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National Recovery Organization. 1933. US. For business recovery during Great Depression.
National Security Act. 1947. Formed US National Security Council, CIA.
National Socialism. Nazism. 1919-45. German master-race nationalist Fascist movement. Anti- semitic. Individual surrenders to State will. Hitler. Drexler.
Nationalization. Siezing of private enterprises by government with or without compensation. 1946-9 England: Banks, Railways, Mines, Steel, Electricity, Gas. 1946-9 France: Coal, Electricity, Gas, Transport. 1918 Russia: Banks, Insurance, Industry. 1951 Iran: Oil.
NATO. North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 1949- Collective defence alliance of Western European and North Atlantic countries to preserve democratic freedom. UK, Canada, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Italy, Portugal, US. 1952 Greece, Turkey, 1955 FRG. 1964 -Greece. 1966 -France. 1980 +Greece. 1982 +Spain. 1993 +France. 1999 +Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic. 2004 +Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.
Natural Rights. Inherent rights that cannot be taken away by a government.
Naturalism. 19-20C Literary movement presenting life objectively. Zola.
Naturalism. 19C Style of landscape painting which captures nature. Turner. Constable. Boudin.
Naturalism. 20C Philosophy explaining all in scientific terms, rejecting supernatural.
Nauru. 1798 Sighted. 1888 Germany (Marshall Is). 1914 Australia. 1920 Britain/Ausralia/New Zealand mandate. 1942 Japanese occupy. 1947 Australian trust. 1968 Independent republic.
Navarino, Battle. 1827. Greeks/Allies naval defeat of Egypt/Turks.
Ne Win, U. 1911 Burmese junta leader, 1962-81.
Neerwinden. 1693 Victory of Luxembourg over William of Orange.
Neoclassical. 17-18C. French-originated revival of classical order of arts, architecture. Order, balance, simplicity. Poussin. David. Molière. Adam. 1920-. Music based on 18C style + popular taste. Milhaud. Stravinsky. Les Six.
Neo-Impressionism. 19C. Application of optical discoveries by Seurat and Signac. Pointilism.
Nepal. Newars, Mongolians. 1769 Gurkhas unite. 1845 Rana dynasty.
Neruda, Pablo. 1904-73. Chilean surrealist poet. A New Decade
Netherlands. Celts, Germans. 1C Rome. 400 Franks...Carolingian. 9C HRE. 1477 Hapsburg. 1555 Spain. 1581 Independent(N) = United Provinces. 1795 France. Batavian Republic. 1806 Kingdom of Holland. 1810 «France. 1815 United Kingdom of the Netherlands. 1830 -Belgium. 1940-45 Germans occupy.
Netherlands, Spanish. 1581-1714. = Belgium, Luxembourg.
Neumann, Balthasar. 1687-1753. German Baroque architect. Residenz in Würzburg 1719-44.
Neville’s Cross, Battle. 1346. English defeat Scottish invaders, capture King David II.
New Netherland. 1624-64. Dutch colonies in North America. Captured by British. New Amsterdam.
New Sweden. 1638-55. Swedish colony in North America captured by Dutch. «Delaware.
New York City. 1609 Hudson discovers. 1624 Dutch New Amsterdam. 1626 Manhattan Purchase. 1664 English. 1785-90 US capital.