Mazurian Lakes, Battles. 1914,15. 325,000 Russian casualties by Germany.

Mazzini, Giuseppe. 1805-72. Genoa republican for Italian unity. Founded Young Italy 1831. Led Rome Republic 1849.

Mboya, Tom. 1930-69. Kenyan Nationalist leader. Assassinated.

McAdam, John. 1756-1836. Scottish inventor of Macadam gravel road 1810...Tarmac.

McAdoo, William. 1863-1941. Founded US Federal Reserve Board 1913. Raised $18B for war effort.

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

McClure, Robert. 1807-73. British naval commander. First Northwest Passage crossing by boat and sledge 1853-4.

McCormick, Cyrus. 1809-84. US inventor of reaper 1834. Founded International Harvester.

McCrae, John. 1872-1918. Canadian physician/poet. In Flanders Fields.

McKinley, William. 1843-1901. US President 1897-. Spanish American War. Gained Hawaii. Assassinated by anarchist.

McLuhan, Marshall. 1911-80. Canadian author on effect of media on society. Gutenberg Galaxy. -“Global Village”.-“Medium is the message”.

McNaughton, Andrew. 1887-1966. Canadian WWII commander in England. Invented direction finder.

McPherson, Aimee Semple.1890-1944. Controversial Canadian/US Pentacostal evangelist.

Mead, Margaret. 1901-78. US anthropologist. Coming of Age in Samoa 1928.

Medea. Greek sorceress who helped Jason get fleece.

Medici. Merchant family. Ruled Florence 1434~1737. Patron of Italian Renaissance arts. Catherine. Marie. Popes Leo X, Clement VII, Leo XI.

Medieval Music. 476-13C. Church oriented. Evolved from Plainsong to polyphonic.

Mediterranean Agreements. 1887-92. Britain, Spain, Italy, Austria-Hungary. To preserve status quo.

Medusa. Gorgon. Hair of snakes. Gaze turned people to stone.

Megaliths. Neolithic monuments of very large stones. Stonehenge.

Megalopolis. 370-222BC. Greek city destroyed by Spartan Cleomenes III.

Megarian. 4C BC. School of philosophy founded by Eucleides. Good is a single quality by many names.

Megiddo, Battle. 1918. British defeat Turks in Palestine.

Mehmed. Turkish equivalent of Muhammad.

Mehmed I. -1421. Ottoman sultan. Restored by Tamerlane; re-united Ottoman territory.

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