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1. In 1941, The British Broadcasting Corporation began broadcasting to Europe urging the creation of resistance forces. What letter became a symbol for these forces?
2. What American university was the site of the first man-made self-sustained and controlled nuclear chain reaction in 1942?
3. The first meeting between Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin took place in Tehran, Iran in 1943.
4. The Mark I, one of the first digital computers was completed at this university in 1944.
5. In August 1945, a plutonium bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and a uranium bomb was dropped on Nagasaki.
6. In 1946, the first bikini bathing suit was modeled in Paris. How did this wonderful item get its name?
7. In 1947, Congress passed the Taft-Hartley Act. With what did the act deal with?
8. In 1948, what newspaper displayed the classic headline mistake 'Dewey Defeats Truman'?
9. In 1949, who was elected the first Prime Minister of Israel?
10. In 1950, what company introduced the first charge/credit card?
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