Don't Stop Agreeing Trivia Quiz

Answer: Waterloo

The Treaty of Paris (1815 edition) was signed on November 20, 1815. It was signed after Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo, and his second abdication. The treaty also confirmed Switzerland's neutrality.

Answer: England and France

The treaty's terms called for an English force of 12,000 men to help fight the Spanish in Flanders, as well use of the English fleet. It merged the Anglo-Spanish War (1654-1660) with the much longer Franco-Spanish War (1635-1659). The treaty was signed May 9, 1657.

Answer: War of 1812

The Treaty of Ghent ended the War of 1812, signed on December 24, 1814 in Ghent, in present day Belgium. The deal restored all relations between the United States and United Kingdom. As a result of the slow communications of the time the Battle of New Orleans was fought on January 6, 1815, the combatants not finding out about the signing until February.

The Battle though was considered one of the best in American history.

Answer: Treaty of Utrecht

The Treaty of Utrecht was signed by Britain, France, Spain, Portugal, the Dutch Republic, and Savoy. Like most treaties in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries, the treaty involved many territory changes. Most notably, the French gave back the Hudson Bay drainage basin in present-day Canada to Britain. Spain also sustained losses in Europe, most notably that of Gibraltar to the British.

The treaties also recognized Queen Anne as sovereign of Great Britain.

Answer: Mexican-American War

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe at Villa Hidalgo, hence the rather long name of the treaty. The treaty finalized many border lines between the two countries. The signing ended the two year Mexican-American War, a war that killed around 30,000 people.

Answer: 99 years

The document ended the First Opium War. China suffered greatly from this treaty. Along with losing Hong Kong, they had to open up the ports of Xiamen, Guangzhou, Fuzhou, Ningbo, and Shanghai to foreign trade, and pay $21 million to Great Britain for the opium that was destroyed.

Answer: Treaty of Union

The Treaty took effect on May 1, 1707, after being agreed to on July 22, 1706. The idea of merging had been talked about for over 100 years, including three unsuccessful attempts. The Acts of Union were passed by each side before the merger occurred.

Answer: True

The First Geneva Convention was signed in 1864, followed by versions 2 and 3 in 1906 and 1929. The Fourth Convention was signed in 1949, after World War II. It defined the rights of prisoners of war, and protected civilians in a war zone. The Geneva Conventions are about people involved in a war, they do not protect weapons or warfare in any way.

Answer: Nazi-Soviet Non Aggression Pact

This agreement was signed on August 23, 1939. The treaty included a secret clause that split of Poland between Germany and the USSR, and established a large Soviet sphere in Eastern Europe - the Baltic Republics, Finland and Moldova. When Germany invaded 'their' half of Poland, it was credited as being the outbreak of World War II.

As many predicted, the treaty didn't last. Germany invaded Russia in 1941 in Operation Barbarossa.

Answer: June 28, 1919

The Treaty of Versailles ended the war between Germany and the Allied Powers (Britain, France, Italy, USA, and Japan). Most known from it is the War Guilt Clause, Article 231. It blamed Germany for starting the war, and placed very harsh sanctions on the country, most notably limits on military size, and reparations to the Allies.

The reparations contributed to hyperinflation in Germany.