Explanation

The Industrial Revolution started in England (Great Britain).

Began  in the late 18th century, around the 1760s, and continued into the early 19th century.

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Explanation

Explanation

• Know everything about France
• Location: Europe
• Capital: Paris
• Currency: Euro
• French Revolution started: 1789
• French Revolution ended: 1799
• French Revolution slogan: Liberty, equality and fraternity
• USESCO headquarters: Paris
• FATF headquarters: Paris
• Eiffel Tower location: Paris
• Parliament: National Assembly
• Maginot Line: border between Germany and France
• Louis Phillipe: considered as Citizen King of France
• Legion of Honour: highest award of France
• Football: National game of France
• Bastille Day in France: 14 July
• France has: No kingship
• Official language: French
• French Open started: 1891

Explanation

The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

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History of the Soviet Union

Background

1917–1927: Establishment (founded)

1927–1953: Stalinism

1953–1964: Khrushchev Thaw

1964–1982: Era of Stagnation

1982–1991: Decline and collapse (dissolved)

A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national republics

It was the largest country in the world, covering over 22,402,200 square kilometers (8,649,500 sq mi)

spanning eleven time zones.

Capital and largest city: Moscow

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Leader  

• 1922–1924: Vladimir Lenin

• 1924–1953: Joseph Stalin

• 1953: Georgy Malenkov

• 1953–1964 : Nikita Khrushchev

• 1964–1982: Leonid Brezhnev

• 1982–1984: Yuri Andropov

• 1984–1985: Konstantin Chernenko

• 1985–1991: Mikhail Gorbachev

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Head of state  

• 1922–1946 (first): Mikhail Kalinin

• 1988–1991 (last): Mikhail Gorbachev

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Head of government  

• 1922–1924 (first): Vladimir Lenin

• 1991 (last): Ivan Silayev

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Currency: Soviet ruble (Rbl) (SUR)

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Explanation

The slogan "No taxation without representation" was first raised in the American colonies in the 18th century.

It was a key phrase used by American colonists to protest British taxation policies, such as the Stamp Act and Townshend Acts.

This slogan became a rallying cry for the American Revolution.