Modern History Flashcards
(365 cards)
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When was the CIA founded?
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18th September 1947
2
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What act was signed to create the CIA?
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The national security act
3
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Which president created the CIA?
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Harry S truman
4
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What does FBI stand for?
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
5
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When was the FBI founded?
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26 July 1908
6
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Who founded the FBI?
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Charles Joseph Bonaparte
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Who was the first director of the FBI?
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J. Edgar Hoover
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Before the CIA which three branches of the government primarly dealt with foreign intelligence?
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FBI, state department and state of Defence
9
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What was the precursor to the CIA?
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The OSS
10
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What does OSS stand for?
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Office of Strategic Services
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Who developed the theory of deep states?
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Peter Dale Scott
12
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Who was the first director of the OSS?
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William Donovan
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What was William Donovans nickname?
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Wild Bill
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Who does William Donovans nickname Wild Bill come from?
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Wild Bill Donovan, a coach for the Yankees at the time
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What was Bill Donovan before he became Director of the OSS?
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Coordinator of information
16
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Which president created the OSS?
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FDR/Franklin D. Roosevelt
17
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What is the first direct predecessor to the CIA?
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CIG/Central intelligence Group
18
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Who was the first civilian director of the CIA?
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Allen Dulles
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Who was the first civilian director of the CIA?
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Allen Dulles
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When was the OSS founded?
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1942
21
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When was the OSS dissolved?
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1945, a month after the war ended
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Which senior British intelligence officer suggested to Franklin D. Roosevelt that he should form the OSS?
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William Stephenson
23
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What is the name of the Australian born British intelligence officer that Donovan worked closely with when developing a foreign intelligence department?
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Charles Howard ‘dick’ Elis
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What number of director of intelligence was Allen Welsh Dulles?
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5th
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When did Allen Dulles become Director of Intelligence?
1953
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Who was the 4th deputy director of intelligence?
Allen Dulles
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Who was Allen Dulles a deputy to before he became Director?
Walter Bedall Smith
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Who was Allen W. Dulles well known brother?
John Foster Dulles
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What is John Foster Dulles known for?
Being Secretary of state
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Who was John Foster Dulles secretary of State under?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Which law firm did Allen Dulles first work for?
Sullivan and Cromwell
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Which person related to Allen Dulles was partnered with Sullivan and Cromwell?
John Foster Dulles
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Why may Allen Dulles have conflicting motivations between his ties to Sullivan and Cromwell & being an OSS agent?
Because Sullivan and Cromwells clientele included many nazi adjacent companies
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Which think tank was Allen W. Dulles president of?
Council on foreign Affairs
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When did Allen Dulles join the council on foreign affairs?
1927
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What was the biggest German chemical company during the Reich?
IG farben
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Who is considered to have been the OSS top agent?
Allen Dulles
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Where was Allen Dulles stationed during the war?
Bern, Switzerland
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When did project MKUltra begin?
1953
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When was MKultra revealed to the general public?
1975
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Which committee exposed MKULTRA?
Church Committee
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When was MKultra halted?
1973
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When was 1984 published?
1949
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When was animal farm published?
1945
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What war did mkultra follow?
The Korean war
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Who was the longest running CIA director?
Allen Dulles
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Who was the president when Allen Dulles became Director of the CIA?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Who was the head chemist on mkultra?
Sidney Gottlieb
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During WW2 who was in charge of the German intelligence on the eastern front?
Reinhard Gehlen
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Where did Allen Dulles and Reinhard Gehlen meet?
Virginia
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What was the first name of the squads that Gehlen created for the OSS?
Werewolf squads
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What did the werewolf squads do?
Fight communists
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What were the werewolf squads later called?
Gladio gladiators
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What was the name of the organization the OSS & Gehlen created to back his werewolf/gladiator squads?
The Gehlen Organization
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When did germany get pliant into two independent nations?
1949
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What was germany called after the split?
The Federal Republic of Germany
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What was east Germany called after the split?
German democratic republic
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Who preceded Franklin D. Roosevelt?
Herbert Hoover
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Who successeded FDR?
Harry S. Truman
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When did George W. Bush become president?
2001
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What number president was George W. Bush?
41st
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What party was George W. Bush part of?
Republican
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Who was George W. Bush's vice president?
Dan Quayle
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Who was George W. Bush preceded by as president?
Ronald Reagan
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Which state did Ronald Reagan serve as governor of?
California
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Who was George W. Bush preceded by as president?
Jimmy Carter
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Which party was Ronald Reagan a part of when he became president?
