Outbreak of World War II and its Impact in Colonies One Mark Online

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Which one of the following was not the cause for the outbreak of Second World War?

A.The unjust nature of the terms of Peace with Germany B.Failure of the League of Nations C.Economic Depression of 1930s D.National Liberation Movements in Colonies

The Kellogg-Briand Pact was signed in the year

A.1927 B.1928 C.1929 D.1930

Assertion (A): A Disarmament Conference was organised by the League of Nations at Geneva.
Reason (R): The matter came up for deliberation was Germany's rearmament plan on a par with France.

A.Both A and R are correct. R explains A B.Both A and R are correct. R does not explain A C.A is correct but R is wrong D.A is wrong but R is correct

In which year did Japan invade and seize Manchuria from China?

A.1931 B.1932 C.1933 D.1934

__________ emerged as the most powerful industrial country in continental Europe towards the close of nineteenth century.

A.France B.Spain C.Germany D.Austria

Under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, a plebiscite was to be held in __________ in January 1935.

A.Sudetenland B.Rhineland C.Saar D.Alsace

Assertion (A): The methods of warfare changed during the Second World War.
Reason (R): Trench warfare had given way to aerial bombing.

A.Both A and R are correct. R explains A B.Both A and R are correct. R does not explain A C.A is correct but R is wrong D.A is wrong but R is correct

In 1939 Germany signed Non-aggression pact with

A.Austria B.Italy C.Russia D.Britain

Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour was planned by

A.Yamamoto B.Schuschnigg C.Kaiser William II D.Hirohito

Q10

In August 1942, US forces in the Pacific was commanded by

A.MacArthur B.Eisenhower C.General de Gaulle D.George Marshall

Q11

The US navy defeated the Japanese navy in the Battle of

A.Britain B.Guadalcanal C.El Alamein D.Midway

Q12

German forces suffered their first reverses at

A.Potsdam B.El Alamein C.Stalingrad D.Midway

Q13

Which one of the following was not a declaration of the Potsdam conference?

A.East Prussia to be divided into two parts: northern part going to the Soviet Union, and the southern part to Poland. B.Poland to receive the former free city of Danzig. C.Germany to be divided into four occupation zones to be governed by the USSR, Great Britain, the United States and France D.Trieste was to be divided into Zone A and Zone B. Zone A went to Italy, while zone B was awarded to Yugoslavia.

Q14

Which one of the following was not the result of the Second World War?

A.Second World War was fatal to many European monarchies. B.The Labour Party government in Britain established a welfare state. C.The struggle against Fascism ended in the triumph of Imperialism D.The United States and Soviet Russia emerged as two super powers in the world.

Q15

Which of the following pairs is correct?
1) General de Gaulle - France
2) Haile Selassie - Ethiopia
3) General Badoglio - Japan
4) Admiral Yamamoto - Italy

A.1 and 2 B.2 and 3 C.3 and 4 D.All are correct

Q16

France joined the Second Opium War

A.to help Britain in the war B.to carve out a separate sphere of influence to France C.to obtain permission for religious activities D.to establish the French rights to engage in opium trade.

Q17

The end of Manchu dynasty came in the year

A.1908 B.1911 C.1912 D.1916

Q18

The dispute that led to the Spanish-American War in 1898 was on

A.Cuba B.the Philippines C.Puerto Rico D.Batavia

Q19

Assertion (A): On 4 July 1946 the Philippines became independent.
Reason (R): Philippines joined the US-dominated South East Asian Treaty Organisation.

A.Both A and R are correct. R explains A B.Both A and R are correct. R does not explain A C.A is correct but R is wrong D.A is wrong but R is correct

Q20

At which Swiss town did Germany and France agree in 1925 to respect the Rhine frontiers established by the Versailles treaty?

A.Geneva B.Locarno C.Munich D.Berchtesgaden

Q21

Which step of Hitler is described in the lesson as the first breach of the Treaty of Versailles?

