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Hunkers. 1840s. NY Democrats vs Barnburners.
Hussein, Saddam. 1937-. Iraqi Ba’ath dictator 1979-. Iran-Iraq War. Gulf War.
Hutchinson, Anne. 1591-1643. Expelled from Massachussets. by Puritans, founded Rhode Is. 1637.
Hutterites. 16C-. Communal Hungarian Anabaptist sect. 1870s moved to Western North America.
Hypermestra. Only daughter of Danaus who didn’t kill husband. Danaïdes.
I Am. 1934-. US religious movement founded by Ballard.
Ibn Battutah. 1304-68. Morrocan travel writer. Travels 1325-53.
Ibn Sa’ud. 1880-1953. Conqueror and king of Riyad 1902-, + Najd, Hasa, Asir, Hejaz; united as Saudi Arabia 1932-. Ended tribal wars. First oil wells 1933.
Idealism, Philosophical. Reality is a consciousness of abstract laws vs sensory-based Materialism.
Illyria. 6C BC Greek colony. NW Balkans. 1809 Kingdom of Illyria. 1814 Austria. Yugoslavia.
Immigration Laws. 1852. US bars Chinese. 1900 Japanese. 1921- set quotas by country of origin.
Independent Treasury. 1846-1913. US financial system not using private banks. Federal Reserve System.
India-Pakistan Wars. 1949. Splits Kashmir. 1965. India gains most of Rann of Kutch. 1971. Bangladesh Independence.
Indonesia.16C Portuguse influence. 1602 Dutch East India Co. 1798 Netherlands(Java). 1811-16 Britishs occupy. 1910 Unified as Dutch colony. 1945 Independent. Java. Borneo. Bali. Sumatra.
Inductive Reasoning. Baconian. Truth is induced from a mass of observed facts.
Industrial Revolution. 1730-. Transformation from agricultural to urbanized manufacturing economy as a result of steam power. 1830 England, France. 1850 Germany. 1860 USA. Blanqui. Toynbee.
Infallibility, Papal. 1870. Pope cannot err on matters of faith, morals. Approved by first Vatican Council after heated debate.
Ingres, Dominique. 1780-1867. French classical painter: Grande Odalisque 1814. Turkish Bath 1860.
Inkerman, Battle. 1854. Crimean War defeat of Russians by English and French.
Inns of Court. British apprenticeship and appointment of barristers. Temple, Lincoln 13C. Gray’s 1295. Inner 1326. Middle 1404. 1443-1876 Serjeant’s.
International Monetary Fund. IMF.1944. Bretton Woods. Lends money to balance foreign exchange deficits and stabilize exchange rates.
Internationale. Revolutionary song based on a poem by Pottier, 1871. Music by Degeyter.
Ionesco, Eugène. 1912-94. Romanian/French dramatist of Absurd. Bald Prima Donna 1950. Rhinoceros 1959.
Ipsus, Battle. 301BC. Antigonus’ defeat marks end of Alexander’s Empire.
Isabella. 1292-1358. Ousted husband Edward II in favour of son, Edward III, 1327.