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572f7f37b2c2fd1400568194 | Seven_Years%27_War | In 1756 and 1757 the French captured forts Oswego and William Henry from the British. The latter victory was marred when France's native allies broke the terms of capitulation and attacked the retreating British column, which was under French guard, slaughtering and scalping soldiers and taking captive many men, women ... | How did the French defend the Fortress of Louisbourg? | {
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"French naval deployments"
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572f7f37b2c2fd1400568195 | Seven_Years%27_War | In 1756 and 1757 the French captured forts Oswego and William Henry from the British. The latter victory was marred when France's native allies broke the terms of capitulation and attacked the retreating British column, which was under French guard, slaughtering and scalping soldiers and taking captive many men, women ... | What Canadian area had is seaward side protected by the defense of the Fortress of Louisbourg? | {
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"securing the seaward approaches to Quebec."
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572f820a04bcaa1900d76a37 | Seven_Years%27_War | British Prime Minister William Pitt's focus on the colonies for the 1758 campaign paid off with the taking of Louisbourg after French reinforcements were blocked by British naval victory in the Battle of Cartagena and in the successful capture of Fort Duquesne and Fort Frontenac. The British also continued the process ... | How did the British assure numerical superiority in taking Louisbourg? | {
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"French reinforcements were blocked by British naval victory in the Battle of Cartagena"
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572f820a04bcaa1900d76a38 | Seven_Years%27_War | British Prime Minister William Pitt's focus on the colonies for the 1758 campaign paid off with the taking of Louisbourg after French reinforcements were blocked by British naval victory in the Battle of Cartagena and in the successful capture of Fort Duquesne and Fort Frontenac. The British also continued the process ... | Identify two other French possessions captured by the British. | {
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"Fort Duquesne and Fort Frontenac"
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572f820a04bcaa1900d76a39 | Seven_Years%27_War | British Prime Minister William Pitt's focus on the colonies for the 1758 campaign paid off with the taking of Louisbourg after French reinforcements were blocked by British naval victory in the Battle of Cartagena and in the successful capture of Fort Duquesne and Fort Frontenac. The British also continued the process ... | Who did the British deport from Lie Saint-Jean? | {
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"the Acadian population"
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572f820a04bcaa1900d76a3a | Seven_Years%27_War | British Prime Minister William Pitt's focus on the colonies for the 1758 campaign paid off with the taking of Louisbourg after French reinforcements were blocked by British naval victory in the Battle of Cartagena and in the successful capture of Fort Duquesne and Fort Frontenac. The British also continued the process ... | What is Lie Saint-Jean called today? | {
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"Île Saint-Jean (present-day Prince Edward Island)"
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572f820a04bcaa1900d76a3b | Seven_Years%27_War | British Prime Minister William Pitt's focus on the colonies for the 1758 campaign paid off with the taking of Louisbourg after French reinforcements were blocked by British naval victory in the Battle of Cartagena and in the successful capture of Fort Duquesne and Fort Frontenac. The British also continued the process ... | How much were the French outnumbered at the Battle of Carillion? | {
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"4,000 French troops repulsed 16,000 British"
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572f84b3a23a5019007fc6d1 | Seven_Years%27_War | All of Britain's campaigns against New France succeeded in 1759, part of what became known as an Annus Mirabilis. Fort Niagara and Fort Carillon on 8 July 1758 fell to sizable British forces, cutting off French frontier forts further west. On 13 September 1759, following a three-month siege of Quebec, General James Wol... | Which country enjoyed the most success in battles in North America in 1759 | {
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"All of Britain's campaigns against New France succeeded in 1759"
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572f84b3a23a5019007fc6d2 | Seven_Years%27_War | All of Britain's campaigns against New France succeeded in 1759, part of what became known as an Annus Mirabilis. Fort Niagara and Fort Carillon on 8 July 1758 fell to sizable British forces, cutting off French frontier forts further west. On 13 September 1759, following a three-month siege of Quebec, General James Wol... | What two forts fell on the same day in 1758? | {
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"Fort Niagara and Fort Carillon on 8 July 1758 fell to sizable British forces"
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572f84b3a23a5019007fc6d3 | Seven_Years%27_War | All of Britain's campaigns against New France succeeded in 1759, part of what became known as an Annus Mirabilis. Fort Niagara and Fort Carillon on 8 July 1758 fell to sizable British forces, cutting off French frontier forts further west. On 13 September 1759, following a three-month siege of Quebec, General James Wol... | When did General Wolfe take Quebec? | {
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"On 13 September 1759, following a three-month siege of Quebec, General James Wolfe defeated the French"
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572f84b3a23a5019007fc6d4 | Seven_Years%27_War | All of Britain's campaigns against New France succeeded in 1759, part of what became known as an Annus Mirabilis. Fort Niagara and Fort Carillon on 8 July 1758 fell to sizable British forces, cutting off French frontier forts further west. On 13 September 1759, following a three-month siege of Quebec, General James Wol... | Did the French take Quebec back? | {
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"they were unable to retake Quebec"
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572f84b3a23a5019007fc6d5 | Seven_Years%27_War | All of Britain's campaigns against New France succeeded in 1759, part of what became known as an Annus Mirabilis. Fort Niagara and Fort Carillon on 8 July 1758 fell to sizable British forces, cutting off French frontier forts further west. On 13 September 1759, following a three-month siege of Quebec, General James Wol... | What military advantage brought the success for the British in defending Quebec? | {
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"British naval superiority"
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572f85f6b2c2fd14005681b3 | Seven_Years%27_War | In 1762, towards the end of the war, French forces attacked St. John's, Newfoundland. If successful, the expedition would have strengthened France's hand at the negotiating table. Although they took St. John's and raided nearby settlements, the French forces were eventually defeated by British troops at the Battle of S... | Where did the French attack in 1762? | {
