Modern History
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1. The French Revolution, which began in 1789, is famously associated with the storming of which prison fortress?
2. The Industrial Revolution began primarily in which country in the late 18th century?
3. The 'Scramble for Africa' (1881-1914) was a period of rapid colonization of the African continent by European powers. Which conference formalized the rules for this colonization?
4. World War I was triggered by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary in which city?
5. The Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, which led to the creation of the Soviet Union, was led by which revolutionary?
6. The Great Depression, a severe worldwide economic crisis, began after the stock market crash of 1929 in which city?
7. Which event is widely considered the immediate catalyst for the United States' entry into World War II?
8. The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and its allies and which other superpower?
9. The 'Iron Curtain' was a term popularized by Winston Churchill to describe the:
10. The Civil Rights Movement in the United States aimed to end racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans. Its most famous leader was:
11. The unification of Italy in the 19th century is largely credited to the efforts of which leader and his 'Red Shirts'?
12. The 'Meiji Restoration' in 1868 marked the end of the feudal shogunate and the restoration of imperial power in which country?
13. The 'Boxer Rebellion' (1899-1901) was an anti-foreign and anti-Christian uprising that took place in which country?
14. The Treaty of Versailles, signed in 1919, formally ended which major conflict?
15. The 'New Deal' was a series of programs and reforms enacted in the 1930s to combat the Great Depression in which country?
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