Presidents
This president was known for saying to Mr. Gorbechev, "Tear down this wall."
Reagan
Gandhi led opposition to British colonialism here
India
King of Belgium who desperately wanted to control the Congo Basin
Leopold II
The two other Axis Powers, along with Germany, in World War 2
Italy and Japan
He was assassinated in 1968 after leading efforts toward Civil Rights for African Americans in the US.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
A Canadian railroad engineer invented these to help make sure trains were on time. On Nov 18, 1883, cities across America reset their clocks.
Time zones
He was president when the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 happened.
George W. Bush
Mao Zedong led communists on the Long March through this country
China
First black president of South African who had been imprisoned for 27 years
Nelson Mandela
The war in which "The Charge of the Light Brigade" occurred
Crimean War
This Emperor of Japan agreed with General Tojo that they should attack the US at Pearl Harbor.
Emperor Hirohito
An uprising on this holiday in 1916 led to Ireland's independence, although the six northern counties of Ulster remained in the United Kingdom.
Easter
He was the oldest President at his inauguration.
Biden
Ned Kelly and his gang, who fought against cruel and unjust government, were heroes in this country
Australia
Leader of Iraq who invaded Kuwait over oil and other war debt
In this war, the "Central Powers" were Germany, Bulgaria, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
World War 1
This man was made prime minister by King Victor Emmanuel of Italy after marching his Fascist followers into Rome
Benito Mussolini
The 19th Amendment to the US Constitution in 1920 gave this group of people the right to vote.
Women
He was president during the First Persian Gulf War.
George H.W. Bush
Juan Peron, whose popular wife was nicknamed the "Madonna of America" for her mercy on the poor, led a popular revolt here
Argentina
Great Britain's queen who invited the world to The Great Exhibition in 1851
Queen Victoria
Vietnam War
Under this leader who succeeded Lenin, over six million Russians died.
Joseph Stalin
The Supreme Court case Brown vs. Board of Education marked the end of this in US schools.
segregation
Of the last 8 presidents (Carter on), this many are still alive.
Six (Carter, Clinton, Bush, Obama, Trump, Biden)
Dost Mohammed of this country signed a treaty with Great Britain to end the Great Game between Great Britain and Russia
Afghanistan
First female Prime Minister of India who was killed by her Sikh bodyguards
Indira Gandhi
This war between the communist north and democratic south resulted in the country remaining divided and has technically never been ended.
Korean War
This leader of the Bolsheviks (later Communists) ordered Czar Nicholas II and his family imprisoned and killed, ending the Russian monarchy.
Vladimir Lenin
The launching of this in 1957 marked the beginning of the US-Russian Space Race.
Sputnik