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Who is Queen Victoria (and bonus for Prince Albert)?
They ruled England during the "Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations."
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Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This 16th US President was president during the Civil War.
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What is the Crimean War?
Britain and France fought against Russia to control an area in the Turkish Empire in this war,
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What is Paraguay?
England, Paraguay, Monaco
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Who is Michelangelo?
He painted the Sistine Chapel.
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What is India?
The Sepoy Revolt took place here against the British empire. They were afraid England would try to convert them to Christianity.
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What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
This law freed the slaves.
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What is Italy?
This European Country didn't fully become one nation until 1867 after MANY revolts and revolutions.
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What is Mexico?
Turkey, Mexico, Slovenia
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Who is Leonardo DaVinci?
He was known to be a scientist AND an artist.
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Who is Dr. Livingstone? (I presume...)
He explored and chronicled his experiences in Africa to help map out the country for Great Britain.
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What is Utah?
This is the state where the "Golden Spike" was placed joining the two rail roads.
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What is the Samurai?
These warriors were aghast when they leader of their country demanded them to lay down their swords.
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What is Ethiopia?
Italy, Ukraine, Ethiopia
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What is a hypothesis?
A well-thought out guess that you want to prove or disprove.
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What is the Suez Canal?
The British gained control of this very important water way when Egypt couldn't pay its debts.
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What is the Railroad Schedules needed to be exact and basing time off the sun changed from town to town?
This is why the United States developed time zones.
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What is the Ottoman Empire?
Russia referred to this as "The Sick Man of Europe."
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What is Japan?
Japan, Switzerland, Luxembourg
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What is an Atom?
The smallest unit of life.
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What is Afghanistan?
The Great Game occurred between Britain and Russia when they tried to gain control of this middle Eastern country.
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Who is Matthew Perry?
This US Commander negotiated with Japan several times over a decade to force trade agreements on the isolated nation.
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Who is Ned Kelly?
He was a famous Bushranger from Australia.
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What is Canada?
Albania, Macedonia, Canada
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Who is Sandro Botticelli?
He was the first painter we studied. Focused on Religious and Greek subject matter and he was Italian.
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