dragon beast.

Chou En-lai. 1898-1976. Chinese moderate Communist Prime Minister 1949-.

Chuikov, Vasily. 1900-82. Russian WWII General. Defended Stalingrad.

Ciceronian Period. 70-43BC. First great age of Latin literature.

Cimarosa, Dominico. 1749-1801. Italian comic opera composer.

Cod War. 1972-6. Britain upset at Iceland’s unilateral expansion of fishing limits to 50 miles.

Comic Opera. 18C revolt vs serious opera. Light style, familiar scenes. Italy: opera buffa; Fr: opéra comique; Eng: ballad opera; Ger: singspiel. Orig as intermezzo for opera.

Conciliarism. 12C-. General Council has greater power than pope. Popular during Great Schism.

Concord, Book of. 1580. Synthesis of creeds and catechisms of Lutheranism.

Confederacy. 1861-5. Rebel US government in American Civil War.

Confederation. 1867. United Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Upper and Lower Canada as Dominion of Canada.

613 more results ...