Modern World History Multiple Choice Questions
1. The unification of Italy is an outstanding achievement in the ………… century history of Europe.
A. 17th
B. 18th
C. 19th
D. 20th
Answer:
C. 19th
2. The …………….Revolution of 1789 produced in Italians, a sense of nationalism.
A. french
B. american
C. vietnam
D. indian
Answer:
A. french
3. ………………gave the first impulse to Italian unification.
A. napoleon
B. metternich
C. mussolini
D. hitler
Answer:
A. napoleon
4. ………………drove away the Austrians and the Bourbons at Sadova.
A. napoleon
B. cavour
C. louie philip
D. metternich
Answer:
A. napoleon
5. Early in the 19th century, national feeling in ………….was stirred by revolutionary secret societies known as Carbonari
A. italy
B. germany
C. spain
D. britain
Answer:
A. italy
6. The Carbonari wanted to overthrow foreign rule imposed by the Vienna settlement and unify……………..
A. italy
B. germany
C. france
D. america
Answer:
A. italy
7. The Carbonari wanted to overthrow foreign rule imposed by the ………….settlement and unify Italy. The movement was known as Risorgimento.
A. vienna
B. paris
C. boston
D. german
Answer:
A. vienna
8. The Carbonari wanted to overthrow foreign rule imposed by the Vienna settlement and unify Italy. The movement was known as Risorgimento. But …………………….intervened and crushed all movements.
A. mazzini
B. napoleon
C. hitler
D. prince metternich
Answer:
D. prince metternich
9. In July, 1830, when a revolution in France placed ……………….on the throne and established a constitutional monarch.
A. louie philip
B. mazzini
C. peter the great
D. louis xiv
Answer:
A. louie philip
10. In July, ……………, Joseph Mazzini wanted to expel the foreign government from Italy, end the temporal authority of the Pope over the Papal States, and unit the whole of Italy under a Republican government.
A. 1748
B. 1778
C. 1839
D. 1848
Answer:
D. 1848
11. To carry out his ideals, ……….established, in 1831, a movement known as “Young Italy.”
A. garibaldi
B. joseph mazzini
C. cavour
D. charles albert
Answer:
B. joseph mazzini
12. The “Young Italy” of …………………..lit the flames of patriotism throughout Italy and helped the cause of Italian unification.
A. joseph mazzini
B. charles albert
C. garibaldi
D. louie philip
Answer:
A. joseph mazzini
13. The Austrian army crushed the revolt at Custozza near……………
A. venice
B. portsmouth
C. algeria
D. malaysia
Answer:
A. venice
14. Mazzini roused the people of the Papal States against the…………….
A. victor emmanuel ii
B. charles albert
C. garibaldi
D. pope
Answer:
D. pope
15. The Pope was expelled from …………….and a Republic was proclaimed under a committee of three, of which Mazzini was one.
A. austria
B. rome
C. sardinia
D. lombardy
Answer:
B. rome
16. The Austrians defeated ………………at Navora and he abdicated in favor of his son, Victor Emmanuel II.
A. charles albert
B. garibaldi
C. louie philip
D. napoleon
Answer:
A. charles albert
17. The Austrians defeated Charles Albert at …………….and he abdicated in favor of his son, Victor Emmanuel II.
A. algeria
B. plombieres
C. sadova
D. navora
Answer:
D. navora
18. …………….., the “Bismarck” of Italy realized that without any external help, Italy could never be free.
A. napoleon iii
B. count cavour
C. joseph garibaldi
D. charles albert
Answer:
B. count cavour
19. By a stroke of diplomatic genius, ……………offered the services of Scandinavian troops to Napoleon III at a critical stage of the Crimean war.
A. count cavour
B. charles albert
C. victor emmanuel ii
D. hitler
Answer:
A. count cavour
20. The Italians aided by Napoleon III defeated the Austrians at Magenta and Solferino in…………..
A. 1759
B. 1789
C. 1859
D. 1879
Answer:
C. 1859
21. The Dutchies of Tuscany, Parma, Modena and Romagna expelled their despotic rulers and joined with…………..
A. hong kong
B. malaysia
C. sardinia
D. singapore
Answer:
C. sardinia
22. In 1860, the people of Naples and Sicily rose against the Bourbon King……………….
A. francis ii
B. victor emmanuel ii
C. queen isabella
D. louis xvi
Answer:
A. francis ii
23. ……………..along with his volunteers landed in Sicily and annexed the two kingdoms to Sardinia.
A. garibaldi
B. charles albert
C. victor emmanuel ii
D. louis xvi
Answer:
A. garibaldi
24. ………………..himself led an army into the Papal States and defeated the Papal forces at Casgifigaria.
A. queen isabella
B. charles albert
C. victor emmanuel
D. edward vi
Answer:
C. victor emmanuel
25. In 1861, the first Italian Parliament except Rome met at …………..and conferred upon Victor Emmanuel II, the title of “King of Italy.”
A. turin
B. portsmouth
C. algeria
D. hong kong
Answer:
A. turin
26. In the Astro-Prussian war of 1866, also known as the ……………… Weeks War, Victor Emmanuel II helped Prussia.
A. four
B. six
C. seven
D. eight
Answer:
C. seven
27. In the Astro-Prussian war of 1866 Victor Emmanuel II helped……………………..
A. prussia
B. russia
C. spain
D. poland
Answer:
A. prussia
28. Austria was defeated at Sadova. In the Treaty of Prague that followed, Italy obtained ………..as the price of her help to Prussia.
A. malaysia
B. portsmouth
C. venice
D. hong kong
Answer:
C. venice
29. The disasters of France during the Franco-Prussian war led to the withdrawal of the French garrison from……, which was then easily occupied by an Italian army.
A. rome
B. russia
C. portugal
D. spain
Answer:
A. rome
30. ……………..became the capital of the united Italian kingdom.
A. berlin
B. paris
C. washington dc
D. rome
Answer:
D. rome
31. The Holy Roman Emperor had been chosen from the ……… family of the Austrians.
A. hapsburg
B. manchus
C. bourbon
D. stuart
Answer:
A. hapsburg
32. One of the significant developments that have changed the course of history was the unification of Germany under the leadership of……………….
A. britain
B. italy
C. america
D. prussia
Answer:
D. prussia
33. Paradoxically, it was …………….who took the first step towards German unity.
A. louis xv
B. charles albert
C. victor emmanuel ii
D. napoleon
Answer:
D. napoleon
34. After overrunning the various German states and defeating the combined armies of Austria and Russia at…………….., Napoleon formed a political union of German states called the “Confederation of the Rhine.”
