Roots of the Modern World | Set 3
1. In the Astro-Prussian war of 1866, also known as the ……………… Weeks War,
Victor Emmanuel II helped Prussia.
2. In the Astro-Prussian war of 1866 Victor Emmanuel II helped……………………..
3. Austria was defeated at Sadova. In the Treaty of Prague that followed, Italy
obtained ………..as the price of her help to Prussia.
4. The disasters of France during the Franco-Prussian war led to the withdrawal of
the French garrison from……, which was then easily occupied by an Italian army.
5. ……………..became the capital of the united Italian kingdom.
6. The Holy Roman Emperor had been chosen from the ……… family of the Austrians.
7. One of the significant developments that have changed the course of history was the
unification of Germany under the leadership of……………….
8. Paradoxically, it was …………….who took the first step towards German unity.
9. …………….., the prime minister of Germany who unified Germany with his policy of “Blood
and Iron.”
10. The two Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein were inhabited largely by the Germans,
but ruled by the King of……………...
11. In 1868, a revolution in Spain deposed ……………
12. In 1868, a revolution in Spain deposed Queen Isabella and the Spaniards offered
the crown to Leopold William I of ……………..
13. The Meiji Restoration was basically a revolution that restored imperial rule to Japan
in…………..
14. The Meiji Restoration was basically a revolution that restored imperial rule to
…………..in 1867.
15. The word "…………." means "enlightened rule" and the goal was to combine "western
advancements" with the traditional, "eastern" values.
16. The Russo-Japanese War (1904–05) was fought by Russia and Japan over their interests
in ………….(particularly Manchuria) and Korea.
17. Theodore Roosevelt was the ………………President
18. The Treaty of Portsmouth was signed on September 5,………..
19. The Berlin Colonial Conference was a meeting of European powers in Berlin, Germany
in 1884-85 at the invitation of…………….., the Chancellor of Germany.
20. In…………….., Britain declared Egypt a British protectorate.
21. Britain and France clashed in a town called Fashoda in Southern ……..on the upper Nile.
22. At the battle of ………………….in 1898, Kitchener managed to defeat the natives of the
town, Fashoda.
23. The French troops under ……………….occupied Fashoda for France.
24. …… ruled China from 1644 to 1912 actively sponsored and promoted Confucian culture.
25. The Hundred Day Reforms in china was in the year…………
26. The Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) ended by the humiliating treaty of ………….in 1895.
27. By 1898, …………………had seized Kiaochow from China
28. Ever since the Taiping Rebellion (1851-1864), Manchu dynasty's political power had
been decentralized in……………….
29. Boxer Uprising / Movement (1900) were in ……………
30. From 1895 to 1898, Shantung was under the rule of Governor ……………..who secretly
encouraged the Boxers to attack Christian missionaries.
31. In 1899, ……………, the new Shantung governor, gave active support to the Boxer
Movement.
32. In May………………, the Empress Dowager asked the Boxers to enter Peking to show her
their magical kung-fu.
33. The Empress Tz'u-hsi fled ……………..for Xian
34. Taiwan was ceded to ………….in 1895.
35. In 1903, Huang Hsing, who was an overseas student from the province of……………, set
up a revolutionary organization there to work for the overthrow of the Ch'ing dynasty.
36. In 1904, Huang Hsing was forced to escape to Japan, where he met ………………
37. In 1903, overseas students formed a “Resist-Russia-Volunteer Corps" for the purpose
of defending China against the Russian aggression in……………...
38. Sun Yat-sen was born in a village near ………….in 1866.
39. At the age of 13, Sun-yat-sen was sent to ……………to join his elder brother who had
started a successful business overseas.
40. Hsing-chung hui was formed by …………….
41. Wuhan Uprising was in October……………….
42. Immediately after the Wuhan Uprising in October,1911 in a last attempt to save itself,
the Manchu court recalled………….., who had been forced to retire since 1908.
43. The end of the Ch'ing dynasty was in February ……………..
44. On February 12, 1912, under …………..pressure, the Manchu court announced its
abdication.
45. During 1894-95, the Sino-Japanese War took place, resulting in the victory of ……over
China.
46. In…………., the Russian Revolution transformed the ancient Tsarist autocracy into a
Constitutional Monarchy.
47. The "young Turks" under the leadership of…………………….., the father of modern Turkey,
carried out a revolution in the Ottoman Empire in 1908-1909.
48. Who was the father of modern Turkey?
49. In 1911, ………….seized the Ottoman provinces of Tripoli and Cyrenaica.
50. First World War, which started in the year ……….
51. The German Kaiser …………….declared that Germany was determined to become a world
power and this would arouse rivalry with Britain.
