Aberhart, William. 1878-1943. Canadian Social Credit advocate.

Abolitionists. 1774-1868. US anti-slavery party. Merged into Republicans. Radical Republicans.

Aboukir, Battle. Nelson defeats French fleet, 1798. Napoleon defeats Turks, 1799.

Addled Parliament. 1614. England. Criticized James I; achieved nothing.

Admonition to Parliament. 1572. Puritans demand episcopacy abolition.

Afghanistan. c200BC Aryan. 6C BC Achaemenid. 330 Alexander...Seleucid/ Maurya. 2C BC Persia/ India/ Parthia/ Kushan. 7C Arab (NW). 750 Persia (W)/ Hindu (E). 1219 Mongol...Timurid. 1525 Mogul. 1737 Persia. 1747 Monarchy. 19 C Britain/Russia dispute 1880 British suzerainty. 1919 Independent. 1973 Marxist coup, Republic. 1978 Communist coup. 1979 Russian occupation. 1989 Mujahideen expel Russians aided by CIA. 1990s Warlords. 2001 US attack Taliban.

African National Congress. ANC. 1912-. Organization for black rights in South Africa outlawed to 1990. 1994- Ruling party. Mandela.

Alexander I. 1777-1825. Russian Czar, 1801-. Liberal reformer. Defeated Napoleon. Holy Alliance.

Althing. 930~. Icelandic parliament. World’s oldest.

Anglo-Irish Treaty. 1921. Partitioned Ireland. Irish Free State as Dominion. N. Ireland in UK.

Anti-Masonic Party. 1826. US party absorbed into Whigs 1838.

Antoine, André. 1858-1943. Antoine Theatre, Paris 1897.

Antoine, Jacques. -1801. Architect of Paris Mint.

Apartheid. 1948-1994. Racial segregation in South Africa.

Apollonius of Perga. c262-190BC. Greek mathematician: named conic sections: ellipse, hyperbola, parabola.

Arc de Triomphe. Paris monument. Commissioned 1806 by Napoleon. Completed 1836.

Arcadian League. 370-362BC. Union of states vs Sparta.

Archidamus II. Spartan king 469-427BC. Conflict w Athens.

Arsacids. 247BC-224 AD. Parthian dynasty ruling Persia and Mesopotamia. Def by Sassanians.

Art Deco. 1920-39. Elegant Parisian decorative style. Erte. Lalique. Chanel.

Aspern-Essling, Battle. 1809. First important loss for Napoleon.

Asquith, Herbert. 1852-1928. Liberal Prime Minister of England, 1908-16: Pensions and unemployment insurance. Parliament Act.

Athenian League. 378-338BC. Refounded Delian League. War with Sparta 378-371BC.

Atomism. 5C BC. World is an infinity of small indestructible particles. Leucippus.

Attlee, Clement. 1883-1967. British Labour Prime Minister. 1945-51. National Health. Nationalization.

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