World History MCQs
The world wars, revolutions, empires and the history of the subcontinent from Muhammad bin Qasim to 1947.
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The First World War began in:
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Answer: B. 1914
It began after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo and ended in 1918.
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The Second World War began with Germany's invasion of:
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Answer: A. Poland
Germany invaded Poland on 1 September 1939; Britain and France declared war two days later.
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The Second World War ended in:
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Answer: C. 1945
Germany surrendered in May 1945 and Japan in August–September 1945.
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The first atomic bomb used in war was dropped on:
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Answer: D. Hiroshima
Hiroshima was bombed on 6 August 1945 and Nagasaki on 9 August 1945.
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The Treaty of Versailles was signed in:
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Answer: B. 1919
It formally ended the First World War with Germany.
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The League of Nations was established in:
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Answer: C. 1920
It was created after the First World War and replaced by the United Nations in 1945.
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The French Revolution began in:
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Answer: B. 1789
It began with the storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789.
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The American Declaration of Independence was adopted in:
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Answer: A. 1776
It was adopted on 4 July 1776.
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Who led the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 in Russia?
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Answer: A. Vladimir Lenin
Lenin led the Bolsheviks to power in October 1917.
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The Berlin Wall fell in:
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Answer: C. 1989
It fell on 9 November 1989. It had been built in 1961.
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The Soviet Union was dissolved in:
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Answer: C. 1991
The USSR formally ceased to exist in December 1991.
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Magna Carta was sealed in England in:
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Answer: B. 1215
King John agreed to Magna Carta, which limited royal power.
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The Battle of Hastings was fought in:
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Answer: A. 1066
William of Normandy defeated King Harold and conquered England.
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Constantinople was conquered by the Ottomans in 1453 under:
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Answer: D. Sultan Mehmed II
Mehmed II, called the Conqueror, made it the Ottoman capital.
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Who founded the Ottoman Empire?
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Answer: C. Osman I
The empire takes its name from Osman I, who founded it around 1299.
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The Ottoman Caliphate was abolished in:
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Answer: D. 1924
The Turkish Grand National Assembly abolished it on 3 March 1924.
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Who founded the modern Republic of Turkey in 1923?
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Answer: A. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Atatürk became its first President.
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The Abbasid capital Baghdad was destroyed in 1258 by:
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Answer: B. Hulagu Khan
Hulagu, a grandson of Genghis Khan, sacked Baghdad and ended the Abbasid Caliphate there.
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Muhammad bin Qasim conquered Sindh in:
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Answer: B. 712 CE
His conquest of Sindh brought Islam to the region as a ruling power.
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How many times did Mahmud of Ghazni invade India, according to tradition?
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Answer: C. 17
Historians traditionally count 17 expeditions between 1000 and 1027 CE.