Industrial Revolution
What type of power replaced water and wind as the main energy source during the Industrial Revolution?
Steam power
The first England Puritans arrived in America on what famous ship?
The Mayflower
Who is credited for initiating the Protestant Reformation with his 95 Theses?
Martin Luther
What three countries were a part of the Axis Powers during World War 2?
Germany, italy, and Japan
What year was History Club founded?
2022
In the textile manufacturing industry, many employed young women were called…?
Mill Girls
Fill in the blank: No (blank) without (blank)
Taxation, Representation
What major Mughal ruler, known for religious tolerance and administrative reforms, ruled India from 1556 to 1605?
Akbar the Great
Which dictator led the country of Italy during World War 2?
Benito Mussolini
What was the name of the ancient trade route that connected China to Europe?
The Silk Road
What invention by Eli Whitney revolutionized the cotton industry by speeding up the process of removing seeds?
The cotton gin
What was the name of the journey that brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic to the Americas under brutal conditions?
The Middle Passage
What name was given to the elite Ottoman infantry units composed of enslaved Christian boys converted to Islam?
Janissaries
What conflict happened in Russia simultaneously with WW1 that led to the abdication of the Tzar?
February revolution / Russian Revolution
What was Napoleon Bonaparte’s actual height, despite the myth that he was extremely short?
About 5'6"
What economic theory argues that the government should not interfere with business and industry?
Laissez-faire capitalism
Which Native American woman played a key role in early English colonization by acting as a mediator between the Powhatan Confederacy and Jamestown settlers?(Hint: there is a movie about this person)
Pocahontas
Which West African kingdom became a major center for the transatlantic slave trade under rulers like King Afonso I?
Kingdom of Kongo
What was the name of the U.S. wartime strategy of attacking key Pacific islands while bypassing others?
Island hopping
How many people are currently in space?
7
What major canal, completed in 1869, connected the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea, boosting global trade?
The Suez Canal
What treaty signed in 1494 between Portugal and Spain divided the non-European world between the two nations?
The Treaty of Tordesillas
What was the name of the brutal system of forced labor imposed on indigenous peoples in the Spanish colonies, often in silver mines such as Potosí?
The Mita System
What was the name of the German war plan designed to avoid a two-front war in WWI?
Schlieffen Plan
At the 2022 Academy Awards, Will Smith slapped which comedian on stage after a controversial joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith?
Chris Rock