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- A. Bell Systems Broken Up
- B. Challenger Disaster
- C. Falklands War
- D. South Korean Airliner Shot Down by Soviets, 269 Killed
Explanation: The Falklands War occurred first, beginning in April 1982. The Soviet shooting down of Korean Air Lines Flight 007 occurred in 1983, the…
Correct answer: Falklands War- A. Hitler Marches into Austria
- B. Germany Invades Poland
- C. Japan Invading Manchuria
- D. Britain and France Declare War on GermanyDownload Interactive Maps
Explanation: Japan invaded Manchuria after the Mukden Incident in 1931, before Hitler entered Austria in 1938 and Germany invaded Poland in 1939.
Correct answer: Japan Invading Manchuria- A. A riot during the 1969 Munich Beer fest
- B. Adolf Hitler's attempt to seize power in Bavaria
- C. Paul von Hindenburg's seizure of power of the Weimar Republic
- D. Renee el Payaso's march on Cuzcatlan
Explanation: The Beer Hall Putsch was Hitler's failed November 1923 attempt to overthrow the Bavarian government and launch a broader seizure of power…
Correct answer: Adolf Hitler's attempt to seize power in Bavaria- A. French tanks of WW1
- B. 15th century French cavalry and mounted infantry
- C. French tanks of WW2
- D. French support troops in both World Wars
Explanation: The Compagnies d'Ordonnance were permanent French military companies, mainly heavy cavalry, established in the fifteenth century under…
Correct answer: 15th century French cavalry and mounted infantry- A. Belgian Neo-Nazis
- B. An American right-wing movement
- C. Italian Liberal Movement
- D. South African Nationalists
Explanation: The Greyshirts were a South African fascist and pro-Nazi movement active during the interwar period.
Correct answer: South African Nationalists- A. The Holocaust
- B. The Great War
- C. World War I
- D. The War to End All Wars
Explanation: The Holocaust was the systematic persecution and murder of Jews and other groups by Nazi Germany during the Second World War, not the…
Correct answer: The Holocaust- A. Norway
- B. England
- C. Spain
- D. Portugal
Explanation: The Spanish Armada, Spain’s great naval fleet, was defeated by England in 1588.
Correct answer: Spain- A. Frederick the Great
- B. Louis IX
- C. Kublai Khan
- D. Genghis Khan
Explanation: Genghis Khan died in 1227 after building the Mongol Empire across Central Asia and conquering large parts of Persia.
Correct answer: Genghis Khan169. Rome was not always the capital of the Roman Empire. Which two other cities also held that title?
- A. Genoa and Venice
- B. Milan and Florence
- C. Milan and Ravenna
- D. Florence and Genoa
Explanation: Milan became the imperial capital in the late Western Roman Empire, and Ravenna later replaced it because of its stronger defensive…
Correct answer: Milan and Ravenna- A. Maine
- B. Oregon
- C. Iowa
- D. Texas
Explanation: The USS Maine exploded in Havana Harbor on 15 February 1898, helping inflame tensions between the United States and Spain.
Correct answer: Maine- A. Winston Churchill
- B. Franz Ferdinand
- C. Lenin
- D. Czar Nicholas II
Explanation: The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914 set off the July Crisis and led to World War…
Correct answer: Franz Ferdinand- A. Operation Citadel
- B. Battle of the Bulge
- C. D-Day
- D. Operation Market Garden
Explanation: Operation Market Garden was the September 1944 Allied plan to seize bridges in the Netherlands, including the bridge at Arnhem.
Correct answer: Operation Market Garden- A. Macedonia
- B. Finland
- C. Czechoslovakia
- D. poland
Explanation: Finland, Czechoslovakia and Poland achieved or regained independence in the postwar settlement.
Correct answer: Macedonia- A. Russia
- B. United States
- C. China
- D. Great Britain
Explanation: Japan defeated Russia in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905, a major Asian victory over a European great power.
Correct answer: Russia- A. Fracno
- B. Korean
- C. Crimean
- D. Vietnam
Explanation: The Battle of Balaclava took place during the Crimean War of 1853–1856, fought mainly between Russia and an alliance including Britain…
Correct answer: Crimean- A. Reagan
- B. Nixon
- C. Kennedy
- D. Eisenhower
Explanation: John F. Kennedy was the US president during the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962, when the United States and Soviet Union came close…
Correct answer: Kennedy- A. World War I
- B. Korean War
- C. World War II
- D. Franco-Prussian War
Explanation: The Somme and Verdun were major World War I battles on the Western Front, while the Meuse-Argonne offensive was the principal US campaign…
Correct answer: World War I- A. Napoleon I
- B. Louis Phillipe
- C. Napoleon II
- D. Napoleon III
Explanation: Napoleon III was the last Emperor of the French, ruling the Second French Empire until its defeat in the Franco-Prussian War in 1870.
Correct answer: Napoleon III- A. The Baader Meinhoff Gang
- B. The Black Panthers
- C. The Symbionese Liberation Army
- D. Black September
Explanation: The Symbionese Liberation Army, a US-based revolutionary militant group, kidnapped newspaper heiress Patty Hearst in 1974.
Correct answer: The Symbionese Liberation Army- A. Charles II
- B. Nobody, Cromwell was in charge
- C. James I
- D. Charles I
Explanation: Charles I was the reigning monarch during the English Civil War, fought from 1642 to 1651, although Parliament's forces eventually…
Correct answer: Charles I