What was the Suez Crisis?

Violent conflict that changed influence in the Middle East.

Why did the League of Nations (the precursor to the United Nations) fail?

It had no military power of its own., Its members acted for their own interests.

Dick Turpin was a ___.

English folk hero, Executed highwayman

Cleopatra was the last Egyptian pharaoh. True or False?

False, Cleopatra was not Egyptian.

What was the relationship between the Ottoman Empire and the Renaissance?

Trade between the empire and Venice provided funds for art.

England has been conquered. True or False?

True, by several groups over many centuries.

What was NOT a factor in the fall of the Aztec Empire?

The bankruptcy of the Aztec state.

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1
What was the Suez Crisis?
A humanitarian dilemma concerning refugees from Suez, Egypt.
A destruction of the Suez Canal by American armed forces.
A political dispute over power in the Suez government.
Violent conflict that changed influence in the Middle East.
2
Why did the League of Nations (the precursor to the United Nations) fail?
It had no military power of its own.
Its members acted for their own interests.
It went bankrupt.
It did not have very many members.
3
Along with Mali, what was another great West African empire?
Sierra Leone
Ghana
Morocco
Nigeria
4
Which Chinese dynasty was overthrown by the Mongol Empire?
Qin
Han
Ming
Song
5
Which country was the first to pass women's suffrage?
New Zealand
the Netherlands
Great Britain
USA
6
Which English king conquered Wales?
Henry II
Richard I
Harold II
Edward I
7
Who did NOT sign the Declaration of Independence?
Samuel Adams
Elbridge Gerry
James Madison
Richard Henry Lee
8
Which of these events did NOT occur in 1989?
The Velvet Revolution
The fall of the USSR
The Tiananmen Square Protests
The assassination of Nicolae Ceaușescu
9
Which of these leaders was one of the great monarchs of India?
Gandhi
Ahsoka
Agni
Udayin
10
Dick Turpin was a ___.
English folk hero
Union leader
Explorer of Africa
Executed highwayman
11
Which of these composers was NOT from the Romantic era?
Liszt
Pleyel
Saint-Saëns
Chopin
12
When was Japan's Meiji Restoration?
1756
1868
1267
1690
13
In what century was the Quran written?
the 13th century
the 7th century
the 2nd century
the 1st century BCE
14
What movement led to the creation of Israel?
Zionism
Israeli Nationalism
Herzlism
Jewish Separatism
15
Which of these countries has NEVER been under a Communist government?
Argentina
Turkmenistan
Moldova
Laos
16
Cleopatra was the last Egyptian pharaoh. True or False?
True, after her rule, Egypt became part of the Roman Empire.
True, afterwards, Alexander the Great conquered Egypt.
False, women could not be pharaoh.
False, Cleopatra was not Egyptian.
17
What was the worst nuclear disaster in history?
SL-1 (1961)
Fukishima (2011)
Chernobyl (1986)
Three Mile Island Accident (1979)
18
What was the relationship between the Ottoman Empire and the Renaissance?
Ottomans studied Italian techniques and took them back home.
Trade between the empire and Venice provided funds for art.
Ottomans traded critical ingredients of paint with Italy.
Ottoman classical artifacts and literature inspired artists.
19
Which of these events happened during World War 2?
The Battle of Trafalgar
The Establishment of the People's Republic of China
The Winter War
The Rape of Belgium
20
Which of these countries was NOT an ally of the United States during the War of Independence?
Poland
Spain
Holland
France
21
What is the name of Ukraine's most recent revolution?
Velvet
Orange
Khmelnytsky
Euromaidan
22
England has been conquered. True or False?
False, today's English are descended from its first people.
False, England is too hostile to be conquered.
True, by several groups over many centuries.
True, but only by the Romans.
23
With which European ruler did Voltaire have a close relationship?
Frederick the Great
George III
Louis XIV
Maria Theresa
24
What was NOT a factor in the fall of the Aztec Empire?
The alliance between Spain and the Tlaxcalans.
Unfamiliar diseases carried with the conquistadors.
The use of conquered people as sources for human sacrifice.
The bankruptcy of the Aztec state.
25
Who is known as the "George Washington of South America"?
Simón Bolívar
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
Antonio José de Sucre
José de San Martín

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