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16 matches to Two-Power Standard
Dreadnought. 1905-22. Class of British battleship. Started arms race 1907-14. Jutland. Two-Power Standard.
Two-Power Standard. 1889. Hamilton declares that British fleet should be at least equal to naval strength of any 2 other countries. Abandoned 1912 by Churchill.
Académie Française. Assembly of 40 “immortals” founded 1635 by Richelieu to set literary standards, language.
Adelung, Johann. 1732-1806. German scholar; helped standardize language.
Bryan, William Jennings. 1860-1925. US Democrat vs Gold Standard. Scopes prosecutor.
Fair Labor Standards Act. 1938. US fixes minimum wage(25¢/hr), child labor laws, 44hr week.
Fleming, Sir Sandford. 1827-1915. Scottish/Canadian scientist, engineer. CPR. Standard Time zones 1884.
Gold Standard. 1821-1937. Definition of national currencies in terms of gold purchasing power. Ended: 1931 Britain, 1933 USA, 1936 France. Friedman. Bretton Woods.
Greenbacks. US banknotes issued to support Civil War not backed by gold.
Napoleonic Code. 1804-. French laws standardized. Personal liberty, equality, justice, divorce, marriage, property rights. Still in use.
OAU. Organization of African Unity. 1963. Formed to improve living standards and eliminate colonialism.
Sherman Silver Purchase Act. 1890-3. US increases silver purchases. Fears of gold standard abandonment started 1893 Panic.
Standard Time. 1884. Standardized one hour divisions from Greenwich. Fleming.
Vivaldi, Antonio. 1678-1741. Venetian violinist, Baroque composer. Standard concerto pattern; more than 500 concertos. Four Seasons 1725.
Winchester. 972 First royal standard units of measure.
Winstanley, Gerrard. c1609-60. Founder of Diggers 1649. True Leveller’s Standard Advanced 1649.