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The Battle of Waterloo in 1815 ended the rule of which leader?
A. Otto von Bismarck
B. Louis XIV
C. Napoleon Bonaparte
D. Peter the Great
Correct Answer: C
Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo ended the Hundred Days and his final return to power.
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Which war is associated with the battles of Gettysburg and Antietam?
A. World War I
B. Napoleonic Wars
C. American Civil War
D. Korean War
Correct Answer: C
Gettysburg and Antietam were major battles of the American Civil War.
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Which conflict from 1936 to 1939 preceded World War II and involved Republicans and Nationalists?
A. Spanish Civil War
B. Boer War
C. Crimean War
D. Greek Civil War
Correct Answer: A
The Spanish Civil War ended with Francisco Franco's Nationalist victory.
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The Russo-Japanese War was fought in which years?
A. 1894–1895
B. 1904–1905
C. 1914–1918
D. 1939–1945
Correct Answer: B
Russia and Japan fought over interests in Manchuria and Korea in 1904–05.
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Which war ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1783 recognizing U.S. independence?
A. War of 1812
B. Mexican-American War
C. American Civil War
D. American Revolutionary War
Correct Answer: D
The 1783 Treaty of Paris ended the American Revolutionary War.
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The American Civil War was fought from 1861 to 1865 primarily between which sides?
A. Spain and Portugal
B. United States and Mexico
C. Britain and France
D. Union and Confederacy
Correct Answer: D
The war pitted the United States (Union) against seceded Confederate states.
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The Crimean War was fought mainly from 1853 to 1856 against which empire?
A. Russian Empire
B. Japanese Empire
C. German Empire
D. Ottoman Empire alone
Correct Answer: A
Russia fought an alliance including the Ottoman Empire, Britain, France and Sardinia.
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Which war was fought between Britain and Argentina in 1982?
A. Falklands War
B. Crimean War
C. Boer War
D. Suez War
Correct Answer: A
The Falklands/Malvinas conflict was fought in 1982.
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The Yom Kippur War, also called the October War, occurred in which year?
A. 1973
B. 1967
C. 1982
D. 1979
Correct Answer: A
Egypt and Syria launched attacks on Israel in October 1973.
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The Six-Day War occurred in which year?
A. 1956
B. 1982
C. 1973
D. 1967
Correct Answer: D
The Arab-Israeli Six-Day War was fought in June 1967.
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The 1990–91 Gulf War followed Iraq's invasion of which country?
A. Kuwait
B. Saudi Arabia
C. Jordan
D. Iran
Correct Answer: A
Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990.
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Which war was fought between Iran and Iraq from 1980 to 1988?
A. Six-Day War
B. Yom Kippur War
C. Gulf War
D. Iran-Iraq War
Correct Answer: D
The Iran-Iraq War lasted eight years.
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The armistice that ended major fighting in the Korean War was signed in which year?
A. 1950
B. 1953
C. 1965
D. 1955
Correct Answer: B
The Korean Armistice Agreement was signed in July 1953.
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The Korean War began in which year?
A. 1945
B. 1950
C. 1953
D. 1960
Correct Answer: B
North Korean forces crossed the 38th parallel in June 1950.
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Which two Japanese cities were hit by atomic bombs in August 1945?
A. Tokyo and Osaka
B. Kyoto and Kobe
C. Hiroshima and Nagasaki
D. Yokohama and Sapporo
Correct Answer: C
The United States used atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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The immediate trigger of World War I was the assassination of whom?
A. Archduke Franz Ferdinand
B. Kaiser Wilhelm II
C. Winston Churchill
D. Tsar Nicholas II
Correct Answer: A
The Austrian heir was assassinated in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914.
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World War II ended in which year?
A. 1945
B. 1946
C. 1950
D. 1944
Correct Answer: A
Germany surrendered in May 1945 and Japan in September 1945.
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World War II began in Europe with Germany's invasion of which country?
A. Poland
B. France
C. Belgium
D. Austria
Correct Answer: A
Germany invaded Poland on 1 September 1939.
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World War I ended in which year?
A. 1919
B. 1916
C. 1918
D. 1920
Correct Answer: C
The armistice ended major fighting on 11 November 1918.
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World War I began in which year?
A. 1918
B. 1914
C. 1912
D. 1939
Correct Answer: B
World War I began in 1914 following the July Crisis.