Modern History - MCQs with answers - Part 6

Modern History - MCQs with answers - Part 6


1. When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?

a) 1918
b) 1919
c) 1920
d) 1923

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ANSWER: b) 1919

Chinese representatives refused to sign the Treaty of Versailles due to intense pressure from the student protesters and public opinion alike.



2. When was the Communist Party of China founded?

a) 1918
b) 1920
c) 1921
d) 1923

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ANSWER: c) 1921

The Communist Party of China (CPC) has its origins in the May Fourth Movement of 1919.



3. When did Japanese invasion of Manchuria begin?

a) 1931
b) 1935
c) 1936
d) 1939

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ANSWER: a) 1931

The Japanese established a puppet state called Manchukuo.



4. When did Abyssinian crisis end?

a) 1935
b) 1936
c) 1937
d) 1939

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ANSWER: c) 1937

Abyssinia crisis resulted from the ongoing conflict between the Kingdom of Italy and the Empire of Ethiopia.



5. When did the invasion of Poland begin?

a) 1935
b) 1936
c) 1937
d) 1939

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ANSWER: d) 1939

The Abyssinian war encouraged the remilitarization of the Rhineland in conspicuous disregard of the Treaty of Versailles. This was the first in a series of provocative acts culminating in the invasion of Poland in September 1939 and the beginning of the Second World War.



6. When did the USS 'Panay' incident happen?

a) 1935
b) 1936
c) 1937
d) 1939

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ANSWER: c) 1937

The USS Panay incident was a Japanese attack on the American gunboat 'Panay'.



7. When did the Nanking Massacre start?

a) 1935
b) 1936
c) 1937
d) 1939

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ANSWER: c) 1937

The Nanking Massacre was an episode of mass murder and mass rape committed by Japanese troops against the residents of Nanking during the Second Sino-Japanese War.



8. When was the Tripartite Pact signed?

a) 1939
b) 1940
c) 1941
d) 1945

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ANSWER: b) 1940

The Tripartite Pact was an agreement between Germany, Italy, and Japan.



9. When was the Molotov - Ribbentrop Pact signed?

a) 1939
b) 1940
c) 1941
d) 1945

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ANSWER: a) 1939

It was a non-agression pact signed between Nazi Germany and Soviet Union in Moscow.



10. When did the Battle of France take place?

a) 1940
b) 1941
c) 1945
d) 1942

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ANSWER: a) 1940

Germany invaded western Europe in May 1940.


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