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"St. John's, Newfoundland"
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572f85f6b2c2fd14005681b4 | Seven_Years%27_War | In 1762, towards the end of the war, French forces attacked St. John's, Newfoundland. If successful, the expedition would have strengthened France's hand at the negotiating table. Although they took St. John's and raided nearby settlements, the French forces were eventually defeated by British troops at the Battle of S... | What advantage would taking St. John's have provided for the French? | {
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"the expedition would have strengthened France's hand at the negotiating table"
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572f85f6b2c2fd14005681b6 | Seven_Years%27_War | In 1762, towards the end of the war, French forces attacked St. John's, Newfoundland. If successful, the expedition would have strengthened France's hand at the negotiating table. Although they took St. John's and raided nearby settlements, the French forces were eventually defeated by British troops at the Battle of S... | Did the French hold St. John's? | {
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"French forces were eventually defeated by British troops"
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572f85f6b2c2fd14005681b5 | Seven_Years%27_War | In 1762, towards the end of the war, French forces attacked St. John's, Newfoundland. If successful, the expedition would have strengthened France's hand at the negotiating table. Although they took St. John's and raided nearby settlements, the French forces were eventually defeated by British troops at the Battle of S... | Did the French take St. John's? | {
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"they took St. John's"
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572f85f6b2c2fd14005681b7 | Seven_Years%27_War | In 1762, towards the end of the war, French forces attacked St. John's, Newfoundland. If successful, the expedition would have strengthened France's hand at the negotiating table. Although they took St. John's and raided nearby settlements, the French forces were eventually defeated by British troops at the Battle of S... | Where was the final battle between the French and British in North America? | {
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"Battle of Signal Hill"
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572f880804bcaa1900d76a55 | Seven_Years%27_War | The history of the Seven Years' War in North America, particularly the expulsion of the Acadians, the siege of Quebec, the death of Wolfe, and the Battle of Fort William Henry generated a vast number of ballads, broadsides, images, and novels (see Longfellow's Evangeline, Benjamin West's The Death of General Wolfe, Jam... | Name two major events of the Seven Years' War In North America. | {
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"the expulsion of the Acadians, the siege of Quebec"
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572f880804bcaa1900d76a56 | Seven_Years%27_War | The history of the Seven Years' War in North America, particularly the expulsion of the Acadians, the siege of Quebec, the death of Wolfe, and the Battle of Fort William Henry generated a vast number of ballads, broadsides, images, and novels (see Longfellow's Evangeline, Benjamin West's The Death of General Wolfe, Jam... | Name two more major events of the Seven Years' War in North America. | {
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"the death of Wolfe, and the Battle of Fort William Henry"
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572f880804bcaa1900d76a57 | Seven_Years%27_War | The history of the Seven Years' War in North America, particularly the expulsion of the Acadians, the siege of Quebec, the death of Wolfe, and the Battle of Fort William Henry generated a vast number of ballads, broadsides, images, and novels (see Longfellow's Evangeline, Benjamin West's The Death of General Wolfe, Jam... | How did the events of the Seven Years' War affects the production of art? | {
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"generated a vast number of ballads, broadsides, images, and novels"
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572f880804bcaa1900d76a58 | Seven_Years%27_War | The history of the Seven Years' War in North America, particularly the expulsion of the Acadians, the siege of Quebec, the death of Wolfe, and the Battle of Fort William Henry generated a vast number of ballads, broadsides, images, and novels (see Longfellow's Evangeline, Benjamin West's The Death of General Wolfe, Jam... | What are some novels about the Seven Years' War period? | {
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"Longfellow's Evangeline, Benjamin West's The Death of General Wolfe, James Fenimore Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans"
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572f880804bcaa1900d76a59 | Seven_Years%27_War | The history of the Seven Years' War in North America, particularly the expulsion of the Acadians, the siege of Quebec, the death of Wolfe, and the Battle of Fort William Henry generated a vast number of ballads, broadsides, images, and novels (see Longfellow's Evangeline, Benjamin West's The Death of General Wolfe, Jam... | What other items point to the interest in the events of the Seven Years' War? | {
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"maps and other printed materials"
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572f9a52b2c2fd1400568239 | Seven_Years%27_War | The Anglo-French hostilities were ended in 1763 by the Treaty of Paris, which involved a complex series of land exchanges, the most important being France's cession to Spain of Louisiana, and to Great Britain the rest of New France except for the islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon. Faced with the choice of retrieving e... | How were the British-French hostilities concluded? | {
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17
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"hostilities were ended in 1763 by the Treaty of Paris"
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572f9a52b2c2fd140056823a | Seven_Years%27_War | The Anglo-French hostilities were ended in 1763 by the Treaty of Paris, which involved a complex series of land exchanges, the most important being France's cession to Spain of Louisiana, and to Great Britain the rest of New France except for the islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon. Faced with the choice of retrieving e... | Who ended up owning Louisiana? | {
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"the most important being France's cession to Spain of Louisiana"
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572f9a52b2c2fd140056823b | Seven_Years%27_War | The Anglo-French hostilities were ended in 1763 by the Treaty of Paris, which involved a complex series of land exchanges, the most important being France's cession to Spain of Louisiana, and to Great Britain the rest of New France except for the islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon. Faced with the choice of retrieving e... | What part of North America did Britain end up with? | {
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897
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"they now controlled all of North America east of the Mississippi."
