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July 1961

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  1. 1st July 1961In what way did mustard gas, introduced in 1917, work differently from chlorine and phosgene?
  2. 2nd July 1961What lesson did Hitler draw from the failed Munich Putsch about how to gain power?
  3. 3rd July 1961Give one profession from which women were discouraged or barred under the Nazis.
  4. 4th July 1961What is the difference between a Plains Indian tribe and a band?
  5. 5th July 1961What did the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851 attempt to set out for different Plains Indian nations?
  6. 6th July 1961What kind of linking language should a strong narrative account use?
  7. 7th July 1961Why did border guards open the crossings at the Berlin Wall rather than using force to stop the crowds?
  8. 8th July 1961In what year did the Berlin Wall fall, and in what year did the USSR itself dissolve?
  9. 9th July 1961Why did some Catholics regard Elizabeth as illegitimate?
  10. 10th July 1961Which French territory did England lose shortly before Elizabeth became queen?
  11. 11th July 1961What happened to the group of settlers sent to Roanoke in 1587?
  12. 12th July 1961What was the main difference between the Public Health Acts of 1848 and 1875?
  13. 13th July 1961Give one reason the Second World War helped speed up the development of penicillin.
  14. 14th July 1961What did Snow's comparison of two London water companies show?
  15. 15th July 1961Give one specific way the mud at Passchendaele affected the treatment of wounded soldiers.
  16. 16th July 1961Why did mustard gas cause huge numbers of casualties but comparatively fewer deaths than phosgene?
  17. 17th July 1961In what year was the Hitler Youth founded?
  18. 18th July 1961What phrase summarised the Nazi ideal role for women?
  19. 19th July 1961What did many Plains Indian peoples believe about the ownership of land?
  20. 20th July 1961What did the Indian Appropriations Act of 1851 provide funding for?
  21. 21st July 1961What is the key difference between the 'explain two consequences' question and the 'narrative account' question?
  22. 22nd July 1961On what date did the Berlin Wall fall?
  23. 23rd July 1961Give one reason Gorbachev wanted to end the costly arms race and the war in Afghanistan.
  24. 24th July 1961In what year did Elizabeth I become queen of England?
  25. 25th July 1961Name one unpaid role that carried out government business in the localities.
  26. 26th July 1961When and where was Drake knighted by Elizabeth?
  27. 27th July 1961In what year did the government make smallpox vaccination compulsory for infants?
  28. 28th July 1961What had Fleming noticed in his contaminated laboratory dish?
  29. 29th July 1961Why did Snow's conclusions take years to be fully accepted?
  30. 30th July 1961What weather and terrain conditions made Passchendaele especially difficult for the medical services?
  31. 31st July 1961Why could chlorine gas at least be partly guarded against?