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    Question 1: When and where did the Velvet Revolution take place?
    A. 2000 ; Belgrade ; Yugoslavia
    B. 2003 ; Tbilisi ; Georgia
    C. 1989 ; Tiananmen Square, Beijing; China
    D. 1989 ; Prague ; Czechoslovakia
    Question 2: The United Islamic Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan is also known as?
    A. Northern Alliance
    B. Al-Qaeda
    C. Taliban
    D. Amir al-MuMinin
    Question 3: During his lifetime Montesquieu (1689 -1755) was an outright critic of the French Absolutism. He put this forward in books like Lettres Persanes (Persian Letters - 1721). He also developed his own view on an ideal political system which he described in his Lesprit des Lois (on the Spirit of Laws -1748). What political system was he envisioning?
    A. Autocracy
    B. Constitutional Monarchy
    C. Liberalism
    D. Democracy
    Question 4: In June 1812, Napoleon Bonaparte and his Grand Armee suddenly invaded Russia at Nemel. After victories at Smolensk and Borodino, Napoleon managed to conquer Moscow without a fight. It was the start of the end of his army. After Russian refusals to come to terms and a big fire in Moscow, Napoleon was forced to retreat. The retreat turned into a complete disaster when crossing the Berezina river in November 1812. At what place did this crossing take place?
    A. Borodino
    B. Studjanka
    C. Moscow
    D. Smolensk
    Question 5: On September 27th, 1779 this politician was appointed by American Congress to start negotiating peace with the British.
    A. Ben Franklin
    B. Thomas Jefferson
    C. John Jay
    D. John Adams
    Question 6: Between 1639 and 1858 Japan was largely isolated from the outside world. The port of Nagasaki was only open to Dutch and Chinese ships. In 1858 Commander Perry forced the Japanese Shogun to stop preventing trade. What was one of the results of this event?
    A. A rise to power of the Shogunate
    B. The assassination of Tokugawa Yoshinobu
    C. The loss of Nagasaki to a foreign power
    D. The Meiji Restoration
    Question 7: In 1861 Italy was finally (largely) unified with Victor Emmanuel II assuming the title of King of Italy. Who became the first Prime Minister of Italy?
    A. Camillo di Cavour
    B. Giuseppe Garibaldi
    C. Bettino Ricasoly
    D. Giuseppe Mazzini
    Question 8: In 1876 the International Comittee of the Red Cross came into being. Which battle witnessed by one of the founders led to the foundation of the Red Cross?
    A. The battle of Antietam September 27th, 1862
    B. The battle of Sedan September 1st, 1870
    C. The battle of Solferino June 24th, 1859
    D. The battle of Bezzeca July 21st, 1866
    Question 9: What happened at Prokhorovka on July 12th, 1943?
    A. The biggest infantry engagement of WW II
    B. The launch of Operation Kutzov
    C. The biggest Tank batlle of WW II
    D. The launch of Operation Citadel
    Question 10: July 1969 will go into history as the month man first set foot on the Moon. However, in that same month and year another momentous event took place. Which event was that?
    A. The Beatles give their last public performance
    B. The Nixon Doctrine is declared
    C. A coup in Libya brings to power Colonel Khadaffi
    D. The Woodstock Festival
    Question 11: What is the War of Laws?
    A. The Iraqis democratic government attempt to get an acceptable constitution
    B. ANCs attempt to change the discrimination laws in South Africas Apartheid regime
    C. The EU attempt to override local Member State law
    D. The implementation of National legislation laws vs. Soviet Union laws
    Question 12: What was the dividing line between North and South Korea after World War Two?
    A. the 17th parallel
    B. the 49th parallel
    C. There was never any dividing line established.
    D. the 38th parallel
    Question 13: When did the Korean War begin?
    A. in 1946, when Korean communist guerrillas began attacking non-communist groups throughout Korea
    B. in 1949, when Chinese communists crossed the border into northern Korea and attempted to take over the entire nation
    C. in 1953 when the US-backed South Korean army invaded communist North Korea
    D. in 1950 when communist North Korea suddenly attacked non-communist South Korea
    Question 14: Early in the Korean War, communist forces drove deep into South Korea until they were finally stopped at the perimeter surrounding this city near the southern end of Korea.
    A. Pusan
    B. Pyongyang
    C. Osaka
    D. Seoul
    Question 15: Who was US President during most of the Korean War?
    A. Eisenhower
    B. Truman
    C. Kennedy
    D. Roosevelt