Women in History
She said this refusing to give up her seat, “The only tired I was, was tired of giving in.”
Who is Rosa Parks?
Fleas on black rats caused this period of relative unhealthiness
What is the Black Death/the plague?
Achilles is the famous hero from this war
What is the Trojan War?
This US president was the first Republican president
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This animal is the symbol of the US Republican Party
What is an elephant?
After she beat professional marksman Frank Butler in a shooting match, she married him
Who is Annie Oakley?
This famous Renaissance poet was married to Anne Hathaway
Who is William Shakespeare?
These two countries fought in the 100 Years War
What are England and France?
The Declaration of Independence was signed in this city
What is Philadelphia?
This German political leader was known as the "Iron Chancellor"?
Who is Otto von Bismarck?
Amelia Earhart became the first woman to cross this ocean by plane
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
This famous Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet painted the famous Sistine Chapel ceiling.
Who is Michaelangelo?
He was the president of the Confederate South during the American Civil War
Who is Jefferson Davis?
Pocahontas was from this Native American tribe located in the Chesapeake Bay region
What is the Powhatans?
Typically used in first past the post electoral systems, this term is given to the practice of manipulating the boundaries of districts in order to create a political advantage
What is gerrymandering?
She was one of the founders of the NAACP and is known for exposing lynching in the US as a barbaric practice to intimidate and oppress African Americans
Who is Ida B. Wells?
The Renaissance began in this republic, one of the many states of Italy.
What is Florence?
This was the first country Germany invaded in WWII
What is Poland?
This Connecticut native was a general in both the American and the British armies during the American Revolutionary War.
Who is Benedict Arnold?
In the case of a tied vote in the U.S. Senate, the deciding vote is cast by this elected individual
Who is the Vice President?
Her, in 1869 in a women’s suffrage newspaper: “Join the union, girls, and together say equal pay for equal work.”
Who is Susan B. Anthony?
In this literary work, English humanist Sir Thomas More describes an ideal society in which men and women live in peace and harmony.
What is Utopia?
This was the codename used by the Allied operation for the D-Day landings/Battle of Normandy
What is Operation Overload?
This constitutional amendment allowed the right to vote regardless of race
What is the 15th?
This new economic program was announced by China's Mao Zedong in 1958
The Great Leap Forward