Civil Rights (USA)
Which 1954 US Supreme Court case ruled that segregated schools were unconstitutional?
Brown v. Board of Education
Which political party introduced apartheid as official government policy in 1948?
The National Party
Which two European countries gained the most land in Africa during the Scramble for Africa?
Britain and France
Which of the five suspects includes plague, drought and volcanoes?
NATURE
Which US President promoted the idea of the League of Nations?
Woodrow Wilson
What was the name of the protest that began after Rosa Parks was arrested and lasted over a year?
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
What does the word "apartheid" mean?
Apartness (separateness)
Which canal in Egypt, opened in 1869, shortened the sea trip from Europe to India?
The Suez Canal
Rome had about 24 emperors in 50 years. Which suspect does fighting between rulers belong to?
THEMSELVES
What do we call stopping trade to punish a country?
Sanctions
Which group of nine Black students were escorted into Little Rock Central High School in 1957 by federal troops?
The Little Rock Nine
Which man spent 27 years in prison for fighting apartheid and later became South Africa's president?
Nelson Mandela
Which Belgian king ruled the Congo as his personal property, where people were forced to collect rubber?
King Leopold II
One explanation for the Bronze Age collapse is that huge numbers of which weapons beat the chariot armies?
Javelins
Which two countries were not allowed to join the League of Nations at first?
Germany and the USSR
Which 15-year-old girl was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat before Rosa Parks?
Claudette Colvin
What did the pass laws force Black South Africans to carry?
A pass (an identity document, or passbook)
Which machine gun, invented in 1884, gave European armies a huge advantage over most African armies?
The Maxim gun
The Mamluks lost the spice trade when Portuguese ships found a sea route to India. Which suspect is this?
MONEY
What power can each of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council use to block a decision by voting no?
The veto
Which law, passed in the 1960s, banned racial discrimination in public places and jobs in the USA?
The Civil Rights Act
In which massacre in 1960 did police shoot at people who were protesting against the pass laws?
Sharpeville
Which German chancellor hosted the Berlin Conference, where European leaders agreed rules for dividing up Africa?
Otto von Bismarck
Name TWO suspects that helped to destroy the Inca Empire.
Any two of: NATURE (smallpox), THEMSELVES (civil war), THE ENEMY (the Spanish)
After becoming independent from Belgium, which country asked the UN for help, and received about 10,000 troops?
The Congo