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500 matches to Test Act
Swiss War. 1712. Protestant cantons establish dominance over Catholic.
Terman, Lewis. 1877-1956. Introduced IQ tests to US school system.
Test Ban Treaty. Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
Tetzel, Johann. c1465-1519. German monk. Sold indulgences by threats causing Luther’s protests.
Thirty Years War. 1618-48. Protestant revolt vs Holy Roman Empire involving most European states. Peace of Westphalia. Spain, HRE lose influence; Denmark finished as power; France dominant; Sweden controls Baltic. Religious toleration. Use of muskets, canons developed.
Thököly, Imre. 1657-1705. Led Hungarian Protestant rebels vs Austria. Besieged Vienna with Turks 1683.
Thorndike, Edward. 1874-1949. US psychologist. Developed children’s intelligence test. Animal Intelligence 1898-1901.
Tolpuddle Martyrs. 1834. 6 British farmworkers transported despite protests for union organizing.
Torah. 5-2C BC God’s revealed teaching to Jews. Pentateuch (First 5 chapters of Old Testament). Oral Torah=Hebrew bible.
Tu Fu. 712-70. China’s greatest poet. Pessimistic, satirical.
Tyndale, William. 1494-1536. English Protestant martyr. First English language bible.
Ulster Peace Movement. 1976-. Protestant and Catholic women attempt to end Northern Ireland violence.
Vienna, Peace. 1606. Ended Hungarian rebellion vs Hapsburgs. Toleration for Protestants.
Villon, François. 1431-63+. French bohemian poet in “jargon”, secret language of Conquillades. Banished. Le Testament 1461.
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions. 1798,9. States protest Alien +Sedition Acts limiting freedoms. Nullification.
Voting Rights Act. 1965. US eliminates tests that disqualified black voters.
Weber, Max. 1864-1920. German sociologist. Prostestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism 1930.
Whiteboys. 1760. Irish peasants harass landlords, tax collectors, Protestant clergy. 1860-85. Secret Ribbonist movement.
William I. The Silent. 1533-84. Prince of Orange. Dutch leader of Protestant revolt against Philip II of Spain. Founded dynasty to today. Netherlands.
Wishart, George 1513-46. Scottish Protestant martyr.
WTO. World Trade Organization. 1995. Successor to GATT. Focus of anti-globalization protests. WFTU.
Zenta, Battle. 1697. Austria defeats Turks, becomes greatest power in Europe.
Zoar. 1817-98. Protestant commune in Ohio.
Abdul Rahman, Tunku. 1903-90. First Prime Minister of independent Malaya 1957-70. United Malay, Chinese, Indian factions.
Abjuration, Act. 1581. Dutch declaration of independence from Spain. Republic 1588.