Category 1: World Capitals
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Rome
In 1783, this Treaty of Paris marked the end of this conflict between the United States and Great Britain
What is American Revolutionary War/ War for Independence
This writer wrote a play which contains the quote, "To be or not to be that is the question"
Who is William Shakespeare
This European figure dissolved the holy roman empire and was the King of Italy while Ruler of France Simultaneously
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte
This country currently claims Ukraine Territory based on the conquests of Cathrine the great.
What is Russia
This capital replaced Kyoto in 1868
This capital replaced Kyoto in 1868
This famous conflict involving Russia was ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1853
What is the Crimean War
Edgar Allan Poe wrote this short story about madman and a heart under the floorboards
What is the Tell-Tale Heart
This revolutionary figure led a slave rebellion on the island of Haiti
Who is Toussaint Louvertre
This City In China is still not recognized to have been "raped" by the Japanese government in WW2
What is Nanking
This capital marked a new route to Asia in the 15th century
What is Capetown
Instead of a Treaty of Paris, US involvement in Vietnam was ended with this agreement
What is the Paris Peace Accords
Who is the author of this famous work about the 1812 Napolionic War?
Who is Leo/Lev Tolstoy
This British monarch was the last Emperor of India
Who is George VI
The mass killing and forced deportation of around 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War I is recognized as one of the first modern genocides and occurred largely between these two years.
When is 1915 and 1917
This capital was contructed in 1960 moving the government to the center of the country
What is Brasilia
In 1626, King Louis XIII signed the Treaty of Paris with this protestant rebel group
Who are the Huguenots
This author is noted to have cried on the lawn of Charles Dickens' house
Who is Hans Christian Andersen
In 1963, this South Vietnamese leader was deposed in a coup
Who is Ngo Dinh Diem
Occuring between 1904-1908, German colonial forces commited various attrocities against this Namibian ethnic group
Who are the Herero
This capital was once known as Khanbaliq
What is Beijing
The Treaty of Paris of 1951 established what was then the precursor to the European Union
What is the European Coal and Steel Community
This Japanese author was a licensed doctor and the Army Surgeon General from 1907 to 1916
Who is Mori Ougai
This person was known as the Kingfish of Louisiana
Who is Huey Long
The aboriginal population of this Australian Island were once throught to have been completly exterminated by European settlers
What is Tasmania