Question:

The murder of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of ……and his wife, on June 28, 1914, by afanatical Serbian student in Sarajevo (Bosnia) was the spark that set the World War off.

A.

austria

B.

czechoslovakia

C.

hungary

D.

china

Answer» a. austria

Question:

The Dutchies of Tuscany, Parma, Modena and Romagna expelled their despoticrulers and joined with…………..

A.

hong kong

B.

malaysia

C.

sardinia

D.

singapore

Answer» c. sardinia

Question:

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

A.

manchus

B.

hapsburg

C.

bourbon

D.

tudor

Answer» a. manchus

Question:

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

A.

morocco

B.

omdurman

C.

algeria

D.

burma

Answer» b. omdurman

Question:

Hsing-chung hui was formed by …………….

A.

yuan shih-k\ai

B.

li hung-chang

C.

kuang-hsu

D.

sun yat-sen

Answer» d. sun yat-sen

Question:

The Meiji Restoration was basically a revolution that restored imperial rule to Japanin…………..

A.

1837

B.

1848

C.

1867

D.

1900

Answer» c. 1867

Question:

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

A.

lloyd george

B.

william ii

C.

theodore roosevelt

D.

elizabeth i

Answer» b. william ii

Question:

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

A.

berlin

B.

paris

C.

washington dc

D.

rome

Answer» d. rome

Question:

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

A.

china

B.

germany

C.

japan

D.

america

Answer» b. germany

Question:

Who was the father of modern Turkey?

A.

mustapha kemal ataturk pasha

B.

lloyd george

C.

theodore roosevelt

D.

james i

Answer» a. mustapha kemal ataturk pasha