Joshua. Old Testament hero. Led conquest of Canaan. Destroyed Jericho.

Josiah. c640-609BC. King of Judah. Deuteronomy found in Temple. Religious reforms.

Josquin des Prés. c1445-1521. Flemish composer of motets and masses. Advanced musical expressiveness. -“Father of Musicians”.

Kamenev, Lev. 1883-1936. Russian Bolshevik leader in Triumvirate with Stalin, Zinoviev, 1922-. Executed in Purge.

Kossuth, Lajos. 1802-94. Hungarian Revolution leader, 1848-9.

Leningrad Affair. 1948. Purge of Zhdanov associates by Stalin.

Lister, Joseph. 1827-1912. English surgeon. Introduced carbolic acid for antiseptic surgery, 1865.

Lockyer, Joseph. 1836-1920. English. Discovered helium in sun 1868.

Maistre, Joseph de. 1753-1821. French moralist for Christianity, Absolutism vs progress. Spanish Inquisition 1837.

Marne, Battle. 1914. Paris defence vs Germans. Joffre. 1918 Allied victory is turning point in WWI. Foch.

Martí, José. 1853-95. Led Cuban war vs Spain.

Maximilian. 1832-67. Austrian archduke, Emperor of Mexico 1864-7. Francis-Joseph’s brother.

McCarthy, Joseph. 1909-57. US senator, fanatical anti-Communist demagogue.

Merrick, Joseph. 1862-90. “Elephant Man”. Severely disfigured English cripple, subject of play and film.

Metastasio, Pietro. 1698-1782. Italian librettist for Gluck, Handel, Haydn, Mozart.

Mihajlovitch, Dragoljub. 1893-1946. Yugoslav royalist WWII leader vs Tito. Executed for collaboration with Germany; exonerated by US.

Molotov. 1890-1986. Soviet Stalinist Prime Minister 1930-41.

Montgolfier, Joseph. 1740-1810. Jacques, 1745-99. Brothers. First hot air balloon 1783.

Morelos, José. 1765-1815. Mexican priest, independence leader 1811-.

Mormons. 1830-. Latter Day Saints. Christian sect founded by Joseph Smith after divine revelation. Settled Utah. Founded Salt Lake City 1847.

Mugabe, Robert. 1924-. Rebel leader with Nkomo. First Prime Minister of Zimbabwe 1980-.

National Communism. Means of attaining communism are dictated by conditions in each country. Tito.

Naturalism. 19C Style of landscape painting which captures nature. Turner. Constable. Boudin.

Nkomo, Joshua. 1917-99. Zimbabwe nationalist. Founded ZAPU.

Novotny, Antonin. 1904-75. Stalinist Czech leader 1953-68. Deposed.

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