UNIT - 1. OUTBREAK OF WORLD WAR I AND ITS AFTERMATH
1. What were the three major empires shattered by the end of First World War?
Germany, Austria- Hungary and the Ottomans
2. Which country emerged as the strongest in East Asia towards the close of
nineteenth century?
Japan
3. Who said “Imperialism is the highest stage of Capitalism”?
Lenin**
4. What is the Battle of Marne remembered for? Trench Warfare**
5. To which country did the first Secretary General of League of Nations belong? Britain**
6. Which country was expelled from the League of Nations for attacking Finland? Russia **
UNIT – 2. THE WORLD BETWEEN TWO WORLD WARS
1. With whom of the following was the Lateran Treaty signed by Italy? Pope**
2. With whose conquest did the Mexican civilization collapse? Hernan Cortes
3. Who made Peru as part of their dominions? Spaniards
4. Which President of the USA pursued “Good Neighbour” policy towards Latin America? Roosevelt**
5. Which part of the World disliked dollar Imperialism? Latin America**
UNIT – 3. WORLD WAR II
1. When did the Japanese formally sign of their surrender? 2 September, 1945
2. Who initiated the formation of League of Nations? Woodrow Wilson **
3. Where was the Japanese Navy defeated by the US Navy? Battle of Midway**
4. Where did the US drop its first Atomic Bomb? Hiroshima**
5. Who were mainly persecuted by Hitler? Jews **
6. Which Prime Minister of England who signed the Munich Pact with Germany? Chamberlain
7. When was the Charter of the UN signed? June 26, 1945 **
UNIT – 4. THE WORLD AFTER WORLD WAR II
1) Which American President followed the policy of containment of Communism? Truman **
2) When was People‟s Political Consultative Conference held in China? September 1949
3) The United States and European allies formed NATO to resist any Soviet aggression in Europe.
4) Who became the Chairman of the PLO‟s Executive Committee in 1969? ** Yasser Arafat
5) When was North and South Vietnam united? 1976**
6) When was the Warsaw Pact dissolved? 1991 **
UNIT – 5. SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS REFORM MOVEMENTS IN THE 19TH- CENTURY
1. In which year was Sati abolished? 1829 **
2. What was the name of the Samaj founded by Dayanand Saraswaty? Arya Samaj**
3. Whose campaign and work led to the enactment of Widow Remarriage Reform Act of 1856?
Iswarchandra Vidyasagar
4. Whose voice was Rast Goftar? Parsi Movement**
5. Who was the founder of Namdhari Movement? Baba Ramsingh**
6. Who was the founder of Widow Remarriage Association? M.G. Ranade**
7. Who was the author of the book Satyarthaprakash ? Dayananda Saraswathi **
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