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551. |
The Fourteen Points was announced by President Woodrow Wilson of………………. |
A. | u.s.a. |
B. | france |
C. | england |
D. | italy |
Answer» B. france | |
552. |
The U.S.A. declared war against Germany on April 6,………….. |
A. | 1907 |
B. | 1917 |
C. | 1927 |
D. | 1937 |
Answer» C. 1927 | |
553. |
With the news of the murder of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria and his wife,Austria decided to crush …………with the support of Germany. |
A. | yugoslavia |
B. | serbia |
C. | czechoslovakia |
D. | hungary |
Answer» C. czechoslovakia | |
554. |
……………. was signed in the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany on March 1918. |
A. | austria |
B. | russia |
C. | yugoslavia |
D. | czechoslovakia |
Answer» C. yugoslavia | |
555. |
In 1907, …………….joined the ‘Entente Cordiale’, thus bringing into existence the TripleEntente, which pitted itself against the Triple Alliance. |
A. | russia |
B. | romania |
C. | turkey |
D. | czechoslovakia d) germany |
Answer» B. romania | |
556. |
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 WorldWar off. |
A. | 1814 |
B. | 1884 |
C. | 1914 |
D. | 1918 |
Answer» D. 1918 | |
557. |
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» B. czechoslovakia | |
558. |
In 1904, ……………..entered into a defensive alliance with England known as the ‘EntenteCordiale.’ |
A. | france |
B. | czechoslovakia |
C. | hungary |
D. | china |
Answer» B. czechoslovakia | |
559. |
In 1882, ……………joined the Dual Alliance and thus brought into existence the TripleAlliance. |
A. | italy |
B. | japan |
C. | czechoslovakia |
D. | hungary |
Answer» B. japan | |
560. |
Owing to the Franco-Prussian War of………….., France lost Alsace and Lorraine toPrussia. |
A. | 1870 |
B. | 1873 |
C. | 1878 |
D. | 1896 |
Answer» B. 1873 | |
561. |
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» C. theodore roosevelt | |
562. |
First World War, which started in the year ………. |
A. | 1904 |
B. | 1912 |
C. | 1914 |
D. | 1918 |
Answer» D. 1918 | |
563. |
In 1911, ………….seized the Ottoman provinces of Tripoli and Cyrenaica. |
A. | italy |
B. | austria |
C. | hungary |
D. | russia |
Answer» B. austria | |
564. |
Who was the father of modern Turkey? |
A. | mustapha kemal ataturk pasha |
B. | lloyd george |
C. | theodore roosevelt |
D. | james i |
Answer» B. lloyd george | |
565. |
The "young Turks" under the leadership of…………………….., the father of modern Turkey,carried out a revolution in the Ottoman Empire in 1908-1909. |
A. | mustapha kemal ataturk pasha |
B. | theodore roosevelt |
C. | lloyd george |
D. | william iii |
Answer» B. theodore roosevelt | |
566. |
During 1894-95, the Sino-Japanese War took place, resulting in the victory of ……overChina. |
A. | spain |
B. | china |
C. | russia |
D. | japan |
Answer» E. | |
567. |
On February 12, 1912, under …………..pressure, the Manchu court announced itsabdication. |
A. | mao’s |
B. | chiang kai-shek’s |
C. | sun yat-sen’s |
D. | yuan's |
Answer» E. | |
568. |
The end of the Ch'ing dynasty was in February …………….. |
A. | 1812 |
B. | 1832 |
C. | 1843 |
D. | 1912 |
Answer» E. | |
569. |
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. |
A. | yuan shih-k'ai |
B. | lloyd george |
C. | theodore roosevelt |
D. | sun yat-sen |
Answer» B. lloyd george | |
570. |
Wuhan Uprising was in October………………. |
A. | 1811 |
B. | 1821 |
C. | 1901 |
D. | 1911 |
Answer» E. | |
571. |
Hsing-chung hui was formed by ……………. |
A. | yuan shih-k'ai |
B. | li hung-chang |
C. | kuang-hsu |
D. | sun yat-sen |
Answer» E. | |
572. |
At the age of 13, Sun-yat-sen was sent to ……………to join his elder brother who hadstarted a successful business overseas. |
A. | taiwan |
B. | hong kong |
C. | hungary |
D. | hawaii |
Answer» E. | |
573. |
Sun Yat-sen was born in a village near ………….in 1866. |
A. | kiangsi |
B. | hong kong |
C. | hungary |
D. | canton |
Answer» E. | |
574. |
In 1903, overseas students formed a “Resist-Russia-Volunteer Corps" for the purposeof defending China against the Russian aggression in……………... |
A. | manchuria |
B. | hong kong |
C. | hungary |
D. | peking |
Answer» B. hong kong | |
575. |
In 1904, Huang Hsing was forced to escape to Japan, where he met ……………… |
A. | sun yat-sen |
B. | liang ch'i-ch'ao |
C. | k'ang yu-wei |
D. | yuanshikai |
Answer» B. liang ch'i-ch'ao | |
576. |
In 1903, Huang Hsing, who was an overseas student from the province of……………, setup a revolutionary organization there to work for the overthrow of the Ch'ing dynasty. |
