All About War
He received the title of "First Consul of France."
Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?
There may be more than meets the eye in this painting of the Last Supper.
Who was Leonardo da Vinci?
He introduced a "corporate" brand of fascism to Italy.
Who was Benito Mussolini?
He replaced Chamberlain as prime minister.
Who is Winston Churchill?
This is the name of Napoleon's brother who he placed on the Spanish throne.
Who is Joseph?
This operation joined Austria to Germany in the 1930s.
What is the Anschluss?
François Marie Arouet was better known by this pen name.
Who is Voltaire?
His painting of the Sistine Chapel remains today evidence of his artistic genius.
Who was Michelangelo?
In 1776, his "Wealth of Nations" was published.
Who is Adam Smith?
This Renaissance personality has a U.S. state named after her.
Who was Elizabeth I?
Napoleon was defeated in Egypt by this Brit.
Who was Horatio Nelson?
His telescope allowed him to view the moons of Jupiter.
Who was Galileo Galilei?
His poem about Scipio Africanus made him a European celebrity.
Who was Petrarch?
To prevent anti-German sentiment against them, this British royal house was renamed from Saxe-Cobourg-Gotha.
What is the House of Windsor?
He proclaimed that all planets were bound in a single mathematical relationship regarding speed as distance.
Who was Johannes Kepler?
The Serbian assassin who indirectly started World War I.
Who was Gavrilo Princip?
Without proof, nevertheless, his was a heliocentric view of our solar system.
Who was Nicolas Copernicus?
This Italian intellectual often alternated between anger and enthusiasm, followed by lethargy and fatigue.
Who was Cesare Beccaria?
He requested that his head be mummified using the process performed by indigenous New Zealanders and is still is possession of the University College London.
Who was Jeremy Bentham?
This plan stressed that France would have to be defeated quickly, banking on poor Russian mobilization.
What was the Schlieffen Plan?
This was the name given to Russia, France, and Britain before the start of World War I.
What is the Triple Entente?
This philosophe said that the true philosopher must be dispassionate in the search for truth.
Who was Denis Diderot?
This city state colonized parts of present-day Dalmatia (Croatia).
What was Venice?
If these two Brits formed a sitcom, it could be called "Shake and Bake"
Who are William Shakespeare and Francis Bacon?
This downing of this ship played a factor in the United States' entering World War I.
What is Lusitania?