World History
Toledo military academy class of 1910 grad who went on to become a dictator
Francisco Franco
This U.S. state's name comes from an Aleut word meaning "Great Land"
Alaska
As the Mayan god of merchants, Ek Chuah was responsible for this yummy bean, once the standard Mayan currency
Cacao bean
Among its numerous city squares are Ledise, known for its cafes, & Rembrandt, known for its cabarets
Amsterdam
From 1920 to 1946 this Swiss city served as the seat of the League of Nations
Geneva
Mindon, as emperor of this country, set up a new capital in 1857 at Mandalay
Burma
This river got its name after a Spanish explorer reported that he had been attacked by female warriors there
the Amazon
The Voodoo of New Orleans owes a debt to this Caribbean nation once known as St. Domingue
Haiti
In Russian this Lithuanian capital is called Vilna
Vilnius
Who won the Korean War in 1953
Ended in an armistice, no formal winner
His 5 classics were canonized during the Han Dynasty
Confucius
This basic unit of measure of electric current is named for a French physicist who studied voltage
the ampere
By definition, the Hashemites are either direct or collateral descendants of this prophet
Muhammad
This city’s best-known thoroughfare is Trakt Krolewski, or Royal Way
Warsaw
In 1981 this labor union was outlawed in Poland; 8 years later it was legalized
Solidarity
Edmund "Crouchback" founded this branch of the Plantagenets that didn't get on well with the Yorks
the Lancasters
To increase a jet plane's thrust, turn on these that feed fuel into the hot exhaust gases
the afterburner
Parasurama is the... let me see, fourth, fifth... no, sixth avatar of this Hindu god
Vishnu
This capital lies on the Attica Plain surrounded by mountains including Parnes & Hymettus
Athens
In May 1954 President Eisenhower signed a bill authorizing the construction of this North American waterway
St. Lawrence Seaway
In 1825 the Decembrists attempted a coup in this country--didn't work
Russia
There's a cathedral of Notre Dame in this large Belgian port city that's also known for its diamonds
Antwerp
From the Latin for a room that can be locked, it's a meeting assembled to choose a pope
a conclave
In the 15th century, Henry the Navigator founded St. Mary’s Chapel in Belem, now a part of this European capital
Lisbon
Unable to run for a third term as Pres. of Serbia, he made himself Pres. of Yugoslavia on July 23, 1997
Slobodan Milosevic