A. austerlitz
B. portsmouth
C. malaysia
D. hong kong
Answer:
A. austerlitz
35. After overrunning the various German states and defeating the combined armies of Austria and Russia at Austerlitz, …………..formed a political union of German states called the “Confederation of the Rhine.”
A. hitler
B. charles albert
C. louis xv
D. napoleon
Answer:
D. napoleon
36. The next step towards Germany unity was taken in the direction of commerce. Led by……………, the German states entered into a Zoleverin or Customized Union to avoid the tariff duties levied by each member of the Confederation on another.
A. prussia
B. russia
C. poland
D. newfoundland
Answer:
A. prussia
37. …………….., the prime minister of Germany who unified Germany with his policy of “Blood and Iron.”
A. otto von bismarck
B. von moltke
C. victor emmanuel ii
D. queen isabella
Answer:
A. otto von bismarck
38. The two Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein were inhabited largely by the Germans, but ruled by the King of………………
A. austria
B. italy
C. rome
D. denmark
Answer:
D. denmark
39. …………….was compelled to accept the Peace Treaty of Prague, by which she agreed to withdraw from the German Confederation and recognize any reconstruction of Germany led by Prussia.
A. austria
B. denmark
C. russia
D. rhineland
Answer:
A. austria
40. In 1868, a revolution in Spain deposed ……………
A. queen isabella
B. victor emmanuel ii
C. theodore roosevelt
D. philip ii
Answer:
A. queen isabella
41. In 1868, a revolution in Spain deposed Queen Isabella and the Spaniards offered
the crown to Leopold William I of ……………..
A. prussia
B. italy
C. portugal
D. ghana
Answer:
A. prussia
42. The finishing touch to the unification of Germany was given in 1871 by the
proclamation of ………………..as the Emperor of Germany in the famous “Hall of Mirrors” at Versailles.
A. kaiser william i
B. nicholas ii
C. theodore roosevelt
D. josephine
Answer:
A. kaiser william i
43. The finishing touch to the unification of Germany was given in 1871 by the
proclamation of Kaiser William I as the Emperor of Germany in the famous “Hall of Mirrors” at……………..
A. versailles
B. portsmouth
C. morocco
D. shimonoseki
Answer:
A. versailles
44. The Meiji Restoration was basically a revolution that restored imperial rule to Japan
in…………..
A. 1837
B. 1848
C. 1867
D. 1900
Answer:
C. 1867
45. The Meiji Restoration was basically a revolution that restored imperial rule to
…………..in 1867.
A. japan
B. china
C. korea
D. egypt
Answer:
A. japan
46. The word “………….” means “enlightened rule” and the goal was to combine “western
advancements” with the traditional, “eastern” values.
A. meiji
B. tudor
C. bourbon
D. hannover
Answer:
A. meiji
47. The Russo-Japanese War (1904–05) was fought by Russia and Japan over their interests
in ………….(particularly Manchuria) and Korea.
A. china
B. japan
C. turkey
D. russia
Answer:
A. china
48. Theodore Roosevelt was the ………………President
A. south africa
B. u.s.a
C. philippines
D. india
Answer:
B. u.s.a
49. The Treaty of Portsmouth was signed on September 5,………..
A. 1805
B. 1895
C. 1905
D. 1915
Answer:
C. 1905
50. The Berlin Colonial Conference was a meeting of European powers in Berlin, Germany
in 1884-85 at the invitation of…………….., the Chancellor of Germany.
A. kitchener
B. bismarck
C. theodore roosevelt
D. truman
Answer:
B. bismarck
51. In…………….., Britain declared Egypt a British protectorate.
A. 1862
B. 1882
C. 1895
D. 1905
Answer:
B. 1882
52. Britain and France clashed in a town called Fashoda in Southern ……..on the upper Nile.
A. morocco
B. sudan
C. algeria
D. abyssinia
Answer:
B. sudan
53. At the battle of ………………….in 1898, Kitchener managed to defeat the natives of the
town, Fashoda.
A. morocco
B. omdurman
C. algeria
D. burma
Answer:
B. omdurman
54. The French troops under ……………….occupied Fashoda for France.
A. jean-baptiste marchand
B. theodore roosevelt
C. chang chih-tung
D. dowager tz’u-his
Answer:
A. jean-baptiste marchand
55. …… ruled China from 1644 to 1912 actively sponsored and promoted Confucian culture.
A. manchus
B. hapsburg
C. bourbon
D. tudor
Answer:
A. manchus
56. The Hundred Day Reforms in china was in the year…………
A. 1878
B. 1898
C. 1900
D. 1902
Answer:
B. 1898
57. The Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) ended by the humiliating treaty of ………….in 1895.
A. paris
B. shimonoseki
C. boxer
D. leipzig
Answer:
B. shimonoseki
58. By 1898, …………………had seized Kiaochow from China
A. china
B. germany
C. japan
D. america
Answer:
B. germany
59. Ever since the Taiping Rebellion (1851-1864), Manchu dynasty’s political power had
been decentralized in……………….
A. china
B. germany
C. italy
D. russia
Answer:
A. china
60. Boxer Uprising / Movement (1900) were in ……………
A. china
B. germany
C. japan
D. spain
Answer:
A. china
61. From 1895 to 1898, Shantung was under the rule of Governor ……………..who secretly
encouraged the Boxers to attack Christian missionaries.
A. li ping-heng
B. yuan shih-k’ai
C. chang chih-tung
D. k’ang yu-wei
Answer:
A. li ping-heng
62. In 1899, ……………, the new Shantung governor, gave active support to the Boxer
Movement.
A. yu-hsien
B. kuang-hsu
C. dowager tz’u-hsi
D. theodore roosevelt
Answer:
A. yu-hsien
63. In May………………, the Empress Dowager asked the Boxers to enter Peking to show her
their magical kung-fu.
A. 1900
B. 1905
C. 1908
D. 1911
Answer:
A. 1900
64. The Empress Tz’u-hsi fled ……………..for Xian
A. peking
B. fukien
C. hunan
D. shensi
Answer:
A. peking
65. Taiwan was ceded to ………….in 1895.
A. japan
B. hungary
C. china
D. germany
Answer:
A. japan
66. In 1903, Huang Hsing, who was an overseas student from the province of……………, set
up a revolutionary organization there to work for the overthrow of the Ch’ing dynasty.
