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  1. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 triggered World War I. In which city did this occur?

    Answer: Sarajevo

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia, by Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb nationalist, on June 28, 1914.

  2. The Russian Revolution of 1917 resulted in the overthrow of which ruling family?

    Answer: The Romanovs

    The Romanov dynasty, which had ruled Russia for over 300 years, was overthrown during the Russian Revolution, ending with the execution of Tsar Nicholas II and his family.

  3. Which international organization was established after World War I to maintain peace, later replaced by the United Nations?

    Answer: The League of Nations

    The League of Nations was established in 1920 under the Treaty of Versailles but ultimately failed to prevent World War II and was dissolved in 1946.

  4. The Great Leap Forward (1958–1962) was a campaign launched by which country?

    Answer: China

    Mao Zedong launched the Great Leap Forward in China to rapidly transform the country from an agrarian economy into a communist society, resulting in a catastrophic famine.

  5. The Marshall Plan, launched in 1948, was a U.S. program to provide economic aid to which region?

    Answer: Western Europe

    The Marshall Plan provided over $13 billion in economic aid to help rebuild Western European economies devastated by World War II and resist the spread of communism.

  6. The Nuremberg Trials (1945–1946) prosecuted leaders of which regime?

    Answer: Nazi Germany

    The Nuremberg Trials held Nazi German leaders accountable for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide committed during World War II.

  7. Which event in 1947 marked the partition of British India into two independent nations?

    Answer: The Indian Independence Act

    The Indian Independence Act of 1947 divided British India into the independent nations of India and Pakistan, triggering one of history's largest mass migrations.