Expressionism. 1920-24. German drama style showing writers’ feelings. Author/hero.

Expressionism. 20C Literary style expressing essence of subject by exaggerating characteristics. Sounds and symbols. Joyce. Kafka. O’Neill. Woolf. Beckman.

Expressionism. 20C Music style of intense emotion, conflict, distortion. Mahler. Strauss.

Exuperantius, St. 3C Zurich martyr.

Eyre, Edward. 1815-1901. British explorer in Australia. Dismissed as governor of Jamaica for cruel repression of 1865 revolt.

Ezzelino III da Ramono. 1194-1259. Cruel ruler of northern Italy. Subject of Dante’s Inferno.

Fahrenheit, Gabriel. 1686-1736. German physicist, inventor of temperature scale 1712. Alcohol thermometer 1709. Mercury thermometer 1714.

Fair Deal. 1945,9. Truman’s program for jobs, housing, social insurance in US.

Fairfax, Thomas. 1612-71. English Parliamentarian Civil War general. Commander-in-Chief of New Model Army. Victor at Marston Moor.

Faisal. 1906-75. Saudi king 1964-. Arab-Israeli War 1967. Assassinated by nephew Faisal.

Faisal I. 1885-1933. Self proclaimed king of Syria 1920. Deposed. King of Iraq 1921-.

Faisal II. 1935-58. Pro-western last Iraqi king 1939-. Killed in coup.

Falange. 1933-37. Spanish Fascist party founded by Primo de Rivera. Merged with Franco 1937. Won civil war.

Fallen Timbers, Battle. 1794. US defeat NW Confederation Indians, ending resistance.

Faneuil Hall. 1742-. Boston “cradle of American liberty”.

Faraday, Michael. 1791-1867. English physicist: electromagnetic induction. Ether effect 1818. Electric motor 1821. Dynamo 1831. Electrolysis 1833. Faraday effect 1845.

Farinelli, Carlo. 1705-82. Italian castrato soprano.

Farmers-General. 17C French financiers who bought right to collect taxes for a fixed fee.

Farouk I. 1920-65. Egyptian king 1936-52. Vs Wafd. Coup by Nasser-led Free Officers.

Farragut, David. 1801-70. Union Civil War admiral. -“Damn the torpedoes. Full speed ahead!”.

Faust(us). c1540 German necromancer/astrologer who is said to have sold his soul to the devil. Goethe, Marlowe tragedies.

Fawcett, Millicent. 1847-1929. English non-militant feminist. Suffrage.

Fawkes, Guy. 1570-1606. Gunpowder Plot perpetrator.

FBI. Federal Bureau of Investigation. 1908-. US indep. federal police force. Hoover.

Federalism. Autonomous states united under central government.

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