A. hungary
B. hunan
C. peking
D. shensi
Answer:
B. hunan
67. In 1904, Huang Hsing was forced to escape to Japan, where he met ………………
A. sun yat-sen
B. liang ch’i-ch’ao
C. k’ang yu-wei
D. yuanshikai
Answer:
A. sun yat-sen
68. In 1903, overseas students formed a “Resist-Russia-Volunteer Corps” for the purpose
of defending China against the Russian aggression in………………
A. manchuria
B. hong kong
C. hungary
D. peking
Answer:
A. manchuria
69. Sun Yat-sen was born in a village near ………….in 1866.
A. kiangsi
B. hong kong
C. hungary
D. canton
Answer:
D. canton
70. At the age of 13, Sun-yat-sen was sent to ……………to join his elder brother who had
started a successful business overseas.
A. taiwan
B. hong kong
C. hungary
D. hawaii
Answer:
D. hawaii
71. Hsing-chung hui was formed by …………….
A. yuan shih-k’ai
B. li hung-chang
C. kuang-hsu
D. sun yat-sen
Answer:
D. sun yat-sen
72. Wuhan Uprising was in October……………….
A. 1811
B. 1821
C. 1901
D. 1911
Answer:
D. 1911
73. Immediately after the Wuhan Uprising in October,1911 in a last attempt to save itself,
the Manchu court recalled………….., who had been forced to retire since 1908.
A. yuan shih-k’ai
B. lloyd george
C. theodore roosevelt
D. sun yat-sen
Answer:
A. yuan shih-k’ai
74. The end of the Ch’ing dynasty was in February ……………..
A. 1812
B. 1832
C. 1843
D. 1912
Answer:
D. 1912
75. On February 12, 1912, under …………..pressure, the Manchu court announced its
abdication.
A. mao’s
B. chiang kai-shek’s
C. sun yat-sen’s
D. yuan’s
Answer:
D. yuan’s
76. During 1894-95, the Sino-Japanese War took place, resulting in the victory of ……over
China.
A. spain
B. china
C. russia
D. japan
Answer:
D. japan
77. The “young Turks” under the leadership of…………………….., the father of modern Turkey,
carried out a revolution in the Ottoman Empire in 1908-1909.
A. mustapha kemal ataturk pasha
B. theodore roosevelt
C. lloyd george
D. william iii
Answer:
A. mustapha kemal ataturk pasha
78. Who was the father of modern Turkey?
A. mustapha kemal ataturk pasha
B. lloyd george
C. theodore roosevelt
D. james i
Answer:
A. mustapha kemal ataturk pasha
79. In 1911, ………….seized the Ottoman provinces of Tripoli and Cyrenaica.
A. italy
B. austria
C. hungary
D. russia
Answer:
A. italy
80. First World War, which started in the year ……….
A. 1904
B. 1912
C. 1914
D. 1918
Answer:
C. 1914
81. The German Kaiser …………….declared that Germany was determined to become a world
power and this would arouse rivalry with Britain.
A. lloyd george
B. william ii
C. theodore roosevelt
D. elizabeth i
Answer:
B. william ii
82. Owing to the Franco-Prussian War of………….., France lost Alsace and Lorraine to
Prussia.
A. 1870
B. 1873
C. 1878
D. 1896
Answer:
A. 1870
83. In 1882, ……………joined the Dual Alliance and thus brought into existence the Triple
Alliance.
A. italy
B. japan
C. czechoslovakia
D. hungary
Answer:
A. italy
84. In 1904, ……………..entered into a defensive alliance with England known as the ‘Entente
Cordiale.’
A. france
B. czechoslovakia
C. hungary
D. china
Answer:
A. france
85. In 1907, …………….joined the ‘Entente Cordiale’, thus bringing into existence the Triple
Entente, which pitted itself against the Triple Alliance.
A. russia
B. romania
C. turkey
D. czechoslovakia d) germany
Answer:
A. russia
86. The murder of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of ……and his wife, on June 28, 1914, by a
fanatical Serbian student in Sarajevo (Bosnia) was the spark that set the World War off.
A. austria
B. czechoslovakia
C. hungary
D. china
Answer:
A. austria
87. The murder of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, on June 28, …………., by a fanatical Serbian student in Sarajevo (Bosnia) was the spark that set the World
War off.
A. 1814
B. 1884
C. 1914
D. 1918
Answer:
C. 1914
88. With the news of the murder of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria and his wife,
Austria decided to crush …………with the support of Germany.
A. yugoslavia
B. serbia
C. czechoslovakia
D. hungary
Answer:
B. serbia
89. ……………. was signed in the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany on March 1918.
A. austria
B. russia
C. yugoslavia
D. czechoslovakia
Answer:
B. russia
90. The U.S.A. declared war against Germany on April 6,…………..
A. 1907
B. 1917
C. 1927
D. 1937
Answer:
B. 1917
91. The Fourteen Points was announced by President Woodrow Wilson of……………….
A. u.s.a.
B. france
C. england
D. italy
Answer:
A. u.s.a.
92. Clemenceau was the Prime Minister of ………………
A. france
B. austria
C. hungary
D. yugoslavia
Answer:
A. france
93. By the Treaty of Versailles, Germany surrendered the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine
and the coal mines of the Saar basin to ………………….
A. france
B. austria
C. yugoslavia
D. czechoslovakia
Answer:
A. france
94. By the Treaty of Versailles, Germany surrendered Eupen and Malmedy to …………………
A. belgium
B. austria
C. hungary
D. yugoslavia
Answer:
A. belgium
95. By the Treaty of Versailles, Germany surrendered Memel to …………. a) Austria b) Lithuania c) Yugoslavia d) Czechoslovakia
99. By the Treaty of Versailles, Germany surrendered Northern Schleswig to ………………….
A. austria
B. denmark
C. hungary
D. yugoslavia
Answer:
B. denmark
96. The Treaty of St. Germaine was imposed on ……………..on September 10, 1919.
A. china
B. hungary
C. austria
D. russia
Answer:
C. austria
97. The Treaty of Neville was forced by the Allies upon …………..on November 27, 1919.
A. yugoslavia
B. turkey
C. hungary
D. bulgaria
Answer:
D. bulgaria
98. The Allied powers imposed the Treaty of Sevres upon …………..on August 10, 1920.
A. turkey
B. china
C. hungary
D. yugoslavia
Answer:
A. turkey
99. To promote international co-operation and peace, the American President
………………decided to create the League of Nations at the Paris Peace Conference.
