U.S Presidents
President who gave the Gettysburg Address and signed the Emancipation Proclamation
What is WWII?
Name for the native peoples of Australia
The boy Pharaoh, whose tomb was uncovered in 1922
Who is Tutankhamun?
Man who came up with five core virtues
Who is Confucius?
President who defeated incumbent VP, Al Gore, in the election of 2000
Who is George W. Bush?
This fighting tactic involves using occupied lines to fight in order to give cover to troops; largely used during World War I
What is Trench Warfare?
Man who established the first British colonies in Oceania
who is James Cook?
This west African empire, once led by Mansa Musa
What is Mali?
The longest ruling dynasty in Chinese history
What is the Han dynasty?
Hawaii & Alaska both became states under this president's administration in 1959
Who is Dwight Eisenhower?
Formerly called "The Great War" and began with the assassination of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary
What is WWI?
This city became the capital of Australia in 1913
What is Canberra?
What is (Accept: Sao Tome and Principe, Angola, Guinea Bissau, Mozambique)?
This Venetian explorer traveled through the Yuan dynasty and wrote a book about his adventures, and discoveries
Who is Marco Polo?
President who won re election in 1948 against Tom Dewey in the biggest electoral comeback in American history
Who is Harry Truman?
This war was considered by some to be the 1st world war
What is the 7 Years War? (Accept French and Indian War)
The first country to discover, but not colonise, the island of Australia
What is The Kingdom of the Netherlands?
These conflicts were between Dutch and English settlers in modern South Africa
What are the Boer Wars?
What is paper?
President responsible for the Kansas-Nebraska Act
Who is Franklin Pierce?
This Soviet city was under siege for around 900 days
What is Leningrad? (Accept St. Petersburg)
Man who became Prime Minister of Australia in May of 2022
Who is Anthony Albanese?
This South African ethnic group, the largest in South Africa today, unsuccessfully resisted British rule in the 1800s
What/Who are the Zulu?
This period of Chinese history, marked by the decline of the Zhou dynasty, is characterised by warfare, bureaucracy, and military reform