History/geography kinda Flashcards
(100 cards)
What office expanded it’s landholdings in the donation of Pepin
Pope
What island was invaded in the last land battle of the Russo-Japanese war
Sakhalin Island
Who was the only British Prime Minister to serve 4 terms
William Gladstone
Most recent British PM to die in office
Lord Palmerston
During who’s presidency did the Homestead strike occur
Benjamin Harrison
Who Founded the salvation army
William Booth
What modern day country is home to the Huaca del Sol
Peru
What country contains the Bay of Plenty
New Zealand
Who did Lyndon B Johnson defeat in the election of 1964
Barry Goldwater
What president’s domestic policy agenda was called the New Frontier
JFK
What country was home to the primary base for Curtiss P-40s painted with shark face designs
China
Who defeated Maxentius at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge
Constantine the first
What activity was regulated by the 1976 Magunson-Stevens act
Fishing
What explorer sighted Mount St Elias and named the Shumagin islands
Bering
What author began one work by listing “Debts and Lessons,” such as his tutor’s advice to “choose the Greek lifestyle
Marcus Aurelius
At what event did the allied powers plan for the end of WW2
Yalta conference
What book begins by noting that the author learned nobility of character and evenness of temper from his grandfather Verus
Meditations
Who wrote Meditations
Marcus Auerelius
What school of philosophy was founded by Zeno of Citium
Stoicism
What group of people were known as Charles Crocker’s pets, referring to their employer
Chinese rail workers
What was the final chinese dynasty
Ching
What general starred in Hollywood films in exchange for war funds
Pancho Villa
What nomadic tribe fought the Battle of Chalon against the Visigoths
Huns
What pope met with Atilla in 452 and pleaded with him to not attack Rome
Leo I