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European history A-Z

European history progressively harder from A-Z
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Last updated: October 25, 2024
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A) This eastern French town was captured by Germany
in 1940. Allied victory battle
Alsace
B) This SW European ethnic group occupied northern Spain
and SW France
Basques
C) Period of intense geopolitical tension between the US and
the Soviet Union until its collapse in 1991
Cold War
D) Mass evacuation of British troops from coastal France in 1941
Dunkirk
E) Historical Scottish castle, occupied since the 11th century
Edinburgh Castle
F) WW1 fort used to deflect German advances in the battle of
Marne
Fort Troyon
G) Famous astronomer credited for discovering craters on the Moon
and moons of Jupiter
Galileo Galilei
H) Carthaginian general who lead the sack of Rome from the
North by crossing the Alps
Hannibal
I) Turkish historical port city founded by the Greeks
Izmir
J) the Holiest city in Christianity
Jerusalem
K) Mass attack on Jewish citizens in Nazi Germany in
Nov 1938, also called "the night of broken glass"
Kristallnacht
L) British ship sunk by a German u-boat attack during WW1
off the coast of Ireland
Lusitania
M) Famous decree that kings and his government are
subject to the law, signed by King John in 1215
Magna Carta
Questions
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N) Famous French emperor who met his defeat at
Waterloo in 1815
Napoleon Bonaparte
O) Name of the Allied operation during the battles of Normandy
Overlord
P) Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incas in Peru
Pizzaro
Q) Alliance formed by the great powers after the Napoleonic
reign in Nov 1815
Quadruple Alliance
R) Period of enlightenment, art, and cultural rebirth from the 14th-17th
centuries.
Renaissance
S) Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was
assassinated in this city in 1914
Sarajevo
T) Type of ground warfare used for cover and surprise attacks during
WW1
trench
U) The practice of charging excessive interest on loans in favor
of the lender, prohibited by the Catholic church
usury
V) Peace treaty signed in June 1919, ending WW1 between
Germany and the Allied powers
Versailles
W) Collective term for the war between Finland and the Soviet Union
during the cold months
Winter war
X) Ancient Greek philosopher who proposed the idea of
one God
Xenophanes
Y) Crimean port city that held the post war conference between
Allied powers in Feb 1945
Yalta
Z) 1917 telegram proposing that Mexico align with Germany against
the US
Zimmermann Telegram
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2 Comments
Fdel11
+2
Level 91
Sep 1, 2025
Alsace is NOT a town but a region.
itzMayaa
+1
Level 58
Sep 16, 2025
the name of the conquistador is pizarro, not pizzaro
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