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All MCQs

All MCQs

81.

The "Magna Carta," signed in 1215, limited the power of which monarch of England?

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82.

The Spanish Armada, a fleet of ships, was famously defeated by which English monarch's forces in 1588?

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D

83.

The "Enlightenment" was a philosophical movement that emphasized reason and individualism. Which French philosopher is often associated with it?

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D

84.

The American Revolution began in 1775 with a famous battle between American colonists and British forces. Which battle was it?

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85.

The "Russian Revolution" in 1917 led to the overthrow of the Russian monarchy and the establishment of a socialist government. Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks during this revolution?

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D

86.

The "Berlin Wall" was a barrier that divided the city of Berlin from 1961 to 1989. Which Cold War superpowers controlled the two sides of Berlin?

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D

87.

The "Great Depression" of the 1930s was a severe worldwide economic crisis. It began with a stock market crash in which country?

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D

88.

The end of World War II was marked by the dropping of atomic bombs on which two Japanese cities?

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D

89.

The "Cold War" was a period of political and military tension between the United States and the Soviet Union. Which event marked the end of the Cold War?

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90.

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 is often considered the trigger for the outbreak of which major conflict?

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