Middle East
East Asia
East Asia 2
Australia
India
100
This religious leader was a caravan raider who founded an empire and religion.
Who is Muhammad
100
North Korea has a severe shortage of this:
What is food
100
Matthew Perry, an American Commodore, forced this country to open its doors in the 1850s.
What is Japan
100
This Australian mammal lays eggs.
What is a platypus?
100
This Indian leader used boycotts an non-violence to overthrow British rule in the 1940s.
Who is Gandhi?
200
On this date, airliners struck the Pentagon and World Trade Center in a terrorist attack by Al-Quada
What is September 11th or 911
200
Japan's early social system resembled this European system:
What is feudalism
200
Korea was conquered by this country in the early 1900s
What is Japan
200
This group of natives lived in Australia before Europeans showed up.
Who are aborigines?
200
The process (common in India) to send jobs overseas for cheap labor is called:
What is outsourcing?
300
This country's government was overthrown by the U.S. in the 1950s
What is Iran
300
In terms of economic systems, North Korea is ___________ while South Korea is ___________
What is communist, capitalist
300
In this war, the Americans fought a Chinese-backed army along the 38th Parallel.
What is the Korean War
300
This was Australia's role for the British Empire in the 1700s.
What is a penal colony
300
This country was split from India due to Muslim-Hindu tension
What is Pakistan
400
These are the two major Islamic sects that split after debating who would come after Muhammad.
What are Sunni and Shia
400
In this event, Mongolian ships were destroyed before they could attack Japan
What was the Divine Wind
400
This communist leader conquered China in 1949
Who is Mao Zedong
400
These laws made Australia an independent country.
What are the Australia Acts?
400
In this Indian social system, people are sorted into different social groups based on how they were born.
What is the Caste System?
500
In this event, American embassy workers were captured by a foreign government in the 1970s
What is the Iran Hostage Crises
500
This was Chairman Moa Zedong's attempt to modernize the Chinese economy which left millions dead.
What is the Great Leap Forward?
500
This man is the current leader of North Korea
Who is Kim Jung Un
500
In the 1850s, Australia experienced this which led to an increase in population.
What is the Australian Gold Rush
500
This Indian river is over-polluted despite the fact that it is considered holy.
What is the Ganges River?
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