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229 matches to National Trust
National Trust. 1895. Non-profit organization to preserve British heritage buildings and lands.
African National Congress. ANC. 1912-. Organization for black rights in South Africa outlawed to 1990. 1994- Ruling party. Mandela.
Albert, Prince Consort. 1819-1861. Married Queen Victoria, 1840. Responsible for International exhibitions 1851, 62. Moderated Trent Affair.
America’s Cup. 1851. Royal Yacht Squadron race won by Americans until 1983. Oldest international sports trophy.
Amnesty International. 1961. Human rights watchdog NGO fighting for political prisoners and victims of torture. MacBride.
Anglo-Soviet Agreement. 1941. 20 year pledge against Nazi Germany and Axis powers.
Anti-Comintern Pact. 1936. Germany and Japan oppose International Communism. Axis.
Appeasement Policy. 1937-9. British yield to Nazi demands in hope of maintaining peace. Munich Agreement. Gentleman’s Agreement.
Attlee, Clement. 1883-1967. British Labour Prime Minister. 1945-51. National Health. Nationalization.
Bakunin, Mikhail. 1814-76. Russian anarchist revolutionary. International movement. Advocated assassination. Dieu et l’état 1871.
Bakunists. Anarchist faction of Internationals.
Bandeira, Manuel. 1886-1968. Brazilian national poet. Carnival 1919.
Bartók, Bela. 1881-1945. Modern Hungarian Nationalist composer. Bridged Hungarian folk to Western music.
Belsen. 1933-45. Nazi concentration camp. Commandant Kramer executed.
Beneš, Eduard. 1884-1948. Czech Nationalist, President, 1935-8,46-. Little Entente.
Bengal Partition. 1905-11. Split for administrative ease. Creates nationalistic opposition.
Bevan, Aneurin. 1897-1960. British Socialist MP 1929-60. Architect of National Health Service, 1948.
Bibliothèque Nationale. French National Library begun by Charles V collection now houses 20M works. 7M Books.
Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne. 1832-1910. Norwegian poet, novelist: Kongen 1877, National anthem.
Black Nationalism. 1960-73. US political movement for economic power.
Blanc, Louis. 1811-82. French Utopian Socialist. Theory of equal wages. National Workshops. Organization du Travail 1839.
Blood Purge. 1934. Hitler’s murder of 74 Nazi radicals.
Bourguiba, Habib. 1903-2000. Tunisian Nationalist president 1956-87. Moderate socialist.
Bretton Woods. 1944. Economic conference. Created International Monetary Fund, World Bank.
Buchenwald. 1937-45. Nazi concentration camp. Medical research, slave labour. 52,500 dead.