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187 matches to World Council of Churches
IWW. Industrial Workers of the World. 1905-. Wobblies.
James, Henry. 1843-1916. US psychological novelist. American 1877. Washington Square 1881. Turn of the Screw 1898. Compared innocence of New World with corruption of Old.-“It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature”.
Jennings, Jane. Canadian author. Pocket Guide to World History 1986-2009.
Kant, Immanuel. 1724-1804. German Romantic philosopher. Free-will. Inherent moral nature implies “Transcendental” world of freedom. Although the mind builds internal maps of sensory perceptions, we do not know what the world is really like. -“moral imperative = human diginity”. On Heaven 1755. Critique of Pure Reason 1781. Critique of Practical Reason 1788. Critique of Judgement.
Kreuger, Ivar. 1880-1932. Swede. Failed attempt at world match monopoly.
Krishnamurti, Jiddu. 1895-1986. Indian religious philosopher. Headed World Order of the Star with Besant.
Leninism. Applied Dialectical Materialism. World Proletariat Revolution. Dictatorship of the Proletariat, then transition to Communism. Authoritarian conspiratorial elite conscious of imperative of history. “Freedom in discussion-unity in action”.
Lomé Convention. 1975. 46 third World Countries gain free access to EEC. 1979 $7B aid from EEC to developing countries.
Magellan, Ferdinand. c1480-1521 Portuguese navigator. Died leading first circumnavigation of the world. Discovered Straits of Magellan 1520.
Mahdi. Shi’ite messiah who will appear at end of the world. Several claimants have appeared.
Mausolus. Persian Satrap c377-353BC. Tomb at Halicarnassus was one of Seven Wonders.
Meiji. 1852-1912. Japanese Empire. 1867-. Modernization. New constitution. Abolished feudalism. Made Japan a world power. Ended isolationism. Tokugawa.
Milhaud, Darius. 1892-1974. Modern French polytone composer. Creation of the World 1923. Christopher Columbus 1930. Les Six.
Millenialism. Belief in the Millenium, 1000 Year reign of Christ before world ends.
National Geographic Society. 1888. World’s largest scientific and educational society.
New World Order. 1940. Germany, Italy, Japan plan for world domination.
OECD. Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. 1961. For expansion of world trade. OEEC + US, Canada, Australia, NZ.
Orcus. Roman god of underworld and dead. = Hades.
Orpheus. Mythical Greek poet. Tamed animals with lyre. Music charmed underworld gods in bid to free wife.
Osama bin Laden. 1957-. Wahabi Saudi Arabian construction magnate turned terrorist. World Trade Center. Taliban. al-Qaeda.
Osiris. Vegetation god who introduced civilization to Egypt. God of underworld.
Pan-African Congress. 1900~45. Promoted interests of blacks worldwide.
Peterskirche. 13C. Zurich church with world’s largest clock face, 28.5 feet.
Petit Palais. Built for 1900 World Exhibition. Paris Museum of Fine Arts.
Pharos. 280BC-13C. Alexandria lighthouse. 135m high. Seven Wonders.