A. theodore roosevelt
B. woodrow wilson
C. truman
D. kennedy
Answer:
B. woodrow wilson
100. To promote international co-operation and peace, the American President Woodrow
Wilson decided to create the League of Nations at the ………………Peace Conference.
A. paris
B. peking
C. moscow
D. new delhi
Answer:
A. paris
101. Germany entered into a Dual Alliance with Austria-Hungary on ………………
A. 1859
B. 1879
C. 1885
D. 1894
Answer:
B. 1879
102. In 1882……………. entered the Dual Alliance which now became the Triple Alliance.
A. china
B. turkey
C. italy
D. yugoslavia
Answer:
C. italy
103. The Russian Revolution of ………….. led to the establishment of Constitutional
Monarchy in Russia.
A. 1805
B. 1895
C. 1905
D. 1909
Answer:
C. 1905
104. In …………… Russia joined the Entente cordiale which became the Triple Entente.
A. 1807
B. 1857
C. 1867
D. 1907
Answer:
D. 1907
105. In 1911………. seized the Ottoman Provinces of Tripoli and Cyrenaica which lead to the
Balkan Wars.
A. russia
B. italy
C. france
D. turkey
Answer:
B. italy
106. In …………. First World War started in Europe.
A. 1904
B. 1914
C. 1925
D. 1934
Answer:
B. 1914
107. In June 28,1914 Archduke ………………….and his wife are murdered by a Serbian youth
at Sarajevo.
A. mussolini
B. sun yat-sen
C. hitler
D. francis ferdinand
Answer:
D. francis ferdinand
108. In July 20, 1914 ……………..declared war on Serbia.
A. china
B. usa
C. turkey
D. austria
Answer:
D. austria
109. In Aug 1, 1914 – …………..declared war on Russia.
A. germany
B. usa
C. china
D. turkey
Answer:
A. germany
110. In Aug 3, 1914 – Germany declared war on ……………
A. france
B. usa
C. turkey
D. china
Answer:
A. france
111. In Aug 4, 1914 – ……………invaded Belgium.
A. germany
B. britain
C. russia
D. usa
Answer:
A. germany
112. In …………….. Italy and Rumania joined the Allies.
A. 1815
B. 1875
C. 1905
D. 1915
Answer:
D. 1915
113. In 1918 the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed between Germany and……………………
A. russia
B. turkey
C. britain
D. france
Answer:
A. russia
114. In 1918 the Treaty of ………………was signed between Germany and Russia.
A. damascus
B. paris
C. brest-litovsk
D. london
Answer:
C. brest-litovsk
115. In ………….. the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed between Germany and Russia.
A. 1908
B. 1912
C. 1918
D. 1942
Answer:
C. 1918
116. The flashpoint of the First World War is generally regarded as the 1914 assassination
of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, during a state visit to…………….
A. london
B. paris
C. sarajevo
D. damascus
Answer:
C. sarajevo
117. In ……………………Fourteen Points, the League of Nations was first mentioned.
A. trotsky’s
B. woodrow wilson’s
C. truman’s
D. reagan’s
Answer:
B. woodrow wilson’s
118. The League of Nations was established in ……………….
A. 1820
B. 1860
C. 1879
D. 1920
Answer:
D. 1920
119. The League of Nations was dominated by ………..and France – the two key members.
A. turkey
B. greece
C. germany
D. britain
Answer:
D. britain
120. The Assembly of the League of Nations met once a year in Geneva of …………………..
A. sweden
B. switzerland
C. finland
D. bulgaria
Answer:
B. switzerland
121. ……………..president Woodrow Wilson who gave form and shape to the idea of The
League of Nations.
A. american
B. british
C. french
D. italian
Answer:
A. american
122. The League of Nations’ assembly consisted of three representatives of every member
state which met once at…………..
A. geneva
B. turkey
C. genoa
D. hague
Answer:
A. geneva
123. The League of Nations’ council consisted of nine members, ………..of whom were
permanent and rest temporary representing the smaller states.
A. two
B. three
C. four
D. five
Answer:
D. five
124. The international court of justice of the League of Nations was set up at ……………to
decide international disputes.
A. hague
B. geneva
C. paris
D. rome
Answer:
A. hague
125. The international court of justice of the League of Nations consisted of fifteen judges
elected by the assembly for a period of ……………..years.
A. five
B. six
C. seven
D. nine
Answer:
D. nine
126. The League of nations prevented a war between Greece and Bulgaria in…………. and it
settled the Swedish Finnish dispute between Allan Isles.
A. 1825
B. 1865
C. 1905
D. 1925
Answer:
D. 1925
127. On January 15, ……….., a peaceful demonstration led by Father Gapon at St. Petersburg
was fired upon by the Czarist troops.
A. 1805
B. 1815
C. 1905
D. 1922
Answer:
C. 1905
128. On January 15, 1905, a peaceful demonstration led by……………….. ……………at St.
Petersburg was fired upon by the Czarist troops.
A. father gapon
B. trotsky
C. tzar nicholas
D. lenin
Answer:
A. father gapon
129. The Social Democratic Party was founded in 1893 and in 1903; this party was split into
two; the Bolsheviks led by ……………and the Mensheviks led by Martov.
A. nikolai lenin
B. trotsky
C. stalin
D. kerensky
Answer:
A. nikolai lenin
130. In the Russo-Japanese War of…………….., Russia, a giant state, received a crushing
defeat at the hands of Japan, a very small Asian power.
A. 1805
B. 1895
C. 1905
D. 1912
Answer:
C. 1905
131. Czar ………………..of Russia was under the influence of his Czarina Alexandra
Fyodorovna.
A. nicholas ii
B. peter the great
C. louis xv
D. lenin
Answer:
A. nicholas ii
132. Czarina Alexandra Fyodorovna was under the sway of the wicked and notorious monk
………………, who claimed to have spiritual powers that could heal the young prince.
A. peter the great
B. trotsky
C. stalin
D. rasputin
Answer:
D. rasputin
133. A provisional coalition government came into existence in ……………by March 3, 1917,
under the premiership of Prince George Lvov.
A. france
B. britain
C. russia
D. italy
Answer:
C. russia
134. The brilliant leadership and the moving spirit of …………….was responsible for the
October Revolution in Russia.
A. lenin
B. trotsky
C. stalin
D. kerensky e) george lvov
Answer:
A. lenin
135. Under ………………..leadership, the Bolsheviks criticized and exposed the shortcomings
of the Provisional Government.
