French and German Woes
He was the last emperor of France.
Who was Napoleon?
Before railroads changed the way people kept time, cities all over the world set their owns clocks by this.
What is the sun?
They began to revolt against the Dutch government.
Who are farmers?
The Suez Canal connected Europe and Asia so that sailors no longer had to go around this continent.
What is Africa?
Great Britain sent prisoners here.
What is Australia?
He helped American colonists fight for their independence.
Who was the Marquis de Lafayette?
Japan adopted a new constitution that made its government much like that of this nation.
What is Germany?
The Dutch invaded this city with 3,000 men.
What is Acheh?
When Muhammad Ali seized the throne, Egypt was part of this empire.
What is the Ottoman Empire?
Gold was discovered in its red earth.
What is Australia?
This third German emperor was a violent, quarrelsome, quick-tempered man.
Who is Wilhelm II?
This Canadian railroad engineer divided the world into 24 time zones.
Who was Fleming?
The Dutch and British governments both wanted to claim this island.
What is Sumatra?
The Suez Canal was completed this year.
What is 1869?
When Ned Kelly was captured, he was taken to this city and put on trial for murder.
What is Melbourne?
What is Austria?
Saigo Takamori, a famous samurai warrior, led this rebellion.
What is the Satsuma Rebellion?
The people of Acheh fought the Dutch using this type of warfare.
What is guerilla?
They captured the capital city, Cairo.
Who were the British?
This nickname was given to the years after 1880 when so many countries were trying to gain control of African land.
What is the Scramble for Africa?
For many years, kings from this family ruled France.
What is Bourbon?
During the Meiji Restoration, they helped the Japanese emperor regain his throne.
Who were the daimyo?
The Ottoman Empire included this land north of Greece, named for the Turkish word for "mountain."
What are the Balkans?
Ismail Pasha was given this title, meaning "king" or "sovereign ruler."
What is khedive?
By 1900, these were the only two areas in Africa that were not claimed by a European country.
What are Ethiopia and Liberia?