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Toynbee, Arnold. 1852-83. English economist, social reformer on behalf of the working class. The Industrial Revolution 1884.
Toynbee, Arnold J. 1889-75. English historian on the cyclicality of civilizations. Study of History 1934-61.
Trabzon Empire. 1204-1461. Independent Byzantine Empire after fall of Constantinople. Defeated by Ottomans.
Tractarian Movement. Oxford Movement. 1833- Named after Tracts for the Times. Condemned at Oxford 1841.
Trade Disputes Act. 1906. British unions immune from suits against members’ activities.
Trade Unions. Legalized: 1824 Britain. 1834 France. 1869 Germany. 1875 British legalized picketing.
Trades Union Congress. TUC. 1868. Organization of British unions sponsoring Labour Party. ICFTU.
Trafalgar, Battle. 1805. Nelson’s victory over the French and Spanish fleets. British naval superiority secured. Nelson killed. Ends Napoleon’s plans to invade England.
Trajan. 53-117. Spanish Roman Emperor 98-. First bridge across Danube. Column 106. Aqueduct 109. Extended Suez Canal.
Trams. 1832 NY. 1853 Paris. 1861 London. 1891 Leeds electric.
Transcendental Meditation. Based on Vedas. Modern movement established by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi 1958.
Transcendentalism. 1835-55. US philosophy. Man’s divinity and goodness. Insight over logic. Opposed to authority. Thoreau. Emerson. Channing.
Transcontinental Treaty. 1819. Spain renounces Florida, Oregon to US. Keeps Texas.
Transkei. Bantu territory of South Africa. 1962 Self government. 1976 Independence recognized, but only by South Africa.
Transportation. Removal of criminals to a distant place. 1783-1868 British send 160,000 to Australia. 1854-1946. French send to French Guiana. 1710- Russia banishes to Siberia.
Transvaal. Bantu. 1836 Boers settle. Great Trek. 1855 South African Republic. 1877 British. 1881 Self-government. 1900 British. 1907 Self-governed. 1910 Union of South Africa.
Transylvania. 1C BC Dacia. 106 Rome. 270 Barbarians. 1003 Hungary. 1526 Ottoman/autonomous. 1699 Hapsburg/autonomous. 1867 Hungary. 1918 Romania. 1940-45 Hungary(N).
Trappists. 1664-. Cistercian monks. Austerity, silence.
Trasimeno, Battle. 217BC Victory of Hannibal over Romans.
Travis, William. 1811-36. Texas revolutionary commander killed at Alamo.
Treaty Ports. Japan, China forced by west to open ports to foreign trade. Opium Wars.
Treitschke, Heinrich von. 1834-96. German Nationalist historian. Authoritarianism. History of Germany 1879-94.
Trenchard, Hugh. 1873-1956. British Flying Corps Commander. “Father of the RAF” 1918.
Trent, Council of. 1545-63. Compiled Missal used by Roman Catholic Church until 1969. Prohibited sale of indulgences. Signals counter-reformation. Luther.
Trent Affair. 1861. US sieze British mail ship in Civil War, remove two Confederate commissioners.