1. After the cross-dressing Henri III, the French were glad to have a very masculine, athletic, capable king, that is, Henri IV. When he officially converted to Catholicism, what edict did Henri IV issue to protect French Protestants (known as Huguenots)?
2. Which war began with the incredible incident of the Defenestration of Prague? (Remember, Bohemians tossed representatives of the Holy Roman Emperor out of the window.)
3. Which king became King of England with the Restoration?
4. What name was given to the rather extraordinary event that replaced James II on the throne of England with Mary II and William III?
5. The National Assembly of France adopted what as their slogan?
6. Who was the King of France who was executed during the French Revolution?
7. What would become World War I (or the Great War, as it was callled at the time) was kicked off by the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand (and his wife, by the way). To which country was he the heir to the throne?
Which country surrendered to Germany with the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk in 1917?
Germany launched a campaign of sinking any ships it believed were taking supplies to the enemies of the Fatherland. What was this campaign called?
The Treaty of Versailles, which ended World War I, placed the blame for the war upon which country (with the Kriegschulde clause)?
At the time, one western nation had all the prerequisites for industrialization and, therefore, was the first nation to industrialize. Which nation was that?
Initially, everyone believed World War I (or the Great War) would be loud, violent, and brief. Instead, it evolved into a stalemate of trench warfare for 3-1/2 years. true or false
World War I saw the introduction of a number of new weapons of war. Please name World War I saw the introduction of a number of new weapons of war. Please name ONE of them.
Name the luxury ocean liner that was torpedoed by a German submarine on its way from New York to England.
Who was the US President at the beginning of World War II?
Who was the Supreme Allied Commander in World War II?
What was the secret project that developed the US atomic bomb?
"Let us so conduct ourselves that if this Empire should last a thousand years, they will still say, 'This was our finest hour.'" Who said this?
After World War II, the victorious Allied nations - the United States, Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union - occupied Germany to secure its stabilization and avoid another mess like the one that gave birth to the second war. Once Germany was stabilized, everybody was to go home. Which country did not go home, thus giving birth to the Cold War?