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662 matches to Mu
Erato. Greek Muse of lyric poetry.
European Community. 1967 European Union.
European Defence Community. 1950-54. Failed attempt at continental army.
European Union. 1958 European Economic Community (EEC) of Belgium, France, W Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands. To integrate economic development of members. 1967 =European Community (EC). 1973 +UK, Ireland, Denmark. 1981+Greece. 1985 -Greenland. 1986 +Spain, Portugal. 1990 +former E Germany. 1993 =European Union (EU). Maastricht Treaty. European Parliament. European Court of Justice.
Euterpe. Greek Muse of tragedy and flute playing.
Expressionism. 20C Music style of intense emotion, conflict, distortion. Mahler. Strauss.
Expressionism. 20C Simplified style of modern art expressing emotions with color and distortion. Munch. Toulouse-Lautrec. Van Gogh. Gauguin. Roualt.
Factory Acts. England. 1802 Apprentices 12 hr day. 1819 Minimum age 9. 1833. Limited child labour to 8 hours and education required 1844 Women, children 10 hr max. 1842 No women/children in mines. 1920 Minimum age 14. US 1844 Women 12 hr max. 1874 Women/children 10 hr max.
Fair Labor Standards Act. 1938. US fixes minimum wage(25¢/hr), child labor laws, 44hr week.
Falla, Manuel de. 1876-1946. Spanish composer influenced by folk music, Debussy. Nights in the Garden of Spain 1916.
Fascism. 1919-45. Totalitarian movement combining Socialist theories and Nationalism. State as highest value. Mussolini. Falange. Nazism.
Fellow Travellers. 1917. Russian writers not actively supporting the revolution. Communist sympathizers who are not party members.
Finnish War of Independence. 1918. Anti-communists defeat Bolsheviks with German aid.
Five Dynasties. 907-60. China between T’ang and Sung dynasties. Upheaval stimulated arts. Art to represent metaphysical truth.
Flemish. School of Music. 1450-1550. Vocal contrapuntal ideal of a capella.
Four Power Pacific Treaty. 1921. Britain, France, Japan, USA agree to mutual respect of rights.
Franco de Colonia. 13C. Systemized musical notation.
Franco-Prussian War. 1870-1. Unified Germany dominated by Prussia, wins Alsace-Lorraine. Commune. Ems Dispatch.
Fredegund. c545-597. Murderous Q of Neustria. 40 yr. feud vs Brunhild.
Frederick III. 1609-70. King of Norway and Denmark, 1648-. Lost much of territory to Sweden.
French Community. 1958-. France + Overseas departments + former territories.
French Union. 1946-58. France + Protectorates + overseas Territories. French Community.
Freud, Sigmund. 1856-1939. Austrian founder of Psychoanalysis. Sexually oriented guilt. First to divide mind into conscious and subconscious. Studies in Hysteria 1895. Interpretation of Dreams 1899.
Fuchs, Klaus. 1911-88. German/British nuclear physicist. Communist spy 1943-50.
Futurism. 1909-1915. Italian artistic movement founded by Marinetti. Glorified machine age, war and violence. Exemplified by simultaneity of images like strobe effect. Boccioni, Balla.