FAMOUS ROMANS
He crossed the Rubicon, attacking his own country and engulfing Rome into a civil war
Julius Caesar
Where did the Renaissance begin?
Italian Peninsula
What Treaty ended World War I?
The Treaty of Versailles
The symbolic division between western and eastern Europe during the period of the Cold War.
Iron Curtain
George Bush
As the nephew of Caesar, he claimed to be Caesar's rightful heir and became a member of the 2nd Triumvirate
Octavian
What was the name of the war that created the identity of England and France?
Hundred Years War
This country was an ally of Germany and Austria-Hungary prior to the war, but ended up fighting against them when the war broke out?
Popular leader of North Vietnam and also the name of the trail that stretched through out Indochina
Ho Chi Mihn
The landing of the Space Shuttle Atlantis in 2011 marked the end of the Space Shuttle Program for what, world famous, government agency.
NASA
What were the names of the twin brothers that found Rome?
Romulus and Remus
Medieval Philosopher who believed in the combination of Faith and Reason. He wrote the Summa Theologica including the 5 proofs of God
Thomas Aquinas
What modern country in the Pacific did the U.S control that was threatened by Japan?
The Philippines
This war, often called America's "Forgotten War", has been largely overshadowed by WWII and the later Vietnam War
Korean War
These two countries today remain as the final two absolute monarchies in the world
Saudi Arabia and Oman
This famous Roman senator is known for his extreme hatred and desire to see the destruction of Carthage, another ancient civilization, being famous for his consistent use of the phrase, "Carthago delenda est:
Cato the Elder
In 1066 this was a three-way war for England between Harold Godwinson, Harald Harada, & William the Conqueror. It changed English culture forever and led to the modern English language
The Norman Conquest
This South American country was the only nation to send troops abroad to Europe to fight in WWII
Brazil
The Kitchen Debate was "fought" by this U.S. Vice President
In one form or another, this formerly socialist country in the Balkans existed, debatably, until the year 2006 when Serbia and Montenegro seceded
Yugoslavia
While consul, he discovered a conspiracy to overthrow the government and decided to execute the conspirators without trial
Cicero
From 1202 – 1204 this war was led by Christendom to retake the Holy land. However, when the crusaders could not pay their debts, it ended unsuccessfully with the sack of Christian Constantinople.
The 4th Crusade
France was able to occupy this region of Germany after they failed to pay war reparations?
Ruhr Valley
The line that divided North and South Korea
The 38th parallel
The P.R.I or the Institutional Revolutionary Party has, at times, been called, by some journalists and historians, as the, "the perfect dictatorship" due to its control over the states and its functions. What country is the P.R.I active in?
Mexico