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Modern World History | Set 3

1. The unification of Italy is an outstanding achievement in the ………… century history of Europe.

Correct : C. 19th

2. The …………….Revolution of 1789 produced in Italians, a sense of nationalism.

Correct : A. french

3. ………………gave the first impulse to Italian unification.

Correct : A. napoleon

4. ………………drove away the Austrians and the Bourbons at Sadova.

Correct : A. napoleon

5. Early in the 19th century, national feeling in ………….was stirred by revolutionary secret societies known as Carbonari

Correct : A. italy

6. The Carbonari wanted to overthrow foreign rule imposed by the Vienna settlement and unify……………..

Correct : A. italy

7. The Carbonari wanted to overthrow foreign rule imposed by the ………….settlement and unify Italy. The movement was known as Risorgimento.

Correct : A. vienna

8. The Carbonari wanted to overthrow foreign rule imposed by the Vienna settlement and unify Italy. The movement was known as Risorgimento. But …………………….intervened and crushed all movements.

Correct : D. prince metternich

9. In July, 1830, when a revolution in France placed ……………….on the throne and established a constitutional monarch.

Correct : A. louie philip

10. In July, ……………, Joseph Mazzini wanted to expel the foreign government from Italy, end the temporal authority of the Pope over the Papal States, and unit the whole of Italy under a Republican government.

Correct : D. 1848

11. To carry out his ideals, ……….established, in 1831, a movement known as “Young Italy.”

Correct : B. joseph mazzini

12. The “Young Italy” of …………………..lit the flames of patriotism throughout Italy and helped the cause of Italian unification.

Correct : A. joseph mazzini

13. The Austrian army crushed the revolt at Custozza near……………

Correct : A. venice

14. Mazzini roused the people of the Papal States against the…………….

Correct : D. pope

15. The Pope was expelled from …………….and a Republic was proclaimed under a committee of three, of which Mazzini was one.

Correct : B. rome

16. The Austrians defeated ………………at Navora and he abdicated in favor of his son, Victor Emmanuel II.

Correct : A. charles albert

17. The Austrians defeated Charles Albert at …………….and he abdicated in favor of his son, Victor Emmanuel II.

Correct : D. navora

18. …………….., the “Bismarck” of Italy realized that without any external help, Italy could never be free.

Correct : B. count cavour

19. By a stroke of diplomatic genius, ……………offered the services of Scandinavian troops to Napoleon III at a critical stage of the Crimean war.

Correct : A. count cavour

20. The Italians aided by Napoleon III defeated the Austrians at Magenta and Solferino in…………..

Correct : C. 1859

21. The Dutchies of Tuscany, Parma, Modena and Romagna expelled their despotic rulers and joined with…………..

Correct : C. sardinia

22. In 1860, the people of Naples and Sicily rose against the Bourbon King……………….

Correct : A. francis ii

23. ……………..along with his volunteers landed in Sicily and annexed the two kingdoms to Sardinia.

Correct : A. garibaldi

24. ………………..himself led an army into the Papal States and defeated the Papal forces at Casgifigaria.

Correct : C. victor emmanuel

25. In 1861, the first Italian Parliament except Rome met at …………..and conferred upon Victor Emmanuel II, the title of “King of Italy.”

Correct : A. turin

26. In the Astro-Prussian war of 1866, also known as the ……………… Weeks War, Victor Emmanuel II helped Prussia.

Correct : C. seven

27. In the Astro-Prussian war of 1866 Victor Emmanuel II helped……………………..

Correct : A. prussia

28. Austria was defeated at Sadova. In the Treaty of Prague that followed, Italy obtained ………..as the price of her help to Prussia.

Correct : C. venice

29. 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.

Correct : A. rome

30. ……………..became the capital of the united Italian kingdom.

Correct : D. rome

31. The Holy Roman Emperor had been chosen from the ……… family of the Austrians.

Correct : A. hapsburg

32. One of the significant developments that have changed the course of history was the unification of Germany under the leadership of……………….

