Notable usage of technology
Americans used this deadly new technology twice in WW2 against Japanese cities.
What are nuclear bombs?
This 1215 document established individual freedoms and limited the monarchy by establishing the the king was not above the law.
What is the Magna Carta?
The Mongol Empire led to the prosperity of this trade route.
What was the Silk Road?
"Please Please Me", "From Me to You" and "She Loves You" are singles from this English rock band.
Who were The Beatles?
This person said "the only thing we have to fear is...fear itself"
Beginning in 1913, this industrialist made use of the assembly line to make cars, revolutionizing mass production techniques.
Who was Henry Ford?
Note that Ford wasn't the inventor or the first to use assembly lines.
This document states, "The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win."
What is the The Communist Manifesto?
This Mauryan emperor contributed significantly to the spread of Buddhism after his conversion.
Who was Ashoka the Great?
During the Suez Crisis, these three countries invaded Egypt.
What is the UK, France, and Israel?
This person said "Not one step back!" in Order No. 227 to his army.
(original quote not in English)
Who was Joseph Stalin?
"Ни шагу назад!"
This 16th century Christian movement notable made use of the printing press to rapidly spread its message.
What was the Protestant Reformation?
This man wrote the majority of the Federalist Papers.
Who was Alexander Hamilton?
The sinking of this boat caused a war that led the United States to become a world power and "empire"
What was the USS Maine?
This British Invasion band's signature song is "The House of the Rising Sun"
Who are the Animals?
This person said "Not by speeches and votes of the majority are the great questions of the time decided ... but by iron and blood."
(original quote not in English)
Who was Otto von Bismarck?
Full original quote: "Nicht durch Reden und Majoritätsbeschlüsse werden die großen Fragen der Zeit entschieden — daß ist der große Fehler von 1848 und 1849 gewesen — sondern durch Eisen und Blut. "
The invention of firearms and the introduction of gunpowder enabled this early modern era empire to conquer India. It is not the British.
What was the Mughal Empire?
This constitution served as a model for the Weimar Constitution and began a process of land reform.
What is the Constitution of Mexico?
or Constitution of 1917
This wealthy African empire spread Islam, promoted trans-Sahara trade, and ended in 1670.
What was the Mali Empire?
Must get both:
In 1982, Britain reinvaded the these islands. to prevent Argentina from annexing them.
1982 also saw the beginning of this British music movement in America.
What are the Falklands?
What was the Second British Invasion?
"L'État, c'est moi" is an apocryphal saying attributed to this person.
Translation: "I am the state"
Who was Louis XIV?
This bronze age civilization used elaborate drainage systems and includes the archaeological site of Harappa.
What was the Indus Valley Civilization?
This ancient legal text is inscribed on a basalt stone and establishes laws based on the principle of "An eye for an eye" aka "lex talionis"
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
The last emperor of Ethiopia.
Who was Haile Selassie?
This is the name President Bush used to describe the US-led coalition, which included the United Kingdom, that invaded Iraq in 2003.
What was the Coalition of the Willing?
This 20th century revolutionary said "politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed."
(original quote not in English)
Who was Mao Zedong?
"政治是不流血的战争，战争是流血的政治"