British North America Act. 1867. Granted Canada self-governing Dominion status.

Browning, Elizabeth Barrett. 1806-61. English poet: Sonnets from the Portuguese 1848. Aurora Leigh 1857. Wife of Robert.

Browning, Robert. 1812-89. English epic poet: Ring and the Book.

Brunei. 15C + Borneo. 16-18C Decline; European colonies. 1888 British protectorate. WWII Japanese occupy. 1971 Self-governing. 1983 Independent Sultanate.

Bryan, William Jennings. 1860-1925. US Democrat vs Gold Standard. Scopes prosecutor.

Bryant, William. 1794-1878. US poet/journalist. Founded Republican Party. Evening Post.

Bulganin, Nikolai. 1895-1975. Soviet Prime Minister 1955-8 with Khrushchev.

Bunin, Ivan. 1870-1953. Russian poet/novelist. Village 1923.

Burning of the Books. 213BC. Chinese censorship. To erase all history before reign of Shih Huang-ti.

Canadian Pacific Railway. 1871-87. Joined BC to Canada. Condition of BC joining Canada.

Canning, George. 1770-1827. British Foreigh Secretary. Copenhagen. Peninsular War.

Carabobo, Battle. 1821. Venezuela defeats Spain, gaining independence.

Central Committee. Governing body of USSR Communist Party.

Chamberlain, Houston. 1855-1927. British/German antisemite pro-Aryan philosopher. Foundation of the Nineteenth Century, 1899.

COMECON. Council for Mutual Economic Assistance. 1949-91. USSR and satellites central planning organization.

Congregationalism. 1581-. Protestant Church organization of local churches governing themselves. Browne.

Creole. 16-18C White person born in America of Spanish parents. Now varied meanings.

Crompton, Samuel. 1753-1827. Invented spinning mule, 1779.

Crusades. 1095-1272. European Christian wars to regain Holy Land after Seljuk Turks take Jerusalem in 1072. Literature and the arts benefitted from Eastern cultural infusion. Peasants 1096. Annihilated. First. 1096-99. Genoa financed Godfrey of Bouillon to recapture Jerusalem. Only successful crusade. Second. 1147-49. Louis VII and Conrad III pillage Byzantium. Third. 1189-92. Richard I and Philip II Truce with Saladin allows access to Jerusalem. Fourth. 1202-4. French and Flemish nobles conquer, sack Constantinople, form Latin Empire. Childrens. 1212. Stephen of Cloyes led 30,000 unarmed French youths. Nicholas of Cologne led 20,000 German. All died or enslaved. Fifth. 1218-21. John of Brienne in Egypt. Sixth. 1228-29. Frederick II crowned king of Jerusalem. Seventh. 1248-54. St Louis of France captured by Egypt and ransomed. Eighth. 1270. St Louis dies of plague. Ninth. 1271-2. Prince Edward of England.

Cunningham, Andrew. 1883-1963. WWII admiral, British chief of naval staff 1943-6.

Dahomey. 1610 Kingdom. Flourished 18-19C. Benin.

De Kooning, Willem. 1904-97. Dutch/US Abstract Expressionist painter. Woman 1950s.

Deductive Reasoning. Aristotelian. Derivation of universal truths from prior certainties. Syllogisms.

Détente. 1969-79. Relaxation of Cold War tensions between SALT and Afghanistan Invasion.

Dialectical Materialism. Exploited workers...capital concentration...socialist revolution...dictatorship of proletariat...elimination of class...Communism. Hegel. Marx. Engels. Lenin.

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