Historical Events and Figures #3

Given the description, name the historical event or figure.

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Description	Answer
Became one of the wealthiest people in the 19th century by being a railroad magnate	Cornelius Vanderbilt
The first American woman to earn a Nobel Peace Prize for her support of the settlement house movement	Jane Addams
Revolt in China where an anti-foriegner group tries to overthrow the government	Boxer Rebllion
Former president of the Republic of China who moved to Taiwan after being overthrown	Chiang Kai Shek
General for communist China that helped his side win the Chinese Civil War	Lin Biao
Founder of the Qin dynasty and the first emperor of an unified China	Qin Shi Huang
Made Sweden a greater power in the 17th century	Gustavus Adolphus
Dutch philosopher who criticized the Bible and wrote the work "Ethics"	Baruch Spinoza
Strengthened the French monarchy while serving as chief minister to Louis XIII	Cardinal Richelieu
Claimed the throne during confusion after the death of Ivan the Terrible	False Dmitry I

Description	Answer
A French ballet play written by Molieve	The Imaginary Invalid
A series of battles fought between England, Scotland, and Ireland	Wars of the Three Kingdoms
Insurance company and market in London founded in 1686	Lloyd's of London
A period of Dutch history where tulip prices rose and fell quickly	Tulip Mania
The ending of the Rurik dynasty and established the Romanov dynasty	Time of Troubles
Executions that happened during the 30 Years War	Wurzburg Witch Trials
First woman elected as a running mate for a major party in the U.S.	Geraldine Ferraro
American dancer who revolutionized interpretive dance	Isadora Duncan
Female architect who designed the Vietnam War and Civil Rights memorials	Maya Lin
First Hispanic Supreme Court justice, appointed by Obama	Sonia Sotomayor