Correct : D. prussia

33. Paradoxically, it was …………….who took the first step towards German unity.

Correct : D. napoleon

34. After overrunning the various German states and defeating the combined armies of Austria and Russia at…………….., Napoleon formed a political union of German states called the “Confederation of the Rhine.”

Correct : A. austerlitz

35. After overrunning the various German states and defeating the combined armies of Austria and Russia at Austerlitz, …………..formed a political union of German states called the “Confederation of the Rhine.”

Correct : D. napoleon

36. The next step towards Germany unity was taken in the direction of commerce. Led by……………, the German states entered into a Zoleverin or Customized Union to avoid the tariff duties levied by each member of the Confederation on another.

Correct : A. prussia

37. …………….., the prime minister of Germany who unified Germany with his policy of “Blood and Iron.”

Correct : A. otto von bismarck

38. The two Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein were inhabited largely by the Germans, but ruled by the King of……………...

Correct : D. denmark

39. …………….was compelled to accept the Peace Treaty of Prague, by which she agreed to withdraw from the German Confederation and recognize any reconstruction of Germany led by Prussia.

Correct : A. austria

40. In 1868, a revolution in Spain deposed ……………

Correct : A. queen isabella

41. In 1868, a revolution in Spain deposed Queen Isabella and the Spaniards offered the crown to Leopold William I of ……………..

Correct : A. prussia

42. The finishing touch to the unification of Germany was given in 1871 by the proclamation of ………………..as the Emperor of Germany in the famous “Hall of Mirrors” at Versailles.

Correct : A. kaiser william i

43. The finishing touch to the unification of Germany was given in 1871 by the proclamation of Kaiser William I as the Emperor of Germany in the famous “Hall of Mirrors” at……………..

Correct : A. versailles

44. The Meiji Restoration was basically a revolution that restored imperial rule to Japan in…………..

Correct : C. 1867

45. The Meiji Restoration was basically a revolution that restored imperial rule to …………..in 1867.

Correct : A. japan

46. The word "…………." means "enlightened rule" and the goal was to combine "western advancements" with the traditional, "eastern" values.

Correct : A. meiji

47. The Russo-Japanese War (1904–05) was fought by Russia and Japan over their interests in ………….(particularly Manchuria) and Korea.

Correct : A. china

48. Theodore Roosevelt was the ………………President

Correct : B. u.s.a

49. The Treaty of Portsmouth was signed on September 5,………..

Correct : C. 1905

50. The Berlin Colonial Conference was a meeting of European powers in Berlin, Germany in 1884-85 at the invitation of…………….., the Chancellor of Germany.

Correct : B. bismarck

51. In…………….., Britain declared Egypt a British protectorate.

Correct : B. 1882

52. Britain and France clashed in a town called Fashoda in Southern ……..on the upper Nile.

Correct : B. sudan

53. At the battle of ………………….in 1898, Kitchener managed to defeat the natives of the town, Fashoda.

Correct : B. omdurman

54. The French troops under ……………….occupied Fashoda for France.

Correct : A. jean-baptiste marchand

55. …… ruled China from 1644 to 1912 actively sponsored and promoted Confucian culture.

Correct : A. manchus

56. The Hundred Day Reforms in china was in the year…………

Correct : B. 1898

57. The Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) ended by the humiliating treaty of ………….in 1895.

Correct : B. shimonoseki

58. By 1898, …………………had seized Kiaochow from China

Correct : B. germany

59. Ever since the Taiping Rebellion (1851-1864), Manchu dynasty's political power had been decentralized in……………….

Correct : A. china

60. Boxer Uprising / Movement (1900) were in ……………

Correct : A. china

61. From 1895 to 1898, Shantung was under the rule of Governor ……………..who secretly encouraged the Boxers to attack Christian missionaries.

Correct : A. li ping-heng

62. In 1899, ……………, the new Shantung governor, gave active support to the Boxer Movement.

Correct : A. yu-hsien

63. In May………………, the Empress Dowager asked the Boxers to enter Peking to show her their magical kung-fu.

Correct : A. 1900

64. The Empress Tz'u-hsi fled ……………..for Xian

Correct : A. peking

65. Taiwan was ceded to ………….in 1895.

Correct : A. japan

66. 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.

