Unitarianism. 1546. Christian doctrine of Socinus denying Trinity. God is one indivisible force. Biddle.

Unitas Fratrum. Moravian Church.

United Arab Emirates. 1820 = Trucial States. 1892 British protectorate. 1971 Independent federation.

United Arab Republic. 1958 Egypt+Syria. 1961 -Syria. 1971 =Egypt.

United Empire Loyalists. 18C. Colonists who supported Britain during American Revolution, went to Canada.

United Front. 1924-6, 1936-45. Chinese communists, Kuomintang vs Japan.

United Nations. UN. 1945. Charter signed by 50 nations at San Francisco. To safeguard world peace and protect human rights. Most countries members now. 15 agencies for education, relief. Trusteeship .

United Provinces. 1581-1795. Dutch unite vs Spain. Netherlands.

United Provinces of Central America. CAF.

United States of America. USA. 40,000-20,000BC Asians settle. 1492-1776 Spain, Portugal, France, Netherlands, Britain colonize. 1776 American Revolution. 1783 Thirteen Colonies independent. Manifest Destiny. 1845 +Texas. 1848 +California. 1867 +Alaska. 1898 +Hawaii, Puerto Rico.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 1948. United Nations list of rights to be accorded people by their governments. Rejected by USSR, China, Poland, Yugoslavia, Ukraine, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, many Moslem countries. Signed by Russia, 1996.

Universities. 968 Cordova. 9C Salerno. 1116 Bologna. 12C Oxford. 1209 Cambridge. 1215 Paris. 1636 Harvard.

Unkiar Skelessi, Treaty. 1833-41. Russia/Ottoman mutual defence alliance. Straits Convention.

Upanishads. 1000-600BC. Elaboration of Vedas dealing with nature of reality.

Updike, John. 1932-2009. US writer. Rabbit Run 1960. The Centaur 1963.

Upper Canada. 1791-1841. 1841 «Province of Canada. 1867 =Ontario.

Ur. 4000BC Sumerian city on Euphrates River. Mesopotamian capital 26~21C BC.

Uranus. Early Greek personification of the heavens. Father of Titans.

Urartu. 13-7C BC Kingdom in eastern Turkey. Conquered by Sargon. c600BC Armenians.

Urban II. 1035-95. Pope 1088-. Forbade clergy to pay homage to temporal powers. Crusades.

Urban V. 1310-70. Avignon pope. Returned to Rome temporarily 1367-70.

Urban VI. 1318-89. Avignon pope 1378-. Caused Schism.

Urban VIII. 1568-1644. Pope 1623-. Supported France in Thirty Years War.

Urdu. Official language of Pakistan.

Urey, Harold. 1893-1981. US physicist. Isolated deuterium 1931. Heavy water needed for atomic bomb.

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