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.
41. Which one of the following U.S. President visited China in 1972 for strengthening diplomatic ties?
[A] Richard Nixon
[B] George Bush (Senior)
[C] D. Eisenhower
[D] J. F. Kennedy
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Correct Answer: A [Richard Nixon]
Notes:
On February 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon arrived in China, becoming the first U.S. president to do so since China was established in 1949. This was an important event because the U.S. was seeking to improve relations with a Communist country during the Cold War.
42. Which U.S. President announced the “New Deal” for economic recovery in the aftermath of the Great Depression?
[A] Abraham Lincoln
[B] Benjamin Franklin
[C] Roosevelt
[D] J.F. Kennedy
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Correct Answer: C [Roosevelt]
Notes:
The New Deal was a series of domestic programs enacted in the United States between 1933 and 1938, and a few that came later. They included both laws passed by Congress as well as presidential executive orders during the first term (1933–37) of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
43. Who said, “Adolf Hitler is Germany and Germany is Adolf Hitler. He who pledges himself to Hitler pledges himself to Germany”?
[A] R. Hess
[B] Mussolini
[C] Hitler
[D] Communist International
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Correct Answer: A [R. Hess]
Notes:
Rudolf Hess, on 25 February 1934, said: “Adolf Hitler is Germany and Germany is Adolf Hitler. He who takes an oath to Hitler takes an oath to Germany!” About a million Nazi Party officials had gathered on this day at points around Germany to swear an oath to Adolf Hitler.
44. During the war Germany and its allies were called:
[A] Allied Powers
[B] Control Powers
[C] Central Powers
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: C [Central Powers]
Notes:
During the war Germany and its allies were called Central Powers. England and her allies were called Allied Powers. Germany entered the war to defend Austria. Shortly all the powers in the hostile camps were automatically drawn into the war.
45. Russian Social Democratic Party was formed by:
[A] Karl Marx
[B] Lenin
[C] Rusputin
[D] George Plekhanov
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Correct Answer: D [George Plekhanov]
Notes:
In Russia when the workers’ organizations were set up they were dominated by Marx’s ideas on socialism. In 1883, the Russian Social Democratic Party was formed by George Plekhanov, a follower of Marx.
46. Which of these was the first battle of Russia in World War I?
[A] Battle of Tanintore
[B] Battle of Tahsenberg
[C] Battle of Tannenberg
[D] Battle of Tamblyn
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Correct Answer: C [Battle of Tannenberg]
Notes:
Russia’s first major battle in the Great War was a disaster. In the 1914 Battle of Tannenberg, over 120,000 Russian troops were killed, wounded, or captured, while Germany suffered only 20,000 casualties. Whatever nationalistic or patriotic support the Russian government had gained in the early stages of the war had been lost.
47. The first provisional Government in Russia was formed in:
[A] 14 March 1917
[B] 25 March 1917
[C] 10 March 1917
[D] 15 March 1917
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Correct Answer: D [15 March 1917]
Notes:
On 12th March, 1917 the capital city of Petersburg (renamed Petrograd and now Leningrad) fell into the hands of the revolutionaries. Soon the revolutionaries took Moscow, the Tsar Nicholas II gave up his throne and the first provisional Government was formed on 15 March.
48. Which is a step taken by the Prime Minister Mussolini?
[A] The taxes are increased
[B] More focus was shifted on making ammunition
[C] Citizens were forced to join the armies
[D] Faithful members only are appointed as ministers
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Correct Answer: D [Faithful members only are appointed as ministers]
Notes:Mussolini was an action oriented Prime Minister. He took the following steps for the reorganization of administration.
- The dacoits living in the interiors of Naples and Sicily were crushed.
- The economic and social conditions of the labourers were improved.
- Trade Unions were abolished.
- The entire powers of the Parliament were snatched.
- Members faithful to the leader alone were appointed as ministers and officers.
49. The main agenda of Dawes Plan was to:
[A] To dissolve the conflict between Germany and Italy after signing Treaty of Versailles
[B] To make negotiation on Germany\\\’s financial burden mentioned in Treaty of Versailles
[C] To keep Germany under radar from signing Treaty of Versailles till the orders are fulfilled
[D] All of the above
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Correct Answer: B [To make negotiation on Germany\\\’s financial burden mentioned in Treaty of Versailles]
Notes:
The financial crisis in Germany forced the Weimar Republic to make an appeal to the allies for the reduction of the amount of reparation. As a result a committee consisting of ten members was formed under the chairmanship of Dawes, an eminent finance specialist of U.S.A. The committee made some amendments to the provision of the Treaty of Versailles. This known as Dawes Plan. The financial burden of Germany was reduced to certain level.
50. Which treaty was signed at the end of Second Opium War?
[A] Treaty of Changuhin
[B] Treaty of Nanking
[C] Treaty of Zensinki
[D] Treaty of Tientsin
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Correct Answer: D [Treaty of Tientsin ]
Notes:
In 1856 the Second Opium War took place. This time Britain, France, USA and Russia fought against China. The war ended with the Treaty of Tientsin in 1860.
