Stimson Doctrine. 1932. US not to recognize territories seized by agression.

Stockholm, Treaty. 1719. Sweden trades land for British aid, sells land to Prussia.

Stoicism. 4C BC. Ideal life of restraint, duty, ignoring passions, desires. Mind is a finer subdivision of matter. There are universal natural laws. Founded by Zeno.

Stolypin, Pyotr. 1862-1911. Russian Prime Minister 1906-. Used secret police to control revolutionaries. Moderate reforms.

Straisund, Treaty. 1370. Denmark makes commercial concessions to Hanseatic League.

Straits Settlements. British colony in SE Asia 1795-1946. Malacca, Penang, Singapore.

Strang, James. 1813-56. Founded dissident Mormon Strangite sect.

Strasser, Gregor. 1892-1934. German Nazi leader, Hitler rival. Assassinated.

Strauss, David. 1808-74. German theologian: Gospel interpreted as myth. Life of Jesus 1835-6.

Strauss, Johann. 1804-49. Viennese waltz composer.

Strauss, Johann. 1825-99. Austrian composer of 150 waltzes. Blue Danube 1867. Operettas. Die Fledermaus 1874. “Waltz King”.

Strauss, Joseph. 1870-1938. Golden Gate Bridge 1937.

Strauss, Richard. 1864-1949. Traditional German composer of symphonic poems, operas. Don Juan 1889. Salome 1905. Also Sprach Zarathustra 1909.

Stravinsky, Igor. 1882-1971. Russian/US composer. New freedom of rhythm. Fire Bird 1910. Rite of Spring 1913, full of energy and virtuosity.

Stresemann, Gustav. 1878-1929. German statesman. Gained entry to League of Nations.

Strindberg, August. 1849-1912. Swedish subjective writer of novels and dramas. Miss Julie.

Stroganov. Wealthy Russian merchant family 16-17C. Helped colonise Siberia 1574. Aided czars.

Stürgkh, Karl von. 1859-1916. Austrian Prime Minister. Suspended parliament 1914. Assassinated.

Succession States. 1918. Former Austria-Hungary territories: Czechoslovakia, Romania, Yugoslavia, Poland, Austria, Hungary.

Suez Canal. 1850BC First. 600BC Necho II. 500BC Darius I. 250BC Ptolemy II. 100 Trajan. 1859-69 Built by Lesseps. 1875 Britain buys 44%. 1956 Egypt Nationalizes.

Suffrage, Women. 1893 New Zealand. 1902 Australia. 1906 Finland. 1913 Norway. 1915 Denmark. 1917 USSR. 1918 Canada. 1918/28 Britain. Reform Bills. 1920 US. 1971 Switzerland. 1976 Liechtenstein. Not yet in Arab countries. Wyoming.

Suharto. 1921-. Indonesian president. 1967-. Brutally repressed communist coup 1965.

Suleiman I. The Magnificent. 1494-1566. Ottoman sultan 1520-. Expanded Empire to Yugoslavia, Hungary, Greece. Besieged Vienna. Cultural expansion. Barbarossa II.

Sully-Prudhomme. 1839-1907. French Parnassian philosophical poet.

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

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