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} |
572f9a52b2c2fd140056823d | Seven_Years%27_War | The Anglo-French hostilities were ended in 1763 by the Treaty of Paris, which involved a complex series of land exchanges, the most important being France's cession to Spain of Louisiana, and to Great Britain the rest of New France except for the islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon. Faced with the choice of retrieving e... | What country ended up with Lie d'Orleans | {
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"Spain lost control of Florida to Great Britain, but it received from the French the Île d'Orléans"
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572f9a52b2c2fd140056823c | Seven_Years%27_War | The Anglo-French hostilities were ended in 1763 by the Treaty of Paris, which involved a complex series of land exchanges, the most important being France's cession to Spain of Louisiana, and to Great Britain the rest of New France except for the islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon. Faced with the choice of retrieving e... | What did France get that gave them a supply of sugar? | {
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"Caribbean island colonies of Guadeloupe and Martinique, France chose the latter"
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572f9cad947a6a140053caca | Seven_Years%27_War | In India, the British retained the Northern Circars, but returned all the French trading ports. The treaty, however, required that the fortifications of these settlements be destroyed and never rebuilt, while only minimal garrisons could be maintained there, thus rendering them worthless as military bases. Combined wit... | What did France retain in India? | {
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"returned all the French trading ports"
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572f9cad947a6a140053cacb | Seven_Years%27_War | In India, the British retained the Northern Circars, but returned all the French trading ports. The treaty, however, required that the fortifications of these settlements be destroyed and never rebuilt, while only minimal garrisons could be maintained there, thus rendering them worthless as military bases. Combined wit... | How were the French settlements changed to eliminate their military usefulness? | {
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"treaty, however, required that the fortifications of these settlements be destroyed and never rebuilt"
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572f9cad947a6a140053cacc | Seven_Years%27_War | In India, the British retained the Northern Circars, but returned all the French trading ports. The treaty, however, required that the fortifications of these settlements be destroyed and never rebuilt, while only minimal garrisons could be maintained there, thus rendering them worthless as military bases. Combined wit... | What French ally in the area abandoned the French? | {
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"loss of France's ally in Bengal"
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572f9cad947a6a140053cace | Seven_Years%27_War | In India, the British retained the Northern Circars, but returned all the French trading ports. The treaty, however, required that the fortifications of these settlements be destroyed and never rebuilt, while only minimal garrisons could be maintained there, thus rendering them worthless as military bases. Combined wit... | What happened to French power in the area? | {
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"this effectively brought French power in India to an end"
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572f9cad947a6a140053cacd | Seven_Years%27_War | In India, the British retained the Northern Circars, but returned all the French trading ports. The treaty, however, required that the fortifications of these settlements be destroyed and never rebuilt, while only minimal garrisons could be maintained there, thus rendering them worthless as military bases. Combined wit... | Who defected to the British? | {
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"the defection of Hyderabad to the British"
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572fabb1b2c2fd1400568303 | Seven_Years%27_War | The Treaty of Hubertusburg, between Austria, Prussia, and Saxony, was signed on February 15, 1763, at a hunting lodge between Dresden and Leipzig. Negotiations had started there on December 31, 1762. Frederick, who had considered ceding East Prussia to Russia if Peter III helped him secure Saxony, finally insisted on e... | Where was the Treaty of Hubertusburg signed? | {
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"at a hunting lodge between Dresden and Leipzig."
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572fabb1b2c2fd1400568304 | Seven_Years%27_War | The Treaty of Hubertusburg, between Austria, Prussia, and Saxony, was signed on February 15, 1763, at a hunting lodge between Dresden and Leipzig. Negotiations had started there on December 31, 1762. Frederick, who had considered ceding East Prussia to Russia if Peter III helped him secure Saxony, finally insisted on e... | Who were the parties in the Treaty of Hubertusburg? | {
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36
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"Austria, Prussia, and Saxony"
]
} |
572fabb1b2c2fd1400568305 | Seven_Years%27_War | The Treaty of Hubertusburg, between Austria, Prussia, and Saxony, was signed on February 15, 1763, at a hunting lodge between Dresden and Leipzig. Negotiations had started there on December 31, 1762. Frederick, who had considered ceding East Prussia to Russia if Peter III helped him secure Saxony, finally insisted on e... | What country made gains in the Treaty of Hubertusburg? | {
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"The treaty simply restored the status quo of 1748"
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572fabb1b2c2fd1400568306 | Seven_Years%27_War | The Treaty of Hubertusburg, between Austria, Prussia, and Saxony, was signed on February 15, 1763, at a hunting lodge between Dresden and Leipzig. Negotiations had started there on December 31, 1762. Frederick, who had considered ceding East Prussia to Russia if Peter III helped him secure Saxony, finally insisted on e... | What did Austrian want in the Treaty of Hubertusburg | {
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"The Austrians wanted at least to retain Glatz"
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572fabb1b2c2fd1400568307 | Seven_Years%27_War | The Treaty of Hubertusburg, between Austria, Prussia, and Saxony, was signed on February 15, 1763, at a hunting lodge between Dresden and Leipzig. Negotiations had started there on December 31, 1762. Frederick, who had considered ceding East Prussia to Russia if Peter III helped him secure Saxony, finally insisted on e... | Did the Austrians retain Glatz? | {
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586
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"Frederick would not allow it"
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} |
572fae7a947a6a140053cb68 | Seven_Years%27_War | Austria was not able to retake Silesia or make any significant territorial gain. However, it did prevent Prussia from invading parts of Saxony. More significantly, its military performance proved far better than during the War of the Austrian Succession and seemed to vindicate Maria Theresa's administrative and militar... | What happened to Austrian prestige due to the war? | {
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338
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"Austria's prestige was restored in great part"
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572fae7a947a6a140053cb69 | Seven_Years%27_War | Austria was not able to retake Silesia or make any significant territorial gain. However, it did prevent Prussia from invading parts of Saxony. More significantly, its military performance proved far better than during the War of the Austrian Succession and seemed to vindicate Maria Theresa's administrative and militar... | How would Prussia's outcome affect Austria in the long run? | {
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710
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"was potentially damaging in the long run to Austria's influence in Germany."
