History Review

A collage of historical figures and events such as the Indian Independence movement, Tiananmen Square, and the anti-apartheid protests.

History Review Quiz

Test your knowledge of significant events and leaders that shaped modern history with this engaging quiz. From the emergence of independence movements to pivotal political changes across the globe, challenge yourself and expand your understanding!

27 challenging questions
Various topics related to history
Multiple choice format

27 Questions7 MinutesCreated by LearningEagle937

This person was the leader of the Muslim League.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

Sukarno

Ang Suu Kii

Ferdinand Marcos

Which of the following WAS NOT a policy of Gorbachev?

Perestroika

Glasnost

Democratization

Breaking apart the Soviet Union.

Which leader made China more capitalistic?

Mao Ze Dong

Sun Yatsen

Deng Xiao Ping

Jiang Ze Ming

Which president wanted to modernize his country but only brought it deeper into debt?

Sukarno

Deng Xiao Ping

Mobuto Seko

Kwame Nkrumah

Which of the following IS NOT a reason why Africa struggled after independence?

Communist Revolutions

European borders mixed ethnic groups.

Policies which did not educate Africans.

Civil Wars in numerous territories

This person was the first prime Minister of India and created non-align nations which supported neither side during the Cold War.

Indira Gandhi

Mohandas Gandhi

Benazir Bhutto

Jawaharlal Nehru

Which was a reason why the Indian Independence was so hard to achieve?

Indians loved England.

Muslims did not want an alliance with Hindus.

The Muslims in India were not united.

The Hindus in India were not united.

Which of the following was a condition of the Partition of India?

Two countries were created: Pakistan and India

India would be under control of the Hindus

Hindus and Muslims joined in an equal union

Gandhi would be the first president.

What was an effect of the Partition of India?

10,000,000 people lost their homes and 1,000,000 were killed

10,000,000 starved to death as a result of the Indian economy.

India entered into a period of religious unity.

India and Pakistan continued friendly trading relations.

Why was Indira Gandhi assassinated?

She signed a favorable peace with Pakistan.

She was India's first female prime minister.

She was accused of being loyal to England.

She raided the Sikh's Golden Temple.

Which incident was a Pakistani struggle after independence?

Assassination of Mohandas Gandhi

The cyclone in Bangladesh

Assassination of Indira Gandhi

Civil War of Seko

What region is still a place of contention for India and Pakistan?

Kashmir

Nepal

Sri Lanka

Bangladesh

How did the United States continue to control the Philippines after they gained independence?

They made the Bell Act

They made the Lend Lease Act

They created the Four Modernizations

They created Negritude.

How come Burma's democracy did not work?

The people wanted military rule.

The winner of the election was placed under house arrest

They had a war with Malaysia

Burma had religious conflicts.

Which movement celebrated African culture?

Glasnost

Four Modernizations

Negritude Movement

Apartheid

Which was a problem Kenya had after it became free?

A region called Biafra breaking away.

A military dictator renaming the country Zaire for a little bit.

Mau Mau the attack of British farmers on high lands.

Civil War in which the communists clashed with anti-communists.

Which was a characteristic shared by BOTH Indonesia and many African nations?

The existence of numerous ethnic groups.

Clashes between different religious groups

Alliances with the United States.

Being former British colonies.

Which was a reason why Nigeria DID NOT struggle after independence?

Numerous coups

Slaughter of a minority group

Racial divisions

A section becoming independent short term.

What was a condition of Apartheid?

Black and whites could both own businesses.

Africans could only enter white areas as laborers

Igbos could not hold positions.

Only Christians could hold positions of power.

Which was a reason why protests against apartheid worked?

Countries refused trade with South AFrica and banned them from the Olympics.

Countries both communist and democracies did not give aid.

African nations attacked South Africa.

South Africa was denied UN membership.

The effect of Shock Therapy on Russia was?

The end of Communism

High unemployment

War with Chechnya

The opening of Churches.

What was the the cause of Tiananmen Square in 1989?

Students wanted more democratic freedom

People demanded more economic benefits

People wanted religious freedom

People demanded more communism.

What was an effect of the Tiananmen Square demonstration?

China allowed a new age of democracy.

China literally crushed the students with tanks.

China allowed more votes for local officials.

China granted more economic openness.

Which dictator in Asia refused to acknowledge election results?

Ferdinand Marcos

Ahmed bella

Mobuto Seko

Charles Taylor.

What was a result of the Four Modernizations?

Democracy

Increased Agricultural production.

Religious openness

Tightening control.

Which territory experienced as loss of freedoms after a handover?

Macau

Hong Kong

Sri Lanka

Kashmir

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