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Sino-Japanese War. 1937-45. Japanese invade China. WWII.
Sioux. Popular name for Dakota Confederation of American Indian tribes. Little Bighorn. Wounded Knee.
Siqueiros, David. 1896-1974. Mexican socialist mural painter. Third World. March of Humanity.
Sirens. Greek sea nymphs, half bird, half woman. Song lured sailors onto rocks.
Sisley, Alfred. 1839-99. English/French Impressionist painter. Meadows in Spring.
Sistine Chapel. 1473. Vatican. Walls by Botticelli, Ghirlandaio; ceiling by Michelangelo 1508-12. Last Judgement 1534-41.
Sitter, Willem de. 1872-1934. Dutch radio astronomer. Expanding universe.
Sitwell, Edith. 1887-1964. English poet. Still Falls the Rain.
Siward. -1055. Danish earl of Northumbria. Helped Edward the Confessor. Defeated Macbeth.
Six Day War. 1967. Israel wins Sinai, Golan Heights, Gaza, Old Jerusalem, West Bank. Opened Gulf of Aqaba.
Six Dynasties. 220-589. Chinese period. Buddhism, Taoism, technical developments. Tea. Gunpowder.
Slansky Trial. 1952. Jewish Czech communists purged during Stalin anti-semitism. Those executed were restored to party membership 1968.
Slater, Samuel. 1768-1835. English/US. First American textile factory. Duplicated Arkwright spinning machines 1793.
Slim, William. 1891-1970. British WWII general. Defeated Japan in Burma.
Slovakia. <400 Slavs settle. 9C Moravian Empire(SW). 906 Hungary. 1918 Czechoslovakia. 1969 Local autonomy. 1993 Independent republic.
Sluter, Claus. c1345-1406. Flemish sculptor at Dijon. Wheel of Moses 1395-1404.
Smith, Adam. 1723-1790. Scottish economist. Doctrine of free exchange. Natural law of supply and demand. Wealth of Nations 1776. -“Labour is source of all wealth”.
Smith, John. c1580-1631. English adventurer saved by Pocahontas. Founded Jamestown.
Smith, Joseph. 1805-44. US Founder of Mormonism. Wrote Book of Mormon by divine revelation 1830. Murdered.
Smoot-Hawley Act. 1930-37. US tarrifs begin trade war, deepening Depression.
Snow, C.D. 1905-80. English writer. Strangers and Brothers series.
Soccer War. 1969. Honduras vs El Salvador. Triggered by football game and economic conditions.
Social Contract. Hobbes political philosophy. Compact between ruler and ruled. Locke.
Social Credit Party. Canada. Aberhart. Douglas. 1935- Alberta, BC, federal parties. Social Credit.