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| In what year and country did the Bolshevik Revolution take place? What are two reasons why many Europeans feared the spread of Communism? |
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| In took place in Russia in 1917. They feared communism because of economic collectivism and the violent revolutions. |
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| Where is the Bastille, who "stormed" it, and why was this significant? In what year did this occur? |
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| The Bastille is in Paris. The city workers of Paris stormed this. This was significant because this was the symbol of the French Revolution. This happened in 1789. |
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| During what years was the American Revolution fought and what battle ended it? |
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| It was fought from 1775-1783. It ended in the battle of yorktown. |
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| Who wrote the Declaration of Independence in what year? |
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| Thomas Jefferson wrote it in 1776. |
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| What does the term "Protestant" mean, what happened during the Protestant Reformation, and what year did it begin? |
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| The Protestant Reformation began in 1517. It started when Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses on te door of Wittenburg Church. It is a branch of Christianity that withdrew from the RCC. A lot of people started to protest or made different Protestant churches. |
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| In what year did the Spanish Armada sail for England, who ruled each country, and what resulted from this? |
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| 1588 was the year the Spanish Armada sailed for England. Elizabeth I ruled England and Philip II ruled Spain. spanish lost almost all of its navy. It led to a long slow decline of Spain and a long slow rise of England. |
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