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In which American stock exchange did the crash of 1929 take place?
2New York Stock Exchange
1Chicago Stock Exchange

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The crash of 1929 was a stock market crisis that took place on the New York Stock Exchange between Thursday, October 24 and Tuesday, October 29, 1929. This event, the most famous in stock market history, marked the beginning of the Great Depression.
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The crash of 1929 was a stock market crisis that took place on the New York Stock Exchange between Thursday, October 24 and Tuesday, October 29, 1929. This event, the most famous in stock market history, marked the beginning of the Great Depression.
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According to myths, when did Remus and Romulus found the city of Rome?
1753 B.C.
2509 B.C.

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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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In 1095, which Pope preached the First Crusade on the Place de Clermont?
2Urban II
1Paul III

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The Appeal of Clermont is a speech, delivered on 27 November 1095 by Pope Urban II, the day after the Council of Clermont, which he had presided over. This speech is a call to the Crusades.
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The Appeal of Clermont is a speech, delivered on 27 November 1095 by Pope Urban II, the day after the Council of Clermont, which he had presided over. This speech is a call to the Crusades.
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When was the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) founded?
21922
11917

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The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was founded on December 30, 1922. It was created after the Russian revolution of 1917 and the civil war.
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The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was founded on December 30, 1922. It was created after the Russian revolution of 1917 and the civil war.
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Who is Clovis' father?
1Childeric I
2Merovech

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Son of Childeric I, he conquered most of Gaul and converted to Christianity. His kingdom was divided between his four sons when he died.
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Son of Childeric I, he conquered most of Gaul and converted to Christianity. His kingdom was divided between his four sons when he died.
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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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Who commanded the Afrika Korps during the North Africa Campaign?
2Erwin Rommel
1Hermann GΓΆring

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In September 1940, Italian forces had attacked Egypt, a country then under British influence. The Germans sent Rommel's Afrika Korps as a reinforcement to rescue their Italian allies.
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In September 1940, Italian forces had attacked Egypt, a country then under British influence. The Germans sent Rommel's Afrika Korps as a reinforcement to rescue their Italian allies.
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When did the Japanese Guandong Army invade Manchuria?
21931
11921

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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 was the German political regime from 1871 to 1918?
2German Empire
1German Confederation

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The German Reich is the political regime of Germany from 1871 to 1918. As Germany's historic nation-state, the German Reich is an authoritarian parliamentary monarchy with a federal territorial organization. This regime followed the dissolution of the German Confederation (1815-1866).
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The German Reich is the political regime of Germany from 1871 to 1918. As Germany's historic nation-state, the German Reich is an authoritarian parliamentary monarchy with a federal territorial organization. This regime followed the dissolution of the German Confederation (1815-1866).
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Which battle ends the American Civil War?
1The battle of Appomattox
2The Battle of Chattanooga

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The battle of Appomattox ended the Civil War, even though the fighting did not stop immediately.
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The battle of Appomattox ended the Civil War, even though the fighting did not stop immediately.
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