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When did Queen Victoria become Empress of India?
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Victorian was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From July 1, 1867, she was also Queen of Canada, Empress of India from May 1, 1876, and Queen of Australia on January 1, 1901.
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Victorian was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From July 1, 1867, she was also Queen of Canada, Empress of India from May 1, 1876, and Queen of Australia on January 1, 1901.
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Who was the perpetrator of the Sarajevo assassination in 1914?
1Gavrilo Princip
2Félix Ioussoupov
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The Sarajevo attack was the assassination on Sunday 28 June 1914 of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and his wife, Sophie Chotek, Duchess of Hohenberg, by the Bosnian Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip. This event is considered to be the trigger for the First World War.
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The Sarajevo attack was the assassination on Sunday 28 June 1914 of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and his wife, Sophie Chotek, Duchess of Hohenberg, by the Bosnian Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip. This event is considered to be the trigger for the First World War.
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What is the name of Franklin Roosevelt's interventionist policy to fight the Great Depression in the United States?
1New Deal
2Social Security Act
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The New Deal was the interventionist policy implemented by Franklin D. Roosevelt between 1933 and 1939 to combat the Great Depression in the United States.
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The New Deal was the interventionist policy implemented by Franklin D. Roosevelt between 1933 and 1939 to combat the Great Depression in the United States.
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What treaties ended the Thirty Years' War?
2Westphalia
1Utrecht
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The Treaties of Westphalia signed on 24 October 1648 simultaneously concluded two series of conflicts in Europe: The Thirty Years' War, which involved all the powers of the continent in the conflict between the Holy Roman Empire and its rebellious Protestant German states. The Eighty Years' War between the United Provinces rebelling against the Spanish monarchy.
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The Treaties of Westphalia signed on 24 October 1648 simultaneously concluded two series of conflicts in Europe: The Thirty Years' War, which involved all the powers of the continent in the conflict between the Holy Roman Empire and its rebellious Protestant German states. The Eighty Years' War between the United Provinces rebelling against the Spanish monarchy.
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What incident triggered Germany's invasion of Poland in 1939?
1Gleiwitz
2Narvik
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After a provocative operation known as the Gleiwitz incident, German troops invaded Poland on all fronts at 4:45 a.m. on September 1, 1939.
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After a provocative operation known as the Gleiwitz incident, German troops invaded Poland on all fronts at 4:45 a.m. on September 1, 1939.
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When was the Indochinese Union founded?
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French Indochina is a territory of the former French colonial empire, of which it was the richest and most populated possession. Officially called the Indochinese Union and then the Indochinese Federation, it was founded in 1887 and, until its disappearance in 1954, brought together various entities owned or dominated by France in the Far East.
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French Indochina is a territory of the former French colonial empire, of which it was the richest and most populated possession. Officially called the Indochinese Union and then the Indochinese Federation, it was founded in 1887 and, until its disappearance in 1954, brought together various entities owned or dominated by France in the Far East.
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In 622, during the Hegira, in which city did Muhammad take refuge?
1Medina
2Mecca
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The Hegira refers to the emigration of the Prophet Muhammad from the city of Mecca to the city of Medina in 622.
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The Hegira refers to the emigration of the Prophet Muhammad from the city of Mecca to the city of Medina in 622.
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Which soldier is General-in-Chief of Confederate armies?
2Robert E. Lee
1Ulysses S. Grant
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Robert Lee is first the commander of the Virginia Armed Forces and then Chief General of the Confederate State Army.
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Robert Lee is first the commander of the Virginia Armed Forces and then Chief General of the Confederate State Army.
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Where was the 1939 Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact signed?
2Moscow
1Berlin
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The German-Soviet Pact is a non-aggression treaty between Germany and the Soviet Union, signed in Moscow on August 23, 1939.
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The German-Soviet Pact is a non-aggression treaty between Germany and the Soviet Union, signed in Moscow on August 23, 1939.
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To which branch of Christianity is Martin Luther the initiator?
2Protestantism
1Orthodoxie
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Martin Luther is the initiator of Protestantism which gave birth to many Protestant churches and marked the history of Christianity.
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Martin Luther is the initiator of Protestantism which gave birth to many Protestant churches and marked the history of Christianity.
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