Multiple Choice Quiz
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1
Which of the following was not a feature of 20th-century history?
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2
The Red Cross, the International Statistics Congress, and the Postal Union were typical of what process taking place in the late nineteenth century?
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3
The World Court was established in what European city in 1899?
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4
Which of the following contributed to increased tension in Europe just before World War I?
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5
The event that triggered the outbreak of World War I was the
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6
Which of the following statements is not correct?
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7
Which of the following was not a feature of the war on the home front between 1914 and 1919?
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8
During World War I Japan
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9
The Balfour Declaration
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10
Russia withdrew from World War I following the Treaty of
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11
Which of the following was not included in the final set of treaties that ended World War I?
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12
Which of the following statements concerning the Ottoman Empire is most accurate?
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13
Which of the following nations did not participate in the League of Nations at the time of its formation?
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14
Which of the following economies was least affected by the Great Depression?
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15
In 1931 Japan initiated aggression in Asia by seizing what region?
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16
The National Socialist Party rose to power in what country?
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17
Appeasement was a diplomatic policy followed by what European leader?
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18
Which of the following statements concerning World War II is not accurate?
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19
Which of the following nations was not part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?
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20
In the years after World War II, what nation was the focal point of the cold war?
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21
Which of the following is not a feature of the new period of world history that began in the 1990s?
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Note: answer choices in this exercise are randomized.
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