Chapter 5 Europe In The Twentieth Century MCQs
Question 1. The Paris Peace Conference took place in
(1) 1919
(2) 1920
(3) 1921
(4) 1922
Answer: (1) 1919
Question 2. ‘Fourteen Points’ were put before Germany by
(1) Lloyd Gorge
(2) Orlando
(3) Woodrow Wilson
(4) Clemenceau
Answer: (3) Woodrow Wilson
Question 3. Name the country which did not join the League of Nations.
(1) America
(2) Germany
(3) Spain
(4) England
Answer: (1) America
Question 4. The Bolshevik Revolution broke out in Russia in
(1) 1915
(2) 1916
(3) 1917
(4) 1918
Answer: (3) 1917
Question 5. Mussolini’s party came to be known as
(1) Fascist Party
(2) Socialist Party
(3) Nazi Party
(4) Communist Party
Answer: (1) Fascist Party
Question 6. The formation of Union of Soviet Socialist Republic was formally declared in
(1) 1920
(2) 1921
(3) 1922
(4) 1923
Answer: (3) 1922
Question 7. The Bolsheviks captured power in Russia by the
(1) November Revolution
(2) July Revolution
(3) February Revolution
(4) October Rovolution
Answer: (4) October Rovolution
Question 8. Lusitania was
(1) A country in Europe
(2) The name of a ship
(3) The name of a captain
(4) The name of an island.
Answer: (2) The name of a ship
Question 9. The American President during World War I was
(1) Woodrow Wilson
(2) Abraham Lincoln
(3) George Washington
(4) George Barlow
Answer: (1) Woodrow Wilson
Question 10. A special secret police was formed by the Bolsheviks called
(1) Duma
(2) Cheka
(3) Soviets
(4) Aurora
Answer: (2) Cheka
Question 11. President Wilson belonged to
(1) Britain
(2) China
(3) America
(4) Japan
Answer: (3) America
Question 12. The First World War broke out in
(1) 1912
(2) 1915
(3) 1913
(4) 1914
Answer: (4) 1914
Question 13. The First World War came to an end in
(1) 1919
(2) 1918
(3) 1913
(4) 1914
Answer: (2) 1918
Question 14. Who of the following was most active in the establishment of the League of Nations?
(1) Lloyd George
(2) Orlando
(3) Clemenceau
(4) Woodrow Wilson
Answer: (4) Woodrow Wilson
Question 15. The League of Nations was formed after
(1) First Balkan War
(2) World War I
(3) 2nd Balkan War
(4) World War II
Answer: (2) World War I
Question 16. What was the date and year of Bloody Sunday?
(1) 9 January 1905
(2) 12 January 1905
(3) 4 April 1906
(4) 9 August 1906
Answer: (1) 9 January 1905
Question 17. Rasputin was a
(1) Minister
(2) Czar of Russia
(3) Mystic Saint
(4) Close relative of Czar
Answer: (3) Mystic Saint
Question 18. Bolshevik Revolution was led by
(1) Stalin
(2) Lenin
(3) Trotsky
(4) None of them
Answer: (2) Lenin
Question 19. Nazism cropped up after the First World War in
(1) Italy
(2) Spain
(3) Russia
(4) Germany
Answer: (4) Germany
Question 20. Hitler became the Prime Minister of Germany in
(1) 1931
(2) 1932
(3) 1933
(4) 1934
Answer: (3) 1933
Question 21. Who was known as ‘Czar the Liberator’ ?
(1) Czar Alexander II
(2) Czar Nicholas II
(3) Czar Alexander III
(4) Czar Nicholas III
Answer: (2) Czar Alexander II
Question 22. Hitler concluded Non-Aggression Pact with
(1) England
(2) France
(3) Russia
(4) Italy
Answer: (3) Russia
Question 23. Achduke Francis Ferdinand was assassinated in
(1) Bosnia
(2) Serajevo
(3) Herzegovnia
(4) Poland
Answer: (2) Serajevo
Question 24. The leadership in the march to St. Petersburg by the workers was given by
(1) Stalin
(2) Father Gapon
(3) Trotsky
(4) Lenin
Answer: (2) Father Gapon
Question 25. The Great Depression of 1929 first started in
(1) Germany
(2) America
(3) France
(4) Spain
Answer: (2) America
Question 26. The members of the Fascist party were known as
(1) Red Shirts
(2) Brown Shirts
(3) Black Shirts
(4) Blue Shirts
Answer: (3) Black Shirts
Question 27. Swastika was the symbol of the
(1) Nazi Party
(2) Fascist Party
(3) Communist Party
(4) Socialist Party
Answer: (1) Nazi Party
Question 28. The leader of the Spanish Civil War was
(1) Goebels
(2) Hitler
(3) General Franco
(4) Himmler
Answer: (3) General Franco
Question 29. The Central Powers of World War I were
(1) France, Britain and Russia
(2) Russia, Italy and Romania
(3) Germany, Austria and Turkey
(4) Italy, France and Britain
Answer: (3) Germany, Austria and Turkey
Question 30. Germany was declared a ‘republic’ by the provisional Government set up under
(1) The leadership of Hitler
(2) The Chancellorship of Ebert
(3) The viceroyalty of Mussolini
(4) The Chancellorship of Lenin
Answer: (2) The Chancellorship of Ebert
Question 31. The Russian Revolution of 1917 brought an end to
(1) The autocratic rule of the Czar
(2) The rule of the Fascists in Russia
(3) Monarchical rule in Russia
(4) Democracy in Russia
Answer: (1) The autocratic rule of the Czar.