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572fae7a947a6a140053cb6a | Seven_Years%27_War | Austria was not able to retake Silesia or make any significant territorial gain. However, it did prevent Prussia from invading parts of Saxony. More significantly, its military performance proved far better than during the War of the Austrian Succession and seemed to vindicate Maria Theresa's administrative and militar... | What area was preserved from Prussian invasion? | {
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"it did prevent Prussia from invading parts of Saxony"
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572fae7a947a6a140053cb6b | Seven_Years%27_War | Austria was not able to retake Silesia or make any significant territorial gain. However, it did prevent Prussia from invading parts of Saxony. More significantly, its military performance proved far better than during the War of the Austrian Succession and seemed to vindicate Maria Theresa's administrative and militar... | Did Austria get Silesia back? | {
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0
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"Austria was not able to retake Silesia"
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} |
572fae7a947a6a140053cb6c | Seven_Years%27_War | Austria was not able to retake Silesia or make any significant territorial gain. However, it did prevent Prussia from invading parts of Saxony. More significantly, its military performance proved far better than during the War of the Austrian Succession and seemed to vindicate Maria Theresa's administrative and militar... | Who did Frederick II promise to vote for in the imperial elections? | {
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468
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"by promising to vote for Joseph II in the Imperial elections"
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} |
572fbec0947a6a140053cc2c | Seven_Years%27_War | Not only that, Austria now found herself estranged with the new developments within the empire itself. Beside the rise of Prussia, Augustus III, although ineffective, could mustered up an army not only from Saxony, but also Poland, considering the elector was also the King of Poland. Bavaria's growing power and indepen... | What was the impact of the war on the wealth of Austria? | {
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863
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"the Austrians went almost bankrupt at the end of war."
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572fbec0947a6a140053cc2d | Seven_Years%27_War | Not only that, Austria now found herself estranged with the new developments within the empire itself. Beside the rise of Prussia, Augustus III, although ineffective, could mustered up an army not only from Saxony, but also Poland, considering the elector was also the King of Poland. Bavaria's growing power and indepen... | What was the change in the status of Prussia because of the war? | {
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103
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"text": [
"Beside the rise of Prussia"
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} |
572fbec0947a6a140053cc2e | Seven_Years%27_War | Not only that, Austria now found herself estranged with the new developments within the empire itself. Beside the rise of Prussia, Augustus III, although ineffective, could mustered up an army not only from Saxony, but also Poland, considering the elector was also the King of Poland. Bavaria's growing power and indepen... | What was Hanover's attitude toward Austria? | {
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502
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"-belligerent Hanover"
]
} |
572fbec0947a6a140053cc2f | Seven_Years%27_War | Not only that, Austria now found herself estranged with the new developments within the empire itself. Beside the rise of Prussia, Augustus III, although ineffective, could mustered up an army not only from Saxony, but also Poland, considering the elector was also the King of Poland. Bavaria's growing power and indepen... | How much military aggression did Maria Theresa exert following the war? | {
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924
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"she dedicated the next two decades to the consolidation of her administration."
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} |
572fbec0947a6a140053cc30 | Seven_Years%27_War | Not only that, Austria now found herself estranged with the new developments within the empire itself. Beside the rise of Prussia, Augustus III, although ineffective, could mustered up an army not only from Saxony, but also Poland, considering the elector was also the King of Poland. Bavaria's growing power and indepen... | Which British king supported Hanover following the war? | {
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547
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"text": [
"George III of Great Britain"
]
} |
572fc05ca23a5019007fc967 | Seven_Years%27_War | Prussia emerged from the war as a great power whose importance could no longer be challenged. Frederick the Great’s personal reputation was enormously enhanced, as his debt to fortune (Russia’s volte-face after Elizabeth’s death) and to the British subsidy were soon forgotten while the memory of his energy and his mili... | What did the war do for the reputation of Frederick the Great? | {
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94
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"text": [
"Frederick the Great’s personal reputation was enormously enhanced"
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} |
572fc05ca23a5019007fc968 | Seven_Years%27_War | Prussia emerged from the war as a great power whose importance could no longer be challenged. Frederick the Great’s personal reputation was enormously enhanced, as his debt to fortune (Russia’s volte-face after Elizabeth’s death) and to the British subsidy were soon forgotten while the memory of his energy and his mili... | What was the general opinion of Frederick the Great military acumen? | {
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312
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"text": [
"his military genius was strenuously kept alive"
]
