Women's History
This first (and last) queen of Hawai'i's government was overthrown.
Who is Queen Lili’uokalani?
This country was a famous example of a “banana republic” during the early 20th century.
What is Honduras?
The anniversary of this event inspired the Baltic Way, a peaceful protest during which a human chain was formed across the 3 Baltic states.
What is the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact?
This WWII battle marked a major turning point for the US in the Pacific.
What is the Battle of Midway?
This 1789 event marked the beginning of the French Revolution and the end of absolute monarchy in France.
What is the Storming of Bastille?
This early medieval English queen enabled the mission that led to the conversion to Christianity of Anglo-Saxon England.
Who is Bertha of Kent?
These 3 Latin American countries fought in the War of the Pacific.
What is Chile, Bolivia, and Peru? (Chile vs. Bolivia and Peru)
This region serves as a crucial economic, political, and cultural connector of Eurasia.
What is the Eurasian Steppe?
This economic policy shift in the 1970s and 80s emphasized deregulation, tax cuts, and reduced federal spending growth.
What is Reaganomics?
This international governing body preceded the United Nations.
What is the League of Nations?
Name either of the two female pirates who served under John Rackham during the Golden Age of Piracy.
Who is Anne Bonny or Mary Read?
This Latin American country has the longest national anthem (in terms of duration) in the world.
What is Uruguay?
This leader boldly underwent an early form of the smallpox vaccination in order to encourage its use.
Who is Catherine the Great?
In this year, the Transcontinental Railroad was completed.
What is 1869?
This 1949 political revolution in China led to the establishment of the People’s Republic of China.
What is the Chinese Communist Revolution (also called the 1949 Revolution)?
This woman was the first to be elected as prime minister of a country. Who is she and what country was it?
Who is Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka?
This late 20th century campaign of political repression was conducted by right-wing dictators against left-wing sympathizers across South America.
An early version of this system was installed in the Kremlin in 1927 to monitor visitors. It is generally considered the first of its kind.
This piece of legislation aimed to assimilate Native Americans by dividing tribal lands.
What is the Dawes Act?
This political theory (associated with thinkers like John Locke) argues that governments derive legitimacy from the consent of the governed.
What is Liberalism (classical liberalism)?
This woman was the first female faculty member hired at UNC as an assistant professor of education. Bonus points for the year!
Who is Sallie Marks? Hired 1927.
This is the name of the world’s southernmost city (and its country).
What is Tierra del Fuego, Argentina?
This Russian painter was a pioneer of abstract art.
Who is Wassily Kandinsky?
This US president was in power during the Spanish-American War.
Who is William McKinley?
This 1936-1938 Soviet campaign, directed by Joseph Stalin, involved widespread repression, purges of party officials, and highly publicized show trials.
What is the Great Purge (also called the Great Terror)?