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Uniformity, Act of. 1549. Established English Prayer Book, catechism for Anglican worship. 1553 Repealed. 1559 Reenacted. 1662 Deprived Nonconformists of living.
Union. The North. States which did not secede during the American Civil War. Confederacy.
Union Act. 1707. England and Scotland united as Great Britain. One parliament; separate law and religion. 1801-1921. Ireland and Great Britain united as United Kingdom. Proposed by Irish Parliament 1799. Ireland Act. Anglo-Irish Treaty.
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. USSR. 1917 Communist revolution, Civil War. 1923 Union of states. 1939 +Galicia. 1940 +Baltic States, Bessarabia, Karelia. 1945 +Ruthenia. Recognized: 1923 US, 1924 Britain, 1940 Yugoslavia. 1991 Dissolved. Russia.
Unitarianism. 1546. Christian doctrine of Socinus denying Trinity. God is one indivisible force. Biddle.
United Arab Emirates. 1820 = Trucial States. 1892 British protectorate. 1971 Independent federation.
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 Kingdom. 1801 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 1921 -Irish Free State =UK of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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.
Unverdorben, Otto. 1806-73. Aniline dyes from indigo 1826.
Upanishads. 1000-600BC. Elaboration of Vedas dealing with nature of reality.
Upper Canada. 1791-1841. 1841 «Province of Canada. 1867 =Ontario.
Urartu. 13-7C BC Kingdom in eastern Turkey. Conquered by Sargon. c600BC Armenians.
Urban VIII. 1568-1644. Pope 1623-. Supported France in Thirty Years War.
Urquiza, Justo de. 1801-70. Overthrew dictator, de Rosas. Argentine Confederation president 1854-60.
Ursula, St. 4C. Martyred by Huns with 11,000 virgins.
Ursulines. 1535. Roman Catholic order founded by Angela Merci for the education of women.
Uruguay. 1516 Díaz discovers. 1683 Portugal. 1777 Spain(La Plata). 1820 Brazil. 1828 Independent.
US Virgin Is. Carib, Arawak. 1493 Columbus discovers. 1666 Denmark. 1673- Slaves brought. 1917 US purchase for $25M.
Ussher, James. 1581-1656. Irish theologian. Calculated the Creation as 4004BC according to Bible.