Garnier, Charles. 1825-98. French architect. Paris Opera House 1860.

Garrison, William. 1805-79. US anti-slavery promoter. Weekly Liberator 1831-65.

Gaspee. British boat burned 1772 by American rebels. Response, Intolerable Acts.

Gates, Horatio. c1728-1806. American Revolution general at Saratoga. Conway Cabal.

GATT. General Agreement on Trade and Tarrifs. 1948-95. Regulates trade tarrifs under UN. WTO.

Gay, John. 1685-1732. English dramatist. Beggar’s Opera 1728.

General Strike. UK 1926, TUC supports miners for 9 days. Belgium 1893, 1902, for male suffrage. Sweden 1909, vs wage freeze for 1 month.

Generation of ’98. Introspective Spanish intellectual movement 1898-.

Geneva 5-Power Agreement. 1932. Allowed German military buildup.

Genroku Era. 1688-1703. Peak of Japanese art.

German Confederation. 1815-66. 39 states allied for mutual defence. Dominated by Austria.

German-Soviet Pact. 1939-41. Nonaggression agreement. Divided Poland, Baltic between USSR/Germany. Left Hitler free to invade Poland, starting WWII.

Germany. HRE. 1806 Confederation of Rhine. 1815 German Confederation. 1818 Zollverein. 1866 -Austria =North German Confederation. 1871 German Empire. 1919 Weimar Republic. 1933 Third Reich. 1949 German Democratic Republic(E), Federal Republic of Germany(W). 1990 re-united.

Germany, Federal Republic of. (FRG). 1949-90 West Germany. 1955 NATO. 1990 +GDR =Germany.

Gestapo. 1933-45. Hitler’s internal secret police under Goering.

Gideon. Biblical Israeli general vs Midianites.

Girondins. 1791-3 Moderate French republicans. Tried to save king’s life. Most executed. Danton.

Gladstone, William. 1809-98. English Liberal reform Prime Minister 1868~94. Secret ballot. Public Education. Irish land reforms.

Gluck, Christoph. 1714-87. Bohemian composer: Orpheus 1762. Developed opera as drama with music.

Gneisenau, August. 1760-1831. Prussian general vs Napoleon.

Godwin, William. 1756-1836. English atheist philosopher, author. Anarchism. Cooperation is evil. Things as they Are 1794.

Goebbels, Joseph. 1897-1945. Hitler’s Minister of Propaganda 1933-. Suicide.

Goncourt, Edmond. 1822-96. French novelist. Renée Mauperin. Created Goncourt literature prize.

Gracchus, Tiberius. c163-133BC. Roman tribune 133, reformer. Killed in riot. Scipio.

Granadine Confederation. 1858-63. = Colombia.

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