Christian boys taken from their homes in the Balkans and converted to Islam and required to serve for life in the ottoman army.
Who are the janissaries?
100
Written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels this book laid out the purposes and intentions of the Communist league
What is the Communist Manifesto
100
Revolutions in Latin America that caused the royal family of Portugal to flee to Brazil in 1808
What are the Revolutions for Independence in Latin America
100
Due to the efforts of the "Young Turks" this land empire became modern day Turkey
What is the Ottoman Empire
100
Exports from Africa in the 19th century that did not include the newly outlawed slave trade
What is "legitimate" trade
200
European status where they were allowed to live in their own enclaves in Istanbul and other commercial centers, subject to their own laws and exempt from ottoman jurisdiction
What is extraterritorality
200
the english translation of the title is My struggle, a book by Adolf Hitler. It combines elements of autobiography with an exposition of Hitler's political ideology.
What is Mein Kampf
200
Rebellion started in 1857 for the purpose of ending EIC and Mughal rule
What is the Sepoy Rebellion
200
This empire resembled the ottoman empire more than the conservative kingdoms of europe. It had an equivalence of a sultan and almost no middle class.
What is the Russian Empire
200
The Suez canal connected the Mediteranean sea with_______
What is the Red sea
300
Traditional hereditary soldiers of the Qing empire during the Opium war
Who are the Bannermen
300
Written by Isaac Newton, this book contains the statement of Newton's laws of motion creating the foundation of mechanics, as well as his law of universal gravitation and a derivation of Kepler's laws for the motion of the planets.
What is Principia
300
Rebellion started in 1850, it ranks as the worlds bloodiest civil war and the greatest armed conflict before the 20th century.
What is the Taiping Rebellion
300
This empire had skillfully countered Russian strategic and diplomatic moves in the 1600's
What is the Qing empire
300
Who were the descendants of dutch settlers on the cape of good hope
Who are the Afrikaners
400
The System of administering and exploiting colonies for the benefit of the home country
What is Colonialism
400
Written by Alfred Mahan, a treatise on naval warfare. It expresses the importance of having a strong naval force at a nation’s disposal.
What is The Influence of sea power upon history
400
A revolt started in December of 1825 in Russia, after the death of Alexander I people fought over who was to succeed him.
What is the Decembrist Revolt
400
Unlike the __________, the Qing believed that the europeans were remote and only casually interested in trade
Who are the Ottomans
400
What were the "young" ottomans influenced by?
What is ottoman nationalism and modern views of Islam
500
Britians invasion of southern Africa was driven in part by the ambition of__________ who once declared he would "annex the stars" if he could
Who is Cecil Rhodes
500
a chinese military treatise written by Lao tzu in the 6th century BC during the Spring and Autumn period. Composed of thirteen chapters , each of which covers a different aspect of warfare.
What is The Art of War
500
started in 1900 in china, Chinese officials encouraged a series of anti-foreign riots, this is known as the ___________
What is the Boxer Uprising
500
In 1700, what percentage of the Russian people lived in cities?