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The Boston Tea Party occurred in 1773 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

American colonists protested against British taxation on tea.

They threw tea shipments into Boston Harbor as a form of resistance.

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Part of the events leading to the American Revolution.

Protest against the Tea Act imposed by Britain.

Demonstrated early colonial unity against British rule.

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The Communist Manifesto was written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in 1848.

It presents the principles of communism and critiques capitalism.

It was originally written in German.

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First published in London

Later translated into English, French, Russian, and other languages

Influenced political movements worldwide

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Ceylon changed its name to Sri Lanka and became a republic in 1972.

Previously it was a British Dominion after gaining independence in 1948.

The move marked full sovereignty and republican status.

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Capital: Colombo (commercial), Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (administrative)

Official languages: Sinhala, Tamil

Currency: Sri Lankan Rupee

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Mount Sinai (Koh-e-Toor) is located in Egypt.

It is famous in Islamic, Christian, and Jewish traditions as the place where Prophet Musa (Moses) received the Ten Commandments.

Part of the Sinai Peninsula.

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Height: approximately 2,285 meters (7,497 ft)

Popular pilgrimage and tourist site

Also called Jebel Musa in Arabic

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• Date: August 10, 1920
• Location: Sèvres, France
• Signatories: The Allied Powers and the Ottoman Empire
• Purpose: To partition the Ottoman Empire after World War I

The treaty ceded large parts of Ottoman territory to:

• France
• the United Kingdom
• Greece and Italy

The 1923 Treaty of Lausanne, which superseded the Treaty of Sèvres

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