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This set of Modern World History Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Modern World History Unit 3 Set 2

Q1 | The first country to admit women to medical schools for training as medical doctorswas:
  • Switzerland
  • Britain
  • Germany
  • Spain
Q2 | Which women orgnisation pressed first for women’s educational and legal reforms?
  • National Union of Women Suffrage Societies
  • Women’s Social and Political Union
  • International Council of Women
  • General German Women’s Association
Q3 | Which country’s dominance of the seas was cemented by the opening of the Panamain 1914?
  • U.S.
  • Britain
  • Italy
  • France
Q4 | By the late nineteenth century nationhood was linked to:
  • economic power
  • political dominance
  • empire building
  • none of the above
Q5 | Nineteenth century political ideology gave women the status of:
  • first class citizen
  • second class citizen
  • both (a) and (b)
  • none of the above
Q6 | To press for ‘Votes for Women’ who among the following threw herself in front ofthe king George V’s horse on Derby Day and was trampled to death?
  • Emily Wilding Davison
  • Clara Zetkin
  • Lily Braun
  • Queen Victoria
Q7 | The immediate cause of the World War I was:
  • the German invasion of Belgium.
  • the sinking of Lusitania.
  • the assassination of Franz Ferdina
Q8 | The First nation to grant the right to vote to all men and women over the age of thirty was:
  • Britain.
  • France.
  • the United States.
  • Russia and Germany.
Q9 | One of the problems associated with the treaties signed by the Central Powers wasthat:
  • Germany was allowed to keep her army and navy intact.
  • the Ottoman Empire remained a presence on the continent.
  • nation boundaries were drawn without regard for ethnic divisions.
  • None of the above.
Q10 | The Schlieffen Plan:
  • committed Germany to attack France first, though the real target was Russia.
  • called for an immediate assault on Russia regardless of how the war began.
  • led to quick and decisive victories by the Germans.
  • was the name given to the German invasion of Britain.
Q11 | The event that triggered the British declaration of war on Germany on August 4,1914, was:
  • Russian mobilization.
  • the German invasion of Belgium.
  • the German declaration of war on Russia.
  • the German declaration of war on France.
Q12 | In general, the primary interest t of United States involvement in World War I:
  • was maintaining an international balance of power.
  • was cruelly punishing the Central Powers.
  • was forcing huge reparations from Germany at war’s e
Q13 | Which statement is true regarding the Bolsheviks and the February Revolution of1917?
  • their presence led to the abdication of Nicholas II.
  • they had very little to do with the February Revolution.
  • Lenin led the Provisional government from the right start.
  • they supported the reformist policies of General Kornilov.
Q14 | In general, the Schlieffen Plan failed because:
  • it overestimated that the army’s physical and logistical capabilities.
  • there were frequent changes made to the Plan itself.
  • the Germans plant to attack the Paris from the northeast instead of circling to the southwest.
  • the British invaded Belgium first.
Q15 | Which battle of July to November 1916 in 60,000 British killed and wounded in thefirst day alone?
  • Somme.
  • Marne.
  • second battle of Ypres.
  • Verdun.
Q16 | One new weapon that added a frightening dimension to daily warfare was:
  • poison gas.
  • the tank.
  • machine guns.
  • barbed wire.
Q17 | Which of the following was not one of the “Big Four” who dictated the peacesettlement in 1918 and 1919?
  • Winston Churchill.
  • Woodrow Wilson.
  • Vittorio Orlando.
  • Georges Clemenceau.
Q18 | The Allied assault on Gallipoli:
  • resulted in the defeat of the Turks.
  • cost the allies very little in the way of casualties.
  • was a disaster costing the Allies dearly in live lost.
  • All of the above.
Q19 | World War I affected women by:
  • giving them jobs that had previously only gone to men.
  • offering them new opportunities.
  • breaking down older barriers against women’s work.
  • All of the above.
Q20 | The direct cause of American involvement in World War I was:
  • the outbreak of October Revolution in Russia.
  • Turkey’s entrance in the war on the side of Central Powers.
  • unrestricted German submarine warfare.
  • the German declaration of war on the United States.
Q21 | On Easter Sunday, 1916:
  • a group of nationalist revolted in Dublin.
  • dominion status was given to Catholic Ireland.
  • the Irish free states were establish
Q22 | On November 11, 1918:
  • the Austro-Hungarian Empire surrendered at Sarajevo.
  • the Russian violated the provisions of Brest- Litovsk.
  • German delegates met with the Allies and officially ended the war.
  • the Germans led one last offence to Belgium.
Q23 | Before 1914, the membership of the Triple Alliance included Germany, AustriaHungary and:
  • Italy.
  • Turkey.
  • France.
  • Yugoslavia.
Q24 | The Battle of Marne was perhaps the most important ballet of World War I because:
  • it created a 400-mile front between Switzerland and the North Sea.
  • it signified that the war would become a war of attrition.
  • it made trench warfare inevitable.
  • All of the above.