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Which institution held the most significant political, religious, and cultural power throughout Western Europe during the High Middle Ages (roughly 1000 AD to 1300 AD)?
π‘ Explanation:During the High Middle Ages, the Roman Catholic Church, led by the Pope, was the dominant unified cultural and political force across Western Europe, influencing law, education, and the lives of virtually all European citizens and monarchs.
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What was the ultimate target of the First Crusade?
π‘ Explanation:The primary goal of the First Crusade was to recapture the holy city of Jerusalem.
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Which civilization created Hammurabi’s Code?
π‘ Explanation:King Hammurabi of Babylon established one of the earliest written legal codes.
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Which international organization was founded after World War II to promote international cooperation and maintain peace and security among nations?
π‘ Explanation:The United Nations was officially established on October 24, 1945, after World War II. Its primary goals are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, and achieve international cooperation in solving global problems. It succeeded the League of Nations, which was formed after World War I but proved largely ineffective in preventing another major conflict.
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Which conference created the IMF and World Bank?
π‘ Explanation:The Bretton Woods Conference of 1944 established the post-war international financial order.
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The deployment of the first atomic bomb used in warfare occurred during World War II, targeting which Japanese city in August 1945?
π‘ Explanation:The United States dropped the 'Little Boy' atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945. This was the first time nuclear weapons were used in armed conflict.
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Which Pharaoh commissioned the Great Pyramid of Giza?
π‘ Explanation:The Great Pyramid, the largest at Giza, was built as a tomb for the Fourth Dynasty Pharaoh Khufu.
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In which year did the construction of the Berlin Wall begin, establishing a physical and ideological barrier that separated East and West Berlin for nearly three decades during the Cold War?
π‘ Explanation:Construction of the Berlin Wall began on August 13, 1961. It was erected by the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) to prevent the mass emigration and defection of its citizens to West Berlin and West Germany.
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Which civilization created the first purely alphabetic writing system?
π‘ Explanation:The Phoenician alphabet is the ancestor of almost all modern alphabetic systems.
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Which organization’s establishment primarily reflects the post-WWII application of collective security principles?
π‘ Explanation:The United Nations (UN) was established in 1945 following World War II with the core mandate of maintaining international peace and security through a system of collective security. This principle is defined by the idea that an attack on one member is considered an attack on all, an attempt to prevent future global conflicts. The League of Nations (A) was the failed pre-WWII attempt. NATO (B) is a regional collective defense alliance, not a global collective security organization. The European Union (D) is primarily an economic and political union.
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