Agents of Change
Revolutionary Movements
Technological Disruptions
Social Media & Social Change
Protests That Changed the World
100

This Indian leader used nonviolent civil disobedience to lead India to independence from British rule.

Who is Mahatma Gandhi?

100

This 18th-century war led to the independence of 13 American colonies from Britain.

What is the American Revolution?

100

Alexander Graham Bell is credited with inventing this communication device in 1876.

What is the telephone?

100

Founded by Mark Zuckerberg, this platform has over 2.8 billion monthly active users.

What is Facebook?

100

This 1989 pro-democracy protest in Beijing is remembered for the “Tank Man” image.

What is the Tiananmen Square Protest?

200

She refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Who is Rosa Parks?

200

Beginning in 1789, this revolution resulted in the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte.

What is the French Revolution?

200

Invented by Johannes Gutenberg, it revolutionized the spread of information in the 15th century.

What is the printing press?

200

Known for its 280-character limit, this platform is a hub for news and activism.

What is X/Twitter?

200

These protests were initiated by this organization after the police killing of George Floyd. 

What is Black Lives Matter?

300

This South African anti-apartheid revolutionary became the country’s first Black president in 1994.

Who is Nelson Mandela?

300

This 1917 event led to the fall of the Tsarist autocracy in Russia.

What is the Russian Revolution?

300

Launched in 2007, this smartphone redefined mobile computing and communication.

What is the iPhone?

300

This platform’s “Stories” feature (started before the Instagram version) allows users to share photos and videos that disappear after 24 hours.

What is Snapchat?

300

This series of protests and blockades in Canada against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions were known for their excessive "honking". 

What are the Canadian convoy/trucker protests?

400

This environmental activist started the global “Fridays for Future” movement at age 15.

Who is Greta Thunberg?

400

Led by Mao Zedong, this revolution established the People’s Republic of China in 1949.

What is the Chinese Communist Revolution?

400

Developed by Ethereum, this technology allows for decentralized applications and smart contracts, and is commonly used in cryptocurrency exchanges.

What is blockchain technology?

400

This hashtag movement against sexual harassment was amplified globally in 2017.

What is #MeToo?

400

In 1989, the fall of this barrier symbolized the end of the Cold War divisions in Europe.

What is the Berlin Wall?

500

The youngest Nobel Prize laureate, she advocates for girls’ education after surviving a Taliban attack.

Who is Malala Yousafzai?

500

Fidel Castro led this 1959 revolution that overthrew Batista’s regime in his island country. 

What is the Cuban Revolution?

500

This gene-editing technology allows for precise, efficient modifications to DNA.

What is CRISPR-Cas9?

500

Starting in 2010, this series of uprisings across the Arab world was facilitated by social media.

What is the Arab Spring?

500

These 2019-2020 demonstrations in a Chinese territory protested proposed extradition laws.

What are the Hong Kong Protests?

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