Communism
Islam & Trade
European Imperialism
20th Century Conflicts
Easy to Hard Historical Facts
100

Wrote the Communist Manifesto?

Who is Karl Marx

100

This prophet founded Islam in the 7th century CE.

Who is Muhammad?

100

This 1884–1885 meeting divided Africa among European powers.

What is the Berlin Conference?

100

This 1914 assassination sparked World War I.

What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

100

Who was the First President of the United States?

Who is George Washington?

200

This Russian leader led the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917.

Who is Vladimir Lenin

200

This trade network connected Europe and Asia and helped spread Islam.

What is the Silk Road?

200

This phrase describes European competition for African territory.

What is the Scramble for Africa?

200

This treaty officially ended World War I in 1919.

What is the Treaty of Versailles?

200

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Who is Thomas jefferson?

300

This economic system calls for government ownership of the means of production.

What is Communism?

300

Muslim merchants helped spread Islam across this desert trade region in Africa.

What is the Sahara (Trans-Saharan trade routes)?

300

This policy forced Chinese ports to open to British trade after the Opium War.

What are treaty ports (or unequal treaties)?

300

This U.S. war against communism in Southeast Asia lasted from the 1950s to 1975.

What is the Vietnam War?

300

 In 1932, the Australian military fought a "war" against ______that were destroying crops.

What are Emus?

400

This Cold War policy aimed to stop the spread of communism worldwide.

What is Containment?

400

This holy book of Islam is believed to be the word of God revealed to Muhammad.

What is the Qur'an?

400

This belief claimed Europeans were culturally superior and justified imperialism.

What is Social Darwinism?

400

This 1962 Cold War crisis brought the U.S. and USSR close to nuclear war.

What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?

400

The shortest war in history lasted 38 minutes! This war occurred on August 27, 1896. It was over the ascension of the next Sultan in Zanzibar and resulted in a British victory.

What is the Anglo-Zanzibar War?

500

This Chinese communist leader launched the Cultural Revolution in 1966.

Who is Mao Zedong?

500

This powerful West African trading empire became wealthy through gold and salt trade and was influenced by Islam.

What is Mali?

500

This Indian rebellion in 1857 challenged British rule.

What is the Sepoy Mutiny (Indian Rebellion of 1857)?

500

This global conflict from 1939–1945 involved Axis and Allied powers.

What is World War II?

500

This Famous conqueror was once attacked by a horde of bunnies! He had requested that a rabbit hunt be arranged for himself and his men. When the rabbits were released from their cages, the bunnies charged toward Bonaparte and his men in an unstoppable onslaught.

Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?

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