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Hello! Which of the following best explains why the Nazis sealed off the Warsaw Ghetto so completely? When the district's walls were built in 1940, more than 300,000 Jews suddenly found themselves trapped inside.

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Hey! Which major World War II battle began on November 12, 1942 and ended with an American victory? Amid the fierce Pacific campaigns of World War II, a decisive clash unfolded between Japanese and American naval forces near the Solomon Islands.

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Hello! Which anti–Vietnam War protester set himself on fire outside the United Nations headquarters in 1965, becoming a powerful symbol of the Catholic Worker Movement’s opposition to the war?

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Hello! Michel de Nostredame, aka Nostradamus, is best known for his book "Les Prophéties (published in 1555), a collection of prophecies written in a combination of French, Greek, Latin, and Occitan. He is credited with having predicted many major world events. Which French King did he famously predict would die after being blinded in a tournament?

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Hello! The Crusades were a series of military campaigns launched by the papacy against Muslim rulers to defend and recover the "Holy Land". Which crusade ended up sacking Constantinople, thus creating the Latin Empire?

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Hello! What prompted West Germany to release the three surviving perpetrators of the Munich Massacre on October 29, 1972?

The massacre occurred during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich when eight members of the Palestinian terrorist group Black September took eleven members of the Israeli Olympic team hostage. Following a failed rescue attempt, all eleven hostages and five of the terrorists were killed. The three surviving attackers were captured and imprisoned by West German authorities.

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Hey! What was Kim Jae-gyu’s official position when he assassinated South Korean President Park Chung-hee in 1979?
This shocking assassination dramatically altered South Korea’s political landscape, ending nearly two decades of authoritarian rule and paving the way for the country’s eventual democratic transition.

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Hello! What was the main reason for the violent breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s?
Yugoslavia was once a powerful socialist federation in Southeast Europe — a rare state that stayed independent from both Moscow and Washington during the Cold War. Today, the forsaken places of Yugoslavia stand as haunting reminders of what happens when unity collapses into hate. Watch our documentary to learn more: https://youtu.be/6aSebly71F4.

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Hello! What was the primary role of the Knights Templar during the Crusades? Have you seen our latest documentary https://youtu.be/U-BzU-Jeyms?

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Hey! Do you know what Pope Urban II’s main objective was when he called for the First Crusade in 1095? Watch this week's video to find out more!
Around the year 1100, Christianity in Europe was characterised by profound religious devotion and a desire among both clergy and laypeople to lead holy lives. Yet this era also saw the emergence of the Crusades — wars fought in the name of faith that had a profound impact on medieval society.

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