Quant, Mary. 1934-. English fashion designer. Miniskirt.

Raman, C.V. 1888-1970. Indian physicist. Raman effect: wavelength shift of deflected light.

Randolph, A. Philip. 1889-1979. US black civil rights/labor leader. March on Washington 1963.

Red Shirts. 1930. Non-violent anti-British movement in NW India.

Reichstag Fire. 1933. Arson. Hitler blamed “red peril” as excuse for assuming dictatorship.

Rhodes, Cecil. 1853-1902. English colonialist in South Africa. Endowed Oxford scholarship to preserve Empire.

R101. 1930. British airship, world’s largest, crashed in France.

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. 1712-78. Swiss Enlightenment philosopher and writer. Began Romantic Movement. Stimulated French and American Revolutions. On Equality 1753. Social Contract 1762 influenced French Revolution (offended authorities), Confessions 1782. Man is prevented from being free only by society and cold science. Goodness and bounty of nature. Goodness of man. Advocates direct democracy at City-State level and dictatorship above. Sovereignty rests with people. General will aims at best for all.

SA. 1921-34. Brownshirts. Nazi force for breaking up rival party meetings. Purged on Night of Long the Knives.

Safavids. 1501-1736. Moslem dynasty. Led Persia to power. Established Shi’a Islam as state religion.

Samanids. 819-999. Persian native dynasty. Flourishing of arts.

Scaevola, Quintus. -82BC. Roman consul. Law limiting citizenship led to Social War.

Scylla. Rock opposite Charybdis, danger to passing ships...mythical sea monster ate sailors.

Shih Huang-ti. c259-210BC. Emperor 246-. Unified China. Great Wall. Burning of Books 213.

Shih Wang. 10 Chinese gods of Hell.

Shi’ite. Major Moslem sect believing in Mahdi at the millenium. Official religion of Iran. Sunni. Fatimid. Assassin. Druze. Ali.

Shiloh, Battle. 1862. Second American Civil War battle. No clear victor.

Shimabara Rebellion. 1637-8. Japanese Catholics vs taxes.

Shimonoseki Treaty. 1895. Ended first Sino-Japanese War. Japan gained Taiwan, Port Arthur. Korea independent.

Shinran. 1173-1262. Japanese Buddhist. Founded True Pure Land sect.

Shinto. Japanese state religion 1769-. All things are holy. Ancestor worship.

Ships. Iron- Foss 1777. Clipper 1832. Paddle- Charlotte Dundas 1801. Screw- Archimedes 1839. Nuclear- Nautilus 1955.

Shipton, Mother. 1488-1561. Predicted 1666 Great Fire of London.

Shirikawa. 1053-1129. Japanese Emperor. Abdicated to avoid ceremony. Retained power.

Sino-Japanese War. 1894-5. Over Korea. Shimonoseki Treaty.

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