World History - General Knowledge Questions

1 .
When the European Union formed, nations began to
A)
cooperate on law enforcement
B)
abolish many geographic boundaries
C)
create one unified education system
D)
eliminate their home governments

Correct Answer :   cooperate on law enforcement

2 .
Which country was a part of the Axis Powers during World War 2 ?
A)
Yugoslavia
B)
Poland
C)
Belgium
D)
Hungary

Correct Answer :   Hungary

3 .
Nuclear bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during the
A)
World War I
B)
World War II
C)
Asian War I
D)
Gulf War II

Correct Answer :   World War II

4 .
During the 1950's American consumers
A)
emphasized the importance of nurturing children
B)
purchased new labor saving appliances
C)
became a symbol of youth culture
D)
All of the above

Correct Answer :   purchased new labor saving appliances

5 .
When did civil rights become part of the constitution?
A)
1964
B)
1965
C)
1966
D)
1967

Correct Answer :   1964

According to the civil rights act 1964, the civil rights became part of the US constitution.

6 .
During the reign of which dynasty was the Great Wall of China constructed?
A)
Sung
B)
Tang
C)
Han
D)
Chin

Correct Answer :   Chin

7 .
In 1537, which English King declared Feb14 of St. Valentine's Day?
A)
Henry V
B)
Henry VI
C)
Henry VII
D)
Henry VIII

Correct Answer :   Henry VII

8 .
What was true about the progressive movement?
A)
Members were essentially rural
B)
progressives held no issues in common with populist movement
C)
Women left traditional roles to become active in reform during the Progressive Movement.
D)
All of the above

Correct Answer :   Women left traditional roles to become active in reform during the Progressive Movement.

The Progressive Era took place in the US from the 1890s to the1920s. The movement was an effort to reform the government andeliminate the corruption within it. Social activists also wanted toreform the educational system, the insurance industry, thechurches, and many other things they felt were out of control, andnot working in the best interests of the citizens.

9 .
Alexander Kerensky was
A)
the head of the Provisional Government in Russia before the October Revolution
B)
a close confidant of Lenin, with whose help the Czar was dethroned
C)
the head of the Czar’s army
D)
an advisor of Joseph Stalin

Correct Answer :   the head of the Provisional Government in Russia before the October Revolution

Alexander Fyodorovich Kerensky was a Russian lawyer and revolutionary who was a key political figure in the Russian Revolutionof 1917. After the February Revolution of 1917 he joined the newly formed Russian Provisional Government

10 .
In which year Pakistan became a federal republic?
A)
1948
B)
1956
C)
1971
D)
1975

Correct Answer :   1956

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