3rd Period Jeopardy 2026

Decolonization

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After World War 2, half of the British Mandate of Palestine became this nation, the only Jewish nation in the world

Israel

2

This former Portuguese colony became embroiled in a civil war following its independence between the communist MPLA and the US-backed UNITAS rebel groups

Angola

3

This large jungle region in Central Africa was a former colony of Belgium before becoming independent in 1960. Since then it has suffered through numerous civil wars and conflicts

The Congo

4

This former French colony in northern Africa fought one of the most violent struggles for independence from 1954-1962 as the rebel group FLN used guerilla warfare and terrorism to kick out French forces

Algeria

5

Named after a major British imperialist figure, this was the name of the white-minority controlled country in southern Africa now known as Zimbabwe

Rhodesia

Latin American History

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This Mesoamerican civilization built their capital of Tenochtitlan in the middle of a lake in Mexico following a prophecy of an eagle landing on a cactus

The Aztecs

2

This Mesoamerican civilization built their capital of Cuzco up in the Andes mountains of Peru, and built an extensive road network all leading back to Cuzco

The Inca

3

This South American revolutionary leader founded Gran Colombia, but never realized his dream of a united South America

Simon Bolivar

4

This famous "call to arms" was a rousing speech by Father Miguel Hidalgo, who called for Mexican peasants to take up arms against the Spanish viceroy, beginning the Mexican Revolution

Grito de Dolores

5

This was a US-backed initiative during the Cold War to use the CIA to link the security networks of numerous Latin American dictators in order to prevent the spread of communism. It is still unknown how many were killed or jailed as a result.

Operation Condor

Communist Leaders

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This brutal Soviet leader, known as the "Man of Steel" led the Soviet Union through World War 2 and the first 5 Year Plans, leading to economic growth but millions of deaths

Josef Stalin

2

This Soviet leader was the "Father of the Russian Revolution", arriving by train to lead the overthrow of the Czar and the establishment of the Soviet Union, before dying shortly after in 1924

Vladimir Lenin

3

This communist leader took control of Cuba in 1959. He allowed the Soviets to place nuclear missiles in Cuba which led to the Cuban missile Crisis

Fidel Castro

4

This German mathematician and author wrote Das Kapital and Communist Manifesto in 1848, creating and introducing the ideas of communism and worker revolution against the bourgeoisie

Karl Marx

5

This leader of the Yugoslav Partisans during World War 2, became the leader of a united communist Yugoslavia after the war, but split with Stalin on a number of issues and never joined the Warsaw Pact

Josef Broz Tito

African Geography

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This is the southernmost country of Africa

South Africa

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This northern African country was the home of the ancient civilization who built great monuments like the pyramids and the sphinx

Egypt

3

This is a major artificially constructed waterway, finished in 1869, that connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea dramatically reducing travel time between Europe and Asia

The Suez Canal

4

This large island off the southeastern coast of Africa inspired a series of animated movies that bear the country's name

Madagascar

5

This East African culture and language has influence from Bantu, Persian, Indian, and Arab cultures and is the most widely spoken indigenous African language in the world

Swahili

Napoleon

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Napoleon's ill-fated invasion of this country resulted in the loss of over 90% of his army, many of them freezing to death

Russia

2

Napoleon's final defeat came at this famous battle in Belgium in 1815 at the hands of British and Prussian forces. The name of this battle has since become a metaphorical term for "someone's final crushing defeat"

Battle of Waterloo

3

After Napoleon's first defeat in 1814 he was exiled to this Mediterranean island, which he escaped from in 1815

Elba

4

During this decisive naval battle off the coast of Spain, a British fleet commanded by Lord Horatio Nelson destroyed the French fleet and ruined Napoleon's plans for an invasion of Britain

The Battle of Trafalgar

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This famous battle, in which French forces soundly defeated the Austrian army despite the Austrians occupying the high ground is considered to be Napoleon's "masterpiece"

The Battle of Austerlitz