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became emperor of the Empire of Brazil at age 5
Who was Pedro II?
started orphanages without asking people for money, but by faithfully asking God in prayer
Who was George Müller?
missionary to South Africa; European who first saw and named Victoria Falls after the queen of England
Who was Dr. David Livingstone?
the battle cry of Sam Houston and other Texans as they fought the Mexicans at the Battle of San Jacinto
What was, "Remember the Alamo!"
This amendment gave all citizens, regardless of gender, the right to vote.
What is the 19th amendment?
German revolutionary and philosopher who wrote The Communist Manifesto
Who was Karl Marx?
Governor of Victoria, Australia, who denied miners requests for removing license fees
Who was Charles Hotham?
The name of the trial when the state brought a lawsuit against a substitute biology teacher for allegedly teaching evolution in a public classroom at a time when this was illegal.
What is the Scopes trial?
In this country, the Taiping Rebellion was a civil war under Manchu rule with a death toll of 20 million.
What is China?
Lincoln issued this decree in 1863 that freed only the slaves in the states that had seceded.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
The title of the book written by Charles Darwin, who developed the theory of evolution.
What is On the Origin of Species?
ruled Mexico with his wife Charlotte
Who was Maximilian?
how Brazil's rise to independence was different from most other countries
How was that it happened without a bloody war?
the American president who authorized the "Indian Removal Act"
Who was President Andrew Jackson?
A declaration of ideas written by Karl Marx, a German philosopher and atheist
What is the Communist Manifesto?
His name means "enlightened rule" and he moved the capital of Japan to Tokyo.
Who was Emperor Meiji?
French explorer who wrote about Ankor Wat, a temple from the Khmer Empire in Cambodia
Who was Henri Mouhot?
Theoretically there would be no need for this in communism, which is a social, political, and economic theory as well as a system of government in which there is no division of classes economically.
What is central government?
leader of the Nez Pierce tribe who fought to protect his people and was nicknamed the Napoleon of all Indians for his genius in evading the troops that pursued him
Who was Chief Joseph?
Mexican celebration of the defeat of French forces on May 5, 1862
What is Cinco de Mayo?
French impressionist artist known for works showing ballet dancers and racehorses
Who is Edgar Degas?
President elected that caused several states in North America to secede over states' rights
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
Emperor Meiji aggressively westernized and modernized Japan and allowed this religion
What is Christianity?
Sioux physician who lived during the time period of Custer's last stand and Wounded Knee
Who was Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa)?
The phrase that describes Darwin's idea of the stronger members of a species outliving the weaker.
What is "survival of the fittest"?