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Conflict and warfare C1
Conflict and warfare C1
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2 of Henry VIII's six wives were __ after being accused of treason.
executed
defeated
released
blown up
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A __ is a soldier who specializes in shooting from very long distances
shooter
civilian
sniper
mercenary
3
The battleship Bismarck was sunk during World War II. There were only 114 __.
allies
survivors
forces
refugees
4
In the early 30s, the divorced American Wallis Simpson __ the heart of the heir to the British throne.
captured
got
declared
shelled
5
In Sweden, compulsory service in the armed __- army, navy or air force- was abolished in 2010
civilians
troops
forces
snipers
6
On 8th December 1941, President Roosvelt ___ war on Japan following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour
broke out
considered
retreated
declared
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The French army under Napoleon was __ at the battle of Waterloo by the British.
won
surrendered
shelled
defeated
8
The Great Fire of London __ __ in a bakery in September 1666.
put out
blew up
got over
broke out
9
After the siege of Constantinople in 1204, the Crusaders __ the city and transferred it to Italy
besieged
looted
surrounded
released
10
During Xmas 1914, many soldiers declared their own unofficial truce, but an offical ___ was refused.
ceasefire
siege
defeat
treaty
11
Nelson Mandela was __ in 1990 after having been imprisoned for 27 years.
assassinated
released
sentenced
captured
12
The convicted football hooligan had to __ his passport to police when he was going to the World Cup
retreat
surrender
release
give
13
The total number of ___ , people killed or injured, in the Worl War I was 40 million.
deceased
wounded
survivors
casualties
14
Thousands of people in the American Civil War, both combatants and ___, were killed or injured
civilians
casualties
troops
soldiers
15
In 2019, there were 26 million __ globally, the majority of whom had fled their home countries due to war
refugees
survivors
casualties
wounded
16
After the American War of Independence, USA and Britain signed a peace ___
treatment
treaty
ceasefire
agreement