Peace diplomat
Junior
A formal meeting between a head of state and someone else is known as what?
Audience
After which victorious battle did the Union forces gain the upper hand in the American Civil War?
Gettysburg
After which war was the so-called Stab-in-the-back legend propagated?
WWI
Gandhi's non-violent protest against Britain's salt-selling ban in India is called what?
Salt March
Gandhi sought Indian independence from what country?
Great Britain
How did Ghandi die?
He was assassinated
How did Martin Luther King, Jr. die?
He was assassinated
In which war was the so-called Ems Dispatch a triggering factor?
Franco Prussian War
Martin Luther King Jr. was born in what US state?
Georgia
Mikhail Gorbachev was a leader of which country?
Soviet Union
Roughly how many prisoners were left in the Auschwitz concentration camp when they were finally liberated?
7
What is the name of the guerilla movement that fought for East Timor's independence?
Falintil
What is the name of the Red Cross Convention from 1949 that protects the victims of war?
Geneva Convention
What is the phrase used to describe the idea that foreign diplomats have exemption from certain laws and taxes in a foreign country?
Diplomatic immunity
What term describes a proscription against a person entering a country?
Persona non grata
What was Gandhi's first name?
Mohandas
Which of the following warriors died when he fell from his horse?
Genghis Khan
Which of these men once denied the Nobel Peace Prize?
Le Duc Tho
Which of these men served as secretary of state under Richard Nixon?
Henry Kissinger
Which of these men signed the Treaty of Versailles?
Henry White
Which of these men was a Secretary-General of the United Nations?
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Which of these men was an adviser to Woodrow Wilson?
Edward House
Which of these men won a Nobel Peace Prize?
Martti Ahtisaari
Which politician was often greeted by the chant "Hey, hey, LBJ, how many kids did you kill today?"
Lyndon B. Johnson
Which war led to the Vietnam war?
Indochina War
Who became Chief of German Police in 1936?
Heinrich Himmler
Who was the Secretary General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006?
Kofi Annan
Which of these men served as Bill Clinton's first Secretary of State?
Warren Christopher
What famous diplomat died of a torn aorta?
Richard Holbrooke
How many judges are there in the International Court of Justice?
15
The Battle of Varna took place in the 15th century, and was a successful battle for which country?
The Ottoman Empire
What does the military alliance NATO mean?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Which African country defeated Italy in 1896 and escaped becoming a colony?
Ethiopia
In what year did the Thirty Year's War end with the Peace of Westphalia?
1648
What was the code name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union during the Second World War?
Operation Barbarossa
Which Battle did William the Conqueror win?
Battle of Hastings
The Boxer Rebellion was an uprising in 1900 by people in which country?
China
Which country became independent after the Treaty of Constantinople in 1832?
Greece
The War of the Bavarian Succession was a war between 1778 and 1779 and it is also known under another name, which one?
Potato War
Nelson Mandela fought for racial justice in what country?
South Africa
Where were the War Crimes Trials held in Germany after WWII?
Nuremburg
The First Indochina War lasted between 1946 and 1954 and was a war between Vietnam and...?
France
Which Asian country defeated Russia in 1905 in a war for control of trade with Korea?
Japan
Which general lead the south in the American civil war 1861-1863?
Robert E. Lee
In which of the Punic Wars did Rome conquer Spain and raze Carthage?
The third
Which of these people is connected to the Treaty of Amiens in 1802?
Joseph Bonaparte
During the Congo Crisis in the 1960's who was the Congo prime minister that was killed?
Patrice Lumumba
Against which country did the United Kingdom fight in the Falklands War?
Argentina
In what country is the village Braine-l'Alleud where Napoleon was defeated?
Belgium
The First Boer War was fought in the 1880s in South Africa. Which country did the Boers come from originally?
The Netherlands
In which city is the World Bank Group's headquarters?
Washington D.C.
Senior
Between which years did the American Revolutionary War last?
1775-1783
Expert
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