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History Quiz that only an Englishman knows!

Question 1 of 6

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When was the Russian Revolution?

Select one of the following:

  • 1886

  • 1916

  • 1917

  • 1946

  • 1991

  • 2017

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Question 2 of 6

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Tsar Nicholas I ruled Russia before the revolutions?

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 3 of 6

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Before the English Civil War, King Charles I and Parliament kept having arguments. this led to ( Oliver Cromwell, Jacob Cromwell ) and Parliament to declare war on the Royalists in ( 1639, 1642 ). By 1647, Charles I had been captured but escaped later and put on house arrest. As the Civil War continued, Charles was again captured in 1648 and his son, Charles II fled to France. Oliver Cromwell offered the idea to Charles of him remaining the King but with less power. When Charles rejected the offer, in ( January 1649, June 1649, October 1649 ), Charles I was beheaded and followed was Oliver Cromwell's rule in England from 1649-( 1654, 1656, 1658, 1661 ). Oliver Cromwell later died and when Charles II heard of this he returned to England, killed Oliver Cromwell's son [who was going to be the new protector of England] and restored the ( Monarchy, Republic ).

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Question 4 of 6

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Oliver Cromwell's son and the person next to be the Lord Protector was called Richard Cromwell.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 5 of 6

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How did World War 1 start?

Select one of the following:

  • Germany declared war on Poland after being asked not to by France and the United Kingdom.

  • Germany annexing Austria sparking war with France and Britain.

  • Austria-Hungary and Germany declaring war on Serbia, sparking a war with Russia and the Allied Powers.

  • Yugoslavia sparking a civil war led to Russia, France and Britain taking the side of the Democrats and Germany and Austria-Hungary taking the side of the Fascists.

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Question 6 of 6

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World War I began on ( August, July, September, June ) 28, 1914, when ( Austria-Hungary, Germany, Russia ) declared war on Serbia. This seemingly small conflict between two countries spread rapidly: soon, Germany, ( Russia, China, Japan, Italy ), Great Britain, and France were all drawn into the war, largely because they were involved in treaties that obligated them to defend certain other nations. Western and eastern fronts quickly opened along the borders of ( Germany, Russia ) and Austria-Hungary.

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