A. lenin’s
B. trotsky
C. kerensky
D. george lvov
Answer:
A. lenin’s
136. A huge armed demonstration was held against the Provisional Government
in…………….., on July 17, 1917.
A. archangel
B. ukraine
C. murmansk
D. petrograd
Answer:
D. petrograd
137. …………………is rightly considered to be the Father of the Bolshevik Revolution.
A. george lvov
B. trotsky
C. lenin
D. alexander kerensky
Answer:
C. lenin
138. According to the Constitution published and adopted on July 10, ……………………, Russia
was named as the Russian Socialist Federated Soviet Republic.
A. 1902
B. 1908
C. 1918
D. 1926
Answer:
C. 1918
139. In………………., the All-Russian Congress of Soviets created the Union of Soviet Socialist
Republic.
A. 1812
B. 1822
C. 1879
D. 1922
Answer:
D. 1922
140. In………….., Lenin introduced the New Economic Policy (N.E.P) which was a blend of
state socialism and state capitalism.
A. 1901
B. 1911
C. 1921
D. 1927
Answer:
C. 1921
141. In 1921, …………..introduced the New Economic Policy (N.E.P) which was a blend of
state socialism and state capitalism.
A. stalin
B. trotsky
C. alexander kerensky
D. lenin
Answer:
D. lenin
142. After Lenin’s death in 1924, there was a keen struggle between his lieutenants Leon
Trotsky and………………, for taking his place.
A. mao
B. trotsky
C. alexander kerensky
D. joseph stalin
Answer:
D. joseph stalin
143. ……………….inaugurated an era of five-Year plans(1928) in order to convert the weak,
agrarian Russian economy into a powerful and stable industrial economy.
A. trotsky
B. joseph stalin
C. bukharin
D. kamenev
Answer:
B. joseph stalin
144. The monk Rasputin is killed by the nobles in …………..
A. 1806
B. 1816
C. 1879
D. 1916
Answer:
D. 1916
145. On March 2, ………….. Czar Nicholas II forced to abdicate.
A. 1807
B. 1817
C. 1907
D. 1917
Answer:
D. 1917
146. In Mar 3, 1917 – A Provisional coalition government in Russia under the Premiership
of ………….comes into existence.
A. trotsky
B. george lvov
C. bukharin
D. kamenev
Answer:
B. george lvov
147. In July 1917 – An armed demonstration held against the Provisional Government at……
A. lithuania
B. petrograd
C. kurland
D. latvia
Answer:
B. petrograd
148. October …………. – Revolution leads to the establishment of the dictatorship of the
laboring class.
A. 1907
B. 1917
C. 1908
D. 1914
Answer:
B. 1917
149. …………….introduced the New Economic Policy in Russia.
A. lenin
B. trotsky
C. alexander kerensky
D. peter the great
Answer:
A. lenin
150. ……………established a new constitution in USSR in 1936.
A. lenin
B. peter the great
C. trotsky
D. stalin
Answer:
D. stalin
151. The Communist International, abbreviated as Comintern, also known as the …………
International (1919–1943), was an international communist organization.
A. first
B. second
C. third
D. fourth
Answer:
C. third
152. …………………. was founded by Lenin in Moscow in March 1919 to coordinate the world
communist movement.
A. first international
B. second international
C. third international
D. fourth international
Answer:
C. third international
153. Third International was founded by ……………in Moscow in March 1919 to coordinate
the world communist movement.
A. lenin
B. peter the great
C. trotsky
D. stalin
Answer:
A. lenin
154. Third International was founded by Lenin in Moscow in March …………. to coordinate
the world communist movement.
A. 1809
B. 1819
C. 1919
D. 1929
Answer:
C. 1919
155. Stalin publicly disbanded the Comintern in…………….
A. 1833
B. 1843
C. 1863
D. 1943
Answer:
D. 1943
156. The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was in the year………………..
A. 1818
B. 1819
C. 1849
D. 1918
Answer:
D. 1918
157. After the Kronstadt Uprising of March 1921, ……………saw that the situation was
dangerous.
A. lenin
B. bukharin
C. kamenev
D. stalin
Answer:
A. lenin
158. Who proclaimed`, “Everything must be set aside to increase production.”?
A. kerensky
B. bukharin
C. kamenev
D. lenin
Answer:
D. lenin
159. ……………. thought that the collapse of Russian economy was mainly due to the
introduction of ‘War Communism’ during the Civil War.
A. lenin
B. bukharin
C. kamenev
D. stalin
Answer:
A. lenin
160. Who declared a ‘Retreat from Communism’?
A. kerensky
B. bukharin
C. kamenev
D. lenin
Answer:
D. lenin
161. In………….., Lenin introduced the New Economic Policy.
A. 1911
B. 1921
C. 1926
D. 1928
Answer:
B. 1921
162. “In order to take two steps forward”, …………said, “we shall have to take one step
backward.”
A. lenin
B. bukharin
C. kamenev
D. alexander kerensky
Answer:
A. lenin
163. The U.S.A. accorded recognition to the Soviet Union as late as…………….
A. 1733
B. 1833
C. 1863
D. 1933
Answer:
D. 1933
164. The Soviet Union entered the League of Nations only in………………
A. 1934
B. 1936
C. 1937
D. 1938
Answer:
A. 1934
165. The Treaty of Rapallo was between Germany and ………….in 1922
A. portugal
B. spain
C. greece
D. russia
Answer:
D. russia
166. In March 1919, Lenin founded the Third International (or Comintern) in Moscow with …………….as its President.
A. alexander kerensky
B. bukharin
C. kamenev
D. zinoviev
Answer:
D. zinoviev
167. Zinoviev was the President of the …………..from 1920 to1926.
A. comintern
B. league of nations
C. uno
D. bolshevik party
Answer:
A. comintern
168. The Russian Communist Party …………..decided the party policy and thus the policy of
the state
A. politburo
B. orgburo
C. secretariat
D. comintern
Answer:
A. politburo
169. The Russian Communist Party the …………….decided the party organization and party
discipline
A. comintern
B. secretariat
C. politburo
D. orgburo
Answer:
D. orgburo
170. Trotsky joined the Bolshevik Party only in……………….
A. 1907
B. 1917
C. 1927
D. 1937
Answer:
B. 1917
171. ‘Socialism in One Country’ is associated with……………….
A. benito mussolini
B. stalin
C. lenin
D. trotsky
Answer:
B. stalin
172. …………..deeply believed that a socialist country could not be built up in Russia unless
the revolution spread to other parts of the world.
