World History MCQs
World History Multiple Choice Quiz Questions (MCQs) on Ancient World History, Medieval World History and Modern World History for various UPSC, PCS and other Competitive Examinations.
21. Which of the following was the official name of Lenin’s new government?
[A] The Soviet of the People’s Commissars
[B] The Politburo
[C] The Executive Committee
[D] The Supreme Soviet
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Correct Answer: A [The Soviet of the People’s Commissars]
Notes:
The Soviet of the People’s Commissars was the official name of Lenin’s new government. Vladimir Lenin became the head of the new government of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.
22. Which of the following were the opponents of Bolsheviks in Russian Civil War?
[A] Democrats
[B] Monarchists
[C] Moderate socialists
[D] All of the above
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Correct Answer: D [All of the above]
Notes:
Democrats, monarchists and moderate socialists all were the opponents of Bolsheviks in Russian Civil War. It was a multi-party civil war in the former Russian Empire. It took place immediately after the two Russian Revolutions of 1917.
23. Which of the following led the procession of workers to the event “Bloody Sunday” in Russia?
[A] Stalin
[B] Lenin
[C] Friedrich Engels
[D] Father Gapon
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Correct Answer: D [Father Gapon]
Notes:
Father Gapon led the procession of workers to the event “Bloody Sunday” in Russia. In the procession, unarmed demonstrators were fired upon by soldiers of the Imperial Guard as they marched towards the Winter Palace to present a petition to Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.
24. Who was the leader of Russia during the March Revolution?
[A] Joseph Stalin
[B] Czar Nicholas
[C] Vladimir Lenin
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: C [Vladimir Lenin]
Notes:
Tsar Nicholas II ruled Russia in 1917, while Bolshevik Vladmir Lenin lived in exile. However by October, the revolution had reversed their roles, leaving the former tsar a prisoner and Lenin holding all the power.
25. Which of the following nations was not a part of Marshall Plan?
[A] Great Britain
[B] France
[C] Germany
[D] Japan
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Correct Answer: D [Japan]
Notes:
Japan was not a part of Marshall Plan. The objective of Marshall Plan was to provide aid to the recipients essentially on a per capita basis, with larger amounts given to major industrial powers, like West Germany, France and Great Britain.
26. Which ruler got finally defeated in the “Battle of Waterloo”?
[A] Adolf Hitler
[B] Otto von Bismarck
[C] Napoleon Bonaparte
[D] Benito Mussolini
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Correct Answer: C [Napoleon Bonaparte]
Notes:
Battle of Waterloo was fought on 18 June 1815, near Waterloo in Belgium, part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands at the time. A French army under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition: A British-led coalition consisting of units from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Hanover, Brunswick, and Nassau, under the command of the Duke of Wellington; and a Prussian army under the command of Field Marshal von Blucher. This battle marked the final defeat of Napoleon and the end of the Napoleonic Wars. The defeat at Waterloo ended Napoleon’s rule as Emperor of France and ended his First French Empire.
27. Which country’s political party was the “Nazi Party”?
[A] France
[B] Germany
[C] Italy
[D] Russia
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Correct Answer: B [Germany]
Notes:
The National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP), commonly referred as the Nazi Party, was a far-right political party in Germany that was active between 1920 and 1945, that created and supported the ideology of National Socialism. The Nazi Party emerged from the German nationalist, racist and populist Freikorps paramilitary culture, which fought against the communist uprisings in post-World War I Germany. The party was created to draw workers away from communism and into nationalism. Initially, Nazi political strategy focused on anti-big business, anti-bourgeois, and anti-capitalist rhetoric, although this was later downplayed to gain the support of business leaders, and in the 1930s the party’s main focus shifted to antisemitic and anti-Marxist themes.
28. Which country was the location of the “Beer Hall Putsch”?
[A] France
[B] Italy
[C] Germany
[D] Russia
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Correct Answer: C [Germany]
Notes:
Germany was the location of the “Beer Hall Putsch”. The Beer Hall Putsch, also known as the Munich Putsch or the Hitlerputsch or the Hitler–Ludendorff-Putsch, was a failed coup d’etat by the Nazi Party (NSDAP) leader Adolf Hitler to seize power in Munich, Bavaria, which took place on 8–9 November 1923. Approximately two thousand Nazis were marching to the Feldherrnhalle, in the city centre, when they were confronted by a police cordon, which resulted in the deaths of 16 Nazi party members and four police officers. Hitler, who was wounded during the clash, escaped immediate arrest. After two days, he was arrested and charged with treason. The putsch brought Hitler to the attention of the German nation and generated front-page headlines in newspapers around the world. His arrest was followed by a 24-day trial, which was widely publicised and gave him a platform to express his nationalist sentiments to the nation. Hitler was found guilty of treason and sentenced to five years in Landsberg Prison, where he dictated Mein Kampf to his fellow prisoners Emil Maurice and Rudolf Hess. On 20 December 1924, having served only nine months, Hitler was released. Once released, Hitler redirected his focus towards obtaining power through legal means rather than revolution or force, and accordingly changed his tactics, further developing Nazi propaganda.
29. Which of the following is correct regarding the period of “Nazi Germany”?
[A] 1933-1941
[B] 1933-1943
[C] 1933-1945
[D] 1933-1947
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Correct Answer: C [1933-1945]
Notes:
The period of Nazi Germany, also known as the Third Reich, began with the rise of the Nazi Party to power in 1933 and ended with the defeat of Germany in 1945. The Nazi Party, led by Adolf Hitler, came to power through a combination of political maneuvering, propaganda, and repression. Once in power, the Nazis implemented their vision of a totalitarian state based on their ideology of National Socialism, which combined elements of racism, militarism, and anti-Semitism.
30. Which two countries fought the “Battle of the Metaxas Line”?
[A] Greece Vs. Nazi Germany
[B] Greece Vs. Fascist Italy
[C] Greece Vs. Ottoman Turkey
[D] Greece Vs. USSR
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Correct Answer: A [Greece Vs. Nazi Germany]
Notes:
The Battle of the Metaxas Line, also known in Greece as the Battle of the Forts, was the first battle during the German invasion of Greece in World War II. The Germans succeeded in capturing several individual forts but failed to breach the fortified Metaxas Line in general. The capture of Thessaloniki forced the Greek East Macedonia Army Section to surrender on the 10th of April and the Metaxas Line battle was over.
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