Kampuchea. (Cambodia). 3C Funan. 5C Khmer. 15C Siam/Annam. 1863 France 1953 Independent. 1975 Khmer Rouge. 1979 =Kampuchea People’s Republic.

Kanagawa, Treaty. 1854. US-Japan trade agreement. Ended Japan’s isolationism 1639-. Perry.

K’ang-hsi. 1654-1722. Chinese Emperor 1661-. Expanded China. Encouraged western science education.

Kansas. Kansa, Osage, Pawnee, Wichita. 1541 Coronado explores. 1803 US acquires in Louisiana Purchase. 1861 34th state.

Kant, Immanuel. 1724-1804. German Romantic philosopher. Free-will. Inherent moral nature implies “Transcendental” world of freedom. Although the mind builds internal maps of sensory perceptions, we do not know what the world is really like. -“moral imperative = human diginity”. On Heaven 1755. Critique of Pure Reason 1781. Critique of Practical Reason 1788. Critique of Judgement.

Kassem, Abdul Karim. 1914-63. Iraqi Prime Minister 1958-. Overthrew monarchy. Overthrown by Ba’ath.

Kaufman, George. 1889-1961. US playwright. You Can’t Take it with You 1936.

Kennedy, John. 1917-63. US President 1961-. -“New Frontier”. Peace Corps. Apollo Program. Cuban Missile Crisis. Assassinated by Oswald. Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty.

Khomeini, Ayatollah Ruhollah. 1901-89. Iranian Shi’ite Moslem Fundamentalist leader. Exiled 1963-79. Dictator 1979-. Islamic Revolution.

Kierkegaard, Sören. 1813-55. Danish founder of Existentialism. Either-Or 1843. Fear and Trembling 1843. Influenced Heidegger. Individual must consciously choose among life’s alternatives.

King George’s War. 1744-8. France vs Britain, War of Austrian Succession in North America. No territorial changes. Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle 1748.

King Philip’s War. 1675-6. Bloody conflict of New England colonists vs Indians under Philip.

King William’s War. 1689-97. Britain vs France in North America. War of Grand Alliance. First French-Indian War.

King’s Friends. 1759-1800. British political party. Became Tory party.

King’s Law. 1665. Justified Christian V’s Absolute Monarchy in Denmark + Norway.

King’s Peace. 387BC. Sparta, Persia, Athens. Corinthian War.

Kipling, Rudyard. 1865-1936. English/Indian writer. Compelling, emotional, poetic. Jungle Book 1894. Kim 1901. Imperialist:- “White Man’s Burden”.

Kirchhoff, Gustav. 1824-87. German physicist: spectral analysis 1859. Cesium 1860. Bunsen. Electrical equations 1845.

Kit-Kat Club. 1703-20. London Whig club of Hanover supporters. Met in Christopher Kat’s tavern.

Kitchen Cabinet. A. Jackson’s unofficial advisers.

Klopstock. 1724-1803. German Movement poet. -“love of the Fatherland”. Odes.

Knights of Columbus. 1882-. US RC men’s lay organization.

Knights’ War. 1522-3. Failed German rebellion vs Reformation.

Koguryo. 2C BC-668. Korean kingdom. Overrun by Silla, T’ang.

Koran. (Qur’an.) 615-32. Islamic sacred book of God’s revelations to Muhammad.

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