Questions & Answers
Browse all 18 questions from the
Modern History Assessment study set below.
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1
Which treaty formally ended the state of war between the Allied Powers and Germany in 1919?
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A
Treaty of Versailles
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B
Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
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C
Treaty of Trianon
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D
Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine
2
The 1904 Entente Cordiale was a significant diplomatic agreement primarily between which two nations?
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A
Germany and Austria-Hungary
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B
France and Great Britain
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C
Russia and Japan
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D
Italy and the Ottoman Empire
3
Who was the primary architect of the 'Realpolitik' policy in the German Empire during the late 19th century?
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A
Kaiser Wilhelm II
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B
Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg
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C
Otto von Bismarck
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D
Friedrich Ebert
4
The 'Zimmermann Telegram' of 1917 proposed a military alliance between Germany and which other country?
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A
Mexico
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B
Brazil
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C
Argentina
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D
Canada
5
In 1923, the 'Beer Hall Putsch' was an attempted coup d'état carried out in which German city?
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A
Berlin
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B
Hamburg
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C
Frankfurt
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D
Munich
6
The 1955 Bandung Conference, a precursor to the Non-Aligned Movement, took place in which country?
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A
India
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B
Indonesia
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C
Egypt
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D
Ghana
7
Which British Prime Minister famously declared 'Peace for our time' following the signing of the Munich Agreement in 1938?
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A
Winston Churchill
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B
Clement Attlee
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C
Neville Chamberlain
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D
Stanley Baldwin
8
The 'Salt March' led by Mahatma Gandhi in 1930 was a protest against British tax laws on which commodity?
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A
Tea
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B
Textiles
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C
Sugar
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D
Salt
9
What was the code name for the 1944 Allied invasion of Normandy?
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A
Operation Barbarossa
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B
Operation Overlord
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C
Operation Torch
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D
Operation Market Garden
10
The 1947 'Truman Doctrine' was initially formulated to provide economic and military aid to which two countries?
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A
Greece and Turkey
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B
France and Italy
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C
West Germany and Austria
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D
South Korea and Japan
11
Which nation was the first to successfully launch an artificial satellite into Earth's orbit in 1957?
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A
United States
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B
China
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C
Soviet Union
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D
United Kingdom
12
The 'Great Leap Forward' was a socioeconomic campaign initiated by the Communist Party of China starting in which year?
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A
1949
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B
1953
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C
1958
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D
1966
13
The 'Six-Day War' of 1967 involved Israel and which coalition of Arab states?
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A
Egypt, Jordan, and Syria
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B
Iraq, Iran, and Lebanon
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C
Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Oman
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D
Libya, Tunisia, and Morocco
14
Who was the leader of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia during the genocide between 1975 and 1979?
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A
Lon Nol
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B
Norodom Sihanouk
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C
Pol Pot
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D
Nuon Chea
15
The 'Solidarity' (Solidarność) trade union movement, which challenged communist rule in Poland, was founded in which year?
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A
1970
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B
1976
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C
1980
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D
1989
16
The dissolution of the Soviet Union was formally finalized in which month and year?
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A
November 1990
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B
December 1991
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C
January 1992
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D
August 1993
17
What was the primary purpose of the Bretton Woods Conference held in 1944?
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A
To establish the United Nations
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B
To regulate the international monetary system
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C
To negotiate the division of Germany
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D
To coordinate the Pacific theater war effort
18
The 'Reichstag Fire' in February 1933 provided the pretext for the suspension of civil liberties in which country?
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A
Austria
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B
Italy
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C
Germany
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D
Hungary