Republican
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What number president was JFK?
35th
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Who was the youngest elected president?
John F. Kennedy
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How old was JFK when he was elected?
43
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When was JFK elected?
1961
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When was JFK assassinated?
1963
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When did JFKS military service begin?
1941
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When did JFKS military service end?
1945
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When was the USSR formed?
December 30th 1922
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When the USSR disbanded?
1991
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What was the Soviet Union a successor to?
The Russian Empire
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What was the precursor to the USSR when Lenin came into power?
Russian Soviet federative socialist republic
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When was the Russian Empire founded?
1721
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When was the Japanese empire founded?
1868
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Who was the founder of the modern Japanese empire in the 1800s?
Meiji
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When did Ukraine become independent?
1991
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When did Isreal become independent?
1948
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When did Syria become independent?
1946
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When did Iraq become independent?
1932
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When did Afghanistan become independent?
1919
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What American war is known as the forgotten war?
The Korean war
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What was the Korean wars two sides?
North and South Korea
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Who were the primary supporters of North Korea during the Korean war?
The people's republic of China and the Soviet Union
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Who was the primary supporters of South Korea during the Korean war?
America and the united nations
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What is considered to be the first proxy war of the cold war?
The Korean War
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How long did the Korean war last?
3 years
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What country ruled Korea before Russia and America divided it into two colonies?
Japan
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Who was the first leader of North Korea?
Kim Il-sung
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Where was korea divided by between America and Russia?
The 38th parallel
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Who initiated the Korean war?
North Korea
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Why didn't the USSR participate in the UN's vote when South Korea appealed for support?
Because Russia was boycotting the UN for not letting communist China in
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How many nations armies participated in the support of South Korea?
16
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Who commanded the UN's forces in the Korean war?
General Douglass McArthur
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When did the Vietnam War begin?
1955
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Who was president of the US during the Korean war?
Harry S. Truman
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Which state was Dwight D. Eisenhower born in?
Texas
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Who was American president for the end of the Korean war?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Who was on the $1,000 bill?
Robert Morris
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Who was the vice president of Dwight D. Eisenhower?
Richard Nixon
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What religion does Dwight D. Eisenhower mom belong to?
Jehovas Witness
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What political party did Dwight D. Eisenhower belong to?
Republican
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Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower wife?
Mamie Doud
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Where did Dwight D. Eisenhower graduate from?
West Point
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What did Dwight D. Eisenhower do during WW1?
He trained tank crews
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When did John Foster Dulles serve in the military?
1917-1919
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When was Microsoft founded?
1975
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Who are the two founders of Microsoft?
Bill Gates & Bill Allen
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Where was Microsoft founded?
Albuquerque new Mexico
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How many founders did Apple have?
3
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When was apple computer company founded?
1976
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What type of plane was involved in 9/11?
Boeing
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Who committed the 9/11 attacks?
Al-Qaeda
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How many terrorists where involved in the hijacking of the planes for 9/11?
19
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How many terrorists where involved in the hijacking of the planes for 9/11?
19
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What year was JFK born?
1917
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Which state was JFK born in?
Massachusetts
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What party was JFK a part of?
Democrat
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What is the name of John F. Kennedy wife?
Jacqueline Bouvier
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Where did JFK get his education?
Harvard
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What rank did JFK achieve in the military?
Lieutenant
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What did JFK do during WW2?
Command PT boats
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What did JFK do after serving in the military?
A little bit of journalism
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When did the great depression begin?
1929
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When did the Great Depression end?
1939
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Who was the 43rd president of the US?
George W. Bush
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Who was George W. Bushes vice?
Dick Cheney
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Who was George W. Bush the eldest son of? (Father)
George H. W. Bush
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Who was James Dean
An actor
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When was James Dean an actor?
The 50s
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Which one of the three big leaders of the allies recommended thry hold a trail for the nazis?
Stalin
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Who was the first Nazi the Cia tried to free?
Hermann Goering
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Who the OSS focus their efforts on getting after they couldn't get Hermann Georing?
Hjalmar Schacht
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Who was Hjalmar Schacht?
Hitlers personal Banker
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What is the capital of Iraq?
Baghdad
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What is the capital of Iran?
Tehran
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When did the Iran hostage crises start?
1979
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When did the Iran hostage crises end?
1981
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Which terrorist organization did the 9/11 attacks?
Al-Qaeda
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When did the Iraq War start?
2003
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Which US president started the Iraq war?
George Walker Bush
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Who was leader of Iraq at the beginning of the Iraq war?
