World History Pre-Test

Question 1

How many oceans are there?

Accepted Answer

5

Question 2

Who was the first leader of the Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.)?

Accepted Answer

Vladimir Lenin

Question 3

Karl Marx is commonly associated with which movement?

Accepted Answer

Communism

Question 4

Paris is the capital of what country?

Accepted Answer

France

Question 5

True or False: Japan is an island.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

What event signaled the beginning of the Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

The Stock Market Crash of 1929

Question 7

How many continents are there?

Accepted Answer

7

Question 8

The United States is part of which continent?

Accepted Answer

North America

Question 9

Saddam Hussein was the leader of which country?

Accepted Answer

Iraq

Question 10

The Berlin Wall divided which two countries?

Accepted Answer

East Germany & West Germany

Question 11

America declared its independence from ______ in the year ______.

Accepted Answer

Great Britain, 1776

Question 12

Germany is located on which continent?

Accepted Answer

Europe

Question 13

Who invented the phonograph, lightbulb, & the motion picture camera?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Edison

Question 14

Which of the following was NEVER a British colony?

Accepted Answer

Ethiopia

Question 15

Who was the U.S. President during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Accepted Answer

John F. Kennedy

Question 16

Which of these dictators rose to power in Italy?

Accepted Answer

Benito Mussolini

Question 17

The 1st World War lasted from ______ to ______.

Accepted Answer

1914-1918

Question 18

Which groups were targeted during the Holocaust?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 19

Which of these countries was NOT once a part of Yugoslavia?

Accepted Answer

Albania

Question 20

Which historical figure is credited with the unification of Germany?

Accepted Answer

Otto von Bismarck

Question 21

Which of these nations was a member of the Central Powers in World War I?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 22

Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?

Accepted Answer

A French military leader and emperor

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