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2338 matches to Ion
Husak, Gustav. 1913-91. Czech leader 1968-89. Put in power by Moscow during Czech Invasion. Pres 1975-89.
Hussite Wars. 1415-36. Huss followers vs HRE for religious reform and Bohemian nationalism. Utraquists.
Huygens, Christiaan. 1629-95. Dutch physicist, mathematician. Discovered Saturn’s rings 1655. Pendulum clock 1657. Centripetal force 1659. Conservation of Energy 1669. Wave theory of light 1678.
I Ching. 12C BC. Supplement 475BC. Chinese Book of Changes. 64 hexagrams used for divination. Early ethics, philosophy text.
Ibn al’Arabi. 1165-1240. Spanish Moslem mystical philosopher. Meccan Revelation 1201.
Ibn Khaldun. 1332-1406. Arab historian/sociologist. Introduction to History 1375.
Ibn Tumart. c1080-1130. Berber leader. Demanded moral reform. Founded Almohad Confederation.
Ice Age. Last period of glaciation, c75000-8350BC.
ICFTU. International Confederation of Free Trade Unions. 1949. Split from WFTU. Represents 70M workers in 89 countries. IFTU.
Idealism. Artistic school of thought holding the aesthetic ideal more important than the representation of the subject. vs Realism.
IFTU. 1901-40. International Federation of Trade Unions. WFTU 1945.
Illuminati. 16-18C. Term applied to rationalistic anticlerical Christian sects.
Imagists. 1912-. Poets eschew sentimentality for precision and imagery. Pound. Lawrence. Lowell.
Immaculate Conception. 1854. Established as RC dogma.
Immigration Acts. 1962. Britain limits immigration from Commonwealth.
Immigration Laws. 1852. US bars Chinese. 1900 Japanese. 1921- set quotas by country of origin.
Impressionism. 1867-86. European art movement named 1874 for Monet’s Impression Sunrise. Direct from nature with colors to render surfaces and lighting effects. Rejected primacy of subject. Renoir, Pissarro, Degas, Cezanne, Manet. Music: 1892-1910. Restraint and ambiguity. Mood music. Debussy.
IMRO. 1895-1934. Revolutionary movement for Macedonian autonomy.
Inauguration Day. Jan 20. US president takes office after election.
Independence Day. Annual US holiday since July 4, 1776. Declaration of Independence.
Independents. Separatists. 17C English Christian sects believing that congregation should control its own affairs. Congregationalism. Puritans.
India. North: c2500BC Indus valley civilization. c2000BC Aryans invade. 6C Achaemenid. 5C Persia. 326 Alexander(NW). c300 Maurya Empire. 2C BC Greek, Parthian, Kushan invade. 1C AD Kushan. c320 Gupta Empire. 6C Divided. 5-15C Huns, Arabs, Persians invade 12C Moslem. 1526 Mogul. South: 3000BC Dravidian civilization. 12-13C Rashtrakutas, Cholas. 14C Moslem inv. 15C Vijayanagar Empire. 1498 daGama discovers sea route. 18C British East India Co. 1858 British Empire. 1947 Independent. 1950 Republic.
Indian Independence Act. 1947. Freed and partitioned India/Pakistan.
Indian National Congress. 1885-. Congress Party.