Latin American Revolutions
Who was the leader of the Haitian Revolution, that was captured by Napoleon's troops, and died in a French prison?
Toussaint Louverture
Which British corporation ruled parts of India for the last half of the 18th century and the first half of the 19th century?
The British East India Company
Which conference did Bismarck host between 1884-1885 to resolve the "Scramble for Africa"?
The Berlin Conference
What is the name of the last Chinese dynasty?
The Qing Dynasty
Which American Commodore ended Japanese isolation?
Matthew Perry
Who were the descendants of Europeans in Latin America that were attracted to ideas of equality and free trade?
Creoles
What were the Indian soldiers called serving under the British in the 1800s?
The Sepoys
Who were the Boers descended from in Southern Africa?
The Dutch
Which war was started when the Chinese blockaded the foreign area in Guangzhou (Canton) to force European traders into surrendering their opium?
The First Opium War
What was the name of the regime/government that replaced the Tokugawa Shogun?
Meiji
The parish priest Miguel Hidalgo led what war for independence?
The Mexican War for Independence
What was another name for the War of Indian Independence (1857)?
The Sepoy Rebellion
Which canal connects the Mediterranean and Red Seas?
The Suez Canal
What is the term called where a section of a country is set aside for foreigners?
Extraterritoriality
Which political grouping supported more executive power in Meiji Japan, so that their government could be more like Bismarck's Germany?
The Progressives
Which creole leader from Venezuela defeated the last major Spanish army at Ayacucho Peru on December 9, 1824?
Simón Bolívar
Who declared themselves Empress of India in 1876?
Queen Victoria
Leopold II ruled which African territory where he is responsible for the genocide of close to 10 million people?
The Congo
What is arguably the most deadly civil war in history?
The Taiping Rebellion
What does "Meiji" mean?
Enlightenment or Enlightened Rule
Who was the dictator of Mexico (caudillo) from 1833-55?
Santa Anna
What does I.N.C. stand for?
Indian National Congress
The chief Shaka was the ruler of which empire in Southern Africa?
The Zulu Kingdom
Which Chinese dowager queen supported the Boxer Rebellion?
Which major European power did the Japanese defeat in 1905?
Russia