A. trotsky
B. benito mussolini
C. bismarck
D. count cavour
Answer:
A. trotsky
173. ………….advocated ‘socialism in one country’.
A. stalin
B. benito mussolini
C. trotsky
D. lenin
Answer:
A. stalin
174. ……………….believed that Russia, with her vast resources, could build up herself as a
socialist country alone, without support from the outside.
A. lenin
B. trotsky
C. stalin
D. peter the great
Answer:
C. stalin
175. ‘There was no need for a world revolution’ who said?.
A. stalin
B. benito mussolini
C. trotsky
D. lenin
Answer:
A. stalin
176. On January 21, 1924, ……………died.
A. peter the great
B. trotsky
C. lenin
D. james ii
Answer:
C. lenin
177. In……………., Trotsky was deported from Russia.
A. 1819
B. 1829
C. 1879
D. 1929
Answer:
D. 1929
178. In 1940, Trotsky was assassinated in……………………
A. brazil
B. spain
C. greece
D. mexico
Answer:
D. mexico
179. ……………..thought that rapid industrialization and collectivization of agriculture would
transform Russia into a rich and strong socialist state.
A. stalin
B. trotsky
C. mussolini
D. peter the great
Answer:
A. stalin
180. …………………. Made use of the State Planning Commission (Gosplan) to make a survey of
the country’s economic resources.
A. benito mussolini
B. stalin
C. trotsky
D. lenin
Answer:
B. stalin
181. ……………. Denounced the ‘Jewish’ Communism in ‘My Struggle’, and pointed out that he
would attack Russia.
A. hitler
B. benito mussolini
C. trotsky
D. lenin
Answer:
A. hitler
182. Italian dictatorship was initiated by………………….
A. hitler
B. trotsky
C. lenin
D. benito mussolini
Answer:
D. benito mussolini
183. ………………..developed the concept of the ‘Corporate State.’
A. lenin
B. trotsky
C. mussolini
D. hitler
Answer:
C. mussolini
184. In 1923, ………….secured the island of Corfu (that was in Greece).
A. mussolini
B. trotsky
C. lenin
D. peter the great
Answer:
A. mussolini
185. In October…………….., Italy and Germany formed a close alliance known as the Berlin- Rome Axis.
A. 1916
B. 1926
C. 1927
D. 1936
Answer:
D. 1936
186. In October 1936, Italy and …….formed a close alliance known as the Berlin-Rome Axis.
A. greece
B. spain
C. germany
D. moscow
Answer:
C. germany
187. In…………., Italy joined the Anti-Comintern Pact against Russia.
A. 1935
B. 1937
C. 1939
D. 1945
Answer:
B. 1937
188. Mussolini entered World War II on June 10,…………..
A. 1930
B. 1940
C. 1942
D. 1947
Answer:
B. 1940
189. Adolf Hitler, an ………………by birth, joined the German army during World War I.
A. austrian
B. british
C. french
D. italian
Answer:
A. austrian
190. Reichstag was the …………….Parliament
A. italian
B. british
C. french
D. german
Answer:
D. german
191. On June 30, 1934 ……………….massacred thousands of socialists for treason, for which
the day came to be known as ’Bloody Saturday.’
A. adolf hitler
B. trotsky
C. mussolini
D. lenin
Answer:
A. adolf hitler
192. On October 14, 1933, ……………….gave notice of withdrawal from the League of Nations
and the Disarmament Conference.
A. france
B. spain
C. britain
D. germany
Answer:
D. germany
193. On March 19, 1935, …………violated Part V of the Treaty of Versailles by re-introducing
military conscription.
A. germany
B. spain
C. britain
D. france
Answer:
A. germany
194. On March 7, 1936, …………..dispatched troops to remilitarize the Rhineland.
A. peter the great
B. mussolini
C. lenin
D. hitler
Answer:
D. hitler
195. To expand German territory and power, ……………followed a policy of naked
aggression.
A. lenin
B. miguel primo de rivera
C. hitler
D. peter the great
Answer:
C. hitler
196. With the help of……………, Hitler annexed Austria on March 11, 1938.
A. italy
B. spain
C. britain
D. france
Answer:
A. italy
197. On March 15, 1939, …………invaded and annexed Czechoslovakia.
A. count cavour
B. lenin
C. peter the great
D. hitler
Answer:
D. hitler
198. ………….. launched an armed attack on Poland, on September 1, 1939.
A. hitler
B. miguel primo de rivera
C. lenin
D. mussolini
Answer:
A. hitler
199. The ‘Cortes’ was the National Assembly in………………
A. portugal
B. britain
C. france
D. italy
Answer:
A. portugal
200. In ……………… Mussolini formed a political party which he names as Fascisti.
A. 1906
B. 1909
C. 1919
D. 1927
Answer:
C. 1919
201. October 30, 1922 – King Victor Emmanuel III invited …………….to form the government
in Rome.
A. hitler
B. lenin
C. winston churchill
D. mussolini
Answer:
D. mussolini
202. January 1930 – General Miguel Primo de Riviera of …………resigned from his office.
A. france
B. britain
C. spain
D. italy
Answer:
C. spain
203. In 1931 – …………….invaded Manchuria.
A. france
B. britain
C. japan
D. italy
Answer:
C. japan
204. A Republic was established in …………under the leadership of Zamora.
A. britain
B. spain
C. france
D. italy
Answer:
B. spain
205. In 1932 – ………….acquired a German Citizenship.
A. lenin
B. winston churchill
C. chamberlain
D. hitler
Answer:
D. hitler
206. In …………….. The Nazi party acquired 44% seats in the Reichstag (German Parliament)
A. 1931
B. 1933
C. 1938
D. 1941
Answer:
B. 1933
207. In August …………. – After the death of President Hindenburg, Hitler became an absolute
ruler and is called the Fuehrer.
A. 1924
B. 1934
C. 1937
D. 1942
Answer:
B. 1934
208. In ………… – Italy invaded Ethiopia.
A. 1905
B. 1915
C. 1935
D. 1937
Answer:
C. 1935
209. The Second World War can be traced to the Treaty of Versailles, which had been
imposed on………………
A. germany
B. britain
C. france
D. italy
Answer:
A. germany
210. In 1931, Japan grabbed Manchuria from…………..
A. italy
B. britain
C. france
D. china
Answer:
D. china
211. World War II began with Hitler’s attack on Poland on September 1,………………
A. 1909
B. 1919
C. 1939
D. 1946
Answer:
C. 1939
212. The Anglo-Russian Alliance was formed on July 22, ……………, for mutual military aid in
the war against Germany.
