Froebel, Friedrich. 1782-1852. German kindergarten 1841. Creativity, personal development, social adjustment.

Frontier. Moving US boundary between developed east and unsettled west. Opportunity for adventureres, explorers, pioneers.

Fugitive Slave Acts. 1793-1850. Required return of runaway slaves. American Civil War.

Fulvia. -40BC. Wife of Antony. Led revolt vs Octavian.

Funk, Casimir. 1884-1967. Polish/US discoverer of vitamins.

Futurism. 1909-1915. Italian artistic movement founded by Marinetti. Glorified machine age, war and violence. Exemplified by simultaneity of images like strobe effect. Boccioni, Balla.

Gagarin, Yuri. 1934-68. Soviet cosmonaut, first man in space, 1961.

Galapagos. 1535 Berlanga discovers for Spain. 1832 Ecuador. 1835 Darwin visits.

Galicia. Gallaecci. c137BC Rome. 411 Suevi. 585 Visigoth. 1072 León.

Gallican Confession. 1559. French Calvinists’ statement of faith.

Gálvez, Bernardo de. c1746-86. Spanish Governor of Louisiana 1777-83. Viceroy of New Spain 1785-.

Gandhi, Mohandas. 1869-1948. Indian patriot and non-violent philosopher. Home Rule. Opposed Partition. Assassinated.

Gang of Four. Chinese leaders, including Mao’s widow, convicted 1980 of Cultural Revolution abuses.

Garfield, James. 1831-81. American Civil War general, US President 1881. Assassinated.

Garrick, David. 1717-79. English actor, theater manager.

Garros, Roland. 1888-1918. French aviator, first to cross Mediterranean.

Garter, Order of. c1348. First Order of British Knighthood. Founded by Edward III. “Honi soit qui mal y pense”. Shame on him who thinks evil of it.

Gastein, Convention. 1865. Schleswig-Holstein divided between Prussia and Austria.

Gaza Strip. Between Egypt, Israel. 1948- Egypt. 1956 Israel occupies. 1957 UN admin. 1967 Israel conq. 1979 “Autonomy” by Camp David Accord. 1993 Palestine.

Gempei War. 1180-5. Japanese civil war. Established Kamakura shogunate.

Geneva Convention. 1864. Established humane treatment of war wounded. Sanctioned Red Cross. 1949. Agreements concerning wounded, prisoners, and civilians in war.

Geneviève, St. c422-500. Patron St. of Paris. Nanterre girl, saved Paris vs Attila 451, Franks 461.

George, David Lloyd. 1863-1945. Lloyd George, David.

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

George VI. 1895-1952. King of UK, Emperor of India 1936-. Boosted morale in WWII.

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