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History of Serbia

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  1. In the history of Serbia, which famous UNESCO-listed monastery was founded around 1190 by Grand Prince Stefan Nemanja as his endowment and burial church?
  2. In the history of Serbia, in which year and city did Saint Sava (Rastko Nemanjić) secure the autocephaly (independence) of the Serbian Orthodox Church from the Ecumenical Patriarch?
  3. In the history of Serbia, in which year was Stefan the First-Crowned (Stefan Prvovenčani) crowned King of Serbia, elevating Serbia to the status of a kingdom?
  4. In the history of Serbia, on which major feast day and in which historic city was King Stefan Dušan crowned 'Emperor of the Serbs and Greeks' (Car Srba i Grka) in 1346?
  5. In the history of Serbia, in which year was the first part of Emperor Dušan's famous legal code (Dušanov zakonik) enacted at the state assembly (sabor) in Skopje?
  6. In the history of Serbia, which 1371 battle against the Ottoman Turks saw the defeat and deaths of King Vukašin and Despot Uglješa Mrnjavčević?
  7. In the history of Serbia, on which date was the legendary Battle of Kosovo fought between Prince Lazar's Serbian coalition and Sultan Murad I's Ottoman army?
  8. In the history of Serbia, in which year did Despot Stefan Lazarević officially establish Belgrade as the capital of the Serbian Despotate?
  9. In the history of Serbia, which fortress city's fall to Ottoman Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror in 1459 marked the final collapse of the medieval Serbian Despotate?
  10. In the history of Serbia, which Serbian Patriarch led the Great Migration of Serbs (Velika seoba Srba) in 1690 across the Sava and Danube into the Habsburg Empire?
  11. In the history of Serbia, where and in which year did the First Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Dahije break out under the leadership of Karađorđe?
  12. In the history of Serbia, which Serbian commander detonated his gunpowder magazine to avoid capture at the Battle of Čegar in 1809, leading to the construction of the Skull Tower (Ćele-kula)?
  13. In the history of Serbia, who led the Second Serbian Uprising launched on Palm Sunday 1815 with the famous words 'Evo mene, a eto vam rata s Turcima'?
  14. In the history of Serbia, who authored the liberal Sretenje Constitution of 1835 (Sretenjski ustav), which proclaimed the abolition of feudalism and equality before the law?
  15. In the history of Serbia, what important status did the Ottoman Imperial Edict (Hatišerif) of 1830 grant to the Principality of Serbia?
  16. In the history of Serbia, which Serbian statesman and interior minister authored the secret foreign policy program 'Načertanije' in 1844?
  17. In the history of Serbia, what momentous status did Serbia officially obtain at the Congress of Berlin in July 1878?
  18. In the history of Serbia, who was proclaimed the first King of modern Serbia when the Principality was elevated to the Kingdom of Serbia in 1882?
  19. In the history of Serbia, which dynasty was restored to the Serbian throne following the May Overthrow (Majski prevrat) of 1903?
  20. In the history of Serbia, which economic conflict occurred between Serbia and Austria-Hungary from 1906 to 1911 when Vienna banned imports of Serbian livestock?
  21. In the history of Serbia, which decisive 1912 battle during the First Balkan War broke Ottoman resistance in Vardar Macedonia?
  22. In the history of Serbia, which 1913 battle resulted in a decisive Serbian and Montenegrin victory after a surprise Bulgarian night attack triggered the Second Balkan War?
  23. In the history of Serbia, which event on 28 June 1914 in Sarajevo precipitated the Austro-Hungarian ultimatum and subsequent declaration of war on Serbia?
  24. In the history of Serbia, why is the Battle of Cer (August 1914) famous in global military history of World War I?
  25. In the history of Serbia, which Serbian general brilliantly rallied exhausted Serbian troops to launch a devastating winter counter-offensive at the Battle of Kolubara in December 1914?
  26. In the history of Serbia, what is the tragic winter retreat of 1915/1916 across snowy mountain passes known as in Serbian history?
  27. In the history of Serbia, on which Greek island was the surviving Serbian army, parliament, and government reorganized in 1916 after the Albanian retreat?
  28. In the history of Serbia, which historic agreement was signed on Corfu in July 1917 by Serbian Prime Minister Nikola Pašić and Ante Trumbić of the Yugoslav Committee?
  29. In the history of Serbia, in which month and year did the Serbian and Allied armies launch the decisive breakthrough of the Salonica Front (Proboj Solunskog fronta)?
  30. In the history of Serbia, on which historic date was the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes formally proclaimed in Belgrade by Prince Regent Aleksandar?
  31. In the history of Serbia, which popular slogans echoed through the streets of Belgrade during the anti-Axis military coup d'état on 27 March 1941?
  32. In the history of Serbia, on which date did Nazi Germany launch Operation Retribution (Unternehmen Strafgericht), devastating Belgrade from the air without a declaration of war?
  33. In the history of Serbia, on which dates in October 1941 did German occupation troops execute thousands of civilians and high school students in Šumarice near Kragujevac?
  34. In the history of Serbia, on which date was Belgrade liberated from Nazi German occupation by the joint operations of the Yugoslav Partisans and the Soviet Red Army?
  35. In the history of Serbia, which major global summit of post-colonial and independent states was hosted in Belgrade in September 1961 by Josip Broz Tito?
  36. In the history of Serbia, in which year did Serbia formally resume its full legal personality and sovereignty following Montenegro's independence referendum?
  37. In the history of Serbia, which Serbian king from the Nemanjić dynasty ruled from 1282 to 1321, founded Gračanica, and vastly expanded Serbia's mining industry with Saxon miners (Sasi)?
  38. In the history of Serbia, which ruler of the Serbian Despotate built the monumental water fortress of Smederevo on the Danube between 1428 and 1430?
  39. In the history of Serbia, which famous 1806 battle saw Serbian insurgent cavalry under Karađorđe decisively defeat Ottoman forces near Šabac?
  40. In the history of Serbia, under which historic oak tree in Šumadija did Miloš Obrenović gather Serbian rebels on Palm Sunday 1815 to start the Second Serbian Uprising?
  41. In the history of Serbia, why is 15 February celebrated today as the National Statehood Day of the Republic of Serbia (Dan državnosti)?
  42. In the history of Serbia, on which religious feast day in November 2006 was the current Constitution of the Republic of Serbia formally adopted by the National Assembly?

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