A. 1901
B. 1911
C. 1931
D. 1941
Answer:
D. 1941
213. The American fleet in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, was bombed by the Japanese on December
7,…………..
A. 1921
B. 1933
C. 1941
D. 1945
Answer:
C. 1941
214. Winston Churchill was the Prime Minister of…………..
A. britain
B. france
C. italy
D. u.s.a
Answer:
A. britain
215. Franklin D. Roosevelt was the President of …………
A. u.s.a
B. britain
C. france
D. italy
Answer:
A. u.s.a
216. Japan continued to battle until atom bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
on August 6 and 9, …………….respectively, by the United States.
A. 1935
B. 1945
C. 1947
D. 1949
Answer:
B. 1945
217. During the Second World War, the Nazi dictator, …………initiated a movement that
aimed at wiping out the whole race of Jews which was called the holocaust.
A. lenin
B. winston churchill
C. chamberlain
D. adolf hitler
Answer:
D. adolf hitler
218. After the war, Japan was placed under the control of the Far Eastern Commission with
General …………….as the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces.
A. mac arthur
B. lenin
C. hindenburg
D. victor emmanuel iii
Answer:
A. mac arthur
219. In 1931 Japan captured……………
A. leningrad
B. greece
C. manchuria
D. peking
Answer:
C. manchuria
220. In 1938 …………..annexed Austria.
A. britain
B. germany
C. france
D. italy
Answer:
B. germany
221. September 3, 1939 – Britain and France declared war on ………….
A. britain
B. greece
C. leningrad
D. germany
Answer:
D. germany
222. September 1939 – ……………..attacked and captured Denmark and Norway.
A. germany
B. greece
C. leningrad
D. yugoslavia
Answer:
A. germany
223. November 30, 1939 – Soviet Union invaded………………
A. usa
B. greece
C. leningrad
D. finland
Answer:
D. finland
224. Battle of Britain was in the year………………..
A. 1930
B. 1940
C. 1942
D. 1946
Answer:
B. 1940
225. December 7, 1941 – …………..attacked Pearl Harbor.
A. usa
B. japan
C. malaysia
D. hong kong
Answer:
B. japan
226. December ……………. Germany and Italy declared war on USA.
A. 1911
B. 1921
C. 1931
D. 1941
Answer:
D. 1941
227. August 1945 – US dropped Atomic bomb on Hiroshima, (6th) and Nagasaki (9th), in ……
A. malaysia
B. china
C. japan
D. luxembourg
Answer:
C. japan
228. …………. attacked Poland on September 1, 1939.
A. hitler
B. john f. kennedy
C. lenin
D. hindenburg
Answer:
A. hitler
229. The U.S.A. entered the Second World War when …….attacked the Pearl Harbor in 1940.
A. belgium
B. malaysia
C. luxembourg
D. japan
Answer:
D. japan
230. The United Nations Organization was established in………………..
A. 1935
B. 1945
C. 1947
D. 1949
Answer:
B. 1945
231. In August …………… the Atlantic Charter was issued by the U.S. President Roosevelt and
the British Prime Minister Churchill.
A. 1901
B. 1911
C. 1921
D. 1941
Answer:
D. 1941
232. In October 1944, a scheme for the establishment of an international security
organization was discussed at Dumbarton Oaks Conference held in………………….
A. washington dc
B. san francisco
C. malaysia
D. luxembourg
Answer:
A. washington dc
233. The Yalta Conference held in 1945 in which the U.S. President Roosevelt, the British
Prime Minister Churchill and the Soviet Prime Minister …………met to resolve to call for a session of the United Nations.
A. lenin
B. stalin
C. winston churchill
D. hindenburg
Answer:
B. stalin
234. ……………started functioning from 24th October, 1945.
A. u.n.o.
B. cento
C. seato
D. usa
Answer:
A. u.n.o.
235. Headquarters of UNO was at…………………
A. new york
B. jerusalem
C. malaysia
D. hague
Answer:
A. new york
236. The Security Council is the executive body of the ……………
A. u.n.o.
B. cento
C. seato
D. unicef
Answer:
A. u.n.o.
237. The seat of The International Court of Justice of the U.N.O. is at ……………..in
Netherlands.
A. jerusalem
B. hague
C. malaysia
D. belgium
Answer:
B. hague
238. United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) was established
in…………….
A. 1936
B. 1946
C. 1948
D. 1949
Answer:
B. 1946
239. Headquarters of UNICEF is………………….
A. new jersey
B. jerusalem
C. belgium
D. new york
Answer:
D. new york
240. World Health Organization (WHO) was founded in April 1948 with its headquarters
at……………..
A. geneva
B. czechoslovakia
C. jerusalem
D. malaysia
Answer:
A. geneva
241. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was
founded in 1946 with its headquarters at…………………
A. paris
B. czechoslovakia
C. jerusalem
D. belgium
Answer:
A. paris
242. 1941 – The US president Roosevelt and the ……………Prime Minister Churchill issued
declaration called the Atlantic Charter.
A. spanish
B. british
C. portuguese
D. african
Answer:
B. british
243. The UNICEF was established in …………. with its headquarters at New York.
A. 1916
B. 1926
C. 1928
D. 1946
Answer:
D. 1946
244. November 1946 UNESCO was established with its head quarters at……………..
A. paris
B. belgium
C. thailand
D. czechoslovakia
Answer:
A. paris
245. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was set up as the world´s “Atoms for
Peace” organization in …………..within the United Nations family.
A. 1907
B. 1917
C. 1927
D. 1957
Answer:
D. 1957
246. The post World War II period saw a new kind of international relations set in. It was
neither an era of peace nor of war. The major power blocs were the Western Bloc, led by The United States and Great Britain and, the Eastern Bloc, led by the…………….
A. soviet union
B. malaysia
C. belgium
D. america
Answer:
A. soviet union
247. The term ‘Cold War’ was first coined by Bernard Baruch, an ……………statesman and
later popularized by Professor Lippmann.
A. american
B. belgian
C. spanish
D. british
Answer:
A. american
248. The Truman Doctrine was announced by President Truman in the American Congress
on March 12,…………..
A. 1947
B. 1949
C. 1957
D. 1958
Answer:
A. 1947
249. Who declared that the United States must adopt a policy to support free peoples who
were resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures?
A. truman
B. john f. kennedy
C. yasser arafat
D. lenin
Answer:
A. truman
250. The North Atlantic Treaty was signed in ………….on April 4, 1949.
A. washington
B. malaysia
C. belgium
D. paris
Answer:
A. washington
251. ……………….., a career Foreign Service Officer, formulated the policy of “containment,”
the basic United States strategy for fighting the cold war with the Soviet Union.
A. george f. kennan
B. george c. marshall
C. john f. kennedy
D. yuri andropov
Answer:
A. george f. kennan
252. Harry S. Truman was the president of ………………..
A. usa
B. french
C. soviet union
D. portugal
Answer:
A. usa
253. Cominform was founded in ………………….
A. 1917
B. 1927
C. 1937
D. 1947
Answer:
D. 1947
254. Cominform was a Soviet-dominated organization of Communist parties founded in September 1947 at a conference of Communist party leaders in Szklarska
Poręba,…………………
A. poland
B. belgium
C. thailand
D. czechoslovakia
Answer:
A. poland
255. The initial seat of Cominform was located in …………….(then the capital of the
Federative People’s Republic of Yugoslavia).
A. belgrade
B. luxembourg
C. belgium
D. thailand
Answer:
A. belgrade
256. After the expulsion of Yugoslavia from Cominform in June…………….., the seat was
moved to Bucharest, Romania.
A. 1908
B. 1918
C. 1948
D. 1953
Answer:
C. 1948
257. The Second World War ended in …………. with the defeat of Nazi Germany.
A. 1915
B. 1925
C. 1935
D. 1945
Answer:
D. 1945
258. In the …………….Agreement of 2 August 1945, the four victorious allies – the USA,
Soviet Union, England and France – decided to divide Germany up into four occupied zones.
A. potsdam
B. luxembourg
C. belgium
D. thailand
Answer:
A. potsdam
259. The Berlin Wall fell in November …………………
A. 1949
B. 1959
C. 1969
D. 1989
Answer:
D. 1989
260. Germany was reunified on 3 October………………..
A. 1940
B. 1950
C. 1960
D. 1990
Answer:
D. 1990
261. Under the guidance of Soviet Russia, a founding meeting of the Chinese Communist
party (CCP) was held in ……….in July 1921.
A. luxembourg
B. shanghai
C. thailand
D. hunan
Answer:
B. shanghai
262. On October 1, …………., Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong declared the creation
of the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
A. 1939
B. 1949
C. 1953
D. 1956
Answer:
B. 1949
263. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created in …………. by the United States,
Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union.
A. 1939
B. 1949
C. 1951
D. 1959
Answer:
B. 1949
264. South East Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) was formed in………….
A. 1944
B. 1954
C. 1957
D. 1959
Answer:
B. 1954
265. Which was the Headquarters of SEATO?
A. czechoslovakia
B. bangkok
C. jerusalem
D. malaysia
Answer:
B. bangkok
266. SEATO was formally disbanded in…………..
A. 1967
B. 1977
C. 1979
D. 1987
Answer:
B. 1977
267. The Warsaw Treaty Organization (also known as the Warsaw Pact) was a political and
military alliance established on May 14, 1955 between the …………….and several Eastern European countries.
A. soviet union
B. jerusalem
C. malaysia
D. america
Answer:
A. soviet union
268. The Warsaw Pact officially disbanded in March and July of …………. following the
dissolution of the Soviet Union.
A. 1931
B. 1941
C. 1991
D. 1992
Answer:
C. 1991
269. The ……………..pact was a defensive organization for promoting shared political,
military and economic goals founded in 1955 by Turkey, Iraq, Great Britain, Pakistan and Iran.
A. baghdad
B. jerusalem
C. soviet union
D. malaysia
Answer:
A. baghdad
270. The main purpose of the …………Pact was to prevent communist incursions and foster
peace in the Middle East.
A. baghdad
B. albania
C. poland
D. palestine
Answer:
A. baghdad
271. ………………. was renamed the Central Treaty Organization, or CENTO, in 1959 after Iraq
pulled out of the Pact.
A. baghdad
B. hungary
C. bulgaria
D. romania
Answer:
A. baghdad
272. CENTO was formally disbanded in…………….
A. 1959
B. 1969
C. 1979
D. 1989
Answer:
C. 1979
273. In…………, the Suez Canal became the focus of a major world conflict.
A. 1916
B. 1926
C. 1956
D. 1958
Answer:
C. 1956
274. In the late 19th century ………….arose as a nationalist and political movement aimed at
restoring the land of Israel as a national home for the Jewish people.
A. zionism
B. cento
C. lollards
D. judaism
Answer:
A. zionism
275. The first Zionist congress took place in 1897 in Basel under the guidance of
……………..journalist Theodor Herzl.
A. austrian
B. lebanon
C. soviet union
D. american
Answer:
A. austrian
276. Who wrote the book “The Jewish State”?
A. theodor herzl
B. john f. kennedy
C. nikita khrushchev
D. fidel castro
Answer:
A. theodor herzl
277. The PLO was created in …………………
A. 1914
B. 1924
C. 1944
D. 1964
Answer:
D. 1964
278. By 1967 the ………………had decided that their primary goal was the destruction of the
state of Israel.
A. plo
B. zionism
C. cominform
D. cento
Answer:
A. plo
279. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was formally dissolved on 25th
December,…………..
A. 1941
B. 1951
C. 1967
D. 1991
Answer:
D. 1991
280. …………….led the USSR from 1962-1982.
A. leonid brezhnev
B. stalin
C. khrushchev
D. cherenkov
Answer:
A. leonid brezhnev
281. In 1894 ……………..founded the Chinese Revival society.
A. dr. sun yat sen
B. chiang kai-shek
C. mao
D. yuanshikai
Answer:
A. dr. sun yat sen
282. The Boxer Rebellion in China was in ………………
A. 1800
B. 1890
C. 1900
D. 1907
Answer:
C. 1900
283. The Manchu dynasty was overthrown in a revolution of …………….
A. 1879
B. 1891
C. 1911
D. 1921
Answer:
C. 1911
284. Japan captured Manchuria and withdrew from the League of Nations in ……………
A. 1911
B. 1921
C. 1931
D. 1935
Answer:
C. 1931
285. In 1941 …………..attacked the American Fleet at Pearl Harbor.
A. china
B. japan
C. britain
D. spain
Answer:
B. japan
286. In 1949 Indonesia becomes independent from …………rule.
A. none
B. dutch french
C. spanish
D. british
Answer:
B. dutch french