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572fc05ca23a5019007fc969 | Seven_Years%27_War | Prussia emerged from the war as a great power whose importance could no longer be challenged. Frederick the Great’s personal reputation was enormously enhanced, as his debt to fortune (Russia’s volte-face after Elizabeth’s death) and to the British subsidy were soon forgotten while the memory of his energy and his mili... | What good fortune from Russia assisted Frederick the Great? | {
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185
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"text": [
"Russia’s volte-face"
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} |
572fc05ca23a5019007fc96a | Seven_Years%27_War | Prussia emerged from the war as a great power whose importance could no longer be challenged. Frederick the Great’s personal reputation was enormously enhanced, as his debt to fortune (Russia’s volte-face after Elizabeth’s death) and to the British subsidy were soon forgotten while the memory of his energy and his mili... | What gain did Russia make from the results of the war? | {
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360
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"text": [
"Russia, on the other hand, made one great invisible gain from the war: the elimination of French influence in Poland"
]
} |
572fc05ca23a5019007fc96b | Seven_Years%27_War | Prussia emerged from the war as a great power whose importance could no longer be challenged. Frederick the Great’s personal reputation was enormously enhanced, as his debt to fortune (Russia’s volte-face after Elizabeth’s death) and to the British subsidy were soon forgotten while the memory of his energy and his mili... | What countries were party to The First Partition of Poland? | {
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"text": [
"a Russo-Prussian transaction, with Austria only reluctantly involved"
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572fc19a947a6a140053cc52 | Seven_Years%27_War | The British government was close to bankruptcy, and Britain now faced the delicate task of pacifying its new French-Canadian subjects as well as the many American Indian tribes who had supported France. George III's Proclamation of 1763, which forbade white settlement beyond the crest of the Appalachians, was intended ... | Who was George III trying to please with the Proclamation of 1763? | {
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154
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"text": [
"American Indian tribes"
]
} |
572fc19a947a6a140053cc53 | Seven_Years%27_War | The British government was close to bankruptcy, and Britain now faced the delicate task of pacifying its new French-Canadian subjects as well as the many American Indian tribes who had supported France. George III's Proclamation of 1763, which forbade white settlement beyond the crest of the Appalachians, was intended ... | Who was aggravated by the Proclamation of 1763? | {
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366
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"text": [
"outrage in the Thirteen Colonies, whose inhabitants were eager to acquire native lands"
]
} |
572fc19a947a6a140053cc54 | Seven_Years%27_War | The British government was close to bankruptcy, and Britain now faced the delicate task of pacifying its new French-Canadian subjects as well as the many American Indian tribes who had supported France. George III's Proclamation of 1763, which forbade white settlement beyond the crest of the Appalachians, was intended ... | Who did George III try to please with the Quebec Act of 1774? | {
"answer_start": [
524
],
"text": [
"French Canadians"
]
} |
572fc19a947a6a140053cc55 | Seven_Years%27_War | The British government was close to bankruptcy, and Britain now faced the delicate task of pacifying its new French-Canadian subjects as well as the many American Indian tribes who had supported France. George III's Proclamation of 1763, which forbade white settlement beyond the crest of the Appalachians, was intended ... | How did the Quebec Act of 1774 affect religion? | {
"answer_start": [
592
],
"text": [
"The act protected Catholic religion"
]
} |
572fc19a947a6a140053cc56 | Seven_Years%27_War | The British government was close to bankruptcy, and Britain now faced the delicate task of pacifying its new French-Canadian subjects as well as the many American Indian tribes who had supported France. George III's Proclamation of 1763, which forbade white settlement beyond the crest of the Appalachians, was intended ... | What did the Quebec Act of 1774 do about language? | {
"answer_start": [
592
],
"text": [
"The act protected Catholic religion and French language"
]
} |
572fc3ed04bcaa1900d76cb1 | Seven_Years%27_War | The war had also brought to an end the "Old System" of alliances in Europe, In the years after the war, under the direction of Lord Sandwich, the British did try to re-establish this system. But after her surprising grand success against a coalition of great powers, European states such as Austria, The Dutch Republic, ... | What British nobleman attempted to retain European alliances following the Seven Years' War? | {
"answer_start": [
127
],
"text": [
"Lord Sandwich"
]
} |
572fc3ed04bcaa1900d76cb2 | Seven_Years%27_War | The war had also brought to an end the "Old System" of alliances in Europe, In the years after the war, under the direction of Lord Sandwich, the British did try to re-establish this system. But after her surprising grand success against a coalition of great powers, European states such as Austria, The Dutch Republic, ... | What countries joined Britain as allies? | {
"answer_start": [
696
],
"text": [
"lacking any substantial ally"
]
} |
572fc3ed04bcaa1900d76cb3 | Seven_Years%27_War | The war had also brought to an end the "Old System" of alliances in Europe, In the years after the war, under the direction of Lord Sandwich, the British did try to re-establish this system. But after her surprising grand success against a coalition of great powers, European states such as Austria, The Dutch Republic, ... | Did the European countries see Britain or France as a greater threat? | {
"answer_start": [
371
],
"text": [
"now saw Britain as a greater threat than France"
]
} |
572fc3ed04bcaa1900d76cb4 | Seven_Years%27_War | The war had also brought to an end the "Old System" of alliances in Europe, In the years after the war, under the direction of Lord Sandwich, the British did try to re-establish this system. But after her surprising grand success against a coalition of great powers, European states such as Austria, The Dutch Republic, ... | When did the American War of Independence turn into a global conflict? | {
