Bretton Woods. 1944. Economic conference. Created International Monetary Fund, World Bank.

Brezhnev Doctrine. 1968. Justified Czech invasion by Soviet right to defend Socialism worldwide.

Canterbury, Archbishop. 597-. Primate of all England. Leader of Anglican church world-wide.

Cerberus. Three-headed dog, guardian of Greek underworld.

Christianity. World’s largest religion, based on acts and teachings of Jesus Christ, believed to be Son of God. Emphasises love for all..

Damascus. c2500BC. World’s oldest continuously inhabited city. Syria.

Demarcation Bull. 1493. Pope Alexander VI divides New World between Portugal/Spain. Tordesillas.

Dis (Pater). Roman underworld god. = Pluto. Richest god.

Drugs, War on. 1971-. US prohibition and criminalization of recreational drug use. World’s highest incarceration rate.

Dualism. Cartesian division of world into mind and matter.

Dvorák, Antonin. 1841-1901. Czech Nationalist composer. New World Symphony 1893. Classical form with folk spontaneity.

Eiffel Tower. 1889. 320.75m high. 1652 steps. Opened for World Exhibition, Paris.

Erebus. Area of Greek underworld. Personified as son of Chaos.

Flood, Great. c3000BC. Destruction of man and world by God. Forty days and night. Noah. Gilgamesh.

Food and Agriculture Organization. 1945- UN agency. Administers World Food Program.

Gloire. 1859. French. World’s first armour-plated vessel.

Grand Canal. 4C BC-1400. China. World’s longest, 1,000 miles.

Grand Palais. Built for 1900 World Exhibition in Paris.

Green, Hetty. 1835-1916. US miser. World’s richest woman.

Hague Conferences. 1899, 1907. Arms limitation talks banned poison gas, dum-dum bullets. Established World Court.

Huxley, Aldous. 1894-1963. English philosophical novelist: Brave New World 1932.

Idrisi. 1100-65. Arab geographer. World Map 1164.

International. Socialist revolutionary workers movements. First. 1864-76. Founded by Marx in London. Second. 1889-1914. Paris. IFTU. Revived in 1920s. Third. 1919-43. =COMINTERN. Stalin’s Vehicle for world-wide Communist Revolution. Fourth. 1938-53. Trotsky’s Transitional Program for reform.

International Court of Justice. 1945-. UN appointed body to settle International disputes. World Court.

Jennings, Jane. Canadian author. Pocket Guide to World History 1986-2009.

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