Problem: On August 23, after the failure of GKChP, in the presence of Gorbachev, Yeltsin signed a decree suspending all activity by the Communist Party of the Russian SFSR in the territory of Russia. On November 6, he went further, banning the Communist Parties of the USSR and the RSFSR from the territory of the RSFSR.
Who signed the decree upholding the Communist Party of the Russian SFSR?
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Answer: unanswerable

Problem: In the Prussian province of Posen, with a large Polish population, there was strong support for the French and angry demonstrations at news of Prussian-German victoriesa clear manifestation of Polish nationalist feeling. Calls were also made for Polish recruits to desert from the Prussian Armythough these went mainly unheeded. An alarming report on the Posen situation, sent to Bismarck on 16 August 1870, led to the quartering of reserve troop contingents in the restive province. The Franco-Prussian War thus turned out to be a significant event also in GermanPolish relations, marking the beginning of a prolonged period of repressive measures by the authorities and efforts at Germanisation.
On what date did Bismarkck receive the disturbing report on the Posen situation?
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Answer: 16 August 1870

Problem: In the 1874 general election, Disraeli was returned to power. He passed the Public Worship Regulation Act 1874, which removed Catholic rituals from the Anglican liturgy and which Victoria strongly supported. She preferred short, simple services, and personally considered herself more aligned with the presbyterian Church of Scotland than the episcopal Church of England. He also pushed the Royal Titles Act 1876 through Parliament, so that Victoria took the title "Empress of India" from 1 May 1876. The new title was proclaimed at the Delhi Durbar of 1 January 1877.
In a general election of what year was Disraeli returned to power?
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Answer:
1874