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This fortress-prison was stormed on 14 July 1789 and became a symbol of the people's challenge to royal authority.
What is the Bastille?
This title was held by Russia's rulers, including Nicholas II, until 1917
What is a Tsar?
This American naval officer arrived in Edo Bay in 1853 with his "Black Ships" and demanded that Japan open its ports to trade
Who is Commodore Perry?
This Serbian nationalist assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914.
Who is Gavrilo Princip?
This wall divided East and West Berlin from 1961 until 1989.
What is the Berlin Wall?
This social group made up over 98% of the French population but lacked the privileges enjoyed by the clergy and nobility.
What is the Third Estate?
This event in January 1905 saw peaceful workers marching to petition the Tsar, only to be fired upon by soldiers.
What is Bloody Sunday?
This policy, enforced by the Tokugawa Shogunate from the 1630s, largely isolated Japan from foreign trade and influence
What is the Seclusion Policy (or Sakoku)?
This system of intense competition between European powers for colonies and overseas territories increased tensions before World War I.
What is imperialism?
This Egyptian ruler's tomb was discovered largely intact by Howard Carter in 1922.
Who is Tutankhamun?
On 20 June 1789, members of the National Assembly gathered on an indoor court and vowed not to separate until France had a constitution.
What is the Tennis Court Oath?
This document, issued by Tsar Nicholas II in October 1905, promised civil liberties and the creation of an elected parliament.
What is the October Manifesto?
This 1868 document outlined the goals of the new Meiji government, including public discussion, education, and the pursuit of knowledge from around the world.
What is the Charter Oath?
This alliance system consisted of Britain, France, and Russia by 1907.
What is the Triple Entente?
This battle in 1066 saw William of Normandy defeat King Harold II and become King of England.
What is the Battle of Hastings?
This document, issued in August 1789, proclaimed principles such as liberty, equality before the law, and popular sovereignty.
Who were the Jacobins?
This revolutionary leader returned to Russia in 1917 and called for "Peace, Bread, Land" and "All Power to the Soviets.
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
This social class lost many of its privileges during the Meiji Restoration and launched the Satsuma Rebellion in 1877 in an attempt to restore its status.
Who were the samurai?
This German military plan relied on defeating France quickly before turning east to fight Russia
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
This Mongol leader created the largest contiguous land empire in history.
Who is Genghis Khan?
This law, introduced during the Reign of Terror in September 1793, gave revolutionary authorities broad powers to arrest anyone suspected of being an enemy of the Revolution
What is the Law of Suspects?
This Prime Minister introduced reforms after the 1905 Revolution and became so associated with political repression that the hangman's noose was nicknamed after him
Who is Peter Stolypin?
This anti-foreign movement's slogan was "Revere the Emperor, Expel the Barbarians" and contributed to the decline of the Tokugawa Shogunate.
What is the Sonno Joi movement?
This 37-day period stretched from the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on 28 June 1914 to Britain's declaration of war on Germany on 4 August 1914.
What is the July Crisis?
This treaty ended World War I and included the controversial "War Guilt Clause."
What is the Treaty of Versailles?