Capitals
Russia's capital
Moscow
A movement that ended with the abolition of the Old Regime and the creation of a constitutional monarchy; a period known as the Reign of Terror resulted in the public executions of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI via the guillotine
French Revolution
A singer nicknamed the "King of Rock and Roll"
Elvis Presley
The "______ death" was the 2nd pandemic caused by the Bubonic Plague between 1346 and 1353, it resulted in the death of 75-200 million people
Black death
Argentina's capital
Buenos Aires
Spain's capital
Madrid
Led the National Fascist Party and served as dictator of Italy during WWII
Benito Mussolini
The right to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness", was written by Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) in this document
Declaration of Independence
The person who became the first Norman King of England after his victory at the Battle of Hastings
William the Conqueror
Ottawa
Egypt's capital
Cairo
The son of Pepin the Short, he was crowned the First Holy Emperor by Pope Leo III; he sought to spread Christianity throughout Western Europe
Charlegmagne
This was an informal network of routes and connections used by enslaved people in the South to escape to the Northern US and Canada
Underground Railroad
A religious military order who fought during the Crusades and served to protect Christian pilgrims and the Holy Land
The Knights Templar
Chile's capital
Santiago
Kenya's capital
Nairobi
The monarchy of this country is considered to be one of the oldest in the world. Its current Queen, Margrethe II, can trace her lineage back to Harald Bluetooth who ruled from 958 to 986
Denmark
"Scorched earth tactics" were used by General William Sherman (1820-1891) during his March to the Sea in this was war (1861-1865)
Ruled between 1558-1603; her reign saw the restoration of Protestantism to England and the defeat of the Spanish Armada
Elizabeth I
Colombia's capital
Bogota
South Africa's legislative capital
Cape Town
This country was first ruled by Peter I when it was still called the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Josip Broz Tito was declared President for life of this country in 1974
Yugoslavia
This person taught at the Tuskegee Institute, which was first led by Booker T Washington (1856-1915)
George Washington Carver
The last leader of the Soviet Union (1931-2022)
Mikhail Gorbachev
Cuba's capital
Havana