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During this battle the order “Tell him if it costs 10,000 men he must go now," was given by George McClellan to Ambrose Burnside. After it, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Name the Civil War battle often called the single bloodiest day in U.S. history. |
ANTIETAM
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He was a descendant of both Genghis Khan and Tamerlane, and was a member of the Barlas tribe. After losing Samarkand, he conquered Kabul, then turned his attention to the Punjab [pun-JOB]. Name the emperor who founded the Mughal dynasty of India. |
Babur
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In 2010, this commodities trader ran unsuccessfully to represent Buckingham in Parliament. After losing that race, he resumed leadership of the United Kingdom Independence Party. Who helped lead the successful 2016 effort to pull the UK out of the European Union? |
FARAGE
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He served as a captain of Virginia riflemen at the beginning of the American Revolution. After participating in the battles of Quebec and Saratoga, he resigned from the Continental Army due to ill health. What American general returned to the war in 1780 and led Continental forces to victory at the Battle of Cowpens? |
MORGAN
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Lorenzo de Medici [MED-ih-chee] used his influence to have this Dominican return to Florence after the end of his teaching appointment. After preaching against the abuses of government, he assisted in establishing a democratic government after the Medicis were ousted. Name this Dominican preacher, later excommunicated and executed, who is most associated with the Bonfire of the Vanities. |
SAVONAROLA
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This battle followed the Ethiopian recognition of the Italian colony of Eritrea [er-ih-TREE-uh]. After prompting from the Italian premier, the Italian army began the battle, and was defeated by the numerically superior Ethiopian army. What 1896 battle was a momentous defeat for Italy and its aspirations for an African empire? |
ADOWA
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This event was precipitated by James the Second's assumption of the British throne, and his open practice of Catholicism. After the birth of James's heir, several British politicians appealed to James’s son-in-law to assume power. What event led to William and Mary’s occupying the British throne in 1688? |
GLORIOUS REVOLUTION
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He served in both the Seminole Wars and Black Hawk War, prior to gaining fame during the Mexican War. After the war, he was elected president as the Whig candidate for office and once threatened military action against Southern states considering secession. What Kentuckian served as the 12th President of the United States? |
TAYLOR
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This politician first gained fame as the special prosecutor in an investigation of New York organized crime. After three terms as governor of New York, he ran as the Republican candidate for president in 1944, losing to FDR. What politician lost the 1948 presidential election to Harry Truman, despite erroneous newspaper reports to the contrary? |
DEWEY
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This treaty ended a war that began with a surprise Japanese attack on an enemy fleet. After victories at Port Arthur and Mukden, the Japanese asked President Theodore Roosevelt to negotiate a settlement. What 1905 treaty resulted in Japanese control of Korea, the end of the Russo- Japanese War, and earned Roosevelt the Nobel Peace Prize? |
PORTSMOUTH
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She referred to the plight of the American housewife as “the problem that has no name" and advocated for women's education and pursuit of careers. Along with Pauli Murray, she founded the National Organization for Women. Who is this American feminist, best known for writing The Feminine Mystique? |
FRIEDAN
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In 2017, he died in prison, months after being hospitalized for intestinal bleeding. Although it was never proven that he personally killed anyone, he was tried and sentenced for seven murders committed on his orders. Name this leader of a quasi-commune in California, mastermind of the Tate-LaBianca murders, a part of what he called "Helter Skelter." |
MANSON
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Although this coalition was not really a party, its members provided the base for one early U.S. party. Among its leaders was Patrick Henry, and it called for a strict construction of the Constitution. What group that agitated for the Bill of Rights coalesced into the Jeffersonian Republican Party? |
ANTI-FEDERALIST
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He led an assault at Veracruz because he thought Zachary Taylor was not making any progress. An American general, he ran on the Whig ticket, but lost the 1852 presidential election to Franklin Pierce. What veteran of the War of 1812 was nicknamed "Old Fuss and Feathers" for his attention to detail and decorum? |
SCOTT
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This treaty led to the ceding of Kars Oblast [AH-blast] to the Ottoman Empire and recognition of an independent Ukraine. An earlier attempt at a similar negotiation was declined by Leon Trotsky, and this document was eventually nullified by the Treaty of Versailles. Identify this treaty signed between the German and Russian governments in 1918, which ended Russia's participation in World War One. |
BREST-LITOVSK
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From this ship, only seven known survivors were left after 98-year-old John Anderson died in New Mexico in November 2015. Anderson’s twin brother, Jake, was one of the 1,177 crewmen who died on the ship. Identify this battleship, now a memorial, that was sunk during the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. |
ARIZONA
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One explorer from this nation led the siege of Cajamarca [kah-huh-MAHR-kah], and a privateer sailing aboard the Pelican pillaged many of its ships. Another explorer sailing for this nation mistook the native Arawak people for so-called "Indians." Name this civilization that colonized much of South America, and extracted many of its luxury goods, such as gold and chocolate. |
SPAIN
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The First Intifada [in-tuh-FAH-duh] was an uprising of these people against occupants from a nearby nation, with the Popular Front an important participant in the rebellion. Another organization fighting for their independence is Fatah [FAHT-ah], which was founded by former refugees in Gaza. What largely displaced Middle Eastern people have declared their independence as a sovereign state? |
PALESTINIANS
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This American politician and her family fled to Great Britain after the Nazi invasion of Czechoslovakia. Appointed U.S. representative to the United Nations, she campaigned for increased U.S military involvement in the Balkans and Haiti. In 1997, who became the first woman to hold the position of secretary of state? |
ALBRIGHT
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This political party lost its first presidential election, after displacing the Whigs as a leading American political party. Arising from early meetings in Ripon [RIH-pun], Wisconsin, and Jackson, Michigan, the party nominated John C. Fremont as its first candidate for the presidency in 1856. What political party opposed the extension of slavery, and nominated Abraham Lincoln as its candidate in 1860? |
REPUBLICAN
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