Whatever
I was the longest ruling Prime Minister in Great Britains history. Who am I?
Benjamin Disraeli
TRUE or FALSE: Stability came to Britain through the Orthodox religion
False (Christianity)
This House of Parliament is made up mostly of nobility and clergy
House of Lords
Wrote My favorite Christmas story (also supported reforms to help the poor)
Charles Dickens
The sun never sets here......
This city became part of Italy in 1870 only after France abandoned the city.
Rome
TRUE or FALSE: Germany was a collection of nation states prior to the unification.
FALSE (fiefdoms)
Russia's solution after losing the Crimean war was to.....?
free the serfs
Rule by a Czar (or Tzar or Tsar or); one of the 3 pillars of Russian Rule
Autocracy
TRUE or FALSE: The main rivals of Britain were Russia and China.
FALSE (Germany)
This explorer founded both Australia and New Zealand for Great Britain
James Cook
For class lollipops - All groups must get the correct answer or noooooooo candy!
Russia conquered this location, one of the fabled cities on the silk road.
Samarkand
This canal connects the Red and Mediterranean Seas
Suez canal
Lands settled by the people of one country, who hold close cultural, economic, political, and linguistic ties with the mother country.
Colonies
Britain occupied this land in 1882 after the ruler could not repay loans.
Egypt
I believed German unification would come through blood and iron.....who am I?
Otto von Bismarck
The 19th century is sometimes called the;
A - French Revolution Times
B - Russia the Great
C - British Century
D - None of the above
C
Germany's first emperor was?
William I
These 2 countries helped defeated Russia in the Crimean War
Britain & France
Russia and being Russian are equally fantastic and better than another nation.
Hint: one of the 3 pillars of Russian Rule
Nationalism
This part of British government contains wealthy land owners and businessmen.
House of Commons
The pursuit of a nation’s self-interest based on a realistic appraisal of the costs and benefits of actions in war, diplomacy, peacetime, prosperity, etc.
Realpolitik
Prussia defeated Austria in this war (was short).
Seven Weeks War
Britain improved its democracy slowly through a process called?
Incrementalism
Known by many names, one being the "Empress of India"
Queen Victoria