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 first industrialized city of England?
[A] London
[B] Manchester
[C] Liverpool
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Manchester]
Notes:
Manchester’s unplanned urbanization was brought on by a boom in textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution, which resulted in it becoming the world’s first industrialized city in 1853.
22. Which of the following was the root cause of all political unrest in France?
[A] Feudalism
[B] Raised prices
[C] Bourbon Monarchy
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: C [Bourbon Monarchy ]
Notes:
The Bourbon Monarchy was the root cause of all the political unrest in France. The Bourbon dynasty was ruling over France and Louis XIV who was the King of France reigned from 1661 to 1715.
23. Which of the following factors helped the rise of the modern nation-states?
1) The disintegration of the Holy Roman Empire left a vacuum that came to be filled.
2) The end of feudalism helped their rise
3) The rise of a nation-state on the basis of territory, population, law, and sovereignty.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 1 & 3
[C] Only 2 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3
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Correct Answer: D [1, 2 & 3]
Notes:
The following factors helped the rise of the modern nation-states.
1) The disintegration of the Holy Roman Empire left a vacuum that came to be filled.
2) The end of feudalism helped their rise.
3) The rise of a nation-state on the basis of territory, population, law, and sovereignty.
24. Which of the following was the straggly of US in the Pacific during World War II?
[A] Leapfrogging
[B] Lightning war
[C] Blitzkrieg
[D] None of these
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Correct Answer: A [Leapfrogging]
Notes:
Leapfrogging which is also known as island hopping, was a military strategy employed during World War II by the Allies in the Pacific War against Japan and the Axis powers.
25. What is “Finlandization”?
[A] A model of social development to be a happy country like Finland.
[B] A general term to denote the foreign subjugation of a smaller country by a powerful country.
[C] An economic development model to sustainably harness the nuclear energy.
[D] A social welfare model of poverty alleviation.
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Correct Answer: B [A general term to denote the foreign subjugation of a smaller country by a powerful country.]
Notes:
Finlandization is a general term used to denote the foreign subjugation of a smaller country by another powerful country. It is a process by which one powerful country makes a smaller neighboring country abide by the farmer’s foreign policy rules while allowing it to keep its nominal independence and its own political system. The term means “to become like Finland”, referring to the influence of the Soviet Union on Finland’s policies during the Cold War.
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 government was also known as the “Weimar Republic”?
[A] France
[B] Russia
[C] Germany
[D] Italy
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Correct Answer: C [Germany]
Notes:
Germany’s government was also known as the “Weimar Republic”. The Weimar Republic, officially the German Reich (Deutsches Reich), was the German state from 1918 to 1933. As a term, it is an unofficial historical designation that derives its name from the city of Weimar, where its constituent assembly first took place. The official name of the republic remained the German Reich as it had been during the German Empire because of the German tradition of substates.
28. Which of the following is also known as the “Seven Weeks War”?
[A] Russo-Georgia War
[B] Austro-Prussian War
[C] Anglo-Aro War
[D] Italo-Turkish War
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Correct Answer: B [Austro-Prussian War]
Notes:
The Austro-Prussian War or Seven Weeks’ War, also known as the German Civil War or the Unification War or the War of 1866 or the Fraternal War or the Brother’s War, happened as part of the wars of German unification, was a war fought in 1866 between the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia, with each also being aided by various allies within the German Confederation. Prussia had also allied with the Kingdom of Italy, linking this conflict to the Third Independence War of Italian unification. The Austro-Prussian War was part of the wider rivalry between Austria and Prussia and resulted in Prussian dominance over the German states. The major result of the war was a shift in power among the German states away from Austrian and towards Prussian hegemony. The war also resulted in the Italian annexation of the Austrian province of Venetia.
29. Which were the participant countries of the “Potsdam Conference”?
[A] Germany, Italy, Japan
[B] United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union
[C] United Kingdom, the United States, France
[D] France, Netherlands, Belgium
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Correct Answer: B [United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union]
Notes:
The Potsdam Conference was held in Potsdam, Germany, from July 17 to August 2, 1945. The participants were the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States, represented respectively by Premier Joseph Stalin, Prime Ministers Winston Churchill and Clement Attlee, and President Harry S. Truman. They gathered to decide how to administer Germany, which had agreed to unconditional surrender nine weeks earlier on the 8th of May (Victory in Europe Day). The goals of the conference also included the establishment of the postwar order, peace treaty issues, and countering the effects of the war.
30. Which of the following was the subject-matter/agenda of the “Yalta Conference”?
[A] Post-World War II reorganization of Germany and Europe
[B] Post-World War II reorganization of Japan and South China Sea
[C] Post-World War II non-proliferation of nuclear weapons
[D] Post-World War II establishment of the United Nations
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Correct Answer: A [Post-World War II reorganization of Germany and Europe]
Notes:
Post-World War II reorganization of Germany and Europe was the subject-matter/agenda of the “Yalta Conference”. The Yalta Conference, also known as the Crimea Conference and codenamed the Argonaut Conference, held February 4–11, 1945, was the World War II meeting of the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union to discuss the postwar reorganization of Germany and Europe. The three states were represented by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Premier Joseph Stalin, respectively. The conference was held near Yalta in Crimea, Soviet Union. The aim of the conference was to shape a post-war peace that represented not just a collective security order but a plan to give self-determination to the liberated peoples of post-Nazi Europe. The meeting was intended mainly to discuss the re-establishment of the nations of war-torn Europe.