A.Sending troops to occupy the Rhineland B.Announcing an army built by conscription to over half a million men C.Forcing the merger of Austria with Germany D.Occupying the Sudetenland

Q22

Consider the following statements:
1. Britain and France condemned Mussolini's invasion of Ethiopia.
2. This helped Hitler to establish a close relationship with Italy.
3. Emperor Haile Selassie received full help from the League of Nations.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A.1 only B.1 and 2 only C.2 and 3 only D.1, 2 and 3

Q23

Arrange the following steps of Hitler in chronological order:
1. Occupation of the Rhineland
2. Incorporation of the Saar into Germany
3. Invasion of Poland
4. Forcible merger of Austria with Germany

A.2, 1, 4, 3 B.1, 2, 4, 3 C.2, 4, 1, 3 D.1, 4, 2, 3

Q24

The policy of buying peace at any cost followed by Chamberlain and his French counterpart towards Hitler was called

A.Blitzkrieg B.Lend-Lease C.Appeasement D.Collective security

Q25

Consider the following statements about the Battle of Britain:
1. It was fought in the air between July and October 1940.
2. The newly developed radar helped the Royal Air Force detect German aircraft at a distance.
3. In this battle Hitler suffered his first defeat.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A.1 only B.1 and 2 only C.2 and 3 only D.1, 2 and 3

Q26

At which 1943 conference, also attended by Stalin, was the Anglo-American invasion of France fixed for 6 June 1944?

A.Casablanca B.Teheran C.Yalta D.Potsdam

Q27

Match the following:
(a) Liberation of Paris - 1. 6 August 1945
(b) Allied bombing of Dresden - 2. 9 August 1945
(c) Atomic bomb on Hiroshima - 3. 25 August 1944
(d) Atomic bomb on Nagasaki - 4. 13-15 February 1945

A.(a)-3, (b)-4, (c)-1, (d)-2 B.(a)-4, (b)-3, (c)-2, (d)-1 C.(a)-3, (b)-4, (c)-2, (d)-1 D.(a)-1, (b)-2, (c)-3, (d)-4

Q28

Assertion (A): Hitler refused to allow a strategic withdrawal of his army from Stalingrad.
Reason (R): He was scared that a withdrawal from Stalingrad would greatly dent Nazi prestige.

A.Both A and R are correct. R explains A B.Both A and R are correct. R does not explain A C.A is correct but R is wrong D.A is wrong but R is correct

Q29

Under whose leadership did the Taiping Rebellion develop from a peasant uprising into a revolutionary movement?

A.Sun Yat-sen B.Hung Hsiu-chuan C.Yuan Shih-kai D.Chiang Kai-shek

Q30

Match the following:
(a) Sun Yat-sen - 1. First director of the Whampoa Military Academy
(b) Michael Borodin - 2. Assistant librarian in Peking University
(c) Chiang Kai-shek - 3. Founded a political party in Tokyo in 1905
(d) Mao Tse-tung - 4. Reorganised the Kuomintang as a centralised mass party

A.(a)-3, (b)-4, (c)-1, (d)-2 B.(a)-4, (b)-3, (c)-2, (d)-1 C.(a)-3, (b)-1, (c)-4, (d)-2 D.(a)-1, (b)-4, (c)-3, (d)-2

Q31

Consider the following statements about the Long March:
1. The Communist army set out on it in 1934.
2. Of the 100,000 who set out, only 20,000 reached northern Shensi late in 1935.
3. The marchers crossed nearly 600 miles.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A.1 only B.1 and 2 only C.2 and 3 only D.1, 2 and 3

Q32

Which was the first native political society, organised in 1908, that marked the first clear manifestation of nationalism in the East Indies?

A.Sarekat Islam B.Volksraad C.Boedi Oetomo D.Indonesian Nationalist Party

Q33

Assertion (A): The nationalist movement in the East Indies took shape much later than in the Philippines.
Reason (R): The Dutch were slow in introducing Western education.

A.Both A and R are correct. R explains A B.Both A and R are correct. R does not explain A C.A is correct but R is wrong D.A is wrong but R is correct

Q34

The Tydings-McDuffie Act of 1934 (the Philippines Independence Act) provided for

A.the immediate independence of the Philippines B.a ten-year period for transferring power to Filipinos C.the cession of the Philippines by Spain to the United States D.Philippine membership of SEATO

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