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The assassination of which Archduke of Austria-Hungary triggered the start of World War I?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Which treaty officially ended World War I and imposed heavy penalties on Germany?
Treaty of Versailles
What was the main issue that led to the American Civil War?
Slavery and states' rights
What physical structure separated East and West Berlin during the Cold War?
The Berlin Wall
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a standoff between which two countries?
United States and Soviet Union
What term describes the mass genocide of six million Jews and millions of others by Nazi Germany during World War II?
The Holocaust
What was the name of the space mission that landed the first humans on the moon in 1969?
Apollo 11
Which country was the first to report cases of COVID-19 in 2019?
China
In which year did Russia invade Ukraine, sparking an ongoing war?
2022
Which social media app has faced security concerns and potential bans in multiple countries, including the United States?
TikTok
What was the codename for the secret U.S. project that developed the atomic bomb during World War II?
The Manhattan Project
Which war started in 1914 and ended in 1918?
World War I
What was the name of the worldwide economic crisis that began in 1929?
The Great Depression
What was the period of tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union after World War II called?
The Cold War
Who was the President of the United States during the American Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
What was the name of the first person to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
