Global Review
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100

This revolutionary leader and former slave led the Haitian Revolution in the fight for freedom and independence against the French in the Saint-Domingue colony.

Toussaint L'Ouverture

100

This movement that focused on individual freedom and limiting government power was known for philosophers like John Locke, Baron de Montesquieu, and Mary Wollstonecraft. 

Enlightenment. 

100

This meeting between European nations was held to discuss how the continent of Africa would be divided up and colonized. 

Berlin Conference

100

Why will swords never go out of style. 

They have always been cutting edge technology. 

200

This man was known for his plan to westernize Turkey state following the Ottoman Empire's collapse post-world war 1. 

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. 

200

The United States famously bought the Louisiana territory from France while under the leadership of this man who needed money to fund his constant invasion and wars in Europe. 

Napoleon Bonaparte

200
Enlightenment thinker, Montesquieu argued for this concept which would decentralize the power in governments. 

Separation of Powers. 

200

Why should you never date a tennis player? 

Love means nothing to them. 

300

The immediate cause of World War I is said to be the assassination of this royal government official from Austria-Hungary. 

Archduke Franz Ferdinand. 

300

Much of America and Europe adopted the concept of free-market capitalism, largely outlined by this philosopher who said the government should be completely hands off in the economy. 

Adam Smith

300

This type of government generally results in one party or leader have total control over people's lives. There is no freedom of speech, press, assembly, etc. 

Totalitarianism. 

300

Why do people working in a plastic recycling facility hate their job? 

Its soda pressing. 

400

This was the name of Joseph Stalin's plan to industrialize the Soviet Union's economy by having the government control the means of production. 

Five-Year Plan. 

400

The sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Telegram were a couple of reasons why the US ultimately did this? 

Joined in the fighting of World War I against the Central Powers. 

400

This 1789 document, written by the national assembly in the French Revolution was known establishing natural rights to citizens and for resembling the ideas of the American revolution. 

Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen. 

400

Why are Saturday and Sunday considered the strongest days? 

The rest are all weekdays. 

500

This example of a forced famine in the Soviet Union saw millions die from starvation after Joseph Stalin's government took food from collective farms, leaving people with no food to eat. 

Holodomor

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