History Flashcards
Simple History Questions
The year World War I began
1914
The first president of the United States
George Washington
The empire that built the Colosseum
Roman Empire
The country where the Industrial Revolution started
United Kingdom
The Egyptian ruler known for her beauty and alliance with Rome
Cleopatra
The war where Napoleon Bonaparte was finally defeated
Battle of Waterloo
The ship that sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg
Titanic
The Great Wall of China was primarily built to protect against invasions from which group?
Mongols
The year the Berlin Wall fell
1989
The first civilization to develop writing
Sumerians
The leader known for his nonviolent resistance against British rule in India
Mahatma Gandhi
The longest-reigning British monarch before Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Victoria
The ancient city famous for its hanging gardens
Babylon
The treaty that ended World War I
Treaty of Versailles
The explorer who first circumnavigated the globe
Ferdinand Magellan
The Renaissance originated in which country?
Italy
The U.S. state that was once an independent republic
Texas
The French Revolution began in which year?
1789
The Viking explorer who reached North America before Columbus
Leif Erikson
The war between the North and South in the United States
American Civil War
The first European to reach India by sea
Vasco da Gama
The country where the Statue of Liberty was made
France
The dynasty that built the Forbidden City in China
Ming Dynasty
The year the United Nations was established
1945
The leader of the Soviet Union during World War II
Joseph Stalin