A. | hungary |
B. | hunan |
C. | peking |
D. | shensi |
Answer» C. peking | |
577. |
Taiwan was ceded to ………….in 1895. |
A. | japan |
B. | hungary |
C. | china |
D. | germany |
Answer» B. hungary | |
578. |
The Empress Tz'u-hsi fled ……………..for Xian |
A. | peking |
B. | fukien |
C. | hunan |
D. | shensi |
Answer» B. fukien | |
579. |
In May………………, the Empress Dowager asked the Boxers to enter Peking to show hertheir magical kung-fu. |
A. | 1900 |
B. | 1905 |
C. | 1908 |
D. | 1911 |
Answer» B. 1905 | |
580. |
In 1899, ……………, the new Shantung governor, gave active support to the BoxerMovement. |
A. | yu-hsien |
B. | kuang-hsu |
C. | dowager tz'u-hsi |
D. | theodore roosevelt |
Answer» B. kuang-hsu | |
581. |
Ever since the Taiping Rebellion (1851-1864), Manchu dynasty's political power hadbeen decentralized in………………. |
A. | china |
B. | germany |
C. | italy |
D. | russia |
Answer» B. germany | |
582. |
Boxer Uprising / Movement (1900) were in …………… |
A. | china |
B. | germany |
C. | japan |
D. | spain |
Answer» B. germany | |
583. |
From 1895 to 1898, Shantung was under the rule of Governor ……………..who secretlyencouraged the Boxers to attack Christian missionaries. |
A. | li ping-heng |
B. | yuan shih-k'ai |
C. | chang chih-tung |
D. | k’ang yu-wei |
Answer» B. yuan shih-k'ai | |
584. |
By 1898, …………………had seized Kiaochow from China |
A. | china |
B. | germany |
C. | japan |
D. | america |
Answer» C. japan | |
585. |
The Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) ended by the humiliating treaty of ………….in 1895. |
A. | paris |
B. | shimonoseki |
C. | boxer |
D. | leipzig |
Answer» C. boxer | |
586. |
…… ruled China from 1644 to 1912 actively sponsored and promoted Confucian culture. |
A. | manchus |
B. | hapsburg |
C. | bourbon |
D. | tudor |
Answer» B. hapsburg | |
587. |
The Hundred Day Reforms in china was in the year………… |
A. | 1878 |
B. | 1898 |
C. | 1900 |
D. | 1902 |
Answer» C. 1900 | |
588. |
The French troops under ……………….occupied Fashoda for France. |
A. | jean-baptiste marchand |
B. | theodore roosevelt |
C. | chang chih-tung |
D. | dowager tz'u-his |
Answer» B. theodore roosevelt | |
589. |
At the battle of ………………….in 1898, Kitchener managed to defeat the natives of thetown, Fashoda. |
A. | morocco |
B. | omdurman |
C. | algeria |
D. | burma |
Answer» C. algeria | |
590. |
Britain and France clashed in a town called Fashoda in Southern ……..on the upper Nile. |
A. | morocco |
B. | sudan |
C. | algeria |
D. | abyssinia |
Answer» C. algeria | |
591. |
In…………….., Britain declared Egypt a British protectorate. |
A. | 1862 |
B. | 1882 |
C. | 1895 |
D. | 1905 |
Answer» C. 1895 | |
592. |
The Berlin Colonial Conference was a meeting of European powers in Berlin, Germanyin 1884-85 at the invitation of…………….., the Chancellor of Germany. |
A. | kitchener |
B. | bismarck |
C. | theodore roosevelt |
D. | truman |
Answer» C. theodore roosevelt | |
593. |
The Treaty of Portsmouth was signed on September 5,……….. |
A. | 1805 |
B. | 1895 |
C. | 1905 |
D. | 1915 |
Answer» D. 1915 | |
594. |
Theodore Roosevelt was the ………………President |
A. | south africa |
B. | u.s.a |
C. | philippines |
D. | india |
Answer» C. philippines | |
595. |
The Russo-Japanese War (1904–05) was fought by Russia and Japan over their interestsin ………….(particularly Manchuria) and Korea. |
A. | china |
B. | japan |
C. | turkey |
D. | russia |
Answer» B. japan | |
596. |
The Meiji Restoration was basically a revolution that restored imperial rule to Japanin………….. |
A. | 1837 |
B. | 1848 |
C. | 1867 |
D. | 1900 |
Answer» D. 1900 | |
597. |
The word "…………." means "enlightened rule" and the goal was to combine "westernadvancements" with the traditional, "eastern" values. |
A. | meiji |
B. | tudor |
C. | bourbon |
D. | hannover |
Answer» B. tudor | |
598. |
The Meiji Restoration was basically a revolution that restored imperial rule to…………..in 1867. |
A. | japan |
B. | china |
C. | korea |
D. | egypt |
Answer» B. china | |
599. |
The finishing touch to the unification of Germany was given in 1871 by theproclamation of Kaiser William I as the Emperor of Germany in the famous “Hall of Mirrors” at…………….. |
A. | versailles |
B. | portsmouth |
C. | morocco |
D. | shimonoseki |
Answer» B. portsmouth | |
600. |
The finishing touch to the unification of Germany was given in 1871 by theproclamation of ………………..as the Emperor of Germany in the famous “Hall of Mirrors” at Versailles. |
A. | kaiser william i |
B. | nicholas ii |
C. | theodore roosevelt |
D. | josephine |
Answer» B. nicholas ii | |