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In 1620, what group of people were brought to North America? and on what ship?
The Pilgrims on the Mayflower.
From 1756 to 1763, there was a conflict in North America that went by 2 names. What were they?
7 Years War and the French & Indian War.
In 1859, Charles Darwin published his theory on evolution. What was it called?
On The Origin Of Species.
What were the 2 global powers that clashed in World War II?
The Allies and The Axis.
After 9/11 in 2001, what were the invasions in Afghanistan and Iraq deemed?
The War On Terror.
In 1644, what Chinese dynasty fell from power?
Ming Dynasty
In 1707, these 2 countries united with the Act Of Union to form Great Britain. What were they?
England and Scotland.
In 1865, what Amendment abolished slavery in the U.S. after the Civil War?
The 13th Amendment.
From 1945 to 1975, this process allowed more than 100 new sovereign nations to gain independence from European control. What was it called?
Decolonization.
Whose tragic murder started the Black Lives Matter movement?
Travon Martin.
From 1588 to 1672, this Republic had a Golden Age with economic power, artistic flourishing, and scientific advancement. What was it?
The Dutch Republic
From 1772 to 1795, the Partitions Of Poland took place. Where it was divided and erased from the map by 3 countries. Name 1 of them?
Russia, Prussia, and Austria.
Napoleon Bonaparte rose to power as Emperor of France, reshaping European borders before his final defeat at the ___?
Battle of Waterloo.
What were the two names of the virus / disease from the pandemic that went from 1918 to 1920?
Spanish Flu and Influenza.
What was the wave of pro-democracy protests and uprisings across the Middle East called?
Arab Spring.
From 1560 to 1660, there was a Military Revolution that greatly altered warfare. What was one weapon or tactical innovation that drove this movement?
Coordination of pikemen & musketeers, the socket bayonet, and a shift of power from feudal lords to centralized states.
In 1776, a first volume of a book was published by Edward Gibbons. What was it? (Hint: it had nothing to do with the American Revolution).
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
In 1868, what did the Meiji Restoration in Japan do? (Hint: does not have to be exact).
It made Japan adapt and modernize to the rest of the world.
What was the political, military, and ideological barrier that divided Europe into two separate areas from 1945 to 1991?
The Iron Curtain.
In 2014, what part of which country was annexed by a neighboring country? (Hint: be exact).
The Crimean Peninsula in Ukraine by Russia.
What global event happened that caused crop failures, leading to famine in places like Finland, Scotland, and China, impacting societies and increasing migration?
The Mini / Little Ice Age.
Name the centuries-long legal and social process that transformed Britain's rural landscape?
English Enclosure Movement.
Name at least 2 of the 3 major artistic eras that happened throughout?
Romanticism (early), Realism (mid), and Impressionism (late).
Whose assassination sparked World War 1?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
What city in which country was devastated by a 9.1 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami that caused a meltdown at a Nuclear Power Plant?
Fukushima, Japan.