History Quiz #511
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Q1. Which US President resigned on 9 August 1974?
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Q2. In 1957 the Governor of Arkansas, USA, called in the state's National Guard to do what?
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Q3. What led to cancellation in 1956 of a 10 year old immigration protocol between Belgium and Italy, the immediate establishment of an industry Safety Commission in Belgium and improved European practices in the industry affected?
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Q4. Although António de Oliveira Salazar, Prime Minister of Portugal from 1932 to 1968, did not resign, was not deposed, and had not died, the President appointed Marcelo Caetano in his place in 1968. Why?
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Q5. When did the right-wing political party Alternative for Germany (AfD) first win seats in the German federal parliament, the Bundestag?
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Q6. By what name did ancient Greeks know the area in the steppes of Central Asia and parts of Eastern Europe east of the Vistula River?
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Q7. Where did the Konbaung dynasty rule from 1752 to 1885, until the British finally defeated their forces and annexed their core country?
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