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Burgundians. French political faction. Fought Armagnacs during 100 Years War. Allied with England, 1420. Treaty of Arras 1435 with Charles VII.
Carpetbagger. 1865-77. Northern politicians in S US during Reconstruction.
Carson, Rachel. 1907-64. US biologist: The Silent Spring 1962.
Casement, Roger. 1864-1916. Irish. Enlisted German aid for Irish Independence during WWI. Executed.
Central Powers. 1882-1918. = Triple Alliance. Germany and its allies during WWI.
Chicherin, Georgi. 1872-1936. Russian diplomat. Won recognition for Communist government.
China. T’ang(leg). Yü (leg). c1994BC Hsia. c1500 Shang. c1027 Chou. 481 Warring States. 221 Ch’in. 202BC Han. 220 AD Three Kingdoms. 265 Chin. 386 Northern Dyn(N)/420 Southern Dyn(S). 581 Sui rebuild. 618 T’ang. 10C Five dyn/Ten kingdoms. 960 Sung. 1279 Yüan (Mongol). 1368 Ming. 1644 Ch’ing (Manchu). 1912 Republic. 1938-44 Japanese occupation. 1949 People’s Republic.
Chocolate. 1519 Cortes brings to Spain 1657 first Chocolate House. 1847 Fry: bars. 1875 Peter: Milk Chocolate.
CIA. Central Intelligence Agency. 1947-. US information gathering agency. Replaced OSS. National Security Act. Activities: 1953 Iran. 1954 Guatemala. 1967 Guevara. 1973 Chile. 1976 Nigeria.
Classical Music. ~1750-1820. Development of sonata, symphony, string quartet. Mozart. Beethoven. Haydn.
Colossus of Rhodes. 280-224BC. 30m bronze statue of Helios. Collapsed during earthquake. A 7 Wonder.
Conciliarism. 12C-. General Council has greater power than pope. Popular during Great Schism.
Constance, Peace. 1446. Zurich and neighbouring cantons.
Constantine XI. -1453. Last Byzantine Emperor 1449-. Died during Turkish siege.
Cotton Famine. 1861-5. English depression due to supply cut-off during American Civil War.
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.
Danaïdes. 50 daughters of Danaus. 49 condemed to fill sieves for murdering their husbands. Hypermestra.
Davis, Jefferson. 1808-89. US Confederate president during Civil War.
Dawes Plan. 1924-9. US economic assistance to Germany during reparations.
Declaration of Independence. July 4, 1776. American colonies declare independence from British rule during War of Independence.
DeGaulle, Charles. 1890-1970. Led Free French during WWII. Provisional President 1944-6. President 58-69. Fifth Republic.
Dharma. Virtue to Hindus, Buddhists, Jainists; ordering principle of universe.
Dühring, Karl. 1873-1921. German Positivist philosopher.
Eleanor of Aquitaine. Divorced from Louis VII 1152 after accompanying him on Second Crusade. Married Henry II of England, bringing Aquitaine under English crown...Angevin Empire. Mother of Richard I. Led 1173 revolt vs husband, Henry II.
Émigrés. Royalist sympathizers who fled France during Revolution.