The Great Depression, which began in the late 1920s, had its origins in which country?

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The Great Depression, which began in the late 1920s, had its origins in which country?

A. United States

B. Germany

C. Soviet Union

D. Japan

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The Scramble for Africa refers to:

A. The rapid colonization of Africa by European powers in the late 19th century

B. The division of Africa into independent nations after World War II

C. The African Union's efforts to promote unity among African states

D. The spread of African culture and influence worldwide

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The Cultural Revolution in China was initiated by which leader?

A. Mao Zedong

B. Deng Xiaoping

C. Chiang Kai-shek

D. Zhou Enlai

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The Dayton Agreement in 1995 helped bring an end to the conflict in which country?

A. Bosnia and Herzegovina

B. Kosovo

C. Croatia

D. Montenegro

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The American Revolution began with the event known as:

A. Lexington and Concord

B. Boston Tea Party

C. Declaration of Independence

D. Battle of Bunker Hill

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Which event led to the unification of Italy in the 19th century?

A. Risorgimento

B. Congress of Vienna

C. The Garibaldi Expedition

D. Treaty of Versailles

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The Balfour Declaration of 1917 expressed support for the establishment of a national home for the Jewish people in which region?

A. Palestine

B. India

C. Cyprus

D. Egypt

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Who was the leader of the Bolshevik Party and the first leader of the Soviet Union?

A. Vladimir Lenin

B. Joseph Stalin

C. Leon Trotsky

D. Nikita Khrushchev

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What was the significance of D-Day (June 6, 1944) during World War II?

A. It was the Allied invasion of Normandy, France.

B. It marked the fall of Berlin.

C. It was the final battle of the war in Europe.

D. It was the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

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Which African country gained independence from Portuguese colonial rule in 1975 after a long struggle for liberation?

A. Angola

B. Mozambique

C. Guinea-Bissau

D. Cape Verde

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The Pax Romana refers to:

A. A period of peace and stability in the Roman Empire

B. The fall of the Roman Empire

C. The rise of Julius Caesar

D. The Punic Wars

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The Maastricht Treaty in 1992 established which economic and political union in Europe?

A. European Union

B. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

C. Warsaw Pact

D. Council of Europe

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The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk in 1918 ended Russia's involvement in which war?

A. World War I

B. Russian Civil War

C. Crimean War

D. Russo-Japanese War

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The Treaty of Waitangi in 1840 established British sovereignty over which country?

A. New Zealand

B. Australia

C. Canada

D. South Africa

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What was the name of the plan for the reconstruction of Europe after World War II?

A. Marshall Plan

B. Truman Doctrine

C. Morgenthau Plan

D. Potsdam Plan

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The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense standoff between which two countries?

A. United States and Soviet Union

B. United States and Cuba

C. Soviet Union and China

D. Cuba and China

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The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) aims to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. In what year was it first opened for signature?

A. 1968

B. 1972

C. 1980

D. 1991

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The Peloponnesian War was fought between:

A. Athens and Sparta

B. Greece and Persia

C. Rome and Carthage

D. Macedonia and Persia

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Which country dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II?

A. United States

B. Soviet Union

C. Germany

D. Japan

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Who was the leader of North Vietnam during the Vietnam War?

A. Ho Chi Minh

B. Ngo Dinh Diem

C. Vo Nguyen Giap

D. Le Duan

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Which battle is considered the turning point of the Pacific Theater in World War II?

A. Battle of Midway

B. Battle of Guadalcanal

C. Battle of Iwo Jima

D. Battle of Okinawa

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The Munich Agreement in 1938 allowed Nazi Germany to annex which region of Czechoslovakia?

A. Sudetenland

B. Bohemia

C. Moravia

D. Carpatho-Ukraine

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The long march was a military retreat and symbol of Communist perseverance in which country?

A. China

B. Vietnam

C. Cuba

D. Russia

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The Suez Crisis in 1956 involved which countries?

A. Egypt, Britain, France, and Israel

B. Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Syria

C. Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Sudan

D. Egypt, Iraq, Iran, and Turkey

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The Bolshevik Revolution in Russia took place in which year?

A. 1917

B. 1914

C. 1923

D. 1939

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The Industrial Revolution began in which country?

A. England

B. France

C. Germany

D. United States

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Which country was partitioned into East and West after World War II and reunited in 1990?

A. Germany

B. Poland

C. Czechoslovakia

D. Hungary

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Who succeeded Franklin D. Roosevelt as President of the United States after Roosevelt's death in 1945?

A. Harry S. Truman

B. Dwight D. Eisenhower

C. John F. Kennedy

D. Lyndon B. Johnson

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The 2011 Arab Spring protests led to the ousting of long-standing leaders in several Middle Eastern and North African countries. Which leader of Libya was overthrown and subsequently killed?

A. Muammar Gaddafi

B. Hosni Mubarak

C. Bashar al-Assad

D. Zine El Abidine Ben Ali

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The Battle of the Bulge was a major offensive launched by which Axis power in 1944?

A. Germany

B. Japan

C. Italy

D. Soviet Union

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Who was the first President of independent India?

A. Jawaharlal Nehru

B. Mahatma Gandhi

C. Rajendra Prasad

D. Sardar Patel

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