A World History Quiz: The Modern Time Period Part- II

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1.

Who was one of the founders of the Chinese Communist Party?
- A.
  
  Hitler
- B.
  
  Mao Zedong
- C.
  
  Chiang Kai-Shek
- D.
  
  Stalin
2.

What was the name of the alliance established by European Communist nations in response to NATO?
- A.
  
  Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
- B.
  
  Second World
- C.
  
  Warsaw Pact
- D.
  
  Iron Curtain
3.

__________ was represented at the Paris Peace Conference by David Lloyd George.
- A.
  
  USA
- B.
  
  France
- C.
  
  Germany
- D.
  
  Great Britain
4.

During WWI what did the British navy do to prevent supplies from reaching Germany ports?
- A.
  
  Trenches
- B.
  
  Blockade
- C.
  
  Airplanes
- D.
  
  Machine guns
5.

What type of people believe in equality of outcome?
- A.
  
  Socialists and communists
- B.
  
  Liberty people
- C.
  
  Capitalists
- D.
  
  Constitutionalists
6.

What happened between the trenches on the first Christmas of the Great War?
- A.
  
  Germans dug tunnels and made a surprise attack on the British.
- B.
  
  Americans provided new machine guns for the British.
- C.
  
  Soldiers on both sides met each other without weapons and sang Christmas carols including the most famous song, Silent Night, Holy Night.
- D.
  
  British used chemical gas for the first time in war.
7.

With which of the following is Karl Marx most closely associated?
- A.
  
  Communism
- B.
  
  Trade unionism
- C.
  
  Freedom
- D.
  
  Utilitarianism
8.

Who were the Zionists?
- A.
  
  French journalists who opposed an army cover-up
- B.
  
  People who wanted a homeland in Palestine for the Jews
- C.
  
  Founders of France's Third Republic
- D.
  
  Supporters of the British Parliament
9.

What was the biggest fear of constantly wet feet during war?
- A.
  
  Trench foot
- B.
  
  Sweaty feet
- C.
  
  Cramps
- D.
  
  Loss of appetite
10.

All of the following joined the Axis Powers EXCEPT
- A.
  
  France
- B.
  
  Germany.
- C.
  
  Italy
- D.
  
  Japan
11.

Which of the following was a key idea in the free-market system?
- A.
  
  Protect the nation's industries from foreign competition
- B.
  
  Give government complete control of the means of production
- C.
  
  Establish minimum wages and maximum working hours
- D.
  
  Limited government interference in economic matters
12.

What event provoked the secession of the Southern states from the United States?
- A.
  
  Election of Abraham Lincoln
- B.
  
  Attack by the British
- C.
  
  War with Mexico
- D.
  
  The Emancipation Proclamation
13.

What does the D in D-Day mean?
- A.
  
  Destruction
- B.
  
  Day
- C.
  
  Demolition
- D.
  
  Doomsday
14.

Which two African countries were never colonized by European imperial powers?
- A.
  
  Nigeria and South Africa
- B.
  
  Ethiopia and Liberia
- C.
  
  French West Africa and Algeria
- D.
  
  Egypt and the Sudan
15.

Where were atomic bombs dropped?
- A.
  
  Dresden and Berlin
- B.
  
  Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- C.
  
  Tokyo and Hong Kong
- D.
  
  Leyte Island and Midway
16.

In the 1940s and 1950s, what did the region described as being "behind the iron curtain" include?
- A.
  
  German Democratic Republic, or East Germany
- B.
  
  Soviet Union only
- C.
  
  Democratic nations of Western Europe
- D.
  
  Soviet Union and its satellite nations
17.

The territory between the trenches was known as _____________________.
- A.
  
  No-Man’s Land
- B.
  
  Front line land
- C.
  
  Never-Never Land
- D.
  
  The battle land
18.

What is the policy of glorifying power and keeping an army prepared for war?
- A.
  
  Imperialism
- B.
  
  Patriotism
- C.
  
  Nationalism
- D.
  
  Militarism
19.

Who organized the D-Day invasion as the supreme commander of the Western Allied forces in Europe?
- A.
  
  General George Patton
- B.
  
  General Erwin Rommel
- C.
  
  General Dwight D. Eisenhower
- D.
  
  General Bernard Montgomery
20.

What were Gandhi's tactics for resistance to British rule?
- A.
  
  Riots and street killings
- B.
  
  The purge
- C.
  
  Non-violent resistance and civil disobedience
- D.
  
  Attacking British government buildings
21.

The United States and the Soviet Union had a dangerous crisis over the presence of Soviet missiles in
- A.
  
  Cuba.
- B.
  
  Iraq.
- C.
  
  Afghanistan.
- D.
  
  Iran.
22.

What was the French port city near the Belgian border from which a fleet of British ships and civilian boats evacuated soldiers in 1940?
- A.
  
  Luftwaffe
- B.
  
  Maginot Line
- C.
  
  Normandy
- D.
  
  Dunkirk
23.

Nazism was the German form of
- A.
  
  A coalition government.
- B.
  
  Socialism.
- C.
  
  Fascism.
- D.
  
  Communism.
24.

What caused people to like fascism in Italy and Germany?
- A.
  
  People had a fear of Communist revolution.
- B.
  
  Fascists promised a loss of individual rights.
- C.
  
  Fascists wanted to control industry.
- D.
  
  All of the above
25.

The title of Hitler's book Mein Kampf in English is
- A.
  
  Master Race.
- B.
  
  Well-Being.
- C.
  
  My Country.
- D.
  
  My Struggle.