"answer_start": [
612
],
"text": [
"1778–83"
]
} |
572fc3ed04bcaa1900d76cb5 | Seven_Years%27_War | The war had also brought to an end the "Old System" of alliances in Europe, In the years after the war, under the direction of Lord Sandwich, the British did try to re-establish this system. But after her surprising grand success against a coalition of great powers, European states such as Austria, The Dutch Republic, ... | What drove Prussia away from renewing its alliance with Britain? | {
"answer_start": [
452
],
"text": [
"Prussians were angered by what they considered a British betrayal in 1762"
]
} |
572e7b47c246551400ce4236 | Richard_Feynman | Richard Phillips Feynman (/ˈfaɪnmən/; May 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988) was an American theoretical physicist known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics, and the physics of the superfluidity of supercooled liquid helium, as well as in particle physics... | Feynman proposed a integral model in particle physics, what was it? | {
"answer_start": [
347
],
"text": [
"parton model"
]
} |
572e7b47c246551400ce4237 | Richard_Feynman | Richard Phillips Feynman (/ˈfaɪnmən/; May 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988) was an American theoretical physicist known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics, and the physics of the superfluidity of supercooled liquid helium, as well as in particle physics... | Who were the two men that won the Nobel Prize in Physics with Feynman? | {
"answer_start": [
452
],
"text": [
"Julian Schwinger and Sin-Itiro Tomonaga"
]
} |
572e7b47c246551400ce4238 | Richard_Feynman | Richard Phillips Feynman (/ˈfaɪnmən/; May 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988) was an American theoretical physicist known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics, and the physics of the superfluidity of supercooled liquid helium, as well as in particle physics... | In what year did Feynman win his Nobel Prize? | {
"answer_start": [
532
],
"text": [
"1965"
]
} |
572e7b47c246551400ce4239 | Richard_Feynman | Richard Phillips Feynman (/ˈfaɪnmən/; May 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988) was an American theoretical physicist known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics, and the physics of the superfluidity of supercooled liquid helium, as well as in particle physics... | Feynman was famous for diagrams that showed how subatomic particles behaved, what are these known as? | {
"answer_start": [
705
],
"text": [
"Feynman diagrams"
]
} |
572e7b47c246551400ce423a | Richard_Feynman | Richard Phillips Feynman (/ˈfaɪnmən/; May 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988) was an American theoretical physicist known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics, and the physics of the superfluidity of supercooled liquid helium, as well as in particle physics... | What honor did Feynman recieve in a 1999 poll conducted by British Journal Physics World? | {
"answer_start": [
901
],
"text": [
"ranked as one of the ten greatest physicists of all time"
]
} |
572e7c00c246551400ce4240 | Richard_Feynman | Feynman was a keen popularizer of physics through both books and lectures, including a 1959 talk on top-down nanotechnology called There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom, and the three-volume publication of his undergraduate lectures, The Feynman Lectures on Physics. Feynman also became known through his semi-autobiograp... | What was the name of Feynman's 1959 talk on nanotech? | {
"answer_start": [
131
],
"text": [
"There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom"
]
} |
572e7c00c246551400ce4241 | Richard_Feynman | Feynman was a keen popularizer of physics through both books and lectures, including a 1959 talk on top-down nanotechnology called There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom, and the three-volume publication of his undergraduate lectures, The Feynman Lectures on Physics. Feynman also became known through his semi-autobiograp... | What was the name of Feynman's lectures he made as an undergraduate? | {
"answer_start": [
233
],
"text": [
"The Feynman Lectures on Physics"
]
} |
572e7c00c246551400ce4242 | Richard_Feynman | Feynman was a keen popularizer of physics through both books and lectures, including a 1959 talk on top-down nanotechnology called There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom, and the three-volume publication of his undergraduate lectures, The Feynman Lectures on Physics. Feynman also became known through his semi-autobiograp... | What was the name of one of his semi-autobiographical books? | {
"answer_start": [
332
],
"text": [
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"
]
} |
572e7c00c246551400ce4244 | Richard_Feynman | Feynman was a keen popularizer of physics through both books and lectures, including a 1959 talk on top-down nanotechnology called There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom, and the three-volume publication of his undergraduate lectures, The Feynman Lectures on Physics. Feynman also became known through his semi-autobiograp... | Feynman wrote many books and gave many ___ | {
"answer_start": [
65
],
"text": [
"lectures"
]
} |
572e7c00c246551400ce4243 | Richard_Feynman | Feynman was a keen popularizer of physics through both books and lectures, including a 1959 talk on top-down nanotechnology called There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom, and the three-volume publication of his undergraduate lectures, The Feynman Lectures on Physics. Feynman also became known through his semi-autobiograp... | What book did James Gleck write about Feynman? | {
"answer_start": [
468
],
"text": [
"Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman"
]
} |
572e7c9c03f9891900756699 | Richard_Feynman | Richard Phillips Feynman was born on May 11, 1918, in Queens, New York City, the son of Lucille (née Phillips), a homemaker, and Melville Arthur Feynman, a sales manager. His family originated from Russia and Poland; both of his parents were Ashkenazi Jews. They were not religious, and by his youth Feynman described hi... | What was the date of Feynman's birth? | {
"answer_start": [
37
],
"text": [
"May 11, 1918"
]
} |
