Pre-modern Asia
This individual is well regarded as the first unifier of China and built the initial phase of the Great Wall of China.
Who is Qin Shi Huang?
China, Korea, and Vietnam all built their socialist revolutions on their shared struggle against this former imperial power.
What is Japan?
This 1990s sitcom set in New York City became one of the most popular TV shows of all time.
What is Friends?
This Renaissance Artist is best known for their art on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Who was Michelangelo?
What was the fighting in World War I known as on the Western Front?
What is Trench Warfare?
This Southeast Asian Empire had the most extensive pre-industrial urban complex in the world.
What is the Khmer Empire?
Established in September 1948 with Soviet backing, this state proclaimed itself the legitimate government of all Korea, with Kim Il Sung as Premier (Official Name)
What is the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
In which country were the 1968 Olympic Games held, where sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists in a Black Power salute?
What is Mexico?
This revolutionary leader of France is known for his Reign of Terror, and his death by the guillotine after sending many to it for their demise.
Who was Maximelien Robespierre?
What event led to US involvement in the First World War?
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
This mathematician from the Abbasid Caliphate invented the first general quadratic equation.
Who is Al-Khwarizmi (or Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi)?
In 1954, this international meeting brought an end to the First Indochina War and temporarily divided Vietnam at the 17th parallel.
What was the Geneva Conference
In 1969, this legendary music festival in upstate New York became a symbol of peace, love, and counterculture.
What is Woodstock?
This failed military endeavor by the Ottomans famously ended with the largest cavalry charges in history.
What was the Siege and Battle of Vienna?
What was the anti-imperialist revolution that occurred in China from 1899 to 1901 called?
What is the Boxer Rebellion?
Queen of the Massagetae, this individual is claimed to have led her armies against the Achaemenid Empire and killed Cyrus the Great.
Who is Queen Tomyris?
Vietnam’s 1978 invasion of this neighboring country ended the Khmer Rouge regime but led to a decade-long occupation and strained relations with China
What is Cambodia?
This 1985 charity single featured over 40 artists to raise money for famine relief in Africa.
What is “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” by Band Aid?
This King of Prussia is well known for his military prowess due to his successes in the Silesian Wars. He was a patron for the Enlightenment Arts, and had a cute nickname.
Who was Frederick the Great (aka Old Fritz)?
What was the name of the massacre that helped spur the 1905 Russian “Revolution”?
What is Bloody Sunday?
This emperor of India is well known for his unification and expansion of the Mughal Empire (and is also well known for throwing his foster brother out of a window twice).
Who is Akbar the Great?
Passed by the UN General Assembly in 1971, Resolution 2758 dramatically shifted diplomatic recognition in East Asia by doing what?
What is recognizing the People’s Republic of China as the legitimate government of China and expelling the representatives of Taipei (the Republic of China)?
This French fashion designer popularized the “New Look” in 1947, redefining women’s fashion with cinched waists and full skirts.
Who is Christian Dior?
During the 1630s in the Netherlands, this resource became the subject of a speculative bubble, in which prices for it skyrocketed in value until they plummeted again at the end of the decade.
What is the Tulip?
Which royal family changed their last name during World War I to appear less German (nationality or name)
What is the British Royal Family/Windsor Family?