Which two superpowers were involved in the Cold War?

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Which two superpowers were involved in the Cold War?

A. United States and Soviet Union

B. United States and China

C. Soviet Union and China

D. United States and United Kingdom

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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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Nelson Mandela was released from prison in 1990 and later became the President of which country?

A. South Africa

B. Zimbabwe

C. Nigeria

D. Kenya

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The Treaty of Nanking in 1842 marked the end of which conflict?

A. First Opium War

B. Taiping Rebellion

C. Second Opium War

D. Boxer Rebellion

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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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Who was the leader of the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia known for the Cambodian Genocide?

A. Pol Pot

B. Ho Chi Minh

C. Kim Il-sung

D. Deng Xiaoping

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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 Treaty of Versailles was signed after which war?

A. World War I

B. World War II

C. Spanish-American War

D. Napoleonic Wars

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Which event triggered the start of World War I?

A. Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

B. Invasion of Poland

C. Battle of the Somme

D. Treaty of Versailles

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What was the codename for the Allied invasion of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944?

A. Operation Overlord

B. Operation Barbarossa

C. Operation Market Garden

D. Operation Torch

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The Arab Spring, a series of protests and uprisings in various Arab countries, began in which year?

A. 2010

B. 2011

C. 2009

D. 2012

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Who were the primary Allied powers in the Pacific Theater of World War II?

A. United States and Australia

B. United States and United Kingdom

C. United States and Soviet Union

D. United States and China

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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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Who led the Haitian Revolution, resulting in the establishment of the first independent black-led nation in the Americas?

A. Toussaint Louverture

B. Simon Bolivar

C. Miguel Hidalgo

D. Jos� de San Mart�n

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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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Who were the leaders of the Big Three Allied powers during World War II?

A. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin

B. Winston Churchill, Charles de Gaulle, Joseph Stalin

C. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Joseph Stalin

D. Winston Churchill, Harry S. Truman, Joseph Stalin

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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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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 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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Who was the leader of the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia known for the Cambodian Genocide?

A. Pol Pot

B. Ho Chi Minh

C. Kim Il-sung

D. Deng Xiaoping

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The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 ended a war between the United States and which country, resulting in significant territorial gains for the U.S.?

A. Mexico

B. Spain

C. France

D. Britain

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Which event is considered the immediate cause of World War I?

A. Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

B. Invasion of Poland

C. Treaty of Versailles

D. Bolshevik Revolution

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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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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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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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The founder of the Maurya Empire in ancient India was:

A. Ashoka

B. Chandragupta Maurya

C. Harsha

D. Akbar

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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

Discuss this answer

The Treaty of Nanking in 1842 marked the end of which conflict?

A. First Opium War

B. Taiping Rebellion

C. Second Opium War

D. Boxer Rebellion

Discuss this answer

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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Who was the first President of independent India?

A. Jawaharlal Nehru

B. Mahatma Gandhi

C. Rajendra Prasad

D. Sardar Patel

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A. United States and Soviet Union

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