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1. Which of the following events occurred earlier — 'Napoleon is crowned Emperor of France; Haiti declares independence' or 'The Bolshevik Revolution in Russia; the United States enters World War I'?

  1. ANapoleon is crowned Emperor of France; Haiti declares independence
  2. BThe Bolshevik Revolution in Russia; the United States enters World War I
  3. CVasco da Gama reaches India by an all-sea route
  4. DThe July Revolution in France
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Answer: A

'Napoleon is crowned Emperor of France; Haiti declares independence' occurred in 1804 and 'The Bolshevik Revolution in Russia; the United States enters World War I' occurred in 1917. The earlier event is 'Napoleon is crowned Emperor of France; Haiti declares independence'.

2. Which of the following events occurred earlier — 'The Battle of Trafalgar' or 'The death of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin'?

  1. AThe Battle of Trafalgar
  2. BThe death of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin
  3. CThe start of the American Revolutionary War
  4. DJoan of Arc lifts the Siege of Orleans
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Answer: A

'The Battle of Trafalgar' occurred in 1805 and 'The death of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin' occurred in 1953. The earlier event is 'The Battle of Trafalgar'.

3. Which of the following events occurred earlier — 'The fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks' or 'Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany'?

  1. AThe fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks
  2. BAdolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
  3. CThe fall of the Inca Empire to Francisco Pizarro
  4. DThe formation of the Dominion of Canada
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Answer: A

'The fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks' occurred in 1453 and 'Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany' occurred in 1933. The earlier event is 'The fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks'.

4. Which of the following events occurred earlier — 'The opening of the Suez Canal' or 'The D-Day landings in Normandy'?

  1. AThe opening of the Suez Canal
  2. BThe D-Day landings in Normandy
  3. CThe Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock aboard the Mayflower
  4. DGutenberg completes the Gutenberg Bible, the first major book printed in Europe
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Answer: A

'The opening of the Suez Canal' occurred in 1869 and 'The D-Day landings in Normandy' occurred in 1944. The earlier event is 'The opening of the Suez Canal'.

5. Which of the following events occurred earlier — 'Nicolaus Copernicus publishes his heliocentric theory of the solar system' or 'Napoleon's invasion of Russia'?

  1. ANicolaus Copernicus publishes his heliocentric theory of the solar system
  2. BNapoleon's invasion of Russia
  3. CThe start of the English Civil War
  4. DThe formation of the Dominion of Canada
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Answer: A

'Nicolaus Copernicus publishes his heliocentric theory of the solar system' occurred in 1543 and 'Napoleon's invasion of Russia' occurred in 1812. The earlier event is 'Nicolaus Copernicus publishes his heliocentric theory of the solar system'.

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