572e7c9c03f989190075669a | Richard_Feynman | Richard Phillips Feynman was born on May 11, 1918, in Queens, New York City, the son of Lucille (née Phillips), a homemaker, and Melville Arthur Feynman, a sales manager. His family originated from Russia and Poland; both of his parents were Ashkenazi Jews. They were not religious, and by his youth Feynman described hi... | In what city was Feynman born? | {
"answer_start": [
62
],
"text": [
"New York City"
]
} |
572e7c9c03f989190075669b | Richard_Feynman | Richard Phillips Feynman was born on May 11, 1918, in Queens, New York City, the son of Lucille (née Phillips), a homemaker, and Melville Arthur Feynman, a sales manager. His family originated from Russia and Poland; both of his parents were Ashkenazi Jews. They were not religious, and by his youth Feynman described hi... | Whats is Feynman's religious affiliation? | {
"answer_start": [
340
],
"text": [
"atheist"
]
} |
572e7c9c03f989190075669c | Richard_Feynman | Richard Phillips Feynman was born on May 11, 1918, in Queens, New York City, the son of Lucille (née Phillips), a homemaker, and Melville Arthur Feynman, a sales manager. His family originated from Russia and Poland; both of his parents were Ashkenazi Jews. They were not religious, and by his youth Feynman described hi... | What Jewish affiliation did his parents hold? | {
"answer_start": [
242
],
"text": [
"Ashkenazi"
]
} |
572e7c9c03f989190075669d | Richard_Feynman | Richard Phillips Feynman was born on May 11, 1918, in Queens, New York City, the son of Lucille (née Phillips), a homemaker, and Melville Arthur Feynman, a sales manager. His family originated from Russia and Poland; both of his parents were Ashkenazi Jews. They were not religious, and by his youth Feynman described hi... | What did Feynam think of the Talmud? | {
"answer_start": [
842
],
"text": [
"\"wonderful book\" and \"valuable\""
]
} |
572e7d44dfa6aa1500f8d029 | Richard_Feynman | The young Feynman was heavily influenced by his father, who encouraged him to ask questions to challenge orthodox thinking, and who was always ready to teach Feynman something new. From his mother he gained the sense of humor that he had throughout his life. As a child, he had a talent for engineering, maintained an ex... | What personality trait did Feynman acquire from his mother? | {
"answer_start": [
220
],
"text": [
"humor"
]
} |
572e7d44dfa6aa1500f8d02a | Richard_Feynman | The young Feynman was heavily influenced by his father, who encouraged him to ask questions to challenge orthodox thinking, and who was always ready to teach Feynman something new. From his mother he gained the sense of humor that he had throughout his life. As a child, he had a talent for engineering, maintained an ex... | What person influenced Feynman to think deeply? | {
"answer_start": [
48
],
"text": [
"father"
]
} |
572e7d44dfa6aa1500f8d02b | Richard_Feynman | The young Feynman was heavily influenced by his father, who encouraged him to ask questions to challenge orthodox thinking, and who was always ready to teach Feynman something new. From his mother he gained the sense of humor that he had throughout his life. As a child, he had a talent for engineering, maintained an ex... | What electronic instrument did Feynman repair as a child? | {
"answer_start": [
382
],
"text": [
"radios"
]
} |
572e7d44dfa6aa1500f8d02c | Richard_Feynman | The young Feynman was heavily influenced by his father, who encouraged him to ask questions to challenge orthodox thinking, and who was always ready to teach Feynman something new. From his mother he gained the sense of humor that he had throughout his life. As a child, he had a talent for engineering, maintained an ex... | As a grade school child he created an electronic device while his parents were away, what was it? | {
"answer_start": [
432
],
"text": [
"home burglar alarm system"
]
} |
572e7d44dfa6aa1500f8d02d | Richard_Feynman | The young Feynman was heavily influenced by his father, who encouraged him to ask questions to challenge orthodox thinking, and who was always ready to teach Feynman something new. From his mother he gained the sense of humor that he had throughout his life. As a child, he had a talent for engineering, maintained an ex... | What talent did Feynman have, even early in his childhood? | {
"answer_start": [
291
],
"text": [
"engineering"
]
} |
572e7de1dfa6aa1500f8d033 | Richard_Feynman | When Richard was five years old, his mother gave birth to a younger brother, but this brother died at four weeks of age. Four years later, Richard gained a sister, Joan, and the family moved to Far Rockaway, Queens. Though separated by nine years, Joan and Richard were close, as they both shared a natural curiosity abo... | What happened to Feyman's younger brother? | {
"answer_start": [
94
],
"text": [
"died at four weeks of age"
]
} |
572e7de1dfa6aa1500f8d034 | Richard_Feynman | When Richard was five years old, his mother gave birth to a younger brother, but this brother died at four weeks of age. Four years later, Richard gained a sister, Joan, and the family moved to Far Rockaway, Queens. Though separated by nine years, Joan and Richard were close, as they both shared a natural curiosity abo... | What is Feynman's sister's name? | {
"answer_start": [
248
],
"text": [
"Joan"
]
} |
572e7de1dfa6aa1500f8d035 | Richard_Feynman | When Richard was five years old, his mother gave birth to a younger brother, but this brother died at four weeks of age. Four years later, Richard gained a sister, Joan, and the family moved to Far Rockaway, Queens. Though separated by nine years, Joan and Richard were close, as they both shared a natural curiosity abo... | What science displicine did Feyman encourage his sister to study? | {
"answer_start": [
488
],
"text": [
"astronomy"
]
} |
572e7de1dfa6aa1500f8d036 | Richard_Feynman | When Richard was five years old, his mother gave birth to a younger brother, but this brother died at four weeks of age. Four years later, Richard gained a sister, Joan, and the family moved to Far Rockaway, Queens. Though separated by nine years, Joan and Richard were close, as they both shared a natural curiosity abo... | Who was the one that pushed Joan to explore the universe? | {
"answer_start": [
499
],
"text": [
"Richard"
]
} |
572e7de1dfa6aa1500f8d037 | Richard_Feynman | When Richard was five years old, his mother gave birth to a younger brother, but this brother died at four weeks of age. Four years later, Richard gained a sister, Joan, and the family moved to Far Rockaway, Queens. Though separated by nine years, Joan and Richard were close, as they both shared a natural curiosity abo... | What career did Joan hold? | {
