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Rasputin, Grigori. 1872-1916. Russian adventurer, mystic. Influential in court of Nicholas II, 1906-. Murdered.
Rastatt, Congress of. 1713. After War of Spanish Succession, Holy Roman Empire renounces claim to Spanish throne. 1797-9. Failed at peace between France and HRE.
Rathenau. Walter. 1867-1922. German industrialist, statesman. Organized economy for WWI. Assassinated.
Rauschenberg, Robert. 1925-. US Pop artist. Collage. Trapeze 1964.
Ravachol, François. 1859-92. French anarchist. Guillotined.
Ravel, Maurice. 1875-1937. French Impressionist composer. Adopted new forms such as jazz and atonality. Boléro 1928.
Ravenna. 402 Western Roman Empire capital. 476 Ostrogothic capital of Italy. 553 Byzantine. 751 Lombard. 754 Franks. 1278 Papal States. 1441 Venice. 1509 Papal States. 1859 Sardinia. 1861 Italy.
Rayleigh, Lord. 1842-1919. English physicist, wave theorist.
Raymond IV. c1041-1105. Count of Toulouse. Led First Crusade.
Reagan, Ronald. 1911-2004. US actor, Republican President 1981-9. Tax reform. Strong economy. Aid to Nicaragua Contras. Irangate scandal. Fall of Soviet Empire.
Realism. 19C art movement concerned with recording everyday life. Courbet.
Realism. General concepts have an existence independent of material things or names. Plato. St Anselm.
Reason, Cult of. 1793-5. French Revolution atheist anti-Catholic movement.
Rechabites. 10C BC Jewish ascetic pastoral sect.
Reconquista. 11C-1492 Campaign of Christians to recapture Spain, Portugal from Moslems. 1118 Aragon. 1238 Valencia. 1492 Granada.
Reconstruction. 1865-77. Post Civil War US. Military control of south. Civil Rights Act. Carpetbaggers.
Red Brigade. 1970-84. Italian left-wing terrorist group. Moro.
Red Guards. 1966-69. Paramilitary student units during Chinese Cultural Revolution.
Red Hat Rebellion. 1622. Power struggle of Tibetan Buddhists. Yellow Hats prevail.
Redi, Francesco. 1626-97. Italian naturalist. Maggots from fly eggs, not spontaneous generation, 1668.
Reed, John. 1887-1920. US communist writer. Ten Days that Shook the World 1919.
Reform Bills. England. 1832: Russell redistributes Parliamentary seats, enfranchises renters. 1867: Disraeli enfranchises workers in towns. 1884: Gladstone enfranchises agricultural workers. Representation of People Acts.
Reforma. 1854-76. Mexican civil war. Ouster of Santa Anna. Reduced power of army, church. Tejada Law. Juárez.
Reformation. 16C religious movement against practices of Roman Catholic church led to founding of Protestant churches. Luther. Calvin. Knox. Zwingli. Henry VIII.