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#1. Which war at the turn of the 20th century was fought in South Africa?
#2. Which monarch was on the throne for most of the First World War?
#3. Why did the Royal Family change its name to Windsor in 1917?
#4. Which treaty formally ended the First World War with Germany?
#5. Which international organisation was created after the First World War to promote peace?
#6. Which Irish event took place in 1916?
#7. Which change followed the partition of Ireland in the early 20th century?
#8. Which economic crisis affected Britain and many other countries in the 1930s?
#9. Which Prime Minister is associated with the policy of appeasement before the Second World War?
#10. Which agreement of 1938 is associated with appeasement of Nazi Germany?
#11. Which event in 1939 caused Britain to declare war on Germany?
#12. Which monarch was on the throne during the Second World War?
#13. Which Prime Minister succeeded Neville Chamberlain in 1940?
#14. Which British force fought the Luftwaffe in 1940?
#15. Which term describes the mass evacuation of Allied troops from northern France in 1940?
#16. What was the Blitz mainly?
#17. Which country was invaded by Allied forces on D-Day?
#18. What does VE Day commemorate?
#19. Which year was VE Day celebrated?
#20. Which new international organisation was founded in 1945?
#21. Which post-war policy area became central to the welfare state?
#22. Which minister is strongly associated with the founding of the NHS?
#23. Which year is associated with the start of the NHS?
#24. Which development describes Britain’s post-war global position?
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