Empires
with its capital city at Amsterdam, this nation built one of the most profitable overseas trading empires in the world
the Dutch, the Netherlands
This long-lived British monarch became Empress of India in 1858
Queen Victoria
contemporaries called World War I this
The Great War
he led the non-violent resistance against the British in the 20th century
Gandhi
this capital city is home to the Forbidden City
Beijing
this empire colonized Africa from Egypt in the north to Capetown in the South in the 19th century
the British Empire
her relationship with her priest and advisor Rasputin is one of the reasons for the toppling of the Russian Czarist regime in 1917
Czarina Alexandra
World War I began when the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in this city
Sarajevo
The majority of the Indian population adheres to this religion
Hinduism
once a tribute state of China, this nation rose to become a major world power in the 19th and early 20th centuries
Japan
this empire was at its height when the conquistador Pizzaro conquered it
the Incan Empire
this queen of England presided over the formation of the British Commonwealth after World War II
Queen Elizabeth II
this British man helped the Arab tribes revolt against the Ottoman Empire in 1916. He is also the subject of a famous film, made in the 1960s.
T. E. Lawrence, aka Lawrence of Arabia
used to dye cloth a deep blue, this substance came from India
indigo dye
annexed by the British in 1842, it was the last territory to gain independence from the British Empire in 1997
Hong Kong
this nation established an empire in the South Pacific during World War II
Japan
She presided over the Chinese government at the turn of the 20th century, and was key in putting down the Boxer Rebellion
Empress Cixi
This Middle-Eastern empire dissolved in 1918
the Ottoman Empire
One of the most famous buildings in the world, it stands in Agra
the Taj Mahal
this nation was divided at the 38th parallel during the Cold War
Korea
This European nation held Algeria as a colony from the 1830s to the 1960s.
France
The daughter Jawaharlal Nehru, she is still the only female to have been prime minister of India
Indira Gandhi
He was First Lord of the Admiralty during World War I, and later became one of the most famous British prime ministers of all time
Winston Churchill
This dynasty ruled India from the 16th to the 19th centuries
the Mughal Empire
This substance triggered three wars between China and Britain in the 19th century
opium