Question 32. A parallel Government was set up in St. Petersburg by
(1) The Kerensky Government
(2) Social Democratic Party of Russia
(3) The Mensheviks
(4) The Bolsheviks
Answer: (4) The Bolsheviks.
Question 33. The Treaty of Brest Litovsk was signed between Germany and
(1) The federal Government of Russia
(2) The independent Government of Russia
(3) The communist Government of Russia
(4) The democratic Government of Russia
Answer: (3) The communist Government of Russia
Question 34. USSR joined the League of Nations in 1934 but was expelled
(1) For aggression in 1939 when it invaded Finland
(2) When it invaded Abyssinia
(3) Because it lacked the power to solve disputes
(4) It was the root of Great Depression
Answer: (1) For aggression in 1939 when it invaded Finland
Question 35. The immediate cause of the First World War was
(1) The formation of secret and diplomatic alliances among the European powers
(2) The rise of the feeling of ultra-nationalism
(3) The problem of Bosnia-Herzegovina
(4) Because the murder of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Answer: (4) Because the murder of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Question 36. The League of Nations was established
(1) To find a way to maintain peace
(2) To end the First World War
(3) To try and improve the condition of the labourers
(4) To settle the dispute that arose between Sweden and Finland
Answer: (1) To find a way to maintain peace.
Question 37. One characteristic feature of the New Economic Policy of Lenin was
(1) Encouragement to artisan industry
(2) Emphasis on large scale heavy industry
(3) Special detachment sent to collect foodgrains
(4) Industrial establishment factory committee formed
Answer: (1) Encouragement to artisan industry
Question 38. America joined the First World War because
(1) American ships were destroyed by Germany
(2) Germany conquered America
(3) Germany joined France against America
(4) England pressurised America to join
Answer: (1) American ships were destroyed by Germany.
Question 39. By the Treaty of Versailles Germany was demilitarised
(1) To establish balance of power
(2) To take control of German arms
(3) So that Germany could not disturb peace in future
(4) So that Germany would not declare war against the allied powers
Answer: (3) So that Germany could not disturb peace in future.
Question 40. Which policy shows that appeasement does not always prevent war ?
(1) United States policy towards Cuba in the early 1960s
(2) Iraqi policy towards Iran in the 1980s
(3) British policy towards Germany during 1930s
(4) French policy towards Indo-China in the 1950s
Answer: (3) British policy towards Germany during 1930s
Question 41. The harsh conditions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles after World War I helped to lay the foundation for the
(1) Uprising during the French Revolution
(2) Bolshevik Revolution in Russia
(3) Rise of fascism in Germany
(4) Division of Korea along the 38th parallel
Answer: (3) Rise of fascism in Germany.
Question 42. One reason the Fascist Government of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini came to power in Italy and Germany was that these nations
(1) Supported the civil liberties of people
(2) Faced economic and political difficulties
(3) Were threatened by the United States of America
(4) Failed to join the League of Nations
Answer: (2) Faced economic and political difficulties
Question 43. A major cause of the Russian Revolution of 1917 was the
(1) Appeal of Marxism to the Russians
(2) Defeat of Germany in the Russian campaign
(3) Existence of sharp economic differences between social classes
(4) Marriage of Czar Nicholas II to a German princess
Answer: (3) Existence of sharp economic differences between social classes
Question 44. The Russian peasants supported the Bolsheviks in the Russian Revolution of 1917 because the Bolsheviks promised to
(1) Redistribute the land owned by the nobility
(2) Introduce modern technology to Russian farms
(3) Redistribute the land owned by the Government
(4) Establish collection farms
Answer: (1) Redistribute the land owned by the Government
Question 45. A significant cause of the Great Depression of 1929 was that
(1) Some banking policies were unsound and had led to the over-expansion of credit
(2) Consumer goods were relatively inexpensive
(3) A wave of strikes had paralyzed the industries
(4) A decrease in protective tariff opened America to competition from abroad
Answer: (1) some banking policies were unsound and had led to the over-expansion of credit.
