History of Revolutions

Revolutions are one of the strongest, and definitely the fastest, forms of historical change. They were times of violence, of great sacrifices and, sometimes, a better path for the affected nation. What do you know about the big revolutions that changed both world and culture?
 
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Where was Napoleon born?
Corsica
France
Italy
Sardinia
 
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Which holiday commemorates the beginning of the French Revolution?
Republic Day
Bastille Day
Independence Day
Bloody Sunday
 
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Which British act contributed much to the spirit and organization of unity that was a necessary prelude to the American Revolution a decade later?
Stamp Act
Revenue Act
Marriage Act
Child Labour Act
 
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Which leader of the Russian Revolution traveled across Germany in a special security train before reaching Russia?
Joseph Stalin
Aleksandr Kerensky
Vladimir Lenin
Leon Trotsky
 
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With which revolution is the Bloody Sunday of 1905 associated?
Russian Revolution*
Glorious Revolution
French Revolution
American Revolution
 
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In which country did the Industrial Revolution first take place?
England
Spain
Germany
France
 
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Hint
In collaboration with whom did Karl Marx write the Communist Manifesto?
Georg Wilhelm
James Keir Hardie
Friedrich Hegel
Friedrich Engels
 
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Hint
Who said, “Give me liberty or give me death”?
George Washington
Richard Henry Lee
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
 
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Which failed revolt against British rule led to major changes in colonial administration and society?
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
Indian Rebellion of 1857
Boxer Rebellion
Barrackpore Mutiny
 
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Which leader endured a long prison term and later became his country’s president and a Nobel Prize winner?
Nelson Mandela
Jonas Savimbi
Desmond Tutu
Jimmy Carter
 
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Holiday trips in Latin America inspired which Latin American leader to support violent revolution?
Che Guevara
Juan Perón
Jacobo Arbenz
Fidel Castro
 
12 of 13
What was the first major American victory in the Revolutionary War?
The Battle of Long Island
The Battle of Manassas
The Battle of Cowpens
The Battle of Saratoga
 
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What animal appears on the Revolutionary War flag with the legend "Don’t tread on me"?
Deer
Snake
Elk
Salamander
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