Random History
What was the new style of rock music that arose in the early to mid 1990s through bands such as Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam and others?
Grunge, Alternative Rock
Driver's License- Olivia Rodrigo
What was Britain selling to China on the Black Market that was highly illegal?
Opium
What type of warfare was mainly used during WWI?
Trench Warfare
What are the two sides called that fought in WW2?
Axis Powers
Allied Powers
What was the American ban on alcohol called?
Prohibition
"Hey all you cool cats and kittens" is a catchphrase associated with which popular culture figure?
Carole Baskin
How did Japan manage to "escape" Imperialism or prevent the West from imperializing them?
They became Imperialists themselves and started making their own colonies.
Who were the 3 main countries that fought on the Central Powers side?
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Ottoman Empire
Why and how does the Treaty of Versailles lead directly to the start of WWII? Give 2 reasons why Germany was mad.
-Reduced Germany's Army
-Made Germany take blame for the war
-Forced Germany to pay war reparations
-Took away German Colonies
-Germany lost a significant amount of land
Who became the first symbol for non-violent protests?
Mahatma Gandhi
Who was the most streamed artist on Spotify in 2020?
Bad Bunny
What are the 5 motivating factors of Imperialism?
1. Economic
2. Political
3. Ethnocentric
4. Military/Exploratory
5. Religious
What were the 2 sides that fought each other in this war called?
Central Powers
Allied Powers
The US dropped the atomic bomb on which two cities at the end of WW2?
Hiroshima & Nagasaki
What year did WWII end?
1945
Coronavirus shuttered theatres across the world, but in July audiences were able to stream the Broadway musical Hamilton on Disney+. Which other musical from Lin-Manuel Miranda will come to streaming services in 2021?
In the Heights
This was a poem written by Rudyard Kipling, justifying social darwinism and imperialism...what was it called?
White Man's Burden
What was the name of the group of all Black American soldiers that fought in WWI alongside the French and returned home the most decorated unit of the war?
Name the 3 countries AND leaders of those countries on the AXIS powers side of WW2.
Germany- Hitler
Italy- Mussolini
Japan- Emperor Hirohito
What was the name of the first American to be awarded the French Croix de Guerre in WWI?
Henry Johnson
'Husavik' and 'Double Trouble' appear on the soundtrack of which musical Netflix film?
Eurovision: The Story of FireSaga
What was the first major rebellion against British Imperialism in India called? (We learned about this during our Gallery Walk)
The Sepoy Rebellion
Who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and caused the "spark" for WWI?
Gavrilo Princip
Which country arguably sacrificed the most civilian and military lives during WW2 (about 20 million)?