High School History

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15 questions · Published December 2, 2024

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1. Whose assassination in June 1914 is most often credited with triggering World War I?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated by a teenage Bosnian militant in June 1914, and Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia four weeks later.
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2. In what year did the American Revolutionary War end?
The American Revolutionary War lasted from 1775 to 1783, with Great Britain ultimately recognizing the sovereignty of the United States.
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3. What western state is home to Devil's Tower, the first national monument in the United States?
President Theodore Roosevelt established the Devil's Tower National Monument in Wyoming in 1906; as of 2024 there are 134 national monuments in the United States.
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4. What U.S. president died in office two months after being shot by a disgruntled political ally in 1881?
Charles Guiteau campaigned for President James A. Garfield and expected a cabinet position in return. When no cabinet position was offered Guiteau shot Garfield twice; the president died from sepsis two months later in September 1881.
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5. In what present-day country is the historical region Mesopotamia?
Credited as the site of thousands of years of human history and evolution, Mesopotamia is in present-day Iraq in the northern region of the Tigris-Euphrates river valley.

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