Müller, Paul. 1899-1965. Swiss chemist. DDT as insecticide 1939.

Munch, Edvard. 1863-1944. Norwegian painter. Expressive, symbolic, psychological. The Cry 1893.

Murad I. 1326-89. Ottoman sultan 1360-. Extended empire. Founded Janissaries.

Muscovy Company. 1555-1698. English company with monopoly on Russian trade. First joint-stock.

Musset, Alfred. 1810-57. French poet. Sand lover. Confession.

Mussolini, Benito. Il Duce. 1883-1945. Italian Fascist dictator 1922-. Seized Abyssinia 1935. Allied with Germany WWII. Shot.

Mussorgsky, Modest. 1839-81. Russian Nationalist composer. Boris Gudunov 1874. Pictures at an Exhibition 1874.

Mutual Assistance Pact. 1950. USSR supports China, sends arms to N Korea.

My Lai Massacre. 1968. US troops kill all residents of Vietnamese village. Calley.

Myrdal, Gunnar. 1898-1987. Swedish economist/sociologist on racism. American Dilemma 1944.

Myrmidons. Mythical Thessaly tribe led by Achilles.

NAACP. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. 1909-. For US black civil rights. Niagara Movement. Du Bois.

Nabis. 1890s. French painters opposed to Impressionism. Bold colors. Influenced Abstract Art. Bonnard. Denis.

Nabokov, Vladimir. 1899-1977. Russian/US writer. Lolita 1955. Pale Fire 1962.

Nabopolassar. Babylonian king 625-605BC. Founded Chaldean Empire.

Nabu. Assyrian/Babylonian god of learning and writing.

Näfels, Battle. 1388. Swiss defeat Hapsburg invaders, assuring independence.

Nagarjuna. c150-250. Indian Buddhist. Founded Madhyamika school. Clarified concept of Emptiness.

Naguib, Muhammad. 1901-84. Egyptian general. Deposed Farouk I with Nasser. President 1952-4.

Nansen, Fridtjof. 1861-1930. Norwegian arctic explorer/statesman. Drifted in ship “Fram” 1895-6. Advocated independence from Sweden.

Narcissus. Greek youth, loved by Echo, loved his own image.

Narodniki. 19C Russian Socialist movement advocating land for peasants. Assassinated Alexander II. Populism.

Nassau. German family which controlled the Rhine from 12C. One branch was House of Orange.

Nassau Agreement. 1962. US-British agreement on Polaris missiles for Royal Navy caused DeGaulle to veto British entry to EEC.

Nasser, Abdel. 1918-70. Egypt. Led coup vs Farouk 1952. Prime Minister 1954-6, president 1956-8. UAR president 1958-. Modernized. Suez Crisis.

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