Chronology

Latin America

100

What year did Christopher Columbus arrive in the New World?

1492

200

For how long had Porfirio Diaz been President of Mexico?

1884-1911/ 20+ years

300

At around which time were almost all Latin American countries beginning to fight for independence against Spain? (Think of the time Spain started declining in power)

1810's

400

Label the following in order: -Porfirio's second elected term begins -Ten Tragic Days -Madero runs for president, gets jailed - Carranza elected for president -Diaz flees to Paris.

1. Second term of Diaz 2. Madero presidency run, jailed 3. Diaz flees to Paris 4. Ten Tragic Days 5. Carranza elected

500

Label the following Mexican former/ dead presidents in the time of the Mexican Revolution (1884- 1920) in order: - Porfirio Diaz - Carranza - Huerta - Obregon - Fransisco Madero

1. Diaz 2. Madero 3. Huerta 4. Carranza 5. Obregon

Africa

100

Put the following events in order: - Rwanda is proclaimed a republic - RPF (Rwandan Patriotic Front), which mainly consists of Hutus, begins massacring Tutsis - Belgian forces occupy Rwanda - President Habyarimana is killed

1. Belgian forces occupy Rwanda (1916) 2. Rwanda is proclaimed a republic (1961) 3. President Habyarimana is killed (1994) 4. RPF (Rwandan Patriotic Front), which mainly consists of Hutus, begins massacring Tutsis (1994)

200

Put the following events in order: - UN arrives in Sierra Leone - RUF (Revolutionary United Front) begins attacking villages in Sierra Leone with the goal of getting rid of the APC gov. - War declared over - Peace deal between rebels and government unravels

1. RUF (Revolutionary United Front) begins attacking villages in Sierra Leone with the goal of getting rid of the APC gov. (1991) 2. Peace deal between rebels and government unravels (1997) 3. UN arrives in Sierra Leone (1999) 4. War declared over (2002)

300

Put the following events in order: - King Leopold II licenses companies that exploit Africans by forcing them to collect sap from rubber plants - 14 European countries meet at the Berlin Conference - Henry Stanley travels to Africa and finds David Livingstone, who had been missing for years - Henry Stanley signs treaties with local chiefs in the Congo River valley to secure land for King Leopold II of Belgium

1. Henry Stanley travels to Africa and finds David Livingstone, who had been missing for years (1871) 2. Henry Stanley signs treaties with local chiefs in the Congo River valley to secure land for King Leopold II of Belgium (1879 - 1882) 3. King Leopold II licenses companies that exploit Africans by forcing them to collect sap from rubber plants 4. 14 European countries meet at the Berlin Conference (1884-1885)

400

Put the following events in order: - ICC issues an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Bashir - UN issues the United Nations-African Union mission (UNAMID) to maintain peace in Darfur - U.S. declares the conflict in Darfur a 'genocide' - President Bush calls for the number of international troops in Darfur to be doubled

1. U.S. declares the conflict in Darfur a 'genocide' (2004) 2. President Bush calls for the number of international troops in Darfur to be doubled (2006) 3. UN issues the United Nations-African Union mission (UNAMID) to maintain peace in Darfur (2008) 4. ICC issues an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Bashir (2009)

500

Put the following events in order: - Sierra Leone is declared a republic - Siaka Stevens, APC party leader, wins the election followed by a military coup - Sierra Leone becomes a one party state under APC (All People's Congress) - Sierra Leone gains independence

1. Sierra Leone gains independence (1961) 2. Siaka Stevens, APC party leader, wins the election followed by a military coup (1967) 3. Sierra Leone is declared a republic (1971) 4. Sierra Leone becomes a one party state under APC (All People's Congress) (1978)

Middle East

100

Put the following events in order: - The UN approves sanctions on Iran - Iran Nuclear Deal - Millions of people protest around the world in the Green Movement - Ahmadinejad wins the presidential election

1. The UN approves sanctions on Iran (2006) 2. Ahmadinejad wins the presidential election (2009) 3. Millions of people protest around the world in the Green Movement (2009) 4. Iran Nuclear Deal (2015)

200

Put the following events in order: - Jimmy Carter allows the Shah to come to the U.S. for cancer treatment - The Shah and his wife flee Iran - Hostage Crisis - Kholemeini declares himself "Supreme Leader" and establishes an Islamic Republic in Iran

1. The Shah and his wife flee Iran 2. Kholemeini declares himself "Supreme Leader" and establishes an Islamic Republic in Iran 3. Jimmy Carter allows the Shah to come to the U.S. for cancer treatment 4. Hostage Crisis

300

Put the following events in order: - The Shah throws a lavish party to celebrate the Persian Empire's 2500th anniversary - Hostage crisis - fire at the Rex Cinema - CIA led coup puts Shah Reza Pahlavi back in power - Iraq-Iran War breaks out - Student protests in Qom

1. CIA led coup puts Shah Reza Pahlavi back in power (1953) 2. The Shah throws a lavish party to celebrate the Persian Empire's 2500th anniversary (1971) 3. Student protests in Qom (1978) 4. Fire at the Rex Cinema 5. Hostage crisis (1979) 6. Iraq-Iran War breaks out (1980)

400

Put the following events in order: - Iran-Contra Affair - Khomeini dies and is succeeded by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei - Ronald Reagan's inauguration; hostages are released - Start of Iraq-Iran War - End of Iraq-Iran War

1. Start of Iraq-Iran War (1980) 2. Ronald Reagan's inauguration; hostages are released (1981) 3. Iran-Contra Affair (1985) 4. End of Iraq-Iran War (1988) 5. Khomeini dies and is succeeded by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (1989)

500

Put the following events in order: - Libya becomes fighting ground for Europeans - Italy takes control of Libya - Libya joins the U.N. - Qaddafi takes power - Libya gains independence

1. Italy takes control of Libya (1911) 2. Libya becomes fighting ground for Europeans (during WWI and WWII) 3. Libya gains independence (1951) 4. Libya joins the U.N. (1963) 5. Qaddafi takes power (1972)