Gargantua. Hungry giant of Rabelais tale.

Gatling, Richard. 1818-1903. US inventor of automatic gun 1861.

GATT. General Agreement on Trade and Tarrifs. 1948-95. Regulates trade tarrifs under UN. WTO.

Gaudi, Antonio. 1852-1926. Barcelona architect: Sagrada Familia 1883-; Casa Mila 1905-7.

Gaugemela, Battle. 331BC. Alexander the Great defeats Persia.

Gaullists. 1947-76. Supporters of DeGaulle’s programs. 1976. RPR.

Geneva Convention. 1864. Established humane treatment of war wounded. Sanctioned Red Cross. 1949. Agreements concerning wounded, prisoners, and civilians in war.

Geneva 5-Power Agreement. 1932. Allowed German military buildup.

Geneviève, St. c422-500. Patron St. of Paris. Nanterre girl, saved Paris vs Attila 451, Franks 461.

Genoa, Conference. 1922. European and Commonwealth nations can’t agree on methods to rebuild Russia. France insists on loan repayment.

Gentlemen’s Agreement. 1907. US-Japan. Restricted emigration and discrimination. 1937. British-Italian agreement on Mediterranean. Appeasement.

Geometric. c9C BC. Last Mycenaean Greek art form.

George, Henry. 1839-97. US economist. Progress and Poverty 1879, influenced British socialism.

George I. 1660-1727. King of Great Britain and Ireland 1714-. First Hanover. Utrecht Peace. South Sea Bubble.

George I. 1845-1913. Danish Prince William, chosen king of Greece 1863-. Assassinated.

George II. 1683-1760. King of Great Britain and Ireland 1727-. Weakness led to constitutional monarchy.

George III. 1738-1820. King of Great Britain and Ireland 1760-. Supported King’s Friends. Political instability. American Revolution. Insane 1810-.

German-Soviet Pact. 1939-41. Nonaggression agreement. Divided Poland, Baltic between USSR/Germany. Left Hitler free to invade Poland, starting WWII.

Gestalt. 1912. Psychological school of perception as an integrated whole.

Gibbon, Grinling. 1648-1720. English woodcarver on Wren’s buildings. St. Paul’s. Blenheim.

Gilgamesh. Legendary Babylonian king. Epic 2000BC includes Great Flood.

Golden Age. Peaceful period of man’s innocence. Greek equivalent of Eden.

Golden Fleece. Greek myth. Chrysomallus’ fleece taken by Jason.

Gordius. Mythical Greek peasant king of Phrygia.

Gordon, Charles. 1833-85. British colonial administrator in Sudan, China. Taiping Rebellion.

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