Which event marked the beginning of World War I?

A. Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

B. Bombing of Pearl Harbor

C. Treaty of Versailles

D. Invasion of Poland

Answer: A. Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

The American Civil War was fought between:

A. 1812-1815

B. 1846-1848

C. 1861-1865

D. 1898-1901

Answer: C. 1861-1865

The French Revolution began in:

A. 1776

B. 1789

C. 1804

D. 1815

Answer: B. 1789

The Russian Revolution of 1917 led to the rise of:

A. Democracy in Russia

B. The Romanov Dynasty

C. The Bolsheviks

D. The Ottoman Empire

Answer: C. The Bolsheviks

Which war was fought between North and South Korea?

A. Vietnam War

B. Korean War

C. World War II

D. Gulf War

Answer: B. Korean War

The Napoleonic Wars were fought primarily in:

A. The Americas

B. Asia

C. Europe

D. Africa

Answer: C. Europe

The main cause of World War II was:

A. Economic depression

B. Assassination of a leader

C. Treaty of Versailles

D. Invasion of Poland by Germany

Answer: D. Invasion of Poland by Germany

The October Revolution occurred in which country?

A. France

B. China

C. Russia

D. Germany

Answer: C. Russia

The Spanish Civil War took place between:

A. 1912-1914

B. 1922-1926

C. 1936-1939

D. 1941-1945

Answer: C. 1936-1939

The Opium Wars were fought between China and:

A. Japan

B. Russia

C. Britain

D. France

Answer: C. Britain

The Cold War was primarily between:

A. USA and Germany

B. USA and Soviet Union

C. USA and China

D. USA and Japan

Answer: B. USA and Soviet Union

The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred in:

A. 1950

B. 1962

C. 1973

D. 1980

Answer: B. 1962

The Thirty Years’ War ended with the:

A. Treaty of Tordesillas

B. Treaty of Westphalia

C. Treaty of Versailles

D. Treaty of Paris

Answer: B. Treaty of Westphalia

The Taiping Rebellion took place in:

A. Japan

B. India

C. China

D. Korea

Answer: C. China

The Mexican Revolution started in:

A. 1800

B. 1821

C. 1910

D. 1945

Answer: C. 1910

The Boxer Rebellion was aimed at:

A. Foreigners in China

B. The Chinese monarchy

C. The Chinese peasantry

D. Japanese invaders

Answer: A. Foreigners in China

The main instigator of the Protestant Reformation was:

A. John Calvin

B. Martin Luther

C. Henry VIII

D. Erasmus

Answer: B. Martin Luther

The American Revolution resulted in independence from:

A. France

B. Spain

C. Britain

D. Portugal

Answer: C. Britain

The Vietnam War ended in:

A. 1954

B. 1968

C. 1973

D. 1975

Answer: D. 1975

The main goal of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 was to:

A. Establish a British Colony

B. Establish an independent India

C. Support the British East India Company

D. Overthrow the Mughal Empire

Answer: B. Establish an independent India

The Crimean War was fought between:

A. Russia and Britain

B. Russia and the Ottoman Empire

C. Britain and France

D. Russia and Japan

Answer: B. Russia and the Ottoman Empire

The Boer War took place in:

A. South America

B. Africa

C. Europe

D. Asia

Answer: B. Africa

The Glorious Revolution occurred in:

A. France

B. England

C. Spain

D. Russia

Answer: B. England

The Falklands War was between:

A. USA and Argentina

B. UK and Argentina

C. Brazil and Argentina

D. UK and Brazil

Answer: B. UK and Argentina

The main event that sparked the American Revolution was:

A. Boston Tea Party

B. Boston Massacre

C. Stamp Act

D. Intolerable Acts

Answer: A. Boston Tea Party

The Berlin Wall fell in:

A. 1987

B. 1989

C. 1991

D. 1993

Answer: B. 1989

The Six-Day War was fought in:

A. 1948

B. 1956

C. 1967

D. 1973

Answer: C. 1967

The Hundred Years’ War was between:

A. France and Germany

B. France and England

C. England and Spain

D. Spain and Portugal

Answer: B. France and England

The American Revolutionary War ended with the Treaty of:

A. Versailles

B. Ghent

C. Paris

D. Tordesillas

Answer: C. Paris

The main outcome of the English Civil War was:

A. Establishment of the Commonwealth

B. Restoration of the monarchy

C. Glorious Revolution

D. Formation of the United Kingdom

Answer: A. Establishment of the Commonwealth

The Spanish-American War took place in:

A. 1870

B. 1898

C. 1914

D. 1941

Answer: B. 1898

The Persian Gulf War began in:

A. 1980

B. 1989

C. 1991

D. 2001

Answer: C. 1991

The primary result of the Glorious Revolution was:

A. Absolute Monarchy

B. Constitutional Monarchy

C. Republic

D. Military Dictatorship

Answer: B. Constitutional Monarchy

The American Civil War was primarily fought over:

A. Territory expansion

B. Slavery

C. Independence

D. Trade rights

Answer: B. Slavery

The French and Indian War was part of which larger conflict?

