The Renaissance originated in which Italian city?
Florence
Venice
Rome
Milan
Correct Answer :
A. Florence
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Moravia
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The fall of the Roman Empire
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1917
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1923
1939
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2011
2009
2012
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Southeast Asia
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Louis XVI
Charles II
Philip II
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Canada
South Africa
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Tutsi
Hutu
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Who was the leader of the Soviet Union at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
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Leonid Brezhnev
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Operation Market Garden
Operation Torch
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1991
1989
1993
1995
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Battle of Midway
Battle of Guadalcanal
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1789
1776
1799
1804
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East Asia and Europe
Africa and South America
India and China
North America and Europe
The Protestant Reformation was initiated by:
Martin Luther
John Calvin
Henry VIII
Ignatius of Loyola
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Angola
Mozambique
Guinea-Bissau
Cape Verde
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Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
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Ho Chi Minh
Ngo Dinh Diem
Vo Nguyen Giap
Le Duan
Who was the leader of North Vietnam during the Vietnam War?
Ho Chi Minh
Ngo Dinh Diem
Vo Nguyen Giap
Le Duan
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