Question 46. During the First World War, the Emperor of Germany was
(1) Charles X
(2) Kaiser William II
(3) Frederick William IIT
(4) Kaiser William IIT
Answer: (2) Kaiser William II
Question 47. After the First World War, the humiliating treaty which was imposed on Germany was the Treaty of
(1) Brest-Litovsk
(2) Versailles
(3) Lussane
(4) Sevres
Answer: (2) Versailles
Question 48. People of the Weimer Republic lost confidence in the democratic
(1) Alliance
(2) Parliamentary
(3) Values
(4) Attitude
Answer: (2) Parliamentary
Question 49. After the First World War; the new Republican Government of Germany was established in
(1) Berlin
(2) Weimer
(3) Brussels
(4) Sicily
Answer: (2) Weimer
Question 50. By the October Revolution of 1917 they captured power in Russia.
(1) Mesheviks
(2) Bolsheviks
(3) Communists
(4) None of the above
Answer: (2) Bolsheviks
Question 51. The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed between Germany and
(1) Britain
(2) Italy
(3) Russia
(4) Spain
Answer: (3) Russia
Question 52. The Red Army was organized by
(1) Stalin
(2) Trotsky
(3) Lenin
(4) Engels
Answer: (2) Trotsky
Question 53. The New Economic Policy of Lenin was a compromise between Socialism and
(1) Capitalism
(2) Communism
(3) Nazism
(4) Fascism
Answer: (1) Capitalism
Question 54. The Great Depression was a period of
(1) Political crisis
(2) Economic crisis
(3) Religious crisis
(4) Global Crisis
Answer: (2) Economic crisis
Question 55. General Franco was the dictator of
(1) Netherlands
(2) Sardinia
(3) Sicily
(4) Spain
Answer: (4) Spain
Question 56. The SAAR Valley was put under an international commission for
(1) 13
(2) 14
(3) 15
(4) 16
Answer: (3) 15
Question 57. The Treaty of St. Germain was signed between the victorious allies and defeated Austria in
(1) 1916
(2) 1918
(3) 1919
(4) 1920
Answer: (3) 1919
Question 58. The Revolution of 1905 in Russia broke out during the reign of
(1) Czar Alexander II
(2) Nicholas I
(3) Peter the Great
(4) Catherine II
Answer: (1) Czar Alexander II
Question 59. The Treaty of Portsmouth was signed between Japan and
(1) China
(2) France
(3) Russia
(4) Italy
Answer: (3) Russia
Question 61. ‘Pravda’ was the mouthpiece of the party.
(1) Menshevik
(2) Bolshevik
(3) Communist
(4) Socialist
Answer: (2) Bolshevik
Question 62. formed the paramilitary force known as ‘Storm Trooper’.
(1) General Franco
(2) Mussolini
(3) Hitler
(4) Tojo
Answer: (3) Hitler
Question 63. The Treaty contained the seeds of the Second World War.
(1) Trianon
(2) Neuilly
(3) Versailles
(4) Portsmouth
Answer: (3) Versailles
Question 64. Morocco is in
(1) Africa
(2) America
(3) China
(4) Japan
Answer: (1) Africa
Question 65. The two factions of Social Democratic Party are the Bolsheviks and
(1) Communists
(2) Mensheviks
(3) Socialists
(4) Bonapartists
Answer: (2) Mensheviks
Question 66. Czar showed his liberalism by releasing the Dekabrists.
(1) Alexander I
(2) Alexander II
(3) Nicholas I
(4) Nicholas II
Answer: (2) Alexander II
Question 67. The Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis was signed in
(1) 1932
(2) 1933
(3) 1934
(4) 1935
Answer: (1) 1932
Question 68. Kaiser William II abdicated the throne in
(1) 1916
(2) 1917
(3) 1918
(4) 1919
Answer: (3) 1918
Question 69. The Weimer Republic was established in
(1) 1915
(2) 1916
(3) 1918
(4) 1919
Answer: (4) 1919
Question 70. The U.S.A. entered the First World War in
(1) 1917
(2) 1918
(3) 1919
(4) 1920
Answer: (1) 1917
Question 71. Herbert Hoover was the President of
(1) Britain
(2) America
(3) France
(4) USSR
Answer: (2) America
Question 72. Archduke Francis Ferdinand was the heir to the throne of
(1) Spain
(2) Austria
(3) Bosnia
(4) Herzegovina
Answer: (2) Austria
Question 73. was called the ‘Father of the League of Nations’.
(1) Llyod George
(2) Woodrow Wilson
(3) Gorky
(4) Clemenceau
Answer: (2) Woodrow Wilson
Question 74. ‘War Communism’ was introduced by
(1) Trotsky
(2) Lenin
(3) Franco
(4) Hitler
Answer: (2) Lenin
Question 75. The American share market crashed.
(1) 1928
(2) 1929
(3) 1930
(4) 1932
Answer: (2) 1929
Question 76. is known as the Black Day in the history of the U.S.A.
(1) 24 October 1929
(2) 26 October 1929
(3) 22 October 1939
(4) 25 June 1930
Answer: (1) 24 October 1929
