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In Which area of the world did the Ancient Mayan people live?

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around Southern Mexico

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Ghengis Khan was responsible for the deaths of how many people?

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Genghis Khan

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Ghenghis Khan founded which empire

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Mongul Empire

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Who led a Huge Socialist uprising in 1917

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Vladimir Lenin

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Who was President of the USA between 1981 - 1989

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Ronald Reagan

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Which US state was its own country between 1777 and 1791

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Vermont

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What was the name of the shuttle that blew up in 1987

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Challenger

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What year was the “Hitler Olympics”

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1936

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What year did the Euro come into force

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2002

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From what years was George Bush Junior President

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2001 - 2009

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From what Years did Fidel Castro govern Cuba

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1959 - 2008

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12
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South Africa’s system of racial segregation was known as _________.

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Arparthied

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What was the main combat operation for coalition troops during the Gulf War

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OPeration Desert Storm

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The Korean War was fought between which years

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1950 - 1953

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What incident provoked the USA into World War II

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the Attack on Pearl Harbor

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Where was John F Kennedy assassinated

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Dealy Plaza, Texas

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Who was the first person to cross the Atlantic Ocean from North America to Europe in 1927

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Charles Lindbergh

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Who were the first people to ever successfully climb Mount Everest on May 29, 1953?

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Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary

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What disaster occured on May 6, 1937

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Hindenburgh Disaster

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The United States used nuclear weapons against which Japanese cities during World War II?

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Hiroshima & Nagasaki

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In 1949, ________was recognized as the supreme leader for the entire country of China after uniting it through a forceful revolution. Although his legacy is somewhat controversial, supporters argue that he led the country into a period of modernization that has seen China become a world economic power.

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Mao Zedong, or Chairman Mao

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The Moon Landing took place on which date?

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July 20th, 1969

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What year was the Berlin Wall constructed

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1961

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The nuclear standoff between the Soviet Union and the United States that lasted 13 days in 1962 is known as ____________.

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Cuban Missile Crisis

25
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The concord flew between what years

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1963 - 2003

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What year did Richard Nixon resign

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1974

27
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The world’s worst nuclear disaster took place when and where

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Chrnobyl 1986

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What were The Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing

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1989 was a student-led pro-democracy movement that sought to improve political freedoms within the country

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Nelson Mandela was the President of which country from 1994 until 1999?

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South Africa

30
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What was one of the deadliest Hurricans ever to hit the USA in 2005

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Hurricane Katrina

31
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WHat disaster in 2011 cost the lives of 16,000 people

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Japenese Earthquake and Tsunami

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The Great Depression began in which year

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1928

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In which year was Barack Obama first elected President of the United States?

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2008

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Muammar Gaddafi ruled which country between 1969 - 2011

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Libya

35
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Saddam Hussein was captured by US forces in which year?

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2003

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What were the Nazi secret police known as

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The Gestapo

37
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Who founded the Ottoman Empire in the 14th Century

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Osman I

38
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What culture dominated Mainland Greecefrom around 1580BC to about 1100 BC

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Mycenean civilization

39
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What West African country was established in 1822 by the American Colonization Society

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Liberia

40
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What were the series of International agreements on humane treatment for victims of war

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Geneva conventions

41
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What year did the Angel Gabriel said to have appeared to Muhammed

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610 AD

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What was the Bronze Age culture named after the legendary King Minos

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Minoan Civilization

43
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What led to the founding of North Korea

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The Surrender of Japan in WW2

44
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Who occupied Korea in 1945

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Soviet Union occupied the North, USA the South

45
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Who was the last King of France before the French Revolution

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Louis XVI

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What was the Highly developed civilization which flourished in the lower valley of a River in south east asia between 2500BC and 1500BC

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Indus Civilization

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Who was the flamboyent Italian-American gagster, known as Scarface, the most widely publicized criminal of the Prohibition era

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Al Capone

48
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Who was the French astrologer, physician and reputed seer, (1503 - 1566) who is best known for his book Les Prophéties, a collection of 942 poetic quatrains[b] allegedly predicting future events. The book was first published in 1555 and has rarely been out of print since his death.

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Nostrodamus

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What was the first worldwide intergovernmental organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace.[1] It was founded on 10 January 1920 following the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War; in 1919 US President Woodrow Wilson was to win the Nobel Peace Prize for his role as its leading architect

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League of Nations

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was an American and Confederate soldier, best known as a commander of the Confederate States Army. He commanded the Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War from 1862 until its surrender in 1865.

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Robert E Lee

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also known as the Empire of the Romans and Franks, was a large Frankish-dominated empire in western and central Europe during the early Middle Ages. it was ruled by a dynasty which had ruled as kings of the Franks since 751 and as kings of the Lombards in Italy from 774. In 800, the Frankish king Charlemagne was crowned emperor in Rome by Pope Leo III in an effort to revive the Roman Empire in the west. It is considered the first phase in the history of the Holy Roman Empire, which lasted until 1806.

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Carolingian Empire

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Who is generally regarded as Swedens greatest ruler,He led Sweden to military supremacy during the Thirty Years’ War, helping to determine the political as well as the religious balance of power in Europe. He was formally and posthumously given the name Gustavus Adolphus the Great and is often regarded as one of the greatest military commanders of all time

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Gustav II

53
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Who were the victors of the Korean War

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Military Stalemate

54
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Which Empire dominated the Indian subcontinent between 322 and 185 BCE

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Mauryan Empire

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WHat is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of more than 20 successive settlements in which city, the first of which dates back 11,000 years (9000 BCE), almost to the very beginning of the Holocene epoch of the Earth’s history.

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Jericho

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