Nelson Mandela was ______________ in 1990 after having been imprisoned for 27 years.
released
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boom
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rocket
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The battleship Bismarck was sunk during the Second World War. Of a crew of 2,200, there were only 114 _______________.
survivors
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The total number of ________, (people killed or injured) caused directly by the First World War was around 40 million.
casualties
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In December 1914, Pope Benedict XV suggested a temporary break in World War I for the celebration of Christmas. While an official ________ was refused, many soldiers declared their own unofficial truce.
ceasefire
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The ________ in the United States, fought between the Northern and Southern states, lasted from 1861 to 1865.
civil war
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In 2019, there were 26 million____________ globally, the majority of whom had fled their home countries due to war and persecution.
refugees
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In 2018, convicted British football hooligans had to _______________ their passports to police to prevent them from travelling to the World Cup in Russia.
surrender
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trap
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rocket
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On 3rd September 1783, a peace ________ was signed between the United States and Britain that ended the American War of Independence.
treaty
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On 8th December 1941, President Roosevelt ____________war on Japan following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor the previous day.
declared
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The Great Fire of London ________ in a bakery on 2nd September 1666 and wasn’t extinguished until four days later.
broke out
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Two of Henry VIII’s six wives were ________, two he divorced, one died following childbirth and the last one survived.
Executed
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seesaw
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lifesaver
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trap
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shark
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rocket
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lifesaver
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In 1805, naval ________ Horatio Nelson led the British Royal Navy to destroy the French-Spanish Fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar.