The correct answer is: A. no article, the, no article, no article, the
- I studied modern history at university.
In this sentence, “modern history” is a general subject, so it does not need an article.
- In my last year I specialized in the history of the Turkish Independence War.
In this sentence, “the history of the Turkish Independence War” is a specific subject, so it needs the definite article “the.”
- The Turkish Independence War was a war fought from 1919 to 1923 between the Ottoman Empire and the Turkish National Movement. The war resulted in the establishment of the Republic of Turkey.
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