Correct : B. hunan

67. In 1904, Huang Hsing was forced to escape to Japan, where he met ………………

Correct : A. sun yat-sen

68. In 1903, overseas students formed a “Resist-Russia-Volunteer Corps" for the purpose of defending China against the Russian aggression in……………...

Correct : A. manchuria

69. Sun Yat-sen was born in a village near ………….in 1866.

Correct : D. canton

70. At the age of 13, Sun-yat-sen was sent to ……………to join his elder brother who had started a successful business overseas.

Correct : D. hawaii

71. Hsing-chung hui was formed by …………….

Correct : D. sun yat-sen

72. Wuhan Uprising was in October……………….

Correct : D. 1911

73. 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.

Correct : A. yuan shih-k'ai

74. The end of the Ch'ing dynasty was in February ……………..

Correct : D. 1912

75. On February 12, 1912, under …………..pressure, the Manchu court announced its abdication.

Correct : D. yuan's

76. During 1894-95, the Sino-Japanese War took place, resulting in the victory of ……over China.

Correct : D. japan

77. The "young Turks" under the leadership of…………………….., the father of modern Turkey, carried out a revolution in the Ottoman Empire in 1908-1909.

Correct : A. mustapha kemal ataturk pasha

78. Who was the father of modern Turkey?

Correct : A. mustapha kemal ataturk pasha

79. In 1911, ………….seized the Ottoman provinces of Tripoli and Cyrenaica.

Correct : A. italy

80. First World War, which started in the year ……….

Correct : C. 1914

81. The German Kaiser …………….declared that Germany was determined to become a world power and this would arouse rivalry with Britain.

Correct : B. william ii

82. Owing to the Franco-Prussian War of………….., France lost Alsace and Lorraine to Prussia.

Correct : A. 1870

83. In 1882, ……………joined the Dual Alliance and thus brought into existence the Triple Alliance.

Correct : A. italy

84. In 1904, ……………..entered into a defensive alliance with England known as the ‘Entente Cordiale.’

Correct : A. france

85. In 1907, …………….joined the ‘Entente Cordiale’, thus bringing into existence the Triple Entente, which pitted itself against the Triple Alliance.

Correct : A. russia

86. 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.

Correct : A. austria

87. The murder of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, on June 28, …………., by a fanatical Serbian student in Sarajevo (Bosnia) was the spark that set the World War off.

Correct : C. 1914

88. With the news of the murder of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Austria decided to crush …………with the support of Germany.

Correct : B. serbia

89. ……………. was signed in the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany on March 1918.

Correct : B. russia

90. The U.S.A. declared war against Germany on April 6,…………..

Correct : B. 1917

91. The Fourteen Points was announced by President Woodrow Wilson of……………….

Correct : A. u.s.a.

92. Clemenceau was the Prime Minister of ………………

Correct : A. france

93. By the Treaty of Versailles, Germany surrendered the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine and the coal mines of the Saar basin to ………………….

Correct : A. france

94. By the Treaty of Versailles, Germany surrendered Eupen and Malmedy to …………………

Correct : A. belgium

95. By the Treaty of Versailles, Germany surrendered Memel to …………. a) Austria b) Lithuania c) Yugoslavia d) Czechoslovakia 99. By the Treaty of Versailles, Germany surrendered Northern Schleswig to ………………….

Correct : B. denmark

96. The Treaty of St. Germaine was imposed on ……………..on September 10, 1919.

Correct : C. austria

97. The Treaty of Neville was forced by the Allies upon …………..on November 27, 1919.

Correct : D. bulgaria

98. The Allied powers imposed the Treaty of Sevres upon …………..on August 10, 1920.

Correct : A. turkey

99. To promote international co-operation and peace, the American President ………………decided to create the League of Nations at the Paris Peace Conference.

Correct : B. woodrow wilson

100. To promote international co-operation and peace, the American President Woodrow Wilson decided to create the League of Nations at the ………………Peace Conference.

Correct : A. paris