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| Name the well-known American abstract painter who used dripping paint for many of his creations? |
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| Which recent US President is remembered for tax cuts and a military buildup? |
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| Which recent US President is remembered for tax cuts and a military buildup? |
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| What has been the European Union currency since 2001? |
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| Which European country disintegrated after 1990 into seven independent states? |
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| Who was the last ruler of Soviet Union? (His reforms led to collapse of USSR.) |
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| Who was the dominant French political leader after WWII? |
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| Name the military alliance of the USSR and Eastern European states after WWII. |
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| What was the name of the US aid program for rebuilding the European economy after WWII? |
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| 19. What name was given to the ideological and military conflict between the US and the USSR after WWII? |
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| Which 1942-43 battle in the southern USSR was the turning point for the Eastern Front of WWII? |
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| Which British leader opposed the policy of appeasing Hitler and led Britain during WWII? |
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| Which American business leader led the mass production of automobiles? |
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| Which 19th century cultural movement stressed emotion and imagination? |
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| Which 19th century political and economic ideology placed emphasis on freedom? |
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| Who was the author of The Wealth of Nations and an advocate of free trade? |
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| Who was the Scottish inventor of the steam engine? |
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| What is the name of the 1781 foundational document of the US government which established a weak central government? |
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| Which Church of England evangelist founded Methodism? |
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| Name the Baroque composer who wrote the oratorio The Messiah? |
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| Name the religious view which emphasizes a God who created the world with natural laws—and without miracles. |
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| Which name has been given to the 18th century spread of new human-centered scientific and philosophical ideas? |
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| Which French mathematician also served as a Christian apologist? |
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| Who was the father of modern rationalism? |
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| Which English mathematician developed the universal law of gravitation? |
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| Which Polish astronomer argued that the earth revolves around the sun? |
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| Who wrote Leviathan, a secular justification of absolutism? |
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| What is the name of the economic theory which favors government involvement and colonies? |
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| What is the name of the civilization (in today’s Peru) which was destroyed by Spaniards? |
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| What name was given to Spanish military leaders in South America? |
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| Who led the first voyage which circled the globe? |
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| Who was the first explorer to sail around Africa to India? |
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