Utopia. Imaginary ideal state. More. Bacon. Plato.

Vatican City. 1929 State established by Lateran Treaty.

Vizier. 14-20C. Ottoman top minister of state.

Voroshilov, Kliment. 1881-1969. Soviet Head of State 1953-60.

Vyshinsky, Andrei. 1883-1954. Russian statesman, prosecutor for Purge trials.

Warring States. 481-221BC. Chinese period of many small feuding kingdoms.

Webb, Sidney. 1859-1947. Beatrice. 1858-1943. British Fabian Socialists. Founded London School of Economics, New Statesman 1913.

West Indies Associated States. 1967 Association of self-governing former Britishcolonies under British suzerainty.

West Virginia. 1863. Region refused to secede with Virginia, forming a new state.

Williams, Roger. c1603-83. English Calvinist founder of Rhode Island, Providence 1636. Introduced separation of church, state.

Witt, Johan de. 1625-72. Dutch statesman. Rebuilt navy. Led Dutch Wars. Triple Alliance 1668. Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle. Killed by Orangist mob.

World War II. 1939-45. Allies-Britain, France, US(1941-), Russia(1941-) vs Axis-Italy, Germany, Japan, Russia(-1941). Caused by German Totalitarian expansionism resulting from WWI reparations and fear of Communism. 55M dead. 35M wounded. 30M refugees. Cost $US 1500B. Led to United Nations, Soviet power, State of Israel, atomic weapons.

Yamagata Aritomo. 1838-1922. Japanese statesman. Modernized army.