Czechoslovakia. 1918 Formed in breakup of Austro-Hungarian Empire. 1920 Little Entente. 1938 -Sudetenland. 1939-45 German occupation. 1949 People’s Democratic Republic. 1968 Prague Spring. 1991 Republic. 1993 Split into Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Czechoslovakia Intervention. 1968. Russian troops end Dubcek reform policies. Warsaw Pact maintains right to intervene anywhere Socialism is threatened.

Dalai Lama. 14C- Leader of Tibetan Buddhists. Ruled Tibet until 1959 exile to India. Lamaism. Yellow Hats. Tenzin Gyatso.

Dali, Salvador. 1904-89. Spanish Surrealist painter of nightmare visions. Persistence of Memory. Crucifixion.

Danilo I-II. 1677-1835, 1826-60. Montenegrin Prince-Bishops.

Darius III. Last Persian King, 335-330BC. Beaten by Alexander the Great.

De Mille, Cecil B. 1881-1959. US. First US Feature film. Squaw Man 1913. Ten Commandments 1923, 1956. Epics.

Decalogue. Ten Commandments.

Deism. Theory that God’s existence can be proven by reason, not just known by revelation (Theism). Rousseau. Voltaire. Jefferson.

Delcassé, Théophile. 1852-1923. French statesman. Fashoda. Anglo-French Entente. Treaty of London.

Dervish. Friar of Islam religion. Often mystic.

Détente. 1969-79. Relaxation of Cold War tensions between SALT and Afghanistan Invasion.

Draco. Author of written law code, Athens, 621BC. Death was penalty for petty crimes. Later repealed.

Drang nach Osten. Historic German wish for eastward expansion cited by Hitler.

Eckhart, Johannes. c1260-1328. German mystic. “All existence is God” 1281.

Eisenhower Doctrine. 1957-9. US aid to ME countries threatened by Communism.

Enlightenment. 17-18C. Intellectual movement. Rationalism, natural laws vs dogma, authority. J-J Rousseau. Smith. Mendlessohn. Fontenelle. Voltaire. Montesquieu. Hume. Berkeley. Sturm und Drang.

Entente Cordiale. 1904. Anglo-French agreement. Defined spheres of influence in Africa and Pacific allowing co-operation vs Germany.

Épinay, Louise d’. 1726-83. French Enlightenment patroness.

Existentialism. Philosophy. Existence is concrete. Man has choice. Responsibility, freedom. Anti-conformism. Kierkegaard. Sartre. Heidegger.

Exodus. 13C BC. Jews escape Egyptian slavery. Moses. Ten Commandments.

Expressionism. 20C Music style of intense emotion, conflict, distortion. Mahler. Strauss.

Fashoda Incident. 1898. British/French dispute over Sudan. French renounce claims. Entente Cordiale 1904.

Fontenelle, Bernard de. 1657-1757. French pre-enlightenment writer, scientist. Entretiens 1685.

Fontenoy, Battle. 1745. French victory in War of Austrian Succession.

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