daty Flashcards

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What year did the signing of the Declaration of Independence occur?

A

1776

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Which event began in 1914 and is often referred to as the ‘Great War’?

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World War I

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True or False: The Berlin Wall fell in 1989.

A

True

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4
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Fill in the blank: The _________ Revolution began in 1789 in France.

A

French

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5
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What year did the United States land on the moon?

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1969

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6
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Which year marks the end of World War II?

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1945

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7
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What significant event occurred in 1066 in England?

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The Norman Conquest

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8
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What year was the Magna Carta signed?

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1215

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9
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True or False: The first manned flight occurred in 1910.

A

False

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10
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What year did the stock market crash, leading to the Great Depression?

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1929

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11
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What year was the end of the Cold War generally recognized?

A

1991

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Fill in the blank: The _________ of 1776 declared independence from Britain.

A

Declaration

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13
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Which year did Christopher Columbus first arrive in the Americas?

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1492

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14
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What major event occurred on September 11, 2001?

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Terrorist attacks on the United States

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15
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What significant event in US history occurred in 1865?

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The abolition of slavery

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16
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True or False: The Treaty of Versailles was signed in 1919.

A

True

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17
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What year did the Roman Empire officially fall?

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476 AD

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18
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What year did Martin Luther nail his Ninety-Five Theses to the church door?

A

1517

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19
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Fill in the blank: The _________ War began in 1950.

A

Korean

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20
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What year did the first atomic bomb get dropped on Hiroshima?

A

1945

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21
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Which year marks the beginning of the Renaissance?

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14th century (circa 1300)

22
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What year did the Civil Rights Act get passed in the United States?

23
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Fill in the blank: The _________ of the Berlin Wall occurred in 1989.

24
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What year did the United Nations form?

25
True or False: The first Olympic Games were held in 776 BC.
True
26
What year did the Great Fire of London occur?
1666
27
What year did the French Revolution officially start?
1789
28
What significant event began in 1929?
The Great Depression
29
Fill in the blank: The _________ War ended in 1865.
Civil
30
Which year marks the end of apartheid in South Africa?
1994
31
What year was the first successful vaccine developed by Edward Jenner?
1796
32
True or False: The American Civil War started in 1861.
True
33
What year did the Titanic sink?
1912
34
What year did the first man orbit the Earth?
1961
35
Fill in the blank: The _________ of 1776 was a pivotal moment in American history.
Declaration
36
What year did the Space Shuttle program begin?
1981
37
Which year did the first successful human organ transplant take place?
1954
38
What year did the first women gain the right to vote in the United States?
1920
39
True or False: The first man in space was Yuri Gagarin.
True
40
What year was the first email sent?
1971
41
Fill in the blank: The _________ War took place from 1939 to 1945.
World War II
42
What year did the first atomic bomb test occur?
1945
43
What year did the Berlin Wall construction begin?
1961
44
What significant event happened in 1989 in Tiananmen Square?
Protests for democracy
45
What year was the first manned mission to Mars planned for?
2020s (specifically 2030s proposed)
46
What year did the Cuban Missile Crisis take place?
1962
47
Fill in the blank: The _________ of the USSR occurred in 1991.
Dissolution
48
True or False: The first smartphone was invented in 1992.
False
49
What year did the first human genome project get completed?
2003
50
What year did the Industrial Revolution begin?
1760
51
What year did the US Constitution get ratified?
1788
52
Fill in the blank: The _________ of 1989 marked the end of communist rule in Eastern Europe.
Revolutions