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When was Lenin leader of the Soviet Union?

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1917-24

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When was Stalin leader of the Soviet Union?

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1924-53

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When was Malenkov leader of the Soviet Union?

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1953

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When was Khrushchev leader of the Soviet Union?

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1953-64

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When was Brezhnev leader of the Soviet Union?

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1964-1982

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When was Andropov leader of the Soviet Union?

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1982-84

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When was Chernenko leader of the Soviet Union?

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1984-85

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When was Gorbachev leader of the Soviet Union?

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1985-91

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When was Yeltsin leader of Russia?

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1991-99

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10
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When was Medvedev leader of Russia?

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2008-12

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11
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Name two works by Descartes?

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Discourse on the Method (1637) and Mediations on First Philosophy (1641)

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12
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On Liberty (1859) and Utilitarianism (1863) were works of which philosopher?

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John Stuart Mill

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‘A treatise of Human Nature’ was written by who?

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David Hulme

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‘Either/or’ is a work by which philosopher?

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Soren Kierkegaard

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Which danish philosopher, born in 1813, wrote ‘Fear and Trembling’ and ‘The sickness unto death’?

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Soren Kierkegaard

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16
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Who wrote natural law and natural rights?

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John Finnis

17
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When was Frederick the Great born, and when did he reign and die?

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1712 - 1740 - 1786

18
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When was the Bourbon restoration?

A

1814 (Louis XVIII)

19
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Which french republic occurred during 1870-1940?

A

3rd

20
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When was Charlemagne born, and when did he reign and die?

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747- Xmas day 800 - 814

21
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The battles of Plassey (1757), Carillon (1758), Zorndorf (1758) and Kunesdorf (1759) were fought in which war?

A

7 years war

22
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Who was the chancellor of Germany from 1982-1998?

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Helmut Kohl

23
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What was the name of Napolean’s horse?

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Marengo

24
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Who demanded the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961, as well as being East German head of state from 1960-1973?

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Walter Ulbricht

25
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Who led East Germany from 1971-1989?

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Erich Honecker