Power and Authority
Japan (1904-1937)
Vietnam (1954-1979)
General History
Miscellaneous
100

This international organisation was established to maintain peace after WWI.

League of Nations

100

This term refers to a period in the 1920s characterized by a foreign policy emphasizing diplomacy and trade with China, although some historians question the depth of its democratic nature.

Taisho Democracy

100

This agreement in 1954 temporarily divided Vietnam along the 17th parallel and called for nationwide elections within two years.

The Geneva Accords

100

This ancient Egyptian writing system used pictures and symbols.

hieroglyphics

100

This 1994 movie features a slow-talking man who runs across America.

Forrest Gump

200

Name one condition that enabled totalitarian leaders to rise after WWI.

economic hardship / fear of communism / weak democratic institutions / political instability?

200

These ideologies shaped Japan's external relations during the 1930s (3).

Nationalism, Racial superiority, Asia for Asians

200

The decisive battle in 1954 where the Viet Minh forces strategically positioned themselves in the surrounding hills to defeat the French, leading to a major turning point in the First Indochina War.

Dien Bien Phu

200

He was the first emperor of Rome.

Augustus (Octavian)

200

These 2 brothers were German academics and linguists who went around collecting folklore stories and published these.

The Brothers Grimm (Jacob and Wilhelm).

300

Hitler attempted to overthrow the Weimar government in 1923 in this failed coup.

The Beer Hall Putsch

300

This conflict was a nation-defining event that fostered nationalism and a belief in military superiority, marking the first successful resistance of an Asian nation against a Western power.

Russo-Japanese War

300

This political organization was formed on December 20, 1960, with the goal of overthrowing the South Vietnamese government and reunifying Vietnam; their army was known as the Viet Cong.

National Liberation Front (NLF)

300

This river valley was home to one of the world’s earliest civilisations, in modern-day Iraq.

Tigris-Euphrates (Mesopotamia)

300

This classical composer became deaf later in life but still composed masterpieces.

Beethoven

400

This law gave Hitler the power to rule by decree in 1933.

the Enabling Act

400

Enacted in 1925, these laws aimed to suppress labour movements and radical ideologies by punishing those who sought to alter the national polity or challenge private property.

Public Security Preservation Laws of 1925

400

This military strategist for the Viet Minh compared their fight against the French to that of a tiger versus an elephant, emphasizing mobility and inflicting numerous small wounds.

Vo Nguyen Giap

400

This 14th-century Mali emperor is considered one of the richest people in history.

Mansa Musa

400

This number is the only even prime number.

2

500

This 1936 alliance showed growing cooperation between fascist regimes in Europe.

the Rome-Berlin Axis

500

In 1932, this event involved the assassination of Prime Minister Inukai by young military officers, whose nationalist and anti-establishment ideas gained public sympathy despite their violent actions.

The May 15th Incident of 1932

500

This chemical defoliant was used extensively by the US military in Vietnam, causing significant environmental damage14 ....

Agent Orange

500

In 1959, Fidel Castro overthrew this Cuban dictator.

Fulgencio Batista

500

This law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed.

The First Law of Thermodynamics

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