Summit Conferences. Cold War phenomenon involving meetings of heads of state. Geneva Conference.

Sumter, Fort. 1861. Confederate attack. First aggression of American Civil War.

Swedish Academy. 1786. Awards Nobel Literature prizes.

Swiss War. 1712. Protestant cantons establish dominance over Catholic.

Syracuse, Battle. 480BC Carthage repelled. 415-413BC Critical Athenian defeat in Peloponnesian War. 396, 392 Carthage defeated. 382-75 Defeated by Carthage. 214-211 BC Rome conquers, sacks city.

Syrian Wars. 274-200BC. Egypt vs Seleucid Empire.

Tacna-Arica Controversy. 1883-1929. Chile, Peru argue over provinces after War of Pacific.

T’ang. 618-907. Chinese dynasty. Golden Age. Overthrown by provincial warlords.

Targowica, Confederation. 1792. Conservative Poles begin war. Second partition 1793.

Taylor, Zachary. 1784-1850. US Mexican War hero. President 1849-. “Old Rough and Ready”. Last slave owning- president.

Teach, Edward. =Blackbeard.

Teapot Dome Scandal. 1922. Exclusive oil rights granted by Fall for personal “loans”. Discredited Harding administration.

Tecumseh. 1768-1813. American Shawnee Indian chief. Fought US in War of 1812.

Teilhard de Chardin, Pierre. 1881-1955. French Jesuit philosopher. Man is evolving toward final spiritual unity.

Teller, Edward. 1908-. Hungarian/US physicist. Manhattan project. Supported H-bomb.

Templars. 1119-1312. Founded by Baldwin II and 9 knights in the Holy Land to protect pilgrims. Created International banking system, 9,000 commanderies, and owned 1/4 of Paris when dissolved by Philip IV, 1307; and Edward II, 1308. Council of Vienne.

Ten Years’ War. 1868-78. Failed Cuban rebellion vs Spain. Virginius Affair.

Teschen Treaty. 1779. Austria, Prussia end War of Bavarian Succession.

Tet Offensive. 1968. Giap-led Vietcong attack 100 South Vietnamese cities, proof of strength creates US disenchantment with war.

Texas. 16C Spanish explore. 1685 French settle. 1716 Spanish settle. 1821 Mexico. 1836 Independent republic. Alamo. 1845 US state. Mexican War. 1860-69 Confederacy.

Thant, U. 1909-74. Burmese statesman. UN Secretary General. 1962-71. Cuban Missile Crisis. Congo. Cyprus. Six Day War.

Thatcher, Margaret. 1925-. Britain’s first woman Prime Minister 1979-. Conservative. Monetarist. Falklands War.

Third Coalition, War. 1805. England, Austria, Russia, Sweden beaten by France, Spain despite Trafalgar victory. Ulm. Austerlitz. Coalition.

Thirteen Colonies. 1776. British colonies in North America which formed the United States: Virginia, Massachussets, New York, Maryland, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Carolina, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Georgia.

Thirty Years’ Peace. 445-415BC Ended First Peloponnesian War.

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