Cabinet. Evolved from English Privy Council, 18C. Ministers controlling government policy.

Callaghan, James. 1912-. British Labour Prime Minister 1976-9.

Calonne, Charles de. 1734-1802. French finance Minister. Reform attempts led to French Revolution

Camorra. 1820-1911. Naples secret criminal society. Became political party.

Canada. 1000 Norse visit. 1497 Cabot explores. 1534 French claim Quebec. 1583 English claim, settle Newfoundland. 1605 French settle Quebec. 1763 British conquer French territory. 1867 Independent Dominion. 1870 +northwest territories. 1871 +British Columbia. 1873 +PEI. 1949 +Newfoundland, Labrador.

Canton Commune. 1927. Communist coup crushed by Kuomintang.

Carmichael, Hoagie. 1899-1982. US popular jazz composer: Georgia On My Mind 1930.

Cato St. Conspiracy. 1820. Thistlewood plot to assassinate cabinet ministers.

Catt, Carrie. 1859-1947. US feminist leader. 19th Amendment.

Cavour, Count. 1810-61. Founding editor Il Risorgimento, 1847-. First Prime Minister of united Italy 1852-. Plombieres.

Celts. Central European peoples who settled Spain, Gaul, Asia Minor 3000BC, and invaded Great Britain c3C BC. Plundered Rome 390BC. Thrived in Britain. after Romans. Invaded Greece 279-276BC. Forced to Wales by Invasions 5C. = Roman “Gauls”.

Chamberlain, Neville. 1869-1940. English statesman, Prime Minister, 1937-40. Appeasement Policy towards Hitler. Munich Agreement.

Chancellor. Title of prime minister of Germany.

Château Clique. Small merchant group dominated government of Lower Canada to 1830s.

Che. 15C school of Ming painters in 12-13C style.

Chiang Kai-shek. 1887-1975. Chinese Kuomintang leader 1928-. In Taiwan 1949-.

China. T’ang(leg). Yü (leg). c1994BC Hsia. c1500 Shang. c1027 Chou. 481 Warring States. 221 Ch’in. 202BC Han. 220 AD Three Kingdoms. 265 Chin. 386 Northern Dyn(N)/420 Southern Dyn(S). 581 Sui rebuild. 618 T’ang. 10C Five dyn/Ten kingdoms. 960 Sung. 1279 Yüan (Mongol). 1368 Ming. 1644 Ch’ing (Manchu). 1912 Republic. 1938-44 Japanese occupation. 1949 People’s Republic.

Chinese Civil War. 184 Yellow Turban Rebellion. 1622- Red Hat Rebellion. 1946-9 Communists rebel vs Kuomintang. People’s Republic established.

Chinese Examination System. 124BC-1905. Civil service exams testing knowledge of Confucius.

Chomsky, Noam. 1928-. US linguist. Invented transformational grammar. Language and the Mind.

Chou En-lai. 1898-1976. Chinese moderate Communist Prime Minister 1949-.

Churchill, Winston. 1874-1965. British WWII Prime Minister. 1940-5,51-5.

Cimarosa, Dominico. 1749-1801. Italian comic opera composer.

Civil Rights Acts. US. 1866 Black citizenship. 1964 Ends all legal discrimination. 1968 Bans housing discrimination. 1991 Equal employment.

Clearance of Scottish Highlands. 1790-1850. Increased sheep farming displaces tenant crofters.

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