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What discovery, found among discarded papers, nearly caused the 1815 Congress of Vienna to break down entirely?
The Congress of Vienna, which ended the Napoleonic Wars, lasted 9 months and nearly collapsed when organizers discovered a secret agreement on a discarded piece of paper.
Despite nearly collapsing over disputed treaty wording, the 1978 Camp David Summit ultimately produced a peace framework between Israel and which other nation?
At Camp David in 1978, Egyptian President Sadat and Israeli PM Begin nearly walked out over disagreements about a single phrase in the treaty text.
Which U.S. president personally mediated the 1978 Camp David talks after Sadat and Begin nearly walked out over the wording of one treaty phrase?
At Camp David in 1978, Egyptian President Sadat and Israeli PM Begin nearly walked out over disagreements about a single phrase in the treaty text.
What element is absent from the 1953 agreement that halted fighting in the Korean War, meaning North and South Korea remain technically at war today?
The Korean War never officially ended. The 1953 armistice was signed by generals, not governments—North and South Korea remain technically at war today.
Which U.S. president went to great lengths to keep photographers from capturing images of him in his wheelchair, including during the 1945 Yalta Conference?
At Yalta, Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin agreed on post-war Europe while Roosevelt was secretly dying of polio and concealed his wheelchair from photographers.
Whose approval did American negotiators bypass when they signed the 1783 Treaty of Paris ending the Revolutionary War?
The Treaty of Paris ending the American Revolution was signed in a Paris hotel by negotiators who weren't authorized to make peace without French approval—they did anyway.