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📝 Cyprus the Britain’s colony

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🔄 Last updated: 2026-07-25

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Q1. In what year did the British authorities declare a state of emergency in Cyprus in response to the EOKA insurgency?

🔹 A. 1953
🔹 B. 1954
🔹 C. 1955
🔹 D. 1956

💡 Difficulty: easy | ✅ Correct: C

Q2. What was the name of the Turkish Cypriot organization formed in 1958 to oppose enosis and support partition?

🔹 A. TMT
🔹 B. EOKA
🔹 C. AKEL
🔹 D. PANC

💡 Difficulty: medium | ✅ Correct: A

Q3. What underlying geopolitical reason led Sir Anthony Eden to reject Cypriot independence and keep the island under permanent British control?

🔹 A. Desire to protect British oil interests in the Gulf
🔹 B. Aim to support Greek unification with Cyprus
🔹 C. Pressure from Turkish NATO allies
🔹 D. Plan to establish a new British colony in the Mediterranean

💡 Difficulty: hard | ✅ Correct: A

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