Context and question: In February 1853, the British government of Lord Aberdeen, the prime minister, re-appointed Stratford Canning as British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire.:110 Having resigned the ambassadorship in January, he had been replaced by Colonel Rose as charge d'affaires. Lord Stratford then turned around and sailed back to Constantinople, arriving there on 5 April 1853. There he convinced the Sultan to reject the Russian treaty proposal, as compromising the independence of the Turks. The Leader of the Opposition in the British House of Commons, Benjamin Disraeli, blamed Aberdeen and Stratford's actions for making war inevitable, thus starting the process which would eventually force the Aberdeen government to resign in January 1855, over the war.
Who did Stratford Canning convince to turn down the treaty proposal?
Answer: Sultan
Context and question: In the United Kingdom, the film grossed 4.1 million ($6.4 million) from its Monday preview screenings. It grossed 6.3 million ($9.2 million) on its opening day and then 5.7 million ($8.8 million) on Wednesday, setting UK records for both days. In the film's first seven days it grossed 41.7 million ($63.8 million), breaking the UK record for highest first-week opening, set by Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban's 23.88 million ($36.9 million) in 2004. Its FridaySaturday gross was 20.4 million ($31.2 million) compared to Skyfall's 20.1 million ($31 million). The film also broke the record for the best per-screen opening average with $110,000, a record previously held by The Dark Knight with $100,200. It has grossed a total of $136.3 million there. In the U.K., it surpassed Avatar to become the country's highest-grossing IMAX release ever with $10.09 million.
How much money did Spectre gross on it's opening day in the UK?
Answer: $9.2 million
Context and question: On August 19, the 1939 GermanSoviet Commercial Agreement was finally signed. On 21 August, the Soviets suspended Tripartite military talks, citing other reasons. That same day, Stalin received assurance that Germany would approve secret protocols to the proposed non-aggression pact that would place half of Poland (border along the Vistula river), Latvia, Estonia, Finland, and Bessarabia in the Soviets' sphere of influence. That night, Stalin replied that the Soviets were willing to sign the pact and that he would receive Ribbentrop on 23 August.
What other countries did the Soviet government agree to annex through the disagreement with Germany?
Answer:
unanswerable