The Dumb Thing
Trench Warfare
weapons had changed, but tactics had not
What was the religious movement started by Martin Luther?
Protestant Reformation
What was the first biological weapon and who used it?
Ghengis Khan; throwing plague bodies into the cities
These wars allowed almost unrestricted European trade in China
Opium Wars
These three items sparked Europe's thirst to explore & colonize the world.
Glory, God, Gold
I was not actually short! It is all propaganda.
Napoleon
This White Marble Building is from Agra, India P.S. It is one of the 7 wonders of the world
Taj Mahal
This term describes the interdependence of nations
globalization
The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing.
Rhetoric
Organized Crime in the US
Prohibition
What are the two things Alexander the Great named cities after
Double Points if you can tell me the two main names
after himself and his horse; Alexandria & Bucephalus
This leader started a civil war when he crossed the Rubicon with his army.
Julius Ceaser
Needing to pay for this war resulted in our eventual revolution... all because England was arguing over Ohio
Double points if you can give me both of its names
French & Indian War; Seven Years War
This group was notorious for moving skilled workers and artisans to other cities causing their empire to have incredible syncretic art/architecture
Mongols
After the US government helped me overthrow my government, they also the tried to overthrow me.
Fidel Castro
The smallest country in Central America
El Salvador
A group of three people governing together
triumvirate
An appeal to ethics, establishing credibility or character.
Ethos
The rise of slavery in the US
invention of the cotton jin
These were laws that governed the behavior and punishment of African Americans after the abolishment of slavery.
Black Codes/Jim Crow Laws
How does Russia win wars?- name two people who lost in this way
burn & salt fields, enemy soldiers freeze; Napoleon, Hitler, Hanibal
I am not a war fought by the US... even though American soldiers made up 90% of the forces fighting on one side
Korean War
The Year the Model T was first introduced
1908
Surprisingly, I am not Jesus... even though everyone thinks I am when they look at my picture. Also, where did I live?
Emperor Justinian; Constantinople
This Country is the biggest in the world
Russia
Name 2 independent female rulers prior to the 21st Century.
Wu Zetian, Victoria, Hatshepsut, Cleopatra, etc.
The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.
Diction
Japan lost WW2
the bombed Pearl Harbor angering the Americans and causing them to join the war
This policy advocated for open trade with China
Open Door Policy
These 2 revolutions COMPLETELY changed warfare
Gunpowder & Industrial
Taiping Rebellion
this sparkly event prompted the first Asian immigration into the US
California Gold Rush
The four presidents on Mt. Rushmore
T. Roosevelt, A. Lincoln, T. Jefferson, G. Washington
What are the 2 most important trading routes in the world today?
Panama & Suez Canals
What was the political and military alliance of Western, non communist nations?
Double points if you can name to communist equivalent
NATO; Warsaw Pact
A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person, often used to illustrate a point
Anecdote
WW1 started
assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
These companies received permission from the British government to start the first PERMANENT colonies in Virginia and Massachusetts.
Virginia Bay Company, Massachusetts Bay Company
How was Cortes able to conquer the Aztecs
native allies, plague, metal armor, local religions
This event in this year ended the Cold War.
collapse of the Soviet Union, 1991
What are the 3 major reasons people immigrate
political persecution, religious persecution, economic opportunities
The first US President to declare war
James Madison (War of 1812)
I am the largest waterfall in the world at over 2,903 ft tall
What is the difference between electoral votes and popular votes
Electoral votes= Allocates points based on popular votes per state
Popular Votes= Total number of votes
from a time when they could not accurately count the votes
The implied or suggested meaning of a word, beyond its literal definition.
Connotation