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Who declared, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" in 1987?
- Mikhail Gorbachev
- Ronald Reagan
- Margaret Thatcher
- George H. W. Bush
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Ronald Reagan
The Rosetta Stone was key in deciphering which ancient writing system?
- Linear B
- Demotic
- Hieroglyphics
- Cuneiform
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Hieroglyphics
Which Cold War conflict involved a proxy war in Southeast Asia from 1955 to 1975?
- Vietnam War
- Laotian Civil War
- Cambodian Civil War
- Kampuchean Civil War
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Vietnam War
Johannes Gutenberg's printing press had a profound impact on what area?
- Agricultural production
- Military strategy
- Dissemination of knowledge
- Naval exploration
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Dissemination of knowledge
Which ocean did Vasco da Gama cross to reach India?
- Pacific Ocean
- Atlantic Ocean
- Indian Ocean
- Arctic Ocean
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Indian Ocean

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