World History People and Places AD 1850 - 1900
| The visit of what American in 1853 forced Japan to end its isolation from the world? | Commodore Matthew Perry |
| May 5, 1862 (Cinco de Mayo) commemorates the Mexican victory over French forces under what Mexican leader? | Benito Juarez |
| What nation was defeated by France, England and the Ottoman Turks in the 1854 Crimean War? | Russia |
| What group in Russia most benefitted from Tsar Alexander II’s extensive reforms which included their freedom? | Serfs |
| Who invented the telephone in 1876, ending the domination of the telegraph in communication? | Alexander Graham Bell |
| Who created the dominant Prussian state in Europe through industrialization and expansion in the mid 19th century? | Otto von Bismarck |
| Who invented the first radio (wireless) in the late 19th century that was to dominate communications for over 50 years? | Guglielmo Marconi |
| What group was confined to reservations as a result of farmers and ranchers wanting their land in the late 1800's? | American Indians |
| What future President participated in the’ American War against Spain in Cuba as a ‘rough rider’ in 1898? | Theodore Roosevelt |