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What emblematic event of the French Revolution took place on July 14, 1789?

1The storming of the Bastille

2The assassination of Marat

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On July 14, 1789, the storming of the Bastille marked a decisive turning point in the French Revolution. The event symbolized the struggle against tyranny and the quest for freedom.

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On July 14, 1789, the storming of the Bastille marked a decisive turning point in the French Revolution. The event symbolized the struggle against tyranny and the quest for freedom.

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When did the Japanese Guandong Army invade Manchuria?

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It was in 1931 that the Japanese Guandong army invaded Manchuria, a key event with major historical consequences.

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It was in 1931 that the Japanese Guandong army invaded Manchuria, a key event with major historical consequences.

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What is the name of the system of fortifications built by the Third Reich in 1942?

1Atlantic Wall

2Maginot Line

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The Atlantic Wall is a series of coastal fortifications built by the Third Reich in 1942 to defend Europe against the Allied landings.

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The Atlantic Wall is a series of coastal fortifications built by the Third Reich in 1942 to defend Europe against the Allied landings.

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Which troops landed at Juno Beach on June 6, 1944?

2British and Canadian

1American and British

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On June 6, 1944, during the Normandy landings, the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division and the 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade landed on Juno Beach, supported by British commandos.

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On June 6, 1944, during the Normandy landings, the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division and the 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade landed on Juno Beach, supported by British commandos.

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When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?

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The Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, officially ending the World War I and imposing strict conditions on Germany.

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The Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, officially ending the World War I and imposing strict conditions on Germany.

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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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When was slavery abolished in the United States?

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The abolition of slavery in the United States was officially proclaimed in 1865 with the adoption of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

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The abolition of slavery in the United States was officially proclaimed in 1865 with the adoption of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

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What was the rank of the French officer of Alsatian origin and of Jewish faith Alfred Dreyfus?

1Captain

2Marshal

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Alfred Dreyfus was a captain in the French army. Wrongly accused of espionage in 1894, he was at the heart of the Dreyfus Affair, a major legal scandal.

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Alfred Dreyfus was a captain in the French army. Wrongly accused of espionage in 1894, he was at the heart of the Dreyfus Affair, a major legal scandal.

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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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Which French diplomat was behind the construction of the Suez Canal?

2Ferdinand de Lesseps

1Auguste Caboufigue

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French diplomat Ferdinand de Lesseps was behind the construction of the Suez Canal. Inaugurated in 1869, the canal links the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea.

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French diplomat Ferdinand de Lesseps was behind the construction of the Suez Canal. Inaugurated in 1869, the canal links the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea.

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