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11701
Which event in 1979 transformed the Middle East?
A. The Gulf War
B. The Iranian Revolution
C. The Suez Crisis
D. The Six-Day War
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The Iranian Revolution overthrew the Shah and established an Islamic Republic under Ayatollah Khomeini, shifting the geopolitical balance.
11702
Who founded the People's Republic of China?
A. Sun Yat-sen
B. Chiang Kai-shek
C. Mao Zedong
D. Zhou Enlai
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Mao Zedong proclaimed the PRC on October 1, 1949, after the Communist victory in the Civil War.
11703
The 'Tet Offensive' was a major turning point in:
A. Korean War
B. Vietnam War
C. Gulf War
D. Afghan War
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Launched in 1968 by the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese, the Tet Offensive shocked the US public and eroded support for the war.
11704
The 'Balfour Declaration' (1917) related to which region in Asia?
A. Kashmir
B. Palestine
C. Kurdistan
D. Tibet
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The Balfour Declaration was a public statement by the British government supporting the establishment of a 'national home for the Jewish people' in Palestine.
11705
Who was the founder of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan?
A. Allama Iqbal
B. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
C. Liaquat Ali Khan
D. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
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Muhammad Ali Jinnah, known as Quaid-e-Azam, led the All-India Muslim League and founded Pakistan in 1947.
11706
Who was the founder of the Maurya Empire?
A. Ashoka
B. Chandragupta Maurya
C. Bindusara
D. Porus
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Chandragupta Maurya founded the Mauryan Empire in 322 BCE, uniting most of the Indian subcontinent under one administration.
11707
Who led the Communist Party of China to victory in the Chinese Civil War?
A. Sun Yat-sen
B. Chiang Kai-shek
C. Mao Zedong
D. Deng Xiaoping
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Mao Zedong was the chairman of the Communist Party of China and proclaimed the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949.
11708
The 'Dreyfus Affair' was a political scandal involving antisemitism in:
A. Germany
B. France
C. Russia
D. Britain
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The wrongful conviction of Jewish army officer Alfred Dreyfus for treason divided French society and exposed deep antisemitism in the French Third Republic.
11709
During the War of 1812, British troops successfully captured and burned which major city?
A. New York
B. Boston
C. Washington D.C.
D. Philadelphia
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In 1814, British troops occupied Washington D.C. and set fire to many public buildings, including the White House and the Capitol.
11710
The 'Great Trek' involved which group of people moving inland in South Africa?
A. The Zulus
B. The British settlers
C. The Boers (Voortrekkers)
D. The Portuguese
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The Great Trek was a migration of Dutch-speaking Boers away from British control in the Cape Colony to found their own republics in the interior.
