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When did the war start up again?
March 1969
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What groups did Nasser broker an agreement with?
PLO and the Lebanese military
[ "Gamal_Abdel_Nasser\n\nIsrael retaliated against Egyptian shelling with commando raids, artillery shelling and air strikes. This resulted in an exodus of civilians from Egyptian cities along the Suez Canal's western bank. Nasser ceased all military activities and began a program to build a network of internal defen...
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Who would get to attack Israel from Lebanon?
Palestinian guerrillas
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What was the American plan to end conflict with Israel?
Rogers Plan
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Who pressured Nasser to accept the Rogers Plan?
Soviet Union
[ "Gamal_Abdel_Nasser\n\nIn June 1970, Nasser accepted the US-sponsored Rogers Plan, which called for an end to hostilities and an Israeli withdrawal from Egyptian territory, but it was rejected by Israel, the PLO, and most Arab states except Jordan. Nasser had initially rejected the plan, but conceded under pressure...
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What did Nasser want to use the agreement to do?
recapturing the Suez Canal
[ "Gamal_Abdel_Nasser\n\nIn June 1970, Nasser accepted the US-sponsored Rogers Plan, which called for an end to hostilities and an Israeli withdrawal from Egyptian territory, but it was rejected by Israel, the PLO, and most Arab states except Jordan. Nasser had initially rejected the plan, but conceded under pressure...
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How did Nasser equate peace with Israel?
surrender
[ "Gamal_Abdel_Nasser\n\nIn June 1970, Nasser accepted the US-sponsored Rogers Plan, which called for an end to hostilities and an Israeli withdrawal from Egyptian territory, but it was rejected by Israel, the PLO, and most Arab states except Jordan. Nasser had initially rejected the plan, but conceded under pressure...
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What did Nasser move to the canal zone?
SAM missiles
[ "Gamal_Abdel_Nasser\n\nIn June 1970, Nasser accepted the US-sponsored Rogers Plan, which called for an end to hostilities and an Israeli withdrawal from Egyptian territory, but it was rejected by Israel, the PLO, and most Arab states except Jordan. Nasser had initially rejected the plan, but conceded under pressure...
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When did Nasser die?
28 September 1970
[ "Gamal_Abdel_Nasser\n\nAs the summit closed on 28 September 1970, hours after escorting the last Arab leader to leave, Nasser suffered a heart attack. He was immediately transported to his house, where his physicians tended to him. Nasser died several hours later, around 6:00 p.m. Heikal, Sadat, and Nasser's wife T...
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How did Nasser die?
heart attack
[ "Gamal_Abdel_Nasser\n\nAs the summit closed on 28 September 1970, hours after escorting the last Arab leader to leave, Nasser suffered a heart attack. He was immediately transported to his house, where his physicians tended to him. Nasser died several hours later, around 6:00 p.m. Heikal, Sadat, and Nasser's wife T...
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Who was with Nasser when he died?
Heikal, Sadat, and Nasser's wife Tahia
[ "Gamal_Abdel_Nasser\n\nAs the summit closed on 28 September 1970, hours after escorting the last Arab leader to leave, Nasser suffered a heart attack. He was immediately transported to his house, where his physicians tended to him. Nasser died several hours later, around 6:00 p.m. Heikal, Sadat, and Nasser's wife T...
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What health events had Nasser suffered in 1966 and 1969?
heart attacks
[ "Gamal_Abdel_Nasser\n\nAs the summit closed on 28 September 1970, hours after escorting the last Arab leader to leave, Nasser suffered a heart attack. He was immediately transported to his house, where his physicians tended to him. Nasser died several hours later, around 6:00 p.m. Heikal, Sadat, and Nasser's wife T...
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How old were Nasser's brothers when they died?
in their fifties
[ "Gamal_Abdel_Nasser\n\nAs the summit closed on 28 September 1970, hours after escorting the last Arab leader to leave, Nasser suffered a heart attack. He was immediately transported to his house, where his physicians tended to him. Nasser died several hours later, around 6:00 p.m. Heikal, Sadat, and Nasser's wife T...
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How many people attended Nasser's funeral?
at least five million
[ "Gamal_Abdel_Nasser\n\nFollowing the announcement of Nasser's death, Egypt and the Arab world were in a state of shock. Nasser's funeral procession through Cairo on 1 October was attended by at least five million mourners. The 10-kilometer (6.2 mi) procession to his burial site began at the old RCC headquarters wit...
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At what landmark did the funeral procession begin?
the old RCC headquarters
[ "Gamal_Abdel_Nasser\n\nFollowing the announcement of Nasser's death, Egypt and the Arab world were in a state of shock. Nasser's funeral procession through Cairo on 1 October was attended by at least five million mourners. The 10-kilometer (6.2 mi) procession to his burial site began at the old RCC headquarters wit...
