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History of Romania

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  1. Which Roman emperor conquered Dacia in two wars at the beginning of the second century AD?
  2. Who was the last king of independent Dacia, who fought against Trajan?
  3. Which ruler of Moldavia won the battle of Vaslui against the Ottomans in 1475?
  4. Which ruler first united Wallachia, Transylvania and Moldavia under his rule, in 1600?
  5. In which year were Moldavia and Wallachia united under Alexandru Ioan Cuza?
  6. Which German prince became ruler of Romania in 1866 and later its first king?
  7. What happened in Alba Iulia on 1 December 1918?
  8. Who led Romania as head of the Communist Party from 1965 until the revolution of December 1989?
  9. In which year did Romania become a member of the European Union?
  10. What was the Phanariot period in the Romanian principalities?
  11. What was the importance of the 1821 uprising led by Tudor Vladimirescu?
  12. Which battle of 1330 saw the Wallachian ruler Basarab I defeat the Hungarian king Charles Robert?
  13. What did Alexandru Ioan Cuza do in 1864 that changed rural society?
  14. What was the result of the war of 1877-1878 for Romania?
  15. Which side did Romania join when it entered the First World War in 1916?
  16. What was the Iron Guard in interwar Romania?
  17. What was the Second Vienna Award of August 1940?
  18. What did King Michael do on 23 August 1944?
  19. How did the communist regime change Romania's property system after 1949?
  20. What did Romania do in 1968 that made Ceaușescu popular in the West?
  21. Where did the protests that led to the revolution of December 1989 begin?
  22. Which treaty of 1947 confirmed Romania's post-war borders and the loss of Bessarabia?
  23. What was the Great Union (Marea Unire)?
  24. Why did the Great Powers accept Cuza's double election in 1859?
  25. Why was a foreign prince, Carol of Hohenzollern, chosen in 1866 instead of a local boyar?
  26. Why is the Great Union of 1918 explained both by internal and external factors?
  27. Why is 23 August 1944 considered a turning point, even though it did not bring freedom?
  28. Why was Michael the Brave's union of 1600 short-lived?
  29. How did the 1923 Constitution reflect the new Greater Romania?
  30. What was the main effect of the austerity policy of the 1980s on Romanian society?
  31. Why does the Treaty of Trianon (1920) matter for Romanian history?
  32. Which city became the capital of the united principalities in 1862?
  33. Which ruler of Wallachia in the fifteenth century, also called Vlad III, was known for harsh punishments and resistance to the Ottomans?
  34. Which battles of 1917 stopped the German advance in Moldavia and are remembered by Romanians?
  35. Which queen took part in the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 to support Romania's claims?
  36. What happened on 30 December 1947 in Romania?

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