Recent Asian Economic History
This country has the world's second largest economy... the capital of THIS country is Beijing...
What is "China"?
The year SSI South reopened, following the early days of the COVID-19 Pandemic...
What is "2020"?
THIS GREAT EMPIRE, was the seed for the dominance Europe would have over world affairs for hundreds of years, starting in the Renaissance. THIS EMPIRE was founded when Augustus Caesar declared himself its first emperor in 31 BC, and it ended when Constantinople fell in 1453 BC...
What is "The Roman Empire"?
The Pilgrims traveled from England to Plymouth Colony, aboard this BOAT in 1620...
What is "The Mayflower"?
Dutch explorer Willem Janszoon landed on the west coast of this island country/continent in 1606. Before this, Europeans had long believed that there was a land mass in the southern hemisphere. They called it "Terra Australia Incognita," which literally means "Unknown South Land." It eventually came to be known as THIS nation...
What is "Australia"?
This country has the world's third largest economy... Car companies: Toyota, Nissan & Honda, are based in THIS country...
What is "Japan"?
The year Cardinal Cushing Centers (it was originally called "St. Coletta's by the Sea") was started...
What is "1947"?
"Lingua Franca" refers to the way people around the world, particularly those involved in commerce (moneyed interests), communicate with one another. Today, the lingua franca is English. "Lingua Franca" quite literally means the language of THIS COUNTRY....
England established a colony HERE in 1620...
What is "Plymouth"? "Plymouth Colony"?
THIS is the largest city in Australia...
What is "Sydney"?
This country, which is located in BOTH Asia & Europe, has the world's 11th largest economy... THIS country's capital is Moscow ...
What is "Russia"?
What is "14"?
This French word means "rebirth" and THIS word describes the period between the 14th and 17th centuries during which there was a "rebirth" of Europe's culture, art, political systems, and economic structure. The people of this time started taking an interest in the learning of ancient times, particularly that of ancient Greece and Rome...
What is "The Renaissance"?
Name of one of the four great colonial powers of the 1600s and 1700s...
What is "England"? "France"? "Spain"? "the Netherlands" (Holland)?
This country has the world's fastest growing economy (growing at 12% annually)... Many jobs from the United States are "outsourced" to THIS country...
What is "India"?
What are "The Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi"?
In 1517, Martin Luther posted his "95 Theses" on the door of the church in Wittenberg, Germany. He was critical of the use of "indulgences," and his posting of this document signaled the beginning of THIS...
In "The Scramble for Africa," seven Western European countries were involved in the Invasion, Occupation, Division, and Colonization of most of Africa, between 1881 and 1914. The names of two of these countries are: j
What are "Britain (England)", "France", "Germany", Belgium", "Spain", "Portugal", and "Italy" ?
This is how Australia began... On January 26, 1788, Captain Arthur Phillip guided a fleet of 11 British ships carrying "THIS type of person/group of people" to the colony of New South Wales. This in effect, was the founding of Australia...
What are "convicts"? ("prisoners")
This small country which the US was at war with, during the late 40's and 50's, has the world's tenth leading economy, after 9th place Canada... HYUNDAI is a major automobile manufacturer based in THIS country...
What is "Korea"?
The year SSI South (Hanover) opened was THIS...
What is "2015" ?
In 1914 (at the beginning of WWII) this empire was commonly referred to as "The Sick Man of Europe." This was a sign that the once-great power was crumbling...
What is "The Ottoman Empire"? ("Turkey" is acceptable)
He was the first governor of the Pilgrim settlement at Plymouth in New England...
Who is "John Carver"? (1620 - 1621; he died April 15, 1621)
THIS is the capital city of Australia...
What is "Canberra"?