Thrace. Region of SE Balkan peninsula. c700BC Greek colonies. c512-480BC Persia. 4C BC Macedonia. 1C BC Rome...Byzantine. 7C Bulgaria(N). 1453 Ottoman. Post WWI split Turkey/Greece/Bulgaria.

Uncle Sam. Personification of US government first appeared in Troy Post based on “Uncle” Sam Wilson who supplied army beef stamped US 1813.

Weimar Republic. 1919-33. Post WWI Germany. Hyperinflation, unemployment, instability. Rise of Nazism.

Wittenberg. 1517. Church door on which Luther posted his 95 Theses.

Xavier, St. Francis. 1506-52. One of First Jesuits. Apostle to Asia 1540-.

Yüan. 1279-1368. Chinese Mongol dynasty founded by Kublai Khan. Grand Canal. Postal system. Marco Polo.

André, John. 1750-80. British officer in American Revolution. Conspired with Benedict Arnold.

Anjala League. 1788-89. Swedish, Finnish officers conspire vs Gustav III to end Russo-Swedish War.

Annates. Proportion of first year’s income paid to Pope by office holders.

Curragh Incident. 1914. 57 British army officers resign rather than fight Ulstermen.

Decatur, Stephen. 1779-1820. US naval officer. -“Our country, right or wrong”.

Dreyfus, Alfred. 1859-1935. Jewish French officer. Trial divided France, 1894-1906. Unjustly sent to Devil’s Island on forged evidence. Zola. Esterhazy.

Farouk I. 1920-65. Egyptian king 1936-52. Vs Wafd. Coup by Nasser-led Free Officers.

Foreign Legion. 1831-. French army unit of foreign volunteers, French officers founded in Algeria.

Gericault, Théodore. 1791-1824. French painter. First Romantic. Officers 1812. Raft of Medusa 1819.

Hampton Court Conference. 1604. James I authorizes bible translation. 300 Puritans ejected from office, a cause of Civil War.

Herald. Medieval officer who conveyed messages between opposing leaders.

Inauguration Day. Jan 20. US president takes office after election.

Indian Mutiny. 1857-9. Indian troops rebel vs British officers. Months of violence, massacres. East India Act. Ended Mogul Empire.

Katyn Affair. 1940 massacre of Polish officers by Russian troops discovered 1943. Denied, blamed on Nazis. Ignored by Allies. Soviets admit responsibility, 1992.

Kosciusko, Tadeusz. 1746-1817. Polish. Led Rebellion 1794-7 vs occupiers. 3rd Partition of Poland. American Revolution war officer.

Lame Duck. Non-reelected office holder in office awaiting successor.

Lawrence, Thomas (of Arabia). 1888-1935. English writer, officer. Led Arabs against Turks, 1914-18: Seven Pillars of Wisdom 1926.

Luckner, Felix. 1886-1966. German naval officer. Attacked commercial vessels in WWII.

Madras Mutiny. 1809. European officers vs British East India Co.

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