Match the events in the List (A) with the dates given in the List (B) and give the answer by choosing the correct code :

	List (A)		List (B)
1.	Boston Tea Party	a.	20 June 1789
2.	Brest-Litovsk Treaty	b.	16 December 1773
3.	Beginning of 'Long March' in China	c.	3 March 1918
4.	The Oath of Tennis Court	d.	16 October 1934

The correct answer is - 1b, 2c, 3d, 4a

Key Points

• Boston Tea Party
  • Occurred on 16 December 1773.
  • It was a political protest by the American colonists against the British government and the monopolistic East India Company that controlled all the tea imported into the colonies.
  • Colonists, dressed as Native Americans, dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor as a protest against the Tea Act.
• Brest-Litovsk Treaty
  • Signed on 3 March 1918.
  • This treaty marked the exit of Russia from World War I.
  • It was a peace treaty between the new Bolshevik government of Soviet Russia and the Central Powers, including Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire.
• Beginning of 'Long March' in China
  • Started on 16 October 1934.
  • The Long March was a strategic retreat by the Red Army of the Chinese Communist Party to evade the pursuit of the Kuomintang (Nationalist) army.
  • It lasted for over a year and covered approximately 9,000 kilometers.
• The Oath of Tennis Court
  • Occurred on 20 June 1789.
  • It was a pivotal event during the early days of the French Revolution.
  • Members of the Third Estate, who had begun to call themselves the National Assembly, took an oath not to separate until a new constitution was established.

Additional Information

• Boston Tea Party
  • It escalated tensions between Britain and the American colonies and eventually led to the American Revolutionary War.
• Brest-Litovsk Treaty
  • As a result of the treaty, Russia ceded significant territories to the Central Powers.
• Long March
  • The Long March solidified Mao Zedong's leadership within the Communist Party of China.
• The Oath of Tennis Court
  • This event is considered one of the first steps towards the French Revolution.