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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