Saddam Hussien
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When did Sadam Hussien become president of Iraq?
1979
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When did Sadam Hussien become president of Iraq?
1979
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When was Saddam Hussien become Vice president?
1968-1979
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What party was Saddam Hussien part of?
Ba'ath
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When did the Gulf War begin?
1990
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How many countries were part of the coalition during the gulf war?
42
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What was the first operation of the two phase plan by the US during the gulf war?
Operation Desert shield
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What was the second operation of the two phase plan of the US during the Gulf war?
Operation Desert Storm
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What is another name for the Iraq war?
The second Gulf war
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When was the Ottoman Empire founded?
1299
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When was the Ottoman Empire dissolved?
1922
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Who was the first Sultan of the Ottoman Empire?
Osman I
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When did Osman I die?
1323/4
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What initiated the Gulf war?
Iraq invading Kuwait
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What is the capital of Kuwait?
Kuwait city
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Who signed the Iraq Liberation act?
Bill Clinton
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When was the Iraq liberation act signed?
1998
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When did Bill Clinton become president?
1993
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What day did Operation Desert fox start?
December 16 1998
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What day did operation Desert fox end?
19 December 1998
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Who was the loudest voice in the claim that Saddam Hussien was connected to 9/11?
Paul Wolfowitz
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Which three countries joined America in the invasion of Iraq?
UK, Australia and Poland
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When did Bush send the first troop surge into Iraq?
2007
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When did President Bush agree to pull out troops from Iraq?
2008
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When did the 9/11 commission conclude that there was no verifiable connection between Saddam Hussien and 9/11?
2004
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When was Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated?
1968
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Who did Donald Trump pardon at his second inauguration?
The January 6th rioters
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Who was the first African American to play modern major league baseball?
Jackie Robinson
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What team did Jackie Robinson play for?
Brooklyn Dodgers
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What number presidents was Donald Trump?
45th and 47th
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When did Afghanistan gain independence?
1919
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What is Afghanistan officially known as?
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
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What country borders Afghanistan at the east and south?
Pakistan
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When did the Soviet Afghan war start?
1979
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When did the Soviet Afghan war end?
1989
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When did the kingdom of Afghanistan collapse?
1973
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When did the kingdom of Afghanistan begin?
1926
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What's the capital of Afghanistan?
Kabul
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What country did Afghanistan gain its independence from?
Britain
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What form of government did Afghanistan convert to when it stopped being a kingdom in 1973?
A republic
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When did Afghanistan become a Russian puppet state?
1978
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What does the term Emerite come from?
The rule of someone called an Emir
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When does Afghanistan first become an Emerite?
1823
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When did Afghanistan become an Islamic state?
1992
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When did Afghanistan become an Islamic Emerite?
1996
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When did Afghanistan become an Islamic Republic?
2004
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When does the restoration of the Islamic Emerite in Afghanistan occur?
2021
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When did the War in Afghanistan start?
2001
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How did the war in Afghanistan start?
With an invasion by a US led coalition
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What was the operation that the started the war in Afghanistan called?
Operation Enduring Freedom
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Who is the supreme leader of Afghanistan from 2021?
Hibatullah Akhundzada
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When was Dwight D. Eisenhower born?
1890
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What number president was Dwight D. Eisenhower?
34th
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Who was Dwight D. Eisenhowers vice?
Richard Nixon
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What rank did Dwight D. Eisenhower achieve in the military?
5 star general
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Where was Dwight D. Eisenhower born?
Denison, Texas
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Where was Dwight D. Eisenhower raised?
Abilene, Kansas
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When did Dwight D. Eisenhower first belong to an organized church?
1952
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What religious denomination did Dwight D. Eisenhower mother become a part of?
Jehovas Witness
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What was the direct predecessor to the director of national intelligence?
Director of central intelligence
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Which commission created a report that recommended the creation of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) position?
The 9/11 commission
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What act created the position of Director of National Intelligence?
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act
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Who was the first Director of National Intelligence?
John Negroponte
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Who was Dwight D. Eisenhowers father?
David Eisenhower
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Who was Dwight D. Eisenhowers mom's name?
Ida Eisenhower
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What number son was Dwight D. Eisenhower?
3rd
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What was Dwight D. Eisenhowers nickname growing up?
Little Ike
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Which one of Dwight D. Eisenhowers brothers did he fight with alot growing up?
Edgar
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What is the capital of Italy?
Rome
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When did Italy become Republic?
1946
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When did Italy unite into the kingdom of Italy?
1861
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Who oversaw the Iranian coup d'etat?
