Entente Cordiale. 1904. Anglo-French agreement. Defined spheres of influence in Africa and Pacific allowing co-operation vs Germany.

Evatt, Herbert. 1894-1965. Australian statesman. Major influence on UN charter.

Falla, Manuel de. 1876-1946. Spanish composer influenced by folk music, Debussy. Nights in the Garden of Spain 1916.

Fichte, Johann. 1762-1814. German Nationalist Idealist philosopher. Influenced Totalitarianism. Addresses to the German Nation 1807-8.

Galbraith, John K. 1908-2006. Can/US Keynesian economist. Affluent Society 1958.

George, Henry. 1839-97. US economist. Progress and Poverty 1879, influenced British socialism.

George IV. 1762-1830. King of UK 1820-. Regent from 1811. Scandals led to decline in influence of monarchy. Brighton Pavillion. Regency.

Grünewald, Matthias, St. -1528. German Late Gothic artist. Isenheim altarpiece c1510. Colors influenced Baroque Art.

Hofmann, Hans. 1880-1966. German/US improvising painter. Influenced Abstract Expressionism.

Indonesia.16C Portuguse influence. 1602 Dutch East India Co. 1798 Netherlands(Java). 1811-16 Britishs occupy. 1910 Unified as Dutch colony. 1945 Independent. Java. Borneo. Bali. Sumatra.

Iron Curtain. 1946. Churchill’s name for Russia’s increasing influence in Eastern Europe. Dining à la Russe refers to carving being done behind an iron screen.

Ives, Charles. 1874-1954. First major US composer. Unconventional work anticipates 20C techniques. Very influential on later Americans. 3rd Symphony 1904.

Janácek, Leos. 1854-1928. Czech folk-influenced opera composer. Jenufa 1904.

Jennings, Sarah. 1660-1744. Influential Duchess of Marlborough in court of Queen Anne.

Kandinsky, Wassily. 1866-1944. Russian/French. First pure nonfigurative abstract painter. Influenced by Anthroposophy. Blaue Reiter 1903.

Kano School. 15-17C. Family. 7 generations of influential Japanese painters. Moral symbolism.

Kierkegaard, Sören. 1813-55. Danish founder of Existentialism. Either-Or 1843. Fear and Trembling 1843. Influenced Heidegger. Individual must consciously choose among life’s alternatives.

Lammenais, Félicité de. 1782-1854. French RC priest. Liberal writer influenced Christian Democrats. Paroles d’un Croyant 1833.

La Tour, Maurice de. 1704-88. French portraitist. Influenced by Caravaggio.

Little Masters. Engravers influenced by Durer. Behem.

Livia Drusilla. 58BC-29 AD. Influential wife of Augustus. Mother of Tiberius.

Locke, John. 1632-1704. English philosopher. Empiricism-all knowledge is derived from experience: On Civil Government 1689. Essay Concerning Human Understanding 1690. ‘Sound mind in a sound body’. Evil brings pain, Good brings pleasure. Advocated separation of legislature from executive, as applied in Britain and US. Natural rights (property, pursuit of happiness, religion) influenced US Constitution, led to Enlightenment. Philosophical basis of French and American Revolutions. Epistemological foundations of modern Science.

Lost Generation. Gertrude Stein’s term for US writers influenced by WWI. Fitzgerald. Hemingway.

Mahan, Alfred. 1840-1914. US naval officer/historian. Influence of Sea Power on History.

Mather. 17-18C. Family of influential American Puritan ministers.

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