French Revolution
Name three Enlightenment thinkers who inspired revolutionary leaders.
Rousseau, Locke, Voltaire, Montesquieu,
What was the name of the military defeat in 1815 that effectively ended the French Revolution and led to the restoration of the monarchy in France?
The Battle of Waterloo
This was the name of the French colony that became the site of the Haitian Revolution.
Saint Domingue
Who was the Prime Minister of Japan during much of its expansionist period in the 1930s?
Hideki Tojo
What was the name of the incident in 1937 that led to a full-scale war between Japan and China?
The Marco Polo Bridge Incident
What was the name of the legislative body that replaced the National Convention in 1795 and served as the governing body of France until Napoleon's coup d'état?
The Directory
This military campaign, launched by Napoleon in 1798, aimed to disrupt British trade routes and expand French influence in the Middle East.
The Egyptian Campaign
What was the name of the Haitian leader who attempted to reunify Haiti after its division into two kingdoms?
Jean-Pierre Boyer
Who was the Japanese admiral who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor and led the Japanese navy during much of World War II?
Isoroku Yamamoto
What was the name of the treaty signed between Japan and the United States in 1905, recognizing Japan's control over Korea and its influence in East Asia?
Treaty of Portsmouth
This economic policy, adopted during the Revolution, aimed to stabilize the French economy by issuing paper currency.
This group, led by Georges Danton, was responsible for enforcing price controls and ensuring the provisioning of Paris during the Revolution.
The Paris Commune
This formerly enslaved African and Vodou priest, was instrumental in organizing the slave rebellion at Bois Caïman, which marked the beginning of the Haitian Revolution.
Dutty Boukman
What was the name of the treaty signed between Japan and the United States in 1858, opening additional ports to American trade and establishing diplomatic relations?
The Harris Treaty
What proportion of the French population constituted the Second Estate, and what were the exclusive privileges and exemptions they enjoyed?
The Second Estate, comprising roughly 1-2% of the population, consisted of the nobility. They were privileged with exemptions from most taxes, held significant political and military positions, and enjoyed exclusive rights such as hunting privileges and immunity from certain laws.
This political faction during the Revolution advocated for a constitutional monarchy rather than the complete abolition of the monarchy.
The Feuillants
What was the name of the Parisian financial institution that went bankrupt in 1788, contributing to the worsening economic situation in France?
The East India Company (Compagnie des Indes)
Who was the French general who defeated Toussaint Louverture and exiled him to France?
Charles LeClerc
What was the name of the international conference held in 1921–1922 that aimed to address issues related to disarmament and territorial disputes in East Asia?
the Washington Naval Conference
Who was the Haitian revolutionary leader who led the failed rebellion in 1790 against French colonial rule, seeking equal rights for free people of color?
Vincent Ogé
Who was the French finance minister who succeeded Jacques Necker and was known for his efforts to streamline government spending and introduce new taxes, but who ultimately faced opposition from the nobility?
Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne
Within the Cahiers de doléances, the French people voiced grievances about this feudal obligation that burdened them with unpaid labor on their lord's land.
Bonus points for additional grievances
Corvée (taxes like the taille [land tax], tithe (Church tax] and gabelle [salt tax], voting by order in the Estates General, seigneurialism...]
This battle, fought in 1803, was the decisive victory that led to the expulsion of French forces from Haiti.
Battle of Vertières
Which samurai warrior clans played a significant role in the overthrow of the Tokugawa shogunate?
the Satsuma and Choshu clans
Which battle of the French Revolutionary Wars, fought in 1796, marked Napoleon's first major victory as a military commander, defeating the Austrians in Italy?
The Battle of Lodi