World History quiz

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  • Modern Parliament was introduced by Edward 1 of England in 1295. He remained the king of England from 1272 to 1307.



  • In 1260, the Mongol army was defeated the Islamic army at Ain Julat.



  • Timur Lung died in 1405 AD in present-day Kazakhstan. He has been officially recognized as the National Hero of Uzbekistan.



  • The first colony established by the English in North America was Jamestown.



  • The Nine Years War, often called the war of the Grand Alliance was a conflict between Louis XIV of France and the European coalition of the Holy Roman Empire, England, Savoy, the Dutch Republic, and Spain. It was fought from 1688 to 1697.



  • In 1707, the two countries that became united were the UK and Scotland.



  •  In 1805, the French fleet was destroyed by the British Royal Navy at the Battle of Trafalgar, Spain.



  • Napoleon crowned himself as Emperor of France in 1801.



  • Napoleon brought a detailed revision of the French Legal System called " Code of Napoleon" on 22 March, 1804.



  • The unification of Italy took place from 1858 to 1870. The Italian Unification is also known as Risorgimento.



  • The 1848 Gold Rush was due to the discovery of gold at Nothern California. That's why also called is " The California Gold Rush". Its period was from 1848 to 1855.



  • Between 1836 to 1848, the USA was at war with Mexico.



  • In 1868, the USA purchased Alaska from Russia. 



  • Suez Canal was opened to Navigation in 1869. It is located in Egypt.



  • In 1911, Italy invaded Libya. At those times Libya was part of the Ottoman Empire. So the Italo-Turkish War started that ended in Italian victory.



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