A. World War II
B. Indian Independence
C. The Russian Revolution
What is C, A, B?
100
Under this Ottoman practice, Christian boys were taken from their homes and educated in the Sultan's palace in anticipation of taking positions in the imperial government.
What is devshirme?
100
In 1917, the Germans allowed this leader of the Russian Revolution to pass through Germany in a "sealed train," even though Germany was still at war with Russia at the time.
Who is V. I. Lenin?
100
Suleyman the Great
What is the Ottoman Empire?
200
This leader's inspiration came from a series of conversations he had with the Archangel Gabriel.
Who is Mohammad?
200
A. Tsar Peter the Great
B. Tsarina Catherine the Great
C. Tsar Nicholas II
What is A, B, C?
200
The Qing Dynasty used this system of military organization and ethnic separation to consolidate their rule over the Han Chinese during the late-seventeenth century.
What is the Banner System?
200
According to Marx, the excesses of the capitalist system would cause this group to rise up and overthrow their rulers.
What is the proletariat?
200
Emperor Augustus
What is the Roman Empire?
300
On Christmas Day, 800 A.D., Pope Leo III bestowed this Frankish King with the title Imperator Romanum, or Holy Roman Emperor.
Who is Charlemagne?
300
A. The Sepoy Mutiny
B. Napoleon Defeated at Waterloo
C. The American Revolution
What is C, B, A?
300
Louis XIV established this legal system in 1685 as a means of regulating slaves and ex-slaves in France's American colonies.
What is the code noir?
300
This political organization was established in March, 1919 to promote the spread of the communist revolution across the world.
What is the Comintern?
300
The Kangxi Emperor
What is the Qing Dynasty?
400
This would-be emperor ignored the warning to "beware the ides of March" and was murdered on the steps of the Senate.
Who is Julius Ceasar?
400
A. Cortes' Conquest of the Aztecs
B. Pocahontas saves Captain John Smith
C. Columbus' Voyages
What is C, A, B?
400
This 1830 law signed by President Andrew Jackson established the federal government's power to settle Indians on federal lands, and eventually led to the establishment of the reservation system.
What is the Indian Removal Act?
400
Meaning "the majority," this party seized power during the October Revolution and was eventually known as the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
Who are the Bolsheviks?
400
Otto von Bismarck
What is the German/Prussian Reich?
500
The empire established by this 13th-century leader was the first to unite the Eurasian landmass, and included such innovations as passports and the first postal service.
Who is Chinggis Kahn
500
A. Qin Dynasty
B. Ming Dynasty
C. Song Dynasty
What is A, C, B?
500
Started in 1928, this Soviet farm policy outlawed private property and forced individual peasants to work on communal farms.
What is collectivization?
500
In 1930, Stalin labeled these middle class Russian peasants enemies of the revolution and ordered that they be "eliminated as a class."