"answer_start": [
580
],
"text": [
"astrophysicist"
]
} |
572e7ea2c246551400ce424a | Richard_Feynman | Feynman attended Far Rockaway High School, a school in Far Rockaway, Queens also attended by fellow Nobel laureates Burton Richter and Baruch Samuel Blumberg. Upon starting high school, Feynman was quickly promoted into a higher math class. An unspecified school-administered IQ test estimated his IQ at 123—high, but "m... | What IQ score did Feyman attain in high school? | {
"answer_start": [
304
],
"text": [
"123"
]
} |
572e7ea2c246551400ce424b | Richard_Feynman | Feynman attended Far Rockaway High School, a school in Far Rockaway, Queens also attended by fellow Nobel laureates Burton Richter and Baruch Samuel Blumberg. Upon starting high school, Feynman was quickly promoted into a higher math class. An unspecified school-administered IQ test estimated his IQ at 123—high, but "m... | What high school did Feynman go to? | {
"answer_start": [
17
],
"text": [
"Far Rockaway High School"
]
} |
572e7ea2c246551400ce424d | Richard_Feynman | Feynman attended Far Rockaway High School, a school in Far Rockaway, Queens also attended by fellow Nobel laureates Burton Richter and Baruch Samuel Blumberg. Upon starting high school, Feynman was quickly promoted into a higher math class. An unspecified school-administered IQ test estimated his IQ at 123—high, but "m... | What did Feyman derive before he went to college? | {
"answer_start": [
735
],
"text": [
"half-derivative"
]
} |
572e7ea2c246551400ce424c | Richard_Feynman | Feynman attended Far Rockaway High School, a school in Far Rockaway, Queens also attended by fellow Nobel laureates Burton Richter and Baruch Samuel Blumberg. Upon starting high school, Feynman was quickly promoted into a higher math class. An unspecified school-administered IQ test estimated his IQ at 123—high, but "m... | Feyman taught himself many math subjects, including Trigonometry at what age? | {
"answer_start": [
392
],
"text": [
"15"
]
} |
572e7ea2c246551400ce424e | Richard_Feynman | Feynman attended Far Rockaway High School, a school in Far Rockaway, Queens also attended by fellow Nobel laureates Burton Richter and Baruch Samuel Blumberg. Upon starting high school, Feynman was quickly promoted into a higher math class. An unspecified school-administered IQ test estimated his IQ at 123—high, but "m... | What burrough was Feynman's high school in? | {
"answer_start": [
69
],
"text": [
"Queens"
]
} |
572e7f29c246551400ce4254 | Richard_Feynman | He attained a perfect score on the graduate school entrance exams to Princeton University in mathematics and physics—an unprecedented feat—but did rather poorly on the history and English portions. Attendees at Feynman's first seminar included Albert Einstein, Wolfgang Pauli, and John von Neumann. He received a PhD fro... | Which two sections of the graduate exam did Feynman excel in? | {
"answer_start": [
93
],
"text": [
"mathematics and physics"
]
} |
572e7f29c246551400ce4255 | Richard_Feynman | He attained a perfect score on the graduate school entrance exams to Princeton University in mathematics and physics—an unprecedented feat—but did rather poorly on the history and English portions. Attendees at Feynman's first seminar included Albert Einstein, Wolfgang Pauli, and John von Neumann. He received a PhD fro... | Which two sections of the graduate exam did Feynman do poorly in? | {
"answer_start": [
168
],
"text": [
"history and English"
]
} |
572e7f29c246551400ce4256 | Richard_Feynman | He attained a perfect score on the graduate school entrance exams to Princeton University in mathematics and physics—an unprecedented feat—but did rather poorly on the history and English portions. Attendees at Feynman's first seminar included Albert Einstein, Wolfgang Pauli, and John von Neumann. He received a PhD fro... | What score did Feyman receive on his math and physics entrance exams? | {
"answer_start": [
14
],
"text": [
"perfect score"
]
} |
572e7f29c246551400ce4257 | Richard_Feynman | He attained a perfect score on the graduate school entrance exams to Princeton University in mathematics and physics—an unprecedented feat—but did rather poorly on the history and English portions. Attendees at Feynman's first seminar included Albert Einstein, Wolfgang Pauli, and John von Neumann. He received a PhD fro... | When did he receive his PhD? | {
"answer_start": [
335
],
"text": [
"1942"
]
} |
572e7f29c246551400ce4258 | Richard_Feynman | He attained a perfect score on the graduate school entrance exams to Princeton University in mathematics and physics—an unprecedented feat—but did rather poorly on the history and English portions. Attendees at Feynman's first seminar included Albert Einstein, Wolfgang Pauli, and John von Neumann. He received a PhD fro... | What was Feynman's PhD thesis titled? | {
"answer_start": [
664
],
"text": [
"The Principle of Least Action in Quantum Mechanics"
]
} |
572e7ff1cb0c0d14000f11d4 | Richard_Feynman | At Princeton, the physicist Robert R. Wilson encouraged Feynman to participate in the Manhattan Project—the wartime U.S. Army project at Los Alamos developing the atomic bomb. Feynman said he was persuaded to join this effort to build it before Nazi Germany developed their own bomb. He was assigned to Hans Bethe's theo... | Which weaponry research did Feynman engage in? | {
"answer_start": [
86
],
"text": [
"Manhattan Project"
]
} |
572e7ff1cb0c0d14000f11d5 | Richard_Feynman | At Princeton, the physicist Robert R. Wilson encouraged Feynman to participate in the Manhattan Project—the wartime U.S. Army project at Los Alamos developing the atomic bomb. Feynman said he was persuaded to join this effort to build it before Nazi Germany developed their own bomb. He was assigned to Hans Bethe's theo... | Whose division was Feynman assigned to at the Manhattan Project? | {
"answer_start": [
303
],
"text": [
"Hans Bethe"
]
} |
572e7ff1cb0c0d14000f11d6 | Richard_Feynman | At Princeton, the physicist Robert R. Wilson encouraged Feynman to participate in the Manhattan Project—the wartime U.S. Army project at Los Alamos developing the atomic bomb. Feynman said he was persuaded to join this effort to build it before Nazi Germany developed their own bomb. He was assigned to Hans Bethe's theo... | What did Feynman produce with the help of Bethe? | {
"answer_start": [
418
],
"text": [
"Bethe–Feynman formula"
]
} |
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