Ancient civilizations
This civilization built the pyramids of Giza
What is Egypt?
This 1776 revolution led to the creation of the United States.
What is the American Revolution?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand sparked this global war.
What is WW1?
He was the first President of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
The first moon landing occurred in this year.
What is 1969?
The first code of laws, written by King Hammurabi, came from this ancient empire.
What is Babylon?
The storming of the Bastille began this European revolution in 1789.
What is the French Revolution?
The attack on Pearl Harbor brought the U.S. into this conflict.
What is WW2?
She ruled as Queen of the United Kingdom during the 1800s and lent her name to an entire era.
Who is Queen Victoria?
The Berlin Wall fell in this year.
What is 1989?
The city-state of Sparta was part of this ancient civilization.
What is Greece?
This 1917 event ended the Russian monarchy.
What is the Bolshevik revolution?
The Cold War was primarily between the U.S. and this other superpower.
What is the Soviet Union?
This South African leader spent 27 years in prison before becoming president.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
This empire connected three continents with its vast road network and ruled for centuries.
What is the Roman Empire?
Mahatma Gandhi led a nonviolent movement to free this country from British control.
What is India?
The Korean War began in this decade.
What are the 1950s?
He led the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Who is Nikita Khrushchev?
The ancient city of Machu Picchu was built by this South American civilization.
What is the Incan Empire
The Boxer Rebellion occurred in this Asian country around 1900.
What is China?
This long conflict between France and England lasted from 1337 to 1453.
What is the Hundred Years’ War?
She was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Who is Margaret Thatcher?