Social Studies Flashback
This European political and military leader sold the Louisiana Territory to the Americans in 1803, doubling the size of the United States.
Who is Napoleon?
This term refers to the political repression and purges ordered by Stalin in the 1930s, which led to the execution and imprisonment of millions.
What is the Great Terror or the Great Purge?
This 1925 autobiographical manifesto written by Hitler outlined his ideology and future plans for Germany.
What is 'Mein Kampf'? (English: "My Struggle")
This global conflict was the context for the famous "Christmas Truce" between enemy soldiers.
What is the First World War (World War 1)?
This person chose Ottawa as the site for Canada's capital in 1857.
Who is Queen Victoria?
What is Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island?
This year marked the beginning of Stalin's rule over the Soviet Union, following the death of Vladimir Lenin.
Launched by Mao in 1958, this campaign aimed to rapidly transform China from an agrarian economy into a socialist society through rapid industrialization and collectivization.
What is "the Great Leap Forward?"
On December 25, 1991, this significant event marked the end of the Cold War, involving a major world superpower.
What is the dissolution of the Soviet Union?
This amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery.
What is the 13th Amendment?
This invention by James Watt was a driving force in the Industrial Revolution, leading to advances in manufacturing and transportation.
What is the steam engine?
This controversial policy, integral to Stalin's First Five-Year Plan, aimed to consolidate individual landholdings and labour in agriculture.
What is collectivization?
This socio-political movement initiated by Mao in 1966 caused a decade of upheaval in China, aiming to preserve 'true' Communist ideology.
What is the Cultural Revolution?
This Christmas hymn, originally in Latin and known as 'Adeste Fideles', has been attributed to various composers, but its exact origin remains a subject of debate among music historians.
What is "O Come, All Ye Faithful"?
This document, signed in 1215, limited the powers of the English king and is seen as an early step towards constitutional government.
What is the Magna Carta?
This series of programs and reforms, initiated by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, aimed to bring economic relief, recovery, and reforms to the U.S. during the Great Depression.
What is the New Deal?
This position, which Stalin held from 1922 until his death in 1953, was the basis of his power in the Communist Party and the Soviet Union.
What is "General Secretary (of the Communist Party)"?
Known for his brutal regime and the Khmer Rouge's genocidal policies, this leader ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979.
Who is Pol Pot?
This Christian feast day, traditionally celebrated on January 6, marks the visit of the Magi to the infant Jesus and is often considered the end of the Christmas season.
What is Epiphany?
This term was used by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to describe the division between Western democracies and Eastern communist countries.
What is the Iron Curtain?
On August 6, 1945, this B-29 bomber, named after the mother of pilot Colonel Paul Tibbets, dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
What is the "Enola Gay?
Before adopting his more well-known name, Stalin was born with this Georgian surname in 1878.
What is "Dzhugashvili"?
In 1976, Cuban leader Fidel Castro became the President of this group of states, emphasizing independence from the Cold War's major power blocs.
What is the "Non-Aligned Movement"?
In 2019, astronauts on the International Space Station celebrated Christmas by doing this, a first in human history.
What is baking cookies in space?
Before rising to prominence, Mao Zedong worked in this capacity at Beijing University, where he was influenced by Marxist ideologies and the May Fourth Movement.
What is a librarian?