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This war began due to multiple alliances across the world and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
In 1917, this revolution led to the overthrow of the Russian Czar and the establishment of a communist government.
Russian Revolution or Bolshevik Revolution
This leader played a key role in India's independence movement against British colonial rule.
This queen of England never married and brought peace to the Protestants and Catholics.
Queen Elizabeth I
The theory that if one nation falls to Communism then surrounding nations will as well.
Domino Theory
This war was caused by an invasion of the South by the Northern leader, Kim Il Sung. It is often called the Forgotten War.
The Korean War
Which revolution in China, lasting from 1945 to 1949, resulted in the establishment of the People's Republic of China?
Chinese Civil War or Chinese Communist Revolution
Simon Bolivar was a central figure in the independence movements of several South American countries against which colonial power?
Spain
This man was the leader of the terrorist group that engineered the 9/11 attacks.
Osama bin Laden
This philosophical movement emphasized reason, logic, and individualism.
This conflict was fought between the Mujahideen and the Soviet Union and was a proxy war of the Cold War.
Soviet-Afghan War
This revolution involved the governments of Spain, France, AND England. It resulted in the creation of the first black republic.
Haitian Revolution
What Soviet leader's policy of Glasnost led to more freedom for his people and ultimately the collapse of the nation?
Mikhail Gorbachev
This man nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the Wittenberg Church beginning the Protestant Reformation.
Martin Luther
What economic theory, proposed by Adam Smith, argues that individuals pursuing their self-interest can benefit society as a whole?
Capitalism
One of the longest modern wars, this war began in 2001 after the 9/11 attacks and lasted until 2021.
Afghanistan War
This Latin American revolutionary played a crucial role in the Cuban Revolution, leading to his rise to power in 1959.
Che Guevara, Mrs. Wooten will accept Fidel Castro
Ho Chi Minh fought to free this nation from French rule.
Vietnam (French Indochina)
This dictator created (some say purposefully) a famine in Ukraine that led to an estimated 10 million people starving.
Joseph Stalin
This outdated economic system prized silver and gold and believed that colonies were of the utmost importance for the success of the Mother Country.
Mercantilism
This war lasted 116 years despite its name conveying it lasted less.
Hundred Years' War
This revolution resulted in the formation of 6 different governments and ultimately led to this nation becoming a republic and a major ally of the United States throughout the centuries.
The French Revolution
This man who would later become the first black president of South Africa fought for native African independence from the ruling white class.
Nelson Mandela
This king's luxurious spending and seeming lack of care for his people led to his beheading by the French people.
This idea prevented the use of nuclear weapons primarily by the U.S.S.R. and the U.S. because of the threat of both nations ultimately being destroyed.
Mutually Assured Destruction