Which event is commonly considered the beginning of World War II?
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Invasion of France
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German invasion of Poland
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Battle of Britain
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
Which civilization developed the earliest known writing system, cuneiform?
Roman
Greek
Sumerian
Egyptian
The Meiji Restoration took place in which country?
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Thailand
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Korea
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Japan
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China
Which treaty officially ended World War I?
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Treaty of Versailles
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Treaty of Paris
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Treaty of Tordesillas
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Treaty of Utrecht
The fall of the Western Roman Empire is traditionally dated to:
Which explorer completed the first circumnavigation of the Earth (expedition)?
Christopher Columbus
Vasco da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
James Cook
Who led the French army at the Siege of Orléans?
Napoleon Bonaparte
Joan of Arc
Louis XIV
Charlemagne
The Black Death reached Europe during which century?
Which city was formerly known as Constantinople?
Rome
Cairo
Istanbul
Athens
The Hundred Years' War was mainly fought between which two countries?
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Russia and Sweden
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England and France
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Spain and Portugal
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Germany and Italy