WWI
Originally called "The Great War," this conflict was supposed to be the war that ended all wars. Historians would later disagree.
World War 1
This dictator promised Germany a thousand-year empire; it lasted about twelve.
Hitler (Literally)
Despite its name, no one needed a jacket for this decades-long conflict between the U.S. and Soviet Union.
Cold War
Originally intended for sharing information, this invention eventually became a place for cat videos, memes, and online arguments.
The internet
This genocide serves as a reminder of what can happen when hatred, prejudice, and state power combine.
The Holocaust
His "Little Red Book" became famous during China's Cultural Revolution.
Mao Zedong
This nation was established in 1948 as a homeland for the Jewish people, leading to both celebration and conflict in the Middle East.
Israel
Which Japanese city was bomb with a nuclear bomb first?
What is Hiroshima?
Construction began in 1961 Completely destroyed by 1991.
What is Berlin wall?
India, Ghana, and Algeria all experienced this process of breaking free from foreign colonial rule.
Decolonization
At the end of the war, President Woodrow Wilson proposed his 14 Points. What was the 14th point?
What is the League of Nations?
The largest military battle in history, the turning point in the European theater of WW2
The battle of Stalingrad?
Mikhail Gorbachev introduced "Glasnost" into the U.S.S.R., what does Glastnost mean?
What is Openness?
The South African anti-apartheid activist and politician who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999
Who is Nelson Mandela
When Hitler marched into the Rhineland, what treaty was he breaking?
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
The date the Soviet hammer and sickle flag was lowered for the last time over the Kremlin.
What is December 31 1991?
Known in Chinese as the June Fourth Incident, were student-led demonstrations held in Beijing, China during 1989
Tiananmen Square protests and massacre?