52. Owing to the Franco-Prussian War of………….., France lost Alsace and Lorraine to
Prussia.
53. In 1882, ……………joined the Dual Alliance and thus brought into existence the Triple
Alliance.
54. In 1904, ……………..entered into a defensive alliance with England known as the ‘Entente
Cordiale.’
55. In 1907, …………….joined the ‘Entente Cordiale’, thus bringing into existence the Triple
Entente, which pitted itself against the Triple Alliance.
56. The murder of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of ……and his wife, on June 28, 1914, by a
fanatical Serbian student in Sarajevo (Bosnia) was the spark that set the World War off.
57. With the news of the murder of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria and his wife,
Austria decided to crush …………with the support of Germany.
58. ……………. was signed in the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany on March 1918.
59. The U.S.A. declared war against Germany on April 6,…………..
60. The Fourteen Points was announced by President Woodrow Wilson of……………….
61. Clemenceau was the Prime Minister of ………………
62. By the Treaty of Versailles, Germany surrendered the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine
and the coal mines of the Saar basin to ………………….
63. By the Treaty of Versailles, Germany surrendered Eupen and Malmedy to …………………
64. By the Treaty of Versailles, Germany surrendered Memel to ………….
65. By the Treaty of Versailles, Germany surrendered Northern Schleswig to ………………….
66. The Treaty of St. Germaine was imposed on ……………..on September 10, 1919.
67. The Treaty of Neville was forced by the Allies upon …………..on November 27, 1919.
68. The Allied powers imposed the Treaty of Sevres upon …………..on August 10, 1920.
69. To promote international co-operation and peace, the American President
………………decided to create the League of Nations at the Paris Peace Conference.
70. To promote international co-operation and peace, the American President Woodrow
Wilson decided to create the League of Nations at the ………………Peace Conference.
71. Germany entered into a Dual Alliance with Austria-Hungary on ……………...
72. In 1882……………. entered the Dual Alliance which now became the Triple Alliance.
73. The Russian Revolution of ………….. led to the establishment of Constitutional
Monarchy in Russia.
74. In …………… Russia joined the Entente cordiale which became the Triple Entente.
75. In 1911………. seized the Ottoman Provinces of Tripoli and Cyrenaica which lead to the
Balkan Wars.
76. In …………. First World War started in Europe.
77. In June 28,1914 Archduke ………………….and his wife are murdered by a Serbian youth
at Sarajevo.
78. In July 20, 1914 ……………..declared war on Serbia.
79. In Aug 1, 1914 - …………..declared war on Russia.
80. In Aug 3, 1914 - Germany declared war on ……………
81. In Aug 4, 1914 - ……………invaded Belgium.
82. In …………….. Italy and Rumania joined the Allies.
83. In 1918 the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed between Germany and…………………...
84. In 1918 the Treaty of ………………was signed between Germany and Russia.
85. In ………….. the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed between Germany and Russia.
86. In ……………………Fourteen Points, the League of Nations was first mentioned.
87. The League of Nations was established in ……………….
88. The League of Nations was dominated by ………..and France - the two key members.
89. The Assembly of the League of Nations met once a year in Geneva of …………………..
90. ……………..president Woodrow Wilson who gave form and shape to the idea of The
League of Nations.
91. The League of Nations’ assembly consisted of three representatives of every member
state which met once at…………..
92. The League of Nations’ council consisted of nine members, ………..of whom were
permanent and rest temporary representing the smaller states.
93. The international court of justice of the League of Nations was set up at ……………to
decide international disputes.
94. The international court of justice of the League of Nations consisted of fifteen judges
elected by the assembly for a period of ……………..years.
95. The League of nations prevented a war between Greece and Bulgaria in…………. and it
settled the Swedish Finnish dispute between Allan Isles.
96. On January 15, ……….., a peaceful demonstration led by Father Gapon at St. Petersburg
was fired upon by the Czarist troops.
97. On January 15, 1905, a peaceful demonstration led by……………….. ……………at St.
Petersburg was fired upon by the Czarist troops.
98. The Social Democratic Party was founded in 1893 and in 1903; this party was split into
two; the Bolsheviks led by ……………and the Mensheviks led by Martov.
99. In the Russo-Japanese War of…………….., Russia, a giant state, received a crushing
defeat at the hands of Japan, a very small Asian power.
100. Czar ………………..of Russia was under the influence of his Czarina Alexandra
Fyodorovna.