Allen Dulles mainly
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Which two countries were involved with the Iranian coup?
Britain and America
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Which Iranian prime minister was overthrown in a coup by the US and Britain?
Mohammad Mosaddegh
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Which Iranian prime minister was overthrown in a coup by the US and Britain?
Mohammad Mosaddegh
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When did the Iranian coup detat happen?
1953
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What number president was Frankiln D. Roosevelt?
32nd
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What was the New Deal?
The New Deal was a series of domestic programs, public work projects, and financial reforms and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Who was Allen Dulles wife?
Clover Todd
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How many children did Allen Dulles have?
3
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How many children did Allen Dulles have?
3
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How many children did Allen Dulles have?
3
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What does the term Ace mean?
A fighter pilot that's shot down 5 or more planes
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How many siblings did Allen Dulles have?
2
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How many siblings did Allen Dulles have?
2
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What is the capital of Switzerland?
Bern
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Who's the most influential British spy master in history?
Sir William Samuel Stephenson
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When was Sir William Stephenson born?
1897
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What was Sir William Stephensons codename?
Intrepid
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Which country was Sir William Stephenson born in?
Canada
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What was Sir William Stephensons mother's ethnicity?
Icelandic
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What was Sir William Stephensons father's ethnicity?
Scottish
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When did Sir William Stephenson marry?
1924
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Who did Sir William Stephenson marry?
American Tobacco Heiress Mary French Simmons
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What year did Sir William Stephenson die?
1989
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When did Sir William Stephenson start providing covert information to the British government?
1936
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Where did Winston Churchhill send Sir William Stephenson in 1940?
New york
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When did Sir William Establish the BSC in New York?
1940
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What does BSC stand for?
British Security Coordination
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What is a plutocracy?
A government governed by the wealthy
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Who did FDR nominate for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States?
William O. Douglass
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Who did FDR nominate to be the 3rd Chairman of the Securities and Exchange commission?
William O. Douglass
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What was William O. Douglass's importance in FDR's presidency?
He was important in being a regulator of wall street
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What is the U.S. Securities and Exchange commissions primary purpose?
To enforce laws against market manipulation
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When did William O. Douglass become chairman of the Securities and exchange commissions?
1937
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Who was the first chairman of the Securities and Exchange commission?
Joseph P. Kennedy
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What is the Securities and Exchange Commission abbreviated to?
SEC
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What was the famous camp that FDR converted into a presidential retreat? (Modern name)
Camp David
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What did FDR originally call the new retreat?
Shangri-la
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What was FDR's favorite cocktail?
A dry Martini
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Who renamed Shangri-la to camp david?
Eisenhower
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When did John Thomas H. Mckittrick become president of the bank for international settlements?
1940
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When did Thomas H. Mckittrick stop being president of BIS?
1946
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Why was the BIS created?
To administor reparations imposed on Germany after WW1
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What is the name or the gas used by the nazis?
Zykopn B
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Who was FDR's Secretary of Treasury?
Henry Morgenthau Jr.
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Which legal counsel did Thomas Mckittrick use to defend his ability to trade with America?
John Foster Dulles
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What was Operation safe Haven? (WWll)
A US operation to investigate and prevent the hiding of assets by the nazis
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When did FDR publicly announce the allied forces doctrine of unconditional surrender?
1943
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At what conference did FDR anounce the Allied forces doctrine of unconditional surrender?
The Casablanca Confrence
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Which of the three biggest allied forces leaders wasn't able to attend the casablanca conference in 1943?
Stalin
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Which country did Hitler want to send the jews to?
Madagascar
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Who did Hitler primarly entrust with overseeing 'the final solution'?
Henriech Himmler
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What was prince Hohenlohe's OSS code number?
515
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Who was Allen Dulles's father?
Allen Macy Dulles
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What was Allen Macy Dulles's profession?
Reverend
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Who was John Macy Dulles's father in law?
John Watson Foster
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What important position did John Watson Foster have?
Secretary of state
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Who was John Watson Foster secretary of state under?
Benjamin Harrison
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Who was Allen Dulles's eldest sister?
Eleanor Lansing Dulles
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Who was Allen Dulles mother?
Edith Foster Dulles
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Who did Elaenor Lansing Dulles marry?
David Simon Blondheim
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What is the biggest Native american tribe?
Navajo Nation
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What is the second biggest native American tribe?
Cherokee
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What is the third biggest native American tribe?
Choctaw nation
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Who is considered to be the most influential Chief justice?
Earl Warren
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Why did Dwight D. Eisenhower run for a second term?
