REVOLUTIONS — KNOW YOUR LEADERS
Who led the Haitian Revolution and became Haiti’s first ruler?
Toussaint Louverture
Which war introduced the widespread use of trench warfare in Europe?
WWI
Which empire controlled India before independence in 1947?
British Empire
Which two superpowers dominated the Cold War?
United States and Soviet Union
Which French writer authored The Declaration of the Rights of Woman in 1791?
Olympe de Gouges
Which revolutionary leader was executed during the Reign of Terror in 1794?
Maximilien Robespierre
What 1905 conflict marked Japan’s emergence as a major world power?
Russo-Japanese War
Which European power ruled the Congo Free State under King Leopold II?
Belgium
What military alliance was created in 1949 to counter Soviet influence?
NATO
Who led the Indian National Congress and became India’s first female prime minister in 1966?
Indira Gandhi
Which Chinese leader proclaimed the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949?
Mao Zedong
Which 1950–1953 war ended with an armistice rather than a peace treaty?
Korean War
Which empire lost most of its territory after the Treaty of Trianon (1920)?
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Which 1962 crisis brought the U.S. and USSR closest to nuclear war?
Cuban Missile Crisis
Which New Zealand achievement in 1893 marked a global first for women’s rights?
Women gained the right to vote
Who was the principal leader of the Mexican Revolution who issued the Plan of Ayala?
Emiliano Zapata
Which African war (1899–1902) challenged British imperial dominance?
Second Boer War
Which Ottoman territory was placed under British mandate after World War I and later became Israel?
Palestine
Which Latin American country experienced a U.S.-backed coup in 1973 that overthrew Salvador Allende?
Chile
Which Egyptian feminist founded the Egyptian Feminist Union in 1923?
Huda Sha’arawi
Which Iranian religious leader became Supreme Leader after the 1979 Iranian Revolution?
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Which Cold War conflict involved the Tet Offensive in 1968?
American-Vietnam War
Which Asian empire formally ended in 1912 with the abdication of Puyi?
Qing Dynasty
Which 1979 invasion significantly escalated Cold War tensions and contributed to the USSR’s collapse?
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
Which Iranian activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate has advocated for women’s rights under the Islamic Republic?
Shirin Ebadi