Monday: History Flashcards
(206 cards)
Liberal presidents like Ismael Montes controlled this country during its switch to a tin-exporting economy, while its current president once demonstrated the difference between cocaine and its signature crop of coca by holding up a coca leaf at the U.N.
Bolivia
This war was sparked by Macon’s Bill No. 2, and Tecumseh died during its Battle of the Thames
War of 1812
The Soviet Union’s post-war boundaries were formally acknowledged at a 1975 set of accords named for this nation’s capital.
Finland
This man worked with Jules Favre to negotiate the Treaty of Frankfurt, and he sent Marshal MacMahon to restore order in the capital, resulting in the Bloody Week.
Thiers
It won the Battle of Mohacs against Hungary, but was defeated by King Jan Sobieski of Poland when it tried to capture Vienna.
Ottoman Empire
He wrote a work displayed prominently at Nuremberg rallies which advocates killing Jews.
Martin Luther
The members of this dynasty were all descended from Robert the Strong
Capetian Dynasty
Clifford Cummings headed a project investigating this body.
Moon
She interpreted a tornado as divine approval for her actions, begun after receiving a message to “Go to Kiowa,” and referred to herself as “a bulldog running along at the feet of Jesus.”
Carrie Nation
This ruler consolidated power by merging the conservative Carlist party with the Falange (fa-LON-hay) party founded by Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera.
Francisco Franco
Name this South American country that, in 1973, switched from the socialist rule of Salvador Allende (EYE-end-ay) to the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet (PEE-noh-chayt).
Chile
Its bloodiest battle took place at Lundy’s Lane.
War of 1812
A curse on this country is blamed for the death of a Nazi governor during World War II.
Kingdom of Bohemia
He served as governor of two different states, and authored the declaration of rights and grievances for the Stamp Act Congress
John Dickenson
This country fought in the Continuation War after giving up control of the Hanko Peninsula.
Finland
This man was the first to use the word Megalonyx to describe a certain genus of ground sloth.
Thomas Jefferson
Name this man during whose presidency the Lewis and Clark Expedition took place.
Thomas Jefferson
The VENTRILOQUIST network was informed of this event when its planners broadcast two lines of Verlaine’s “Autumn Song” over the radio.
D-Day
Name this country that has recently been led by prime minister Romano Prodi from Rome.
Italy
In one year, this leader signed a Concordat with the Vatican and a pact with the U.S., and two years later his country entered the UN.
Francisco Franco
According to legend, anybody who illegitimately put on the crown of this kingdom would die within a year.
Kingdom of Bohemia
Under King (+) Ottokar the Great, this kingdom briefly had a coastline on the Adriatic sea, but lost it at the Battle of Marchfeld, where it was defeated by its two neighbors, Austria and Hungary.
Bohemia
The defenders in this operation had prepared for an assault on Pas-de-Calais and were commanded by General Rommel.
D-Day
Name this country that shares its name with a U.S. state
Georgia