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Who was the only Arab leader not to attend Nasser's funeral?
Saudi King Faisal
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What leader twice fainted during the funeral?
Muammar Gaddafi
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Who was the Soviet leader who attended Nasser's funeral?
Alexei Kosygin
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How many eople died in Breuit because of unrest caused by Nasser's death?
Over a dozen
[ "Gamal_Abdel_Nasser\n\nBecause of his ability to motivate nationalistic passions, \"men, women, and children wept and wailed in the streets\" after hearing of his death, according to Nutting. The general Arab reaction was one of mourning, with thousands of people pouring onto the streets of major cities throughout ...
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How many people marched in Jerusalem?
75,000
[ "Gamal_Abdel_Nasser\n\nBecause of his ability to motivate nationalistic passions, \"men, women, and children wept and wailed in the streets\" after hearing of his death, according to Nutting. The general Arab reaction was one of mourning, with thousands of people pouring onto the streets of major cities throughout ...
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Who said, "The world will never again see five million people crying together?"
Sherif Hetata
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What did a Lebanese publication call the Arabs following Nasser's death?
orphans
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What did Nasser completely eliminate from Egypt?
British influence
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What did Nasser work to put into place in Egypt?
social justice
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How were working conditions and employment at the end of Nasser's presidency?
improved considerably
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What had drained resources from Nasser's social programs?
war effort
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What reform, initiated by Nasser, caused the Egyptian economy to grow?
agrarian
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What are two infrastructure projects Nasser embarked on?
Helwan steel works and the Aswan Dam
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How was Egyptian culture under Nasser refered to?
golden age
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What was the most prominent thing Nasser nationalized?
Suez Canal
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What type of political parties came about when Mubarek was president?
Nasserist
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What was the first Nasserist political party?
Arab Democratic Nasserist Party
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What party came in third in the 2013 election?
Sabahi
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What consolated party was formed from several Nasserist groups?
United Nasserist Party
[ "Gamal_Abdel_Nasser\n\nDuring Mubarak's presidency, Nasserist political parties began to emerge in Egypt, the first being the Arab Democratic Nasserist Party (ADNP). The party carried minor political influence, and splits between its members beginning in 1995 resulted in the gradual establishment of splinter partie...
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What was Nasser known for in regard to ordinary citizens?
availability to the public
[ "Gamal_Abdel_Nasser\n\nNasser was known for his intimate relationship with ordinary Egyptians. His availability to the public, despite assassination attempts against him, was unparalleled among his successors. A skilled orator, Nasser gave 1,359 speeches between 1953 and 1970, a record for any Egyptian head of stat...
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How many speeches did Nasser give?
1,359
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Who gave the most speeches of any Egyptian leader?
Nasser
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What institution helped cultivate Nasser's positive public image?
press
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Who was most critical of Nasser's rule?
Egyptian intellectuals
[ "Gamal_Abdel_Nasser\n\nWhile Nasser was increasingly criticized by Egyptian intellectuals following the Six-Day War and his death in 1970, the general public was persistently sympathetic both during and after Nasser's life. According to political scientist Mahmoud Hamad, writing in 2008, \"nostalgia for Nasser is e...
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What event generated criticism of Nasser from Egypt's elite?
Six-Day War
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During whose presidency were Egyptians nostalgic for Nasser?
Mubarak
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What ideals are associated with Nasser's time as prsident?
national purpose, hope, social cohesion, and vibrant culture
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Whad did Nasser's enemies call him?
dictator
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Who did Nasser imprison thousands of?
dissidents
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What did Tawfiq al-Hakim call Nasser?
confused Sultan
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What Egyptian party dismissed Nasser's popular appeal?
New Wafd Party
[ "Gamal_Abdel_Nasser\n\nSome of Nasser's liberal and Islamist critics in Egypt, including the founding members of the New Wafd Party and writer Jamal Badawi, dismissed Nasser's popular appeal with the Egyptian masses during his presidency as being the product of successful manipulation and demagoguery. Egyptian poli...
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Who blamed the 1952 revolution's failings on Nasser?
Alaa al-Din Desouki
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To what did critics attribute Nasser's popular appeal?
successful manipulation and demagoguery
[ "Gamal_Abdel_Nasser\n\nSome of Nasser's liberal and Islamist critics in Egypt, including the founding members of the New Wafd Party and writer Jamal Badawi, dismissed Nasser's popular appeal with the Egyptian masses during his presidency as being the product of successful manipulation and demagoguery. Egyptian poli...
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What did Nasser's political style render unnecessary?
intermediaries
[ "Gamal_Abdel_Nasser\n\nAmerican political scientist Mark Cooper asserted that Nasser's charisma and his direct relationship with the Egyptian people \"rendered intermediaries (organizations and individuals) unnecessary\". He opined that Nasser's legacy was a \"guarantee of instability\" due to Nasser's reliance on ...
