European History
This event's aftermath drew international condemnation, yet sparked no tangible action against it. Name this short yet violent event in which the SA destroyed several businesses, its name meaning "Crystal Night."
Kristallnacht or Night of the Broken Glass
This man's administration was initially ridden with scandal owing to improper behavior and the Petticoat Affair. Yet, he would still serve as a founding member of the Democratic Party, becoming USA's 7th President. Name this man who passed the Indian Removal Act.
Andrew Jackson
This government took power following the Battle of Sekigahara, subsequently implementing the Bakufu form of government. Name this administration that passed the Sakoku Edict, forcing Japan into isolationism.
Tokugawa Shogunate
This queen famously have a speech before sailors, claiming that she had "the heart and stomach of a king." These sailors would go on to defeat a large fleet under Philip II of Spain. Name this queen who shares a name with England's last female monarch.
Elizabeth I
This man was kidnapped during the Xi'an Incident, being forced to form a certain "United Front." Yet, this Front would collapse with the resumption of the Chinese Civil War. Name this man who established a rival government in Taiwan.
Chiang Kai-Shek
This man cried: "Varus! Varus! Give me back my legions!" after receiving news of the Battle of Teutoburger Wald. Years prior, he defeated members of the Second Triumvirate in order to consolidate power. Name this man, Julius Caesar's nephew and first Roman Emperor.
Octavian or Augustus Caesar
This battle's outcome was virtually guaranteed by the arrival of a fleet under the Comte de Grasse. This battle's losing commander claimed he was too sick to attend a surrender ceremony. Name this decisive closing battle of the American Revolution.
Battle of Yorktown
This dynasty's Yongle Emperor constructed the Forbidden City. This dynasty was founded after a rebellion by the White Lotus Society, yet it would collapse following an invasion from steppe peoples. Name this dynasty which preceded the Qing and sent the Treasure Fleets.
Ming Dynasty
This man was the subject of the Jewel Voice Broadcast in which he told his subjects to "endure the unendurable." Name this man, bearing the royal title Showa, was Japan's longest ruling monarch.
Hirohito
This man presided over his country's independence from colonial rule and a painful partition with a neighboring Muslim state. Name this first Prime Minister of India.
Jawaharlal Nehru
This party won the UK General Elections of 1945 with Clement Attlee succeeding Winston Churchill as Prime Minister. Some of its other notable members have included Oswald Moseley, Harold Wilson, and Tony Blair. Name this party which is currently led by Keir Starmer.
Labour Party
This man proclaimed: "liberty and union, now and forever, one and inseparable" in his most famous oration. This man served as a leading Whig figure and Secretary of State under three presidents. Name this member of the "Great Triumvirate" alongside Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun.
Daniel Webster
This victor of the Battle of Panipat established an empire whose heritage blended Turkic, Persian, and Indian cultures. Name this man who defeated Ibrahim Lodi's Delhi Sultunate, founding the Mughal Empire.
Babur Khan
Ivan IV, Ivan the Terrible, or Ivan Grozny
Before coming to power, this man overthrew King Farouk I. He would go on to champion Pan-Arabism and trade extensively with the USSR. Name this leader of Egypt who nationalized the Suez Canal.
Gamal Abdel Nasser
This country was founded by Almos Arpad who led a tribe of Uralic people into Pannonia. Two of this country's greatest leaders include Jan Hunyadi and Matthias Corvinus; they both protected this nation's independence from the Ottoman Empire. Name this country which shares a Carpathian border with Poland and Romania.
Hungary
This program was initiated under Lyndon B. Johnson, aiming to cut back racial discrimination whilst improving healthcare, education, and other social services. Name this initiative that first introduced Medicare.
The Great Society
This region was ruled by the Fengtian Clique until 1932. This region is home to cities including Harbin and Mukden, yet hundreds of years before it was home to the nomadic Jurchen people. Name this region from which the Qing Dynasty originated.
Manchuria
Kings of this number included two notable Henrys. One was a Holy Roman Emperor who battled the Pope over the appointment of Bishops. The other became King of France after stating "Paris is well worth a mass." Name this number given to a central figure of the Lay Investiture Controversy and the reconciler of the French Wars of Religion.
IV
This man was overthrown in 1953 due to a US sponsored coup in Operation Ajax, though this was likely due to his efforts to nationalize his country's oil. Name this liberal Prime Minister of Iran whose rule was replaced by an absolute monarchy under Shah Reza Pahlavi.
Mohammad Mossadegh
Members of this ethnic group made up the terrorist ETA group, launching Operation Ogre to target members of the fascist Falange party. Name this group which notoriously opposed Francisco Franco; their notable settlements include Bilbao and Guernica.
Basque
This organization, founded by FDR in 1933, greatly aided in providing electricity, jobs, and development via water infrastructure during the Great Depression. Name this group which oversaw the management of dams and the river system of a certain southern state.
Tennessee Valley Authority or TVA
This battle was preceded by a 7 month long journey by the Baltic Fleet to reach the Pacific. On the losing side, only 3 surviving ships were able to escape to Vladivostock whereas the winners under Admiral Togo Heihachiro only lost roughly 100 men overall. Name this naval battle which decisively ended the Russo-Japanese War.
Battle of Tsushima
This man oversaw the Qing Dynasty's golden age, signing the Treaty of Nerchinsk with Russia whilst expanding territory into Taiwan, Mongolia, and Tibet. Name this man, China's longest reigning emperor.
Emperor Kangxi
This man's wife was famously involved in social programs, becoming the subject of the musical "Evita." Interestingly, this President was simultaneously hailed as a working class hero and a fascist dictator as he held both nationalist and semi-socialist policy. Name this President of Argentina whose rule would later result in the Dirty War.
Juan Peron