A. Thirty Years’ War

B. Seven Years’ War

C. Hundred Years’ War

D. Napoleonic Wars

Answer: B. Seven Years’ War

The Haitian Revolution led to the independence of Haiti from:

A. Spain

B. Portugal

C. France

D. Britain

Answer: C. France

The Italian unification movement was known as:

A. Risorgimento

B. Renaissance

C. Reconquista

D. Revolution

Answer: A. Risorgimento

The outcome of the Battle of Waterloo was the defeat of:

A. Alexander the Great

B. Julius Caesar

C. Napoleon Bonaparte

D. Otto von Bismarck

Answer: C. Napoleon Bonaparte

The Treaty of Versailles was signed at the end of:

A. World War I

B. World War II

C. The Korean War

D. The Vietnam War

Answer: A. World War I

The Sepoy Mutiny is also known as:

A. The Indian Rebellion of 1857

B. The First War of Independence

C. Both A and B

D. The Great Mutiny

Answer: C. Both A and B

The Battle of Stalingrad was a turning point in:

A. World War I

B. World War II

C. The Russian Civil War

D. The Crimean War

Answer: B. World War II

The Spanish Armada was defeated in:

A. 1558

B. 1588

C. 1603

D. 1648

Answer: B. 1588

The Peloponnesian War was fought between:

A. Athens and Sparta

B. Rome and Carthage

C. Greece and Persia

D. Macedon and Thebes

Answer: A. Athens and Sparta

The Anglo-Zulu War took place in:

A. 1805

B. 1879

C. 1901

D. 1914

Answer: B. 1879

The Fall of Constantinople occurred in:

A. 1204

B. 1453

C. 1492

D. 1517

Answer: B. 1453

The Boshin War took place in:

A. China

B. Japan

C. Korea

D. Vietnam

Answer: B. Japan

The War of the Roses was between:

A. France and England

B. Spain and Portugal

C. Two rival factions in England

D. Scotland and England

Answer: C. Two rival factions in England

The Peace of Westphalia ended which war?

A. Thirty Years’ War

B. Hundred Years’ War

C. Seven Years’ War

D. Napoleonic Wars

Answer: A. Thirty Years’ War

The Mahdist War was fought in:

A. South Africa

B. Sudan

C. Nigeria

D. Egypt

Answer: B. Sudan

The Battle of Midway was a decisive naval battle in:

A. World War I

B. World War II

C. The Korean War

D. The Vietnam War

Answer: B. World War II

The Boer Wars involved conflict between:

A. Britain and the Dutch settlers

B. Britain and Zulu tribes

C. Dutch settlers and Zulu tribes

D. France and Dutch settlers

Answer: A. Britain and the Dutch settlers

The Boxer Rebellion was an anti-foreign uprising in:

A. India

B. China

C. Japan

D. Korea

Answer: B. China

The English Civil War was between:

A. Monarchy and Parliament

B. Catholics and Protestants

C. England and Scotland

D. England and Ireland

Answer: A. Monarchy and Parliament

The Gulf War of 1990-1991 was prompted by:

A. Invasion of Kuwait by Iraq

B. Invasion of Saudi Arabia by Iraq

C. Iran-Iraq War spillover

D. Conflict over oil prices

Answer: A. Invasion of Kuwait by Iraq

The Franco-Prussian War resulted in the unification of:

A. France

B. Germany

C. Italy

D. Austria-Hungary

Answer: B. Germany

The Taiping Rebellion was a civil war in:

A. Japan

B. Korea

C. China

D. Vietnam

Answer: C. China

The Crimean War was primarily fought over:

A. Control of colonies

B. Religious differences

C. Influence in the Middle East

D. Control of the Black Sea

Answer: D. Control of the Black Sea

The American Civil War ended with:

A. The Emancipation Proclamation

B. The assassination of Abraham Lincoln

C. The surrender of General Robert E. Lee

D. The capture of Jefferson Davis

Answer: C. The surrender of General Robert E. Lee

The Spanish-American War resulted in the independence of:

A. Cuba

B. Philippines

C. Puerto Rico

D. All of the above

Answer: D. All of the above

The Thirty Years’ War involved a conflict primarily over:

A. Territorial expansion

B. Religious differences

C. Economic power

D. Succession disputes

Answer: B. Religious differences