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Vocabulary Quiz-Historical Events Vocabulary
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The murder of someone, usually an important politician, president or ruler for political reasons is called ___
Answer
assassination
The event which causes a huge loss of life especially due to burning is called a ___
Answer
holocaust
If lots of people fight against a government or refuse to follow the existing authority, it's called a ___
Answer
rebellion
If the above was successful and the government was caused to fall, it would have been ___
Answer
overthrown
If something or place is found for the first time it is called a ___
Answer
discovery
If something is thought-up or created for the first time it is an ___
Answer
invention
The event whereby the heir or heiress to the throne is crowned is called a ___
Answer
coronation
To lose in a battle is to suffer a ___
Answer
defeat
The merciless mass killing of defenseless people is an event known as a ___
Answer
massacre
What two part word describes events such as typhoons, floods, droughts and earthquakes?
Answer
natural disasters
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Letitia Bradley
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