The Pocket Guide to World History

Uruguay. 1516 Díaz discovers. 1683 Portugal. 1777 Spain(La Plata). 1820 Brazil. 1828 Independent. [Read more ...]

US Virgin Is. Carib, Arawak. 1493 Columbus discovers. 1666 Denmark. 1673- Slaves brought. 1917 US purchase for $25M. [Read more ...]

Ussher, James. 1581-1656. Irish theologian. Calculated the Creation as 4004BC according to Bible. [Read more ...]

USSR. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. [Read more ...]

Ustaše. 1929-45 Secret Croatian terrorist group seeking independence from Yugoslavia. [Read more ...]

Usury. Maximum interest rates: Rome 50BC: 12%, 529: 8%. Islam 622: 0%. Christian 1311: 0%. England: 1623 8%, 1651 6%, 1713 5%, 1854 eliminated. USA, by State: 5-45% [Read more ...]

U Thant. 1909-74. Burmese United Nations Secretary General 1961-7. [Read more ...]

Uther Pendragon. Legendary British king. Father of King Arthur. [Read more ...]

Uthman, ibn ’Affan. -656. Third Moslem caliph. Declared official version of Koran. Assassinated. [Read more ...]

Utilitarianism. Good is the maximum good for the maximum number of people. Bentham. Mill. Spencer. Moore. [Read more ...]

Utopia. Imaginary ideal state. More. Bacon. Plato. [Read more ...]

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