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The Treaty of Versailles humiliated
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Answer: Option B
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Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty which ended World War-I between the Germany and the Allied Powers. It was not negotiation but imposition of demands and the sole responsibility of World War-I on Germany and imposed harsh condition on Germany.
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Which Ottoman Sultan defeat Byzantine Empire and capture Constantinople city in 1453
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Answer: Option A
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The capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, Constantinople was conquered by the Ottoman Army, under the command Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II on 29th May 1453. With this conquest Ottomans became an Empire and one of the most powerful empires.
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Who discovered Cape of Good Hope in 1488?
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Answer: Option C
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Portuguese voyager Bartholomew Dias discovered the Cape of Good Hope (Africa) in 1487. He named it the Cape of Sterms, King John-II renamed it Cabo de Boa Esperanca (Cape of Good Hope).
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Who is renowned for his redefinition of sexual desire?
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Answer: Option D
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Freud is also renowned for his redefinition of sexual desire as the primary motivational energy of human life, as well as his therapeutic techniques. He theorised that personality is developed by the person's childhood experiences.
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When was the Carolingian dynasty replaced in the western lands?
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Answer: Option C
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Carolingian dynasty (750—987) named for Charles (Carolus) Martel that replaced Merovingians as kings of the Franks.
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The Great Depression in the 1930s refers to
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Answer: Option C
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The Great Depression was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world, lasting from 1929 to 1939. It began after the stock market crash of October 1929, which sent Wall Street into a panic and wiped out millions of investors.
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The declaration of the Rights of Man is related with
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Answer: Option B
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The declaration of the Rights of Man was a fundamental document of the French Revolution. It was passed by French constituent assembly in August 1789.
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National Socialist German Workers Party was also known as
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Answer: Option A
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The National Socialist German Workers Party, commonly referred to in English as the Nazi Party, was a far-right political party in Germany that was active between 1920 and 1945, that created and supported the ideology of Nazism. Its precursor, the German Workers Party, existed from 1919 to 1920.
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When did Charlemagne conquer the Lombards?
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Answer: Option D
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Charles I, King of the Franks, who was known as Charlemagne [Charles the Great], reacted swiftly, decisively defeating the Lombards at their capital of Pavia in the summer of 774. The Franks divided the Lombard territory with the Pope at Rome, creating the Papal States.
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Which U.S President announced the "New Deal" for economic recovery in the aftermath of the Great Depression?
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Answer: Option C
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The New Deal was a series of programs and projects instituted during the Great Depression by President Franklin D. Roosevelt that aimed to restore prosperity to Americans. When Roosevelt took office in 1933, he acted swiftly to stabilize the economy and provide jobs and relief to those who were suffering.