Name This Theory
Who's Who
Misconceptions
Where is This?
War Trivia
100
Individual memories are formed and operate in a social or “collective” context. Groups thus shape and inform one’s memories or understanding of the past - Maurice Halbwachs
Collective Memory
100
Last reigning empress of Russia who orchestrated a coup d'etat against her husband and had him assassinated only 8 days later. Also remembered for bringing Western influences to Russia and vastly expanding Russian territory with the occupation of present day Crimea, Lithuania, and Belarus.
Catherine the Great
100
A famous Jewish soldier in the Russian army whose memory was idolized by the Israeli people for years but in recent years accounts of his life and valiant death have been challenged by historians.
Yoseph Trumpeldor
100
Statue of Liberty
New York, United States
100
Which war saw the first submarine successfully sink an opposing ship?
Civil War
200
Any significant entity, whether material or non-material in nature, which by dint of human will or the work of time has become a symbolic element of the memorial heritage of any community - Pierre Nora
Sites of Memory
200
Was known for the study of memory and identity.
John R. Gillis
200
The “Peace Democrats” was a political group which opposed the American Government during which war?
Civil War
200
National War Memorial - The Response
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
200
Which side in the American Civil War suffered over 50% of the total casualties in the war?
North
300
Collective memory is influenced by elite interests in such a way that advances their own interests. - Eric Hobsbawm and Terence Ranger
The Invention of Tradition (Presentist Approach)
300
Second female pharaoh to rule upper and lower Egypt. historians used to believe that she ruled as queen regent until her stepson reached the age to rule. But recent archeological evidence suggests she ruled as the legitimate pharoah for about 22 years.
Hatshepsut
300
What army is commonly thought to have only fought naked with spears & shields?
Spartan Army
300
Memorial to the Victims of Communism
Prague, Czech Republic
300
Which nation suffered the most civilian casualties from the Japanese military in WWII?
China
400
This theoretical approach to historical memory views collective memory as a product of the experiences on a local level which builds up to an entire nation's narrative. - Michel Foucault
Popular Memory Approach
400
Argentine Marxist Guerrilla leader and who was responsible for helping install the Castro regime in Cuba and even spoke on its behalf in front of the United Nations.
Ernesto “Che” Guevara
400
Which nation had the most widespread use of tanks in WW2?
United States
400
Petra, Jordan, Middle East
400
Which nation was cyberwarfare first ever deployed against?
Iran, 2010
500
Collective memory adapts to changes in society but maintains limitations to change that allow for a degree of stability. - Michael Schudson
Dynamics of Memory
500
Criticized the major theories pertaining to history & memory in her book "Theories of Social Remembering". In her view, the dynamics of memory approach is the best approach to understanding how history is remembered in modern, Western society.
Barbara A. Misztal
500
What nation had 400 prisoner camps set up across the country during WW2?
United States
500
The Brave Monument
Omaha Beach, France
500
In which war was an airplane first used during a military operation?
Italo-Turkish War