Revolutionary People
Revolutionary Happenings
Revolutionary Ideas
Revolutionary Connections
Name that Song
100
Jiang Qing, fourth and final wife of this Chinese revolutionary, first rose to prominence as an actress, before later becoming politically involved - and executed for her role in the Cultural Revolution.
Who is Mao Zedong?
100
July 14th is the patriotic holiday in France, named after this prison-fortress complex which was raided and torn down by a mob at the beginning of the French Revolution.
What is the Bastille?
100
In 1791, Maximilien Robespierre wrote a lengthy essay explaining his opposition to this judicial method. M. Guillotin disagreed, as did Robespierre shortly after, supporting its use in thousands of cases. Three years later he would have a more personal reason to go against it...
What is the death penalty/execution?
100
In a controversial move in 2021, the national Russian hockey team wore "throwback" jerseys based on those formerly worn by this country for a game against Team Finland.
What is the Soviet Union?
100
(2025)
What is Stateside + Zara Larsson - Pinkpantheress?
200
More of an anti-revolutionary person... this English political philosopher was a leading voice in favor of monarchy in the 17th century.
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
200
The 17th century in Europe saw a bright period of new political philosophy, with thinkers like John Locke who questioned the traditional structure of European monarchy, and came to be known as this name.
What is the Enlightenment?
200
In the early 1790s, Jacobin revolutionaries in Paris declared that this was evil, and outlawed it. A little bit later, Napoleon would backtrack on that, making it legal once again. When Toussaint L'Ouverture became governor-general of Haiti, many were hopeful... but out of necessity in his mind, he brought this practice back as a temporary measure.
What is slavery?
200
This image shows Jimmy Jean-Louis, a Haitian actor, meeting with Paul Altidor, Haitian ambassador to the United States. Altidor told Jean-Louis that "we are counting on people like you" to inform the world about Haiti's vivid history, and stories like that of this revolutionary leader, who he played in a biographical movie, "a story that needs to be heard by all."
Who is Toussaint L'Ouverture?
200
(2011)
What is Domino - Jessie J?
300
Early in his career, this man had many foreign supporters, such as Beethoven, who composed a concerto in his honor, and the Spanish painter Francisco Goya. A few years later, Beethoven revoked the dedication of his composition, and Goya produced a series of paintings and drawings which made it clear he was no longer a fan...
Who is Napoleon?
300
Not aligned with either the Reds or the Whites, the Basmachi movement consisted of several Muslim groups in Central Asia capitalizing on this war to try to establish their own state.
What is the Russian Civil War?
300
While Lenin believed strongly in the Communist ideals of the Bolshevik party, the economic situation after the World War I and the Civil War led him to create a controversial group which became known as the "NEPmen" - drawing its name from the "New Economic Policy," who ran private businesses operating under this seemingly opposite economic system.
What is capitalism?
300
This Chinese poster from 1953 shows Mao Zedong in front of a red flag with the leaders who set the ideological foundations for what he was now doing in China, all the way back to this man who first penned it, on the far right.
Who is Karl Marx?
300
(2004)
What is Let's Get It Started - The Black Eyed Peas?
400
The Qing Dynasty, family line of the final Chinese emperors after thousands of years of imperial rule, was brought to an end by the Xinhai Rebellion, led by this man, who founded the Republic of China and the Nationalist Party.
Who is Sun Yat-sen?
400
Sailors convinced by Lenin's writings hijacked the battleship (or cruiser) Aurora, pictured below, and threatened the provisional government in this city, the capital of the Russian Empire, leading to the takeover of the Bolsheviks.
What is St. Petersburg?
400
François Duvalier, better known as Papa Doc, the cruel Haitian dictator of the 20th century, was outspoken about this religious movement being central to the national identity of Haiti. The revolution would support this, as it created a unifying point for enslaved people who had come from many different areas and cultures.
What is voodoo?
400
The rocket series developed and used by the Chinese space program is named Changzheng 1-12, or "Long March," after the costly but necessary retreat of over 6,000 miles from 1934-35, which prevented the army of the Chinese Communist Party from being defeated by this opposing force.
What is the KMT (Kuomintang)?
400
(2017)
What is Motion Sickness - Phoebe Bridgers?
500
Despite having died more than 30 years before the first photo was taken, many websites and social media posts claim that this picture depicts this man, who started the Haitian Revolution by encouraging enslaved people to burn down plantations. Be careful what you find online.
Who is Dutty Boukman?
500
The French Revolution, starting in 1789, removed the King of France and started a republic... but the path of progress was not always clear - this man, the third of his name (the second had a short and disputed reign), was the first president, second emperor, and final monarch of France, from 1848 to the time he was deposed by a Prussian invasion in 1870.
Who is Napoleon III?
500
In spite of being associated with seemingly opposite ideas, this Renaissance-era political philosopher was widely read by many Enlightenment thinkers, including the American Founding Fathers.
Who is Niccolo Machiavelli?
500
The ideals of the French Revolution were often used to challenge the later French government. We saw this in the Haitian Revolution, and in 1945, when Ho Chi Minh, the Communist revolutionary leader of this country, then a colony, began his call for freedom from France with a quote from the American Declaration of Independence and from the French Declaration of Rights for Man and Citizen. The next several decades would show that both of those countries did not support the comparison.
What is Vietnam?
500
(1902)
What is The Entertainer - Scott Joplin?