History ⏳ Flashcards
What year was the Declaration of Independence signed?
1776
What year did the Titanic sink? ⭐️
1912
What year did the United Nations officially come into existence?
1945
What year did the Berlin Wall fall?
1989
Which explorer searched for the Fountain of Youth?
*Juan Ponce de León
Which U.S. President issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
Which country gained independence from France in 1962 after a brutal war?
Algeria
What was the name of the first manned mission to land on the moon?
Apollo 11
What ancient city is known as the birthplace of democracy?
Athens
Who was the first Roman emperor?
Augustus
Which city was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
Constantinople
Which medieval queen was married to both the King of France and the King of England?
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Which African country was formerly known as Abyssinia?
Ethiopia
Which explorer is credited with circumnavigating the globe first?
Ferdinand Magellan
Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the USA?
France
Who was the U.S. President during the Great Depression and World War II?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
The longest-serving U.S. president? ⭐️
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Who was the first President of the United States?
George Washington
What was the primary language of the Byzantine Empire?
Greek
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II?
Joseph Stalin
Which pharaoh was buried in the Great Pyramid of Giza?
Khufu (Cheops)
What country was founded by freed American slaves in the 19th century?
Liberia
Who led the Indian independence movement against British rule?
Mahatma Gandhi
Who was the first female Prime Minister of the UK?
Margaret Thatcher
Who wrote the 95 Theses, sparking the Protestant Reformation?
Martin Luther
Who was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Which French leader declared himself emperor in 1804?
Napoleon Bonaparte
Who was the first man to step on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
Who was the last Tsar of Russia?
Nicholas II
Who was known as the “Iron Chancellor” of Germany?
Otto von Bismarck
Which ancient city was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD?
Pompeii
Who was the longest-reigning monarch in British history?
Queen Elizabeth II
What was the name of the first artificial satellite sent into space?
Sputnik
Which war was fought between the North and South of the United States?
The American Civil War
What empire did Hernán Cortés conquer in the early 16th century?
The Aztec Empire
Which battle marked the end of Napoleon Bonaparte’s rule?
The Battle of Waterloo
What dynasty ruled China for over 400 years starting in 206 BC?
The Han Dynasty
Which ancient civilization built Machu Picchu?
The Inca
What document, signed in 1215, limited the power of the English king?
The Magna Carta
What was the name of the ship on which the Pilgrims traveled to America in 1620?
The Mayflower
Which empire was ruled by Genghis Khan?
The Mongol Empire
Which ancient empire was ruled by Cyrus the Great?
The Persian Empire
Which war is considered the longest in history?
The Reconquista (781 years)
What empire was known for its road network, including the Appian Way?
The Roman Empire
What was the name of the ancient trade route connecting China to the Mediterranean?
The Silk Road
What treaty ended World War I?
The Treaty of Versailles
Person with the most inventions in the U.S.? ⭐️
Thomas Edison
Who invented the light bulb?
Thomas Edison
What was the main purpose of the Crusades?
To capture the Holy Land from Muslim control
Who was the leader of the Haitian Revolution?
Toussaint Louverture
Who was the British Prime Minister during most of World War II?
Winston Churchill
Which war was known as “The Great War” before World War II?
World War I
Who was the first woman to travel to space? ⭐️
Valentina Tereshkova
What was the name of the first mission to successfully land humans on the Moon in 1969? ⭐️
Apollo 11
Which U.S. president died after just one month in office? ⭐
William Henry Harrison
What was the famous battle that lasted only 38 minutes? ⭐
The Anglo-Zanzibar War
Who was the first king of Israel according to the Bible? ⭐
Saul
