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This set of Modern World History Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Modern World History Set 2

Q1 | In the Astro-Prussian war of 1866, also known as the ……………… Weeks War,Victor Emmanuel II helped Prussia.
  • four
  • six
  • seven
  • eight
Q2 | In the Astro-Prussian war of 1866 Victor Emmanuel II helped……………………..
  • prussia
  • russia
  • spain
  • poland
Q3 | Austria was defeated at Sadova. In the Treaty of Prague that followed, Italyobtained ………..as the price of her help to Prussia.
  • malaysia
  • portsmouth
  • venice
  • hong kong
Q4 | The disasters of France during the Franco-Prussian war led to the withdrawal ofthe French garrison from……, which was then easily occupied by an Italian army.
  • rome
  • russia
  • portugal
  • spain
Q5 | ……………..became the capital of the united Italian kingdom.
  • berlin
  • paris
  • washington dc
  • rome
Q6 | The Holy Roman Emperor had been chosen from the ……… family of the Austrians.
  • hapsburg
  • manchus
  • bourbon
  • stuart
Q7 | One of the significant developments that have changed the course of history was theunification of Germany under the leadership of……………….
  • britain
  • italy
  • america
  • prussia
Q8 | Paradoxically, it was …………….who took the first step towards German unity.
  • louis xv
  • charles albert
  • victor emmanuel ii
  • napoleon
Q9 | After overrunning the various German states and defeating the combined armies ofAustria and Russia at…………….., Napoleon formed a political union of German states called the “Confederation of the Rhine.”
  • austerlitz
  • portsmouth
  • malaysia
  • hong kong
Q10 | After overrunning the various German states and defeating the combined armies ofAustria and Russia at Austerlitz, …………..formed a political union of German states called the “Confederation of the Rhine.”
  • hitler
  • charles albert
  • louis xv
  • napoleon
Q11 | The next step towards Germany unity was taken in the direction of commerce. Ledby……………, the German states entered into a Zoleverin or Customized Union to avoid the tariff duties levied by each member of the Confederation on another.
  • prussia
  • russia
  • poland
  • newfoundland
Q12 | …………….., the prime minister of Germany who unified Germany with his policy of “Bloodand Iron.”
  • otto von bismarck
  • von moltke
  • victor emmanuel ii
  • queen isabella
Q13 | The two Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein were inhabited largely by the Germans,but ruled by the King of……………...
  • austria
  • italy
  • rome
  • denmark
Q14 | …………….was compelled to accept the Peace Treaty of Prague, by which she agreedto withdraw from the German Confederation and recognize any reconstruction of Germany led by Prussia.
  • austria
  • denmark
  • russia
  • rhineland
Q15 | In 1868, a revolution in Spain deposed ……………
  • queen isabella
  • victor emmanuel ii
  • theodore roosevelt
  • philip ii
Q16 | In 1868, a revolution in Spain deposed Queen Isabella and the Spaniards offeredthe crown to Leopold William I of ……………..
  • prussia
  • italy
  • portugal
  • ghana
Q17 | The finishing touch to the unification of Germany was given in 1871 by theproclamation of ………………..as the Emperor of Germany in the famous “Hall of Mirrors” at Versailles.
  • kaiser william i
  • nicholas ii
  • theodore roosevelt
  • josephine
Q18 | The finishing touch to the unification of Germany was given in 1871 by theproclamation of Kaiser William I as the Emperor of Germany in the famous “Hall of Mirrors” at……………..
  • versailles
  • portsmouth
  • morocco
  • shimonoseki
Q19 | The Meiji Restoration was basically a revolution that restored imperial rule to Japanin…………..
  • 1837
  • 1848
  • 1867
  • 1900
Q20 | The Meiji Restoration was basically a revolution that restored imperial rule to…………..in 1867.
  • japan
  • china
  • korea
  • egypt
Q21 | The word "…………." means "enlightened rule" and the goal was to combine "westernadvancements" with the traditional, "eastern" values.
  • meiji
  • tudor
  • bourbon
  • hannover
Q22 | The Russo-Japanese War (1904–05) was fought by Russia and Japan over their interestsin ………….(particularly Manchuria) and Korea.
  • china
  • japan
  • turkey
  • russia
Q23 | Theodore Roosevelt was the ………………President
  • south africa
  • u.s.a
  • philippines
  • india
Q24 | The Treaty of Portsmouth was signed on September 5,………..
  • 1805
  • 1895
  • 1905
  • 1915
Q25 | The Berlin Colonial Conference was a meeting of European powers in Berlin, Germanyin 1884-85 at the invitation of…………….., the Chancellor of Germany.
  • kitchener
  • bismarck
  • theodore roosevelt
  • truman