Because he was worried about Nixon running
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Who did Dwight D. Eisenhower beat in both elections?
Adlai Stevenson
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Where is memphis?
Tennessee
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Which two coups happend under Dwigjt D. Eisenhowers presidency?
Iranian & Guatemalan coup d'etat
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When did the Iranian coup d'etat occur?
1953
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What is the 1953 Iranian coup D'etat often referred to?
28 Mordad coup d'etat
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What is the 1953 Iranian coup D'etat often referred to?
28 Mordad coup d'etat
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When did Jeffery Epstien die?
2019
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When was Jeffery Epstien born?
1953
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When was Jeffery Epstien dismissed from his teaching at Dalton?
1976
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What was the first firm that Jeffery Epstien worked for?
Bear Stearn
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How many siblings did Jeffrey epstien have?
1
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What was the name of Jeffrey Epstiens brother?
Mark Epstien
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Who was Jeffrey Epstiens accomplice?
Ghislaine Maxwell
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When did the police in Palm Beach start investigating Jeffrey Epstien?
2005
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What iniated the polices investigation of Jeffrey Epstien?
The mother reposting the sexual assault of her 14 year old daughter
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Which grades did Jeffrey Epstien skip?
3rd and 4th
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How many victims did federal officials identify in the investigation of Jeffrey Epstien that started in 2005?
36
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What two crimes was Jeffrey Epstien convicted of?
procuring a child for prostitution and of soliciting a prostitute
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How long did Jeffrey Epstirn serve in custody?
13 months with extensive release for work
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What was Jeffrey Epstiens first job?
Math teacher at Dalton
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How many countries are there?
195
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What is the capital of the United Arab Emerites?
Abu Dhabi
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Which three countries are part of Great Britain?
England, Scotland and Wales
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What is the capital of Scotland?
Edinburgh
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What is the biggest city in Scotland?
Glasgow
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What is the capital of Wales?
Cardiff
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How many countries are part of the middle east?
17
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What is the economic center of Israel?
Tel Aviv
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What was the name of Epstiens island?
Little saint James, U.S. virgin islands
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Who was the 42nd president?
William Jefferson Clinton
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Which state was Bill Clinton governor of?
Arkansas
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Who was Bill Clinton's vice?
Al Gore
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What number governor of Arkansas was Bill Clinton?
40th and 42nd
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Which political party was Bill Clinton part of?
Democrat
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When was Bill Clinton elected?
1993
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When did
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When did Bill Clinton become general attorney of Arkansas?
1977
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When did Bill Clintons term as Attorney General of Arkansas?
1979
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What type of plane did DB Cooper hijack?
Boeing 727
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How much money did DB Cooper demand?
$200,000
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What is a selenophile?
Someone that loves the moon
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When did DB Cooper hijacking happen?
1971
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Which country was the Jonestow cult located In?
Guyana
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When did the Jonestown mass suicide happen?
1978
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How many people died at the Jonestown mass suicide?
900
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Who founded the Jonestown cult?
Jim Jones
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Which continent was Guyana in?
South America
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How many sovereign countries are there in South America?
12
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What is IVF?
in vitro fertilization
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Who was the president of Brazil from 2019-2023?
Jair Bolsonaro
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Who did Jair Bolsonaro attempt a coup on?
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
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Who did
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Who is the Supreme Court Justice in charge of the case against Jair Bolsonaro?
Alexandre de Moraes
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When was the the category of Special Goverment Employee created? (SGE)
1962
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What was the position of Special Goverment Employee created for?
To combat corruption and rampant conflicts of interest
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How long is an SGE supposed to work for during a year since it is meant as a temporary position?
130 days
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When was the bitcoin domain name registered?
2008
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Who created Bitcoin?
A person or persons that go under the name Satoshi Nakamoto
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When did Satoshi Nakamoto release bitcoin as an open source software?
2009
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How much money did the Biden administration donate to Ukraine?
119 million
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When did Russia invade Ukraine?
24th February 2022
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What year was Trump born?
1946
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When did Trump serve as 45th president?
2017-2021
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Who was Trump's vice during his first presidency?
Mike Pence
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What is Donald Trumps middle name?
John
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What University did Trump graduate?
University of Pennsylvania
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Who killed George Flyod?
Derek Chauvin
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When did the Pizzagate theory go viral?
2016
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Who's supposed email was the supposed source for the start of the pizzagate conspiracy?
Anthony Weiner
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What is habeas corpus?
Habeas corpus is a legal right to challenge unlawful imprisonment.
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