Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 14 June 2010
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1
What was the original official name of the first code of French civil law?
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2
Which war, from 1854 to 1856, was between Britain, France, Turkey and Sardinia on one side and Russia on the other?
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3
What is the name for the period of French history from 2 December 1852 (when Napoleon III became Emperor) to 4 September 1870 (when the Third Republic was set up after the Battle of Sedan)?
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4
The men travelling as whose crew were the first known humans to reach and cross the Antarctic Circle in 1773?
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5
What type of battle was the Battle of Trafalgar?
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6
What was the Japanese name for Manchuria after they occupied it in 1931?
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7
What changed its name as a result of the Treaty of Maastricht in 1991?
D
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
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