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General Description
Plato
- Biography: Ancient Greek philosopher (427–347 BCE), student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle, founder of the Academy in Athens.
- Important Ideas:
- Theory of Forms
- Philosopher-King
- Ideal State
68971
Who sponsored the voyages of Christopher Columbus?
Answer:
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain
After being rejected by Portugal, Columbus secured funding from the 'Catholic Monarchs' of Spain, Ferdinand and Isabella, for his 1492 voyage.
68972
The massacre at Jallianwala Bagh (1919) took place in which Indian city?
Answer:
Amritsar
British troops under General Dyer fired on a peaceful crowd in the Jallianwala Bagh garden in Amritsar, killing hundreds and inflaming the Indian independence movement.
68973
The Battle of Isandlwana (1879) was a shock defeat for the British Empire against:
Answer:
The Zulu Kingdom
At Isandlwana, a Zulu force armed mainly with spears and shields overwhelmed and defeated a well-equipped British army column.
68974
Which territory was established as a British penal colony in 1788?
Answer:
New South Wales (Australia)
After losing the American colonies, Britain established a penal colony at Botany Bay (Sydney) in New South Wales to transport convicts.
68975
Kwame Nkrumah led which British colony to become the first sub-Saharan African nation to gain independence (as Ghana)?
Answer:
Gold Coast
The Gold Coast gained independence from Britain in 1957 and was renamed Ghana, led by Kwame Nkrumah.
68976
The Fashoda Incident (1898) was a diplomatic standoff between which two nations in Africa?
Answer:
France and Britain
The Fashoda Incident was the climax of imperial territorial disputes between Britain and France in Eastern Africa; France eventually withdrew, averting a war.
68977
The 'Boxer Rebellion' in China was primarily aimed against:
Answer:
Foreign imperialist influence and Christianity
The Boxers were a secret society that launched a violent uprising in 1900 to drive out 'foreign devils' and Christians, leading to an intervention by an Eight-Nation Alliance.
68978
Which Russian Empress annexed Crimea in 1783?
Answer:
Catherine the Great
Catherine II (the Great) expanded the Russian Empire significantly, defeating the Ottoman Empire and annexing the Crimean Khanate in 1783.
68979
Britain acquired Gibraltar under the terms of which treaty in 1713?
Answer:
Treaty of Utrecht
The Treaty of Utrecht concluded the War of the Spanish Succession and formally ceded Gibraltar (and Minorca) from Spain to Britain.
68980
Goa remained a colony of which European power until 1961?
Answer:
Portugal
Goa was a Portuguese colony on the Indian coast for 450 years until it was annexed by the Indian army in 1961.