9/11
Colonial Empires
Colonization of Africa
Political Cartoons
Wild Card
100
Place in which the Twin Towers fell.
What is New York City?
100
This was the world's largest empire in terms of occupied land area.
What is the British Empire?
100
This European country claimed the territory of the Congo as its colonial possession.
What is Belgium?
100
This term means "to absorb into the cultural tradition of a population or group."
What is assimilation?
100
This is the most populated country in the world.
What is India?
200
Year in which the events of 9/11 took place.
What is 2001?
200
This empire dominated the Americas with its colonial possession in the 1500 and 1600s.
What is the Spanish Empire?
200
This country remained independent throughout the period of African colonization.
What is Liberia?
200
This was the key resource the British and Kenyans were fighting over.
What is land?
200
This is the wealthiest country in the world according to overall GDP.
What is the United States of America?
300
This individual was said to be the mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks.
Who is Osama Bin Laden?
300
This empire held extensive colonial territories on the Indonesian Archipelago.
What is the Dutch Empire?
300
This country famous defeated the Italian Empire to remain its independence for much of the African colonial period.
What is Ethiopia?
300
Using these helps explain the message of a political cartoon without needing words.
What are symbols?
300
This is the smallest country in the world according to land area.
What is Vatican City?
400
The President that responded to the attacks of 9/11 by starting the "War on Terror."
Who is George W. Bush?
400
Jacques Cartier famously explored on behalf of this empire.
What is the French Empire?
400
The amount of slaves brought to the Americas from the Transatlantic slave trade.
What are 12 million?
400
This meeting in 1884 is often depicted in political cartoons.
What is the Berlin Conference?
400
This country is the most visited country in the world by international toursit.
What is France?
500
The building the third plane crashed into.
What is the Pentagon?
500
This individual was the first to circumnavigate the globe.
Who is Ferdinand Magella?
500
These two empires colonized South Africa.
What are the British and the Dutch?
500
Who is Cecil Rhodes?
500
This is the poorest country in the world according to GDP per capita.
What is South Sudan?