Show:
Individuals in History
Revolutionary Leaders
Yo Cavell
Regents Vocabulary
Mystery Questions
100

A common goal of Philip II of Spain and Louis XIV of France was to

maintain absolute power

100
Simon Bolivar, Toussaint L’Ouverture, and Bernardo O’Higgins were Latin American leaders of:
Independence movements
100

Ms. Cavell has a dog, what is his name?

Winston Churchill

100

refers to what happens as  a consequence (result, impact, outcome) of an event, an idea or a development.

effect

100

Name the historical period of time in which new ideas and ways of thinking inspired change within science, government, and society

The Enlightenment

200

One similarity in the rule of Peter the Great, Suleiman I, and Louis XIV is that each leader

Gain Land /Absolute Power

200
When Lenin led the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, he was influenced by which political idea?
Communism
200

Ms. Cavell is a huge fan of this sports team

Yankees

200

 What led to this event/idea/historical development

Historical circumstances 

200
The dominance of the Spanish language in Latin America and continued use of the English language in South Africa are examples of:
Cultural Diffusion
300
Which famous protest led by Gandhi was used to bring world attention to the injustices of British colonialism?
The Salt March
300
Who led the Chinese Communist Revolution of the late 1940's to establish the People's Republic of China?
Mao Zedong
300

Ms. Cavell graduated from this college

The College of Saint Rose

300

An economic theory based on profit, privatization, and competition

capitalism

300
After World War II, which action was taken by many African territories against their colonial rulers?
Demanding independence/freedom
400

This person gradually gained power in Germany after being rejected by his native country's army. He was the elected as Germany's leader prior to WWII

Adolf Hitler

400
The Communist ideas of which revolutionary political writer of the 1800's later influenced the Bolshevik and Chinese Revolutions?
Karl Marx
400

Ms. Cavell was born in this year

1997

400

where a historical event took place and why it took place there; includes location, location relative to other places, geographic features, and climate

geographic context

400
British control over South Africa, French control over Indochina, and Spanish control over Mexico are examples of:
Imperialism
500
Which Bolshevik Revolutionary gradually gained power in the years following Lenin's death and eventually went on to become the leader of the former Soviet Union (USSR)?
Joseph Stalin
500

Napoleon Bonaparte became the leader of France after the French Revolution, turning France into this

An empire

500

What is Ms. Cavell's last name going to be when she gets married this summer?

Quackenbush

500

A challenge or problem that has been debated or discussed across time. It is one many societies have attempted to address with varying degrees of success.

enduring issue

500

After 1880, European nations sought colonies in Africa primarily because the Europeans were searching for:

Raw materials/natural resources and new markets