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The First Republic and the War of Independence

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  1. On which exact date was the 'Manifesto to the Peoples of Estonia' publicly read in PĂ€rnu, declaring Estonia an independent democratic republic?
  2. Who was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Estonian Armed Forces in December 1918 and led the victorious War of Independence?
  3. What decisive battle on 23 June 1919 in northern Latvia resulted in the defeat of the German Baltic Landeswehr and the Iron Division by Estonian forces?
  4. What historic article was contained in the Tartu Peace Treaty signed between Soviet Russia and Estonia on 2 February 1920?
  5. What radical socio-economic measure adopted by the Constituent Assembly in October 1919 broke the feudal power of the Baltic German nobility?
  6. What progressive minority legislation passed by the Estonian Riigikogu in 1925 was praised by the League of Nations as a model for Europe?
  7. What attempted violent uprising staged by Comintern agents and local communists on 1 December 1924 failed to seize power in Tallinn?
  8. Which populist, right-wing veterans' movement campaigned for constitutional changes in early 1930s Estonia before being banned?
  9. What political period began in Estonia on 12 March 1934 when Konstantin PĂ€ts and Johan Laidoner staged a pre-emptive bloodless internal coup?
  10. What national currency was introduced in 1928, replacing the Estonian mark and pegged to the Swedish krona?
  11. Who served as the first formal President of the Republic of Estonia, elected under the 1938 Constitution?

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