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C. Japan
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On May 7, 1945, seven days after Hitler committed suicide, Nazi Germany surrendered unconditionally to the Allies. Japan fought on alone, surrendering formally on September 2, 1945.
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C. Italy
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Benito Mussolini was an Italian political leader who became the fascist dictator of Italy from 1925 to 1945. Originally a revolutionary socialist, he forged the paramilitary fascist movement in 1919 and became prime minister in 1922.
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A. Vespasian
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The Colosseum is situated just east of the Roman Forum. Construction began under the emperor Vespasian in AD 72 and was completed in AD 80 under his successor and heir,Titus. Further modifications were made during the reign of Domitian (81–96).
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D. Italy
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The first effort at unifying the German states came in the revolutionary year 1848. Once news of the February 1848 revolution in Paris spread, many felt that the time was finally at hand for German unification. Rural riots broke out in the weeks after February 1848 and spread to the urban areas.
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C. US
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Gila River, river rising in southwestern New Mexico, U.S., in the Elk Mountains, near the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument. The river, draining 58,100 sq mi (150,500 sq km), flows 630 mi (1,015 km) west and southwest over desert land to the Colorado River at Yuma, Ariz.
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B. 4 January 1865
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4 January 1865 is the correct answer. Review the question and compare it with the other choices to remember this fact for future exams.
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D. 4 January 1762
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4 January 1762 is the correct answer. Review the question and compare it with the other choices to remember this fact for future exams.
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D. Walt Whitman
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Leaves of Grass is a poetry collection by the American poet Walt Whitman (1819–1892). Although the first edition was published in 1855, Whitman spent most of his professional life writing and re-writing Leaves of Grass, revising it multiple times until his death.
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E. All of these
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All of these is the correct answer. Review the question and compare it with the other choices to remember this fact for future exams.
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A. Mexico
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Mexico is the correct answer. Review the question and compare it with the other choices to remember this fact for future exams.