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1. Rome is well known to have been a republic and the word "republic" comes from Latin "res publica" meaning "the public cause" [literally 'thing']). But before becoming a republic, Rome had kings. In which year was the monarchy replaced by a republic ?
2. When did Caesar try to invade Britain for the first time ?
3. The Muslims invaded Spain in 711. What is the year of the end of the "reconquista" (The reconquest of Spain by the Spaniards) i.e. the end of the Muslim occupation ?
4. In which year did Mexico gain independence from Spain ?
5. When did Britain fight the first "Opium War" against China ?
6. In what year did Russia sell Alaska to the USA ?
7. What was approximate number of Japanese soldiers killed in the WWII ?
8. In 1862, Spain, Britain and France (Mexico's creditors) landed in Vera Cruz to pressure Mexico concerning her unpaid debts. Soon after, the British and Spaniards sailed back to their homeland but the French stayed and invaded that country as it was obvious that Napoleon III, the ruler of France had his own agenda concerning Mexico. They left in 1867.
When did French troops take Mexico City ?
9. In the past, Bolivia had a sea coast, but after a lost war against Chile, they lost that access to the sea. What was the year when that war started ?
10. On December 26th 1994, the special forces of a European country stormed a plane that had been hijacked by a group of Algerian Islamic extremists. The goal of those terrorists was to crash the plane on the capital of this country. Which country was it?
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