“That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
Neil Armstrong
This Cold War policy would ghost any expansion of communism.
Containment
This Prussian statesman orchestrated the unification of Germany in the 19th century.
Bismarck
"A king loses his head in the name of liberty, equality, and fraternity."
French Revolution
This invention revolutionized book production in Europe by making printing faster and cheaper.
Printing Press
“Peace, land, and bread!”
Vladimir Lenin
This 19th-century German philosopher would definitely swipe right on the proletariat.
Karl Marx
This region in Southeastern Europe was called the “powder keg” of Europe before World War I.
Balkans
“In a cold world of spies and secrets, two superpowers play a deadly game of nuclear brinkmanship—who will blink first?”
Cold War
This invention powered factories and transportation during the Industrial Revolution.
steam engine
“I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds."
J. Robert Oppenheimer
The Tanzimat Reforms want someone open to a glow-up in laws, education, and military—maybe even a little Western flair.
Ottoman Empire
his colony was the birthplace of the American Revolution
Boston
“The spark in Sarajevo ignites a powder keg of alliances and nationalism, plunging the world into a war unlike any before.”
World War 1
This metal, vital for coinage and industrial uses, was mined in large amounts in Bolivia and Mexico during the colonial era.
Silver
" Peace without victory.”
Woodrow Wilson
The Balfour Declaration is looking for a long-term partner—but it’s about to start drama in this regio
Palestine / the Middle East
This founder of the Mughal Empire began his conquests in 1526.
Babur
“An international movement challenges colonial borders, unites the oppressed, and calls for a new global solidarity amid Cold War tensions.”
Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)
This staple grain from the Americas became an important calorie source that helped fuel population growth in Africa and Asia post-Columbian Exchange.
potato
“History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it.”
Napoleon Bonaparte
The Cultural Revolution is swiping left on Confucian values and right on this youthful, revolutionary squad.
The Red Guard
This war, fought in the 19th century, marked the decline of the Qing dynasty due to foreign pressures.
Boxer Rebellion
“A brutal regime enforces radical agrarian reforms that decimate a population, rewriting history through terror and starvation.”
Cambodian Genocide
This metal, crucial for batteries in electric vehicles and portable electronics, is primarily mined in countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo.
cobalt