Gaskell, Elizabeth. 1810-65. Social novelist. Mary Barton 1848.

Gaspee. British boat burned 1772 by American rebels. Response, Intolerable Acts.

Gastein, Convention. 1865. Schleswig-Holstein divided between Prussia and Austria.

Gates, Horatio. c1728-1806. American Revolution general at Saratoga. Conway Cabal.

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

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

Gauls. Celtic peoples. Settled France by 5C BC.

Gauss, Karl. 1777-1855. German physicist, mathematician. Complex Numbers. Modern arithmetic 1801.

Gautier, Théophile. 1811-72. French poet. -“Art for art’s sake”. Mlle de Maupin 1835.

Gaza Strip. Between Egypt, Israel. 1948- Egypt. 1956 Israel occupies. 1957 UN admin. 1967 Israel conq. 1979 “Autonomy” by Camp David Accord. 1993 Palestine.

Gdansk. (Danzig). 1308 Teutonic Knights. 1466-1793 Sole Polish port. 1919 Independent. (Nazi 1933-). 1939 Germans annex, causing WWII. 1945 Poland. Solidarity.

Geiger, Hans. 1882-1945. Invented geiger counter, 1928, with Müller.

Gelasius I, St. Pope 492-6. Compiled first Missal. Hard line continued rift with Constantinople.

Gellert, Christian. 1715-69. German Enlightenment poet, writer. Fables + Tales 1746-48.

Gemayel, Amin. Lebanese President 1982-88 after brother, Bashir, president-elect, was assassinated.

General Strike. UK 1926, TUC supports miners for 9 days. Belgium 1893, 1902, for male suffrage. Sweden 1909, vs wage freeze for 1 month.

Generation of ’98. Introspective Spanish intellectual movement 1898-.

Genêt, Edmond. 1763-1834. French diplomat. Failed to win US support for war vs Britain.

Geneva Protocol. 1924. League of Nations. Prohibits chemical and bacteriological warfare.

Genghis Khan. c1160-1227. Founder of the Mongol Empire. Black Sea to Pacific.

Genoa. Ligurian. 3C BC Rome...Byzantine. 641 Lombard. 12C Republic. 13C Empire. 14-15C Decline. 1797 France 1814 «Sardinia. 1861 Italy.

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

George, St. 3/4C. Chivalric Patron St. of England, Portugal., and soldiers. Slew dragon.

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

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

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