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Which political regime was overthrown in the Russian Revolution of 1917?
2Tsarist regime
1Communist regime
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The Russian revolution is the set of events that led in February 1917 to the spontaneous overthrow of the Tsarist regime in Russia, then in October of the same year to the seizure of power by the Bolsheviks and the installation of a Leninist ("communist") regime.
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The Russian revolution is the set of events that led in February 1917 to the spontaneous overthrow of the Tsarist regime in Russia, then in October of the same year to the seizure of power by the Bolsheviks and the installation of a Leninist ("communist") regime.
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When was the Berlin Wall erected?
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The Berlin Wall was erected in 1961. It symbolized the division between East and West during the Cold War. It fell in 1989, marking the end of that period.
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The Berlin Wall was erected in 1961. It symbolized the division between East and West during the Cold War. It fell in 1989, marking the end of that period.
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Who is the author of the assassination of Jean-Paul Marat on July 13, 1793?
1Charlotte Corday
2François Ravaillac
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Jean-Paul Marat was a mountain deputy at the Convention at the time of the Revolution. His assassination by Charlotte Corday on July 13, 1793 in Paris allowed the Hebertists to make him a martyr of the Revolution and to install his remains in the Pantheon for a few months.
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Jean-Paul Marat was a mountain deputy at the Convention at the time of the Revolution. His assassination by Charlotte Corday on July 13, 1793 in Paris allowed the Hebertists to make him a martyr of the Revolution and to install his remains in the Pantheon for a few months.
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When did the fleet led by Fernand de Magellan weigh anchor in Seville?
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Fernand de Magellan's fleet set sail from Seville on 10 August 1519.
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Fernand de Magellan's fleet set sail from Seville on 10 August 1519.
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When did the Huns of Attila invade Roman Gaul?
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Attila's Huns invaded Roman Gaul in 451 AD, culminating in the Battle of the Catalaunic Fields.
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Attila's Huns invaded Roman Gaul in 451 AD, culminating in the Battle of the Catalaunic Fields.
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What was the name of Adolf Hitler's far-right German political party?
1NSDAP
2PNF
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The National Socialist Party of German Workers (NSDAP) was a German political party of the extreme right-wing nationalist and fascist political family. Founded in 1920, it came to power on January 30, 1933, with the appointment of its leader, Adolf Hitler, as Reich Chancellor by Reich President Marshal Hindenburg.
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The National Socialist Party of German Workers (NSDAP) was a German political party of the extreme right-wing nationalist and fascist political family. Founded in 1920, it came to power on January 30, 1933, with the appointment of its leader, Adolf Hitler, as Reich Chancellor by Reich President Marshal Hindenburg.
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When did the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre take place?
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The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre is the massacre of Protestants that began in Paris on August 24, 1572, St. Bartholomew's Day, continued for several days in the capital and then spread to more than twenty provincial towns during the following weeks.
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The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre is the massacre of Protestants that began in Paris on August 24, 1572, St. Bartholomew's Day, continued for several days in the capital and then spread to more than twenty provincial towns during the following weeks.
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What famous battle led by Charles Martel took place in 732?
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1Avignon
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The famous battle fought by Charles Martel in 732 was the Battle of Poitiers. This decisive victory halted Muslim expansion in Western Europe.
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The famous battle fought by Charles Martel in 732 was the Battle of Poitiers. This decisive victory halted Muslim expansion in Western Europe.
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What was the name given to the Third Reich's invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941?
1Barbarossa
2Weserübung
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Operation Barbarossa, launched on June 22, 1941, was the code for the Third Reich's invasion of the Soviet Union during the Second World War.
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Operation Barbarossa, launched on June 22, 1941, was the code for the Third Reich's invasion of the Soviet Union during the Second World War.
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According to myths, when did Remus and Romulus found the city of Rome?
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According to Roman myths, Romulus founded the city of Rome on the site of Mount Palatine on the Tiber on April 21, 753 BC.
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According to Roman myths, Romulus founded the city of Rome on the site of Mount Palatine on the Tiber on April 21, 753 BC.
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