HISTORY 2. The World between Two World Wars

HISTORY 2. The World between Two World Wars

HISTORY 2. The World between Two World Wars
I. Choose the correct answer:

M. Maria Anthuvan
GHS, Kattukudalore,
Panruti, Cuddalore,

 

1. With whom of the following was the Lateran Treaty signed by Italy?
   1.   Germany
   2.   Russia
   3.   Pope
   4.   Spain
2. With whose conquest did the Mexican civilization collapse?
   1.   Hernan Cortes
   2.   Francisco Pizarro
   3.   Toussaint Louverture
   4.   Pedro I
3. Who made Peru as part of their dominions?
   1.   English
   2.   Spaniards
   3.   Russians
   4.   French
4. Which President of the USA pursued “Good Neighbour” policy towards Latin America
   1.   Roosevelt
   2.   Truman
   3.   Woodrow Wilson
   4.   Eisenhower
5. Which part of the world disliked dollar imperialism?
   1.   Europe
   2.   Latin America
   3.   India
   4.   China
6. Who was the brain behind the apartheid policy in South Africa?
   1.   Verwoerd
   2.   Smut
   3.   Herzog
   4.   Botha
7. Which quickened the process of liberation in South America?
   1.   Support of US
   2.   Napoleonic Invasion
   3.   Simon Bolivar’s involvement
   4.   French Revolution
8. Name the President who made amendment to Munro doctrine to justify American intervention in the affairs of Latin America
   1.   Theodore Roosevelt
   2.   Truman
   3.   Eisenhower
   4.   Woodrow Wilson
9. The _______ powers were gravely weakened by the war, financially and politically.
   1.   Asian
   2.   European
   3.   African
   4.   Australian
10. After the I World war, the situation was made worse by the political complication caused by the ______
    1.   Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
    2.   Tteaty of Bucharest
    3.   Treaty of Versailles
    4.   Treaty of London
11. Devaluation led to a world-wide credit _________
    1.   expansion
    2.   equality
    3.   growth
    4.   contraction
12. In England, the _____ party was defeated in the general elections of 1931.
    1.   Labour
    2.   Republican
    3.   Socialist
    4.   Communist
13. The first nation of Western Europe to turn against the ruling regime was _________
    1.   France
    2.   Italy
    3.   Germany
    4.   Spain
14. The Fascist Party was founded in the year ________
    1.   1918
    2.   1920
    3.   1919
    4.   1921
15. Between 1871 and 1914, ________ had risen to dizzy heights of economic, political and cultural accomplishments.
    1.   India
    2.   Germany
    3.   Italy
    4.   Britain
16. Ho Chi Minh was inspired by _________
    1.   Mao-Tse-Tung
    2.   Lenin
    3.   Mortague
    4.   Hitler
17. ________ became the first Caribbean country to throw off slavery and French colonial control
    1.   Cuba
    2.   Jamaica
    3.   Guyana
    4.   Haiti
18. At the dawn of the 20th Century ______ had occupied Cuba and Puerto Rico.
    1.   The United Kingdom
    2.   The United States
    3.   Germany
    4.   Italy
19. _________ was the American Presidne tin 1904.
    1.   a) Abraham Lincoln
    2.   Franklin Rooseveli
    3.   Theodore Roosevelt
    4.   George Washington
20. The monarch of Brazil fell in
    1.   1885
    2.   1888
    3.   1889
    4.   1890
21. i) During World War I the primary task of Italy was to keep the Austrians occupied on the Southern Front
    ii) Germany took to Fascism much later than Italy.
    iii) The first huge market crash in the US occurred on 24 October 1929.
    iv) The ban on African National Congress was lifted in 1966.
    1.   i) and ii) are correct
    2.   iii) is correct
    3.   iii) and iv) are correct
    4.   i), ii) and iii) are correct
22. Assertion: A new wave of economic nationalism which expressed itself in protectionism affected the world trade.
    Reason: This was because the USA was not willing to provide economic aid to the debtor countries
    1.   Both A and R are correct
    2.   A is right but R is not the correct explanation
    3.   c) Both A and R are wrong
    4.   R is right but it has no relevance to A
23. Assertion: The Berlin Colonial Conference of 1884–85 had resolved that Africa should be divided into spheres of influence of various colonial powers.
    Reason: The war between the British and Boers in South Africa, however, was in defiance of this resolution
    1.   Both A and R are right
    2.   A is right but R is not the right reason
    3.   Both A and R are wrong
    4.   A is wrong and R has no relevance to A
24. i) When the first world war came to an end, the industries that grew to meet war-time requirements had to be abandoned or modified.
    ii) Huge stocks had to be disposed off and large numbers of workers had to be sacked.
    iii) At the end of the World War I, Germany was financially in a sound position.
    iv) America encouraged the flow of capital into Europe.
    1.   i and ii are correct
    2.   i, ii and iv are correct
    3.   iv is correct
    4.   I, iii and iv are correct
25. i) People held the rulers of Italy responsible for the humiliation at Versailles.
    ii) Mussolini was qualified as an elementary school master.
    iii) Mussolini was a forceful speaker.
    iv) Matteotti was a socialist leader.
    1.   i and ii are correct
    2.   i, ii and iv are correct
    3.   all the four are coorect
    4.   i, ii and iii are correct
26. Assertion: Mussolini won over the Roman Catholic Church by recognizing the Vatican City as an independent state.
    Reason: He wanted to give repectability to the Fascist party.
    1.   Both A and R are correct
    2.   A is right but R is not the correct reason.
    3.   Both A and R are wrong.
    4.   R is right but it has no relevance to A
27. Assertion: In the Boer war camps, shortage of food, medical and sanitary facilities caused the death of 26,000 people.
    Reason: There were clashes among the people in the camp
    1.   Both A and R are correct
    2.   Both A and R are wrong.
    3.   A is right but R is not the correct explanation.
    4.   R is right but it has no relevance to A
28. Assertion: In the sixteenth century, when the Aztecs were at the height of their power, the Mexican empire collapsed.
    Reason: A handful of adventures led by a Spaniard named Hernan Cortes made an attack on Mexico.
    1.   Both A and R are correct
    2.   A is right but R is not the correct reason.
    3.   Both A and R are wrong.
    4.   R is right but it has no relevance to A.
29. ___________________ was the only surviving party from the Weimar period with a record of opposition to Hitler.
    1.   Indian National Congress
    2.   The African National Congress
    3.   Social Democratic Party
    4.   Facism
30. Nelson Mandela freed after -------- years of imprisonment.
    1.   25
    2.   26
    3.   27
    4.   28