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What was needed under Nasser, the absence of which guaranteed instability?
strong political institutions
[ "Gamal_Abdel_Nasser\n\nAmerican political scientist Mark Cooper asserted that Nasser's charisma and his direct relationship with the Egyptian people \"rendered intermediaries (organizations and individuals) unnecessary\". He opined that Nasser's legacy was a \"guarantee of instability\" due to Nasser's reliance on ...
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Who called Nasser an irrational and irresponsible leader?
Abd al-Azim Ramadan
[ "Gamal_Abdel_Nasser\n\nAmerican political scientist Mark Cooper asserted that Nasser's charisma and his direct relationship with the Egyptian people \"rendered intermediaries (organizations and individuals) unnecessary\". He opined that Nasser's legacy was a \"guarantee of instability\" due to Nasser's reliance on ...
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Who was Nasser's closest Western advisor?
Miles Copeland, Jr
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Who was Nasser's vice president?
Zakaria Mohieddin
[ "Gamal_Abdel_Nasser\n\nZakaria Mohieddin, who was Nasser's vice president, said that Nasser gradually changed during his reign. He ceased consulting his colleagues and made more and more of the decisions himself. Although Nasser repeatedly said that a war with Israel will start at a time of his, or Arab, choosing, ...
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What gambit did Nasser fail at in his bluster with Israel?
bluffing
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What did Nasser do over the years of his rule?
gradually changed
[ "Gamal_Abdel_Nasser\n\nZakaria Mohieddin, who was Nasser's vice president, said that Nasser gradually changed during his reign. He ceased consulting his colleagues and made more and more of the decisions himself. Although Nasser repeatedly said that a war with Israel will start at a time of his, or Arab, choosing, ...
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What did Mohieddin attribute Nassir's mistakes in 1967 to?
diabetes
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What did other Arab leaders have to do to gain admiration of their populations?
seek good relations with Egypt
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What did Nasser cause in the wider Arab world?
several nationalist revolutions
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What have other Arab leaders been unable to do that Nasser was?
communicated directly with the public masses
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What did Nasser symbolize?
the popular Arab will
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Who was Algeria's first president, a fervent Nasserist?
Ben Bella
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What Nasserist usurped the King of Yemen?
Abdullah al-Sallal
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Which leader considered Nasser his hero?
Muammar Gaddafi
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What leader took power in Sudan and was inspired by Nasser?
Colonel Gaafar Nimeiry
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What organization continued Nasser's philosophies?
Arab Nationalist Movement
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What 1963 film compared Nasser to Saladin?
El Nasser Salah El Dine
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What 1996 Nasser-related film set a box office record?
Nasser 56
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What was Nasser 56 about?
Suez Crisis
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What was the famous biopic about Nasser?
Gamal Abdel Nasser
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Who did Nasser marry in 1944?
Tahia Kazem
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Who introduced Nasser and his wife?
Abdel Hamid Kazim
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Where did Nasser and his wife live after they were married?
Manshiyat al-Bakri
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What job of Nasser's offered him a comparably comfortable lifestyle?
officer corps
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What was Nasser's principle vice?
chain smoking
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How long was a typical workday for Nasser?
18-hour
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What illness was Nasser diagnosed with in 1960?
diabetes
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What year did Nasser die?
1970
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What did Egyptian state media claim was the reason for Nasser's absence after his second heart attack?
influenza
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What was Pope Saint John XXIII's birth name?
Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli
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When was Pope Saint John XXIII born?
25 November 1881
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When did Pope Saint XXIII die?
3 June 1963
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How long did he reign as Pope?
28 October 1958 to his death in 1963
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When was he ordained to the priesthood?
10 August 1904
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How old was Roncalli when elected pope?
76
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When was Roncalli elected pope?
28 October 1958
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He was the first pope to take the pontifical name of "John" upon election in how long?
500 years
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Pope John XXIII surprised those who expected him to be a caretaker pope by calling what?
Second Vatican Council
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When did he call the Second Vatican Council?
11 October 1962
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When did the pope die?
3 June 1963
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What did the pope die of?
stomach cancer
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Where was he buried?
the Vatican grottoes beneath Saint Peter's Basilica
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When was he beatified?
3 September 2000
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He is still known today as what?
the "Good Pope"
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When is his feast day celebrated?
11 October
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What is October 11?
the day of the first session of the Second Vatican Council
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When did Pope Francis added his optional memorial to the worldwide General Roman Calendar of saints' feast days?
11 September 2014
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Where did Pope Francis commemorate his death on 3 June?
by the Evangelical Lutheran Church
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Where did Pope Francis commemorate his death on 4 June?
by the Anglican Church of Canada and the Episcopal Church (United States)
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When did Pietro Gasparri summon him to the Vatican?
February 1925
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Who was the Cardinal Secretary of State in 1925?
Pietro Gasparri
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