Roman Collapse
Who was the emperor who split Rome into two parts to make governing easier?
Diocletian
What led to the Hundred Years' War and between which two dynasties was it contested?
It originated from English claims to the French throne. It was contested between the Plantagenet dynasty and the House of Valois.
How many Coalition Wars were there?
What pulled the British Empire into the Great War?
German invasion of Belgium
The Second World War officially began with the German invasion of Poland. How long did the invasion last?
About a month (35 days)
What were the senior and junior emperors in the Tetrarachy?
Augusti and Ceasar
Who was the first king of England?
Athelstan
Which battle during the Wars of the Coalition is also known as the Battle of the Nations?
The Battle of Leipzig
How many Battles of the Isonzo were there?
Twelve
The Invasion of Russia (known as Operation Barbarossa) began in June 1941. How many personnel did the Axis powers have at the onset of the invasion?
3.8 million
Which one was NOT a disease that spread in this time period? A) Malaria B) Tuberculosis C) Swine flu D) Typhid fever
Swine flu
The Pope assembled an alliance of nations such as France, Spain and the Holy Roman Empire to combat the growing power of the Italian state of Venice. What was the name of the alliance?
The League of Cambrai
What was the name of the French embargo on Britain seeking to isolate them from the European trade market?
The Continental System
What was the name of the first major battle between the German Empire and the Russian Empire?
Battle of Tannenburg
Operation Retribution or Operation Punisment was what action committed by Germany in the Second World War?
Bombing of the Yugoslav capital of Belgrade
The decline of patriotism started when?
When Roman soldiers were replaced with mercenaries
What significant event is considered a precursor to the famous Siege of Vienna, that happened in 1529?
Battle of Mohács, it resulted in the Ottoman Empire annexing the Kingdom of Hungary
What was the name of the series of conferences organized in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars?
Congress of Vienna
Treaties of Versailles, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Trianon and Sèvres.
What significant event happened during the Battle of the Denmark Strait?
The sinking of the HMS Hood and the HMS Prince of Wales
When did the "Fall of the Roman Empire" happen?
476 (although the Eastern Roman Empire fell in 1453) This is due to the fact that the "fall" of the Roman Empire refers to the fall of the west.
The large Mongol Empire officially split up in the 14th century. What is the name of the four states that succeeded it?
Chagatai Khanate
Golden Horde
Ilkhanate
Yuan dynasty
At some point in their existance, the House of Bonaparte ruled over ten different kingdoms. Name five of them.
France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Naples, Westphallia, Elba, Andorra, Berg, Lucca (and Piombino)
The Anglo-German naval arms race was a significant event that contributed to the rising of tensions prior to the Great War. How many dreadnought battleships did each nation have at the end of the war?
Where was the army research facility, that created V-2 flying bombs, located? (Hint: They were bombed during Operation Crossbow)
Peenemünde Army Research Center