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Which leader overthrew Batista in 1959 to transform Cuba into its first communist state?
Fidel Castro
During the Spanish Armada’s defeat in 1588, which queen led England?
Elizabeth I
Which conflict that cost Britain its key North American colonies forced a pivot to imperial ambitions in Asia, Africa, and the Pacific?
American Revolution
After his victory at the Battle of Hattin in 1187, which Muslim general recaptured Jerusalem from the Crusaders?
Saladin
Which West African empire rose to prominence after Ghana’s decline by dominating the Timbuktu trade of salt for gold?
Mali