Frontier. Moving US boundary between developed east and unsettled west. Opportunity for adventureres, explorers, pioneers.

Fundamentalism. 1920-. US conservative Protestant movement. Strict scriptural interpretation.

Fürstenbund. “League of Princes” 1785. Prussian-led association of German states vs Joseph II.

Futurism. 1909-1915. Italian artistic movement founded by Marinetti. Glorified machine age, war and violence. Exemplified by simultaneity of images like strobe effect. Boccioni, Balla.

Gall, Franz. 1758-1828. Phrenology founder 1770.

Gallon. 1707 Queen Anne’s wine gallon=US gallon (231 cubic inches). 1824 Imperial gallon defined as 10 pounds of water.

Galton, Francis. 1822-1911. English founder of Eugenics. Hereditary Genius 1869.

Gama, Vasco da. c1460-1524. Portuguese explorer who rounded Cape of Good Hope 1488. Captured Calicot, India, 1503.

Garter, Order of. c1348. First Order of British Knighthood. Founded by Edward III. “Honi soit qui mal y pense”. Shame on him who thinks evil of it.

GATT. General Agreement on Trade and Tarrifs. 1948-95. Regulates trade tarrifs under UN. WTO.

Geneva Convention. 1864. Established humane treatment of war wounded. Sanctioned Red Cross. 1949. Agreements concerning wounded, prisoners, and civilians in war.

Genghis Khan. c1160-1227. Founder of the Mongol Empire. Black Sea to Pacific.

German East Africa. 1891 German protectorate. 1919 Tanganyika, Ruanda Urundi.

Gerry, Elbridge. 1744-1814. US statesman. XYZ Affair. 1812 Gerrymandering - drawing electoral boundaries to affect the outcome of an election.

Gestapo. 1933-45. Hitler’s internal secret police under Goering.

Gilbert, Humphrey. c1539-83. Claimed Newfoundland for England, 1583.

Gillespie, Dizzy. 1917-93. US jazz, big band performer/leader. Founder of Bebop.

Golden Fleece, Order of. 1430. Knighthood founded by Philip the Good.

Gompers, Samuel. 1850-1924. British/US founder, president, AFL 1886~.

Gonçalves, Nuno. 15C. Founded Portugal school of painting. Sao Vicente altarpiece.

Great Intercourse. 1495. Henry VIII, Philip of Burgundy trade treaty.

Great Train Robbery. 1963. £2.5M stolen.

Great Trek. 1835-7. Boers leave British Cape Colony, found Natal.

Greeley, Horace. 1811-72. US founder of New Yorker, NY Tribune. Slavery critic. -“Go west, young man!”

Gresham, Thomas. 1519-79. English founder of Stock Exchange 1560. Gresham’s Law-“Bad money drives out good” (mistakenly attributed).

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