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24 matches to Powers
ABC Powers. 1905. Argentina, Brazil, Chile.
Abel, Rudolf. 1902-71. Russian spy traded for Powers.
African Colonization. 1840-1920. 15C Portuguese exploration. 1884-1920 Africa divided by European powers. 1950- anti-colonial mvmts.
Anglo-Soviet Agreement. 1941. 20 year pledge against Nazi Germany and Axis powers.
Bangorian Controversy. 1717. Dispute over Church of England’s powers.
Bucharest, Treaty. 1812. Ended Russo-Turkish War. 1886. Serbia restores Rumelia to Bulgaria. 1913. Settled 2nd Balkan War. 1918. Romania capitulates to Central Powers. Voided by Allied victory.
Central Powers. 1882-1918. = Triple Alliance. Germany and its allies during WWI.
Coalition, Wars of. 1792-1815. European powers oppose France’s revolutionary ideas and expansion. French Revolutionary Wars. Napoleonic Wars. Third Coalition War.
Dreadnought. 1905-22. Class of British battleship. Started arms race 1907-14. Jutland. Two-Power Standard.
French Revolutionary Wars. 1792-1802. France vs European powers who opposed Revolution. Napoleonic Wars. Coalition. Pillnitz.
Golden Bull. 1222. Hungary. Limited king’s powers.
Hatt-i Humayun. 1856. Turkish reform act, forced by major powers, but not always enforced.
London Pact. 1914. Britain France Russia agree to no separate peace with Central Powers.
Peking Protocol. 1901-43. European powers control Peking. Boxer Rebellion indemnity to be paid.
Petition of Rights. 1628. Accepted by Charles I, limiting British monarch’s powers.
Powers, Francis Gary. 1929-77. US pilot in U-2 incident.
Powers, Hiram. 1805-73. US Neoclassical sculptor. Greek Slave 1843.
Settlement, Act of. 1701. British established Protestant Hanover succession. Limited monarch’s powers.
Simon Magus. Tried to buy spiritual powers from Apostles. Simony.
Two-Power Standard. 1889. Hamilton declares that British fleet should be at least equal to naval strength of any 2 other countries. Abandoned 1912 by Churchill.
Ultraroyalists. 19C. French advocates of increased powers for Louis XVIII.
Urban II. 1035-95. Pope 1088-. Forbade clergy to pay homage to temporal powers. Crusades.
U-2 Incident. 1960. US spy plane shot down over USSR. Summit cancelled. Pilot Powers traded for Russian spy Abel 1962.
World War I. 1914-18. Allies-France, British Empire, Russia, Italy, US(1917-) vs Central Powers-Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire. Caused by Nationalist movements, Balkan instability, trade rivalry, alliances. 30M casualties. First tanks, chemical, planes, submarines. Ended Russian, Ottoman, Austria-Hungarian Empires.