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This general term for protesting unjust laws by active, nonviolent resistance has been utilized widely since the idea was written by Henry David Thoreau and popularized by activists like Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King.
What is Civil Disobedience?
This revolutionary leader became widely popular in South America and around the world for his nationalist and democratic ideals early in his military career. Several forms of currency and at least one country is named after him.
Who is Simon Bolivar?
This leader was the last Romanov ruler of Russia before the Communist Revolution ousted him for his incompetent leadership. His family was exiled and later executed by revolutionaries during the Russian Civil War
Who is Tsar/Czar Nicholas II
This university professor, who shares his job title with an animated form of recliner was the Communist Revolutionary leader that fought the Japanese alongside the Nationalists during WWII but fought against the Nationalists for control of the country before and afterwards.
Who is Chairman Mao Zedong?
Firearms, horses, steel, diseases, and ships enabled this European power to overwhelm existing developed indigenous civilizations in the Americas such as the Aztecs and Incas
Who are the Spanish?
This form of social action, while NOT used to describe a small bed for a male child, IS used to describe not purchasing a good or service in an effort to protest and injustice.
What is a boycott?
This nation was established in the northern most part of South America after the Spanish were defeated in 1819.
What is Gran Colombia?
This fiery revolutionary enticed the Russian people with slogans such as "Peace, Land, Bread" in an effort to gain their support towards building Russia into a Communist Utopia. He was the first General Secretary of the Soviet Union until his death after multiple strokes.
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
This dynasty was the last in a long line of Imperial families that ruled China for 300 years before being replaced by the nationalist government in 1911.
What is the Qing Dynasty?
This religious man, whom has a song named after him was assassinated for his close connections to the Russian royal family. He was known for being very charismatic, and his supposed magical healing powers.
Who is Rasputin?
This nationalist group became the main opposition to British rule.
What is the Indian National Congress
This was the term for the fleet which the Spanish used to dominate the seas, enabling their colonization of the Americas.
What is the Spanish Armada?
This Russian word is the name for the political faction that had hardline, elitist, extreme views on how the future of Russia should look like. These people were also referred to as the Reds during the Russian Civil War, were exclusively Communist. Their name literally translates to in the majority, even though there were fewer of them than their rival party.
Who are the Bolsheviks?
This ironically named policy in China fell flat as the result of famines and overworking in laborers that resulted in more than 36 million people dying of starvation.
What is the Great Leap Forward?
DAILY DOUBLE: Revolutions in history have been successful when utilizing BOTH of these kinds of conflict solutions?
What are using non-violent tactics and violent uprisings?
Which event following World War II led to the creation of the separate countries of India and Pakistan?
What is the Partition?
This kind of asymmetric warfare, while not fought using apes, often is fought where apes live, amid jungles, mountains, and caves. This style of tactics is used in defensive situations when their army has less manpower or weapons than the invading army.
What is Guerilla Tactics?
This "Man of Steel" was not like the American Superhero character, rather he ruled the Soviet Union with an iron fist during World War II and part of the Cold War. He is credited with the death of over 12 Million of his own people.
Who is Josef Stalin?
This scarlet piece of propaganda was used to garner widespread support for the Chinese communist party. This was largely the first book that rural Chinese had and what they learned to read on.
What is Mao's Little Red Book?
What is they were no longer profitable?
This form of colonial government was one in which the British colonial government directly ruled over India
What is the British Raj?
This territory in the northernmost part of South America was governed by a Viceroy on behalf of the Monarch of Spain before a series of revolutions kicked the Spanish from power.
What is the Viceroyalty of New Granada?
DAILY DOUBLE: This Russian word is the name for the political faction that had moderate centrist views on how the future of Russia should look like. These people were also referred to as the Whites during the Russian Civil War, were a mix of capitalists, monarchists and moderate socialists. Their name literally translates to in the minority, even though there were more of them than their rival party.
Who are the Mensheviks?
These series of wars between the British and Chinese were the result of the smuggling of drugs made from the poppy plant. The British won these wars and succeeded in spreading the drugs deeper into China
What are the Opium Wars
This German philosopher is credited as the founder of Communism who wrote the Communist Manifesto with Frederich Engels.
Who is Karl Marx?