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200

He was the king of France during the French Revolution. He got his head guillotined.

Who was Louis XVI?

200

This is the island Napoleon was born on.

What is Corsica?

200

This king of Belgium was responsible for many war crimes in the Congo.

Who was Leopold II?

200

He was the last emperor of the German Empire, which his abdication marked the end of.

Who was Wilhelm II?

200

This crisis, involving the moving of missiles to a country near the United States, almost led to World War Three.

What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

400

This oath was taken by many liberal French politicians, promising that they would not stop until France had a written Constitution.

What was the Tennis Court Oath?

400

This -ism was started in many areas conquered by Napoleon, accidentally.

What is Nationalism?

400

Victor Emanuel II was crowned first king of this country, which was unified with help from his politically skilled Prime Minister Cavour as well as Giuseppe Garibaldi.

What is Italy?

400

This is the name for the Fascist puppet government in France during WWII.

What is Vichy France?

400

This pre-industrial manufacturing system involved merchants selling materials to people in the cottage industry and then buying the finished goods back to sell on the market.

What was the Putting-Out System?

600

He was a General in the US during the American Revolution, a friend of Hamilton, and a leader during the French Revolution.

Who was Marquis de Lafayette?

600

This French legal code included the equality of all men before the law, the security of wealth, and the security of private property. Parts of it still are used in laws today.

What is the Napoleonic Code?

600

This was the German customs union during the early 1800.

What was the Zollverein?

600

This country fought the Winter War against the Soviet Union, however was not treated as an Axis nation.

What is Finland?

600

This Prussian King was responsible for turning Prussia into a great power. He lead Prussia through the War of Austrian Succession and the Seven Years War

Who was Frederick II (Frederick the Great)?

800

These people "without pants" were peasants who were strong supporters of the more extreme parts of the French Revolution.

Who were the Sans-culottes?

800

This is the first island Napoleon was exiled to, he was made ruler of this island for a short time.

What is Elba?

800

This Albanian is known as the "father of modern Egypt" for his attempts to modernize the state.

Who was Muhammad Ali (of Egypt)?

800

This disastrous campaign in WWI was an attack by British and colonial troops against the Ottoman Empire. It included multiple naval landings and was oversaw by Winston Churchill.

What was Gallipoli/The Gallipoli campaign?

800

Writer of The Courtier, he was a Civic Humanist best known for promoting the idea that men should have a variety of skills.

Who was Baldassare Castilgione?

1000

This man was the leader of the Haitian Revolution.

Who was Toussaint Louverture?

1000

This is the period of time between Napoleon's first exile and his final defeat at Waterloo.

What are the One Hundred Days?

1000

These were the only two countries to survive the Scramble for Africa.

What are Ethiopia and Liberia?

1000

A member of the German SS, he was primarily responsible for the undertaking of the Holocaust.

Who was Heinrich Himmler?

1000

This West German Chancellor was a member of the Christian Democratic Union. He strengthened ties with the west, and was in power from 1949-1967.

Who was Konrad Adenauer?