SS10-WH

Question 1

When did Canada gain self-rule?

Answer 1

1867

Question 2

When did Australia gain self-rule?

Answer 2

1901

Question 3

The chaos left after the Ottoman Empire fell was known as what?

Answer 3

The Balkan Powder Keg (“exploded” in 1914)

Question 4

In World War I, who were the Central Powers?

Answer 4

Germany, Austria, and its allies

Question 5

In World War I, who were the Allied Powers?

Answer 5

Britain, France, Russia, United States

Question 6

When did World War I end?

Answer 6

11/11/1918 (at 11am)

Question 7

How many soldiers died in World War I?

Answer 7

8 million (6-13 million civilians also died)

Question 8

How many people were killed by the flu in 1918?

Answer 8

20 million

Question 9

What was the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 9

The peace agreement for the end of World War I

Question 10

In 1924, who took control of the Communist Party in Russia?

Answer 10

Joseph Stalin

Question 11

When did the stock market crash in the U.S.?

Answer 11

1929

Question 12

What was the most important result of the Great Depression in Italy and Germany?

Answer 12

Fascism

Question 13

Who led the Nazi Party?

Answer 13

Adolf Hitler

Question 14

When did Germany break the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 14

1936

Question 15

When did Germany invade Poland?

Answer 15

1939

Question 16

When did Japan attack the U.S.?

Answer 16

1941

Question 17

In World War II, who were the Axis powers?

Answer 17

Germany, Italy, and Japan

Question 18

In World War II, who were the Allied powers?

Answer 18

Britain, France, and the U.S.

Question 19

When did World War II end?

Answer 19

1945

Question 20

When were the atomic bombs dropped on Japan?

Answer 20

1945

Question 21

When was the United Nations created?

Answer 21

1945

Question 22

Were any battles ever fought in the Cold War?

Answer 22

No

Question 23

What was created in 1956 by six European countries to unite together?

Answer 23

The European Community, later evolving into the European Union

Question 24

When was the Euro introduced?

Answer 24

2002

Question 25

Who resisted tyranny in India and used a “civil disobedience” philosophy?

Answer 25

Mahatma Gandhi

Question 26

A nonviolent refusal to obey certain laws deemed unfair

Answer 26

Civil disobedience

Question 27

Which religion has no central founder, believes in karma, yoga, and reincarnation?

Answer 27

Hinduism

Question 28

Which country is the world’s most populous?

Answer 28

China (1.3 billion people)

Question 29

What was the original purpose of the Great Wall of China?

Answer 29

To keep out invaders from the north

Question 30

Military leaders in Japan were called what, until about 1860?

Answer 30

Shoguns

Question 31

Does Japan have an emperor?

Answer 31

Yes

Question 32

What religious practices are used by 100 million Japanese people?

Answer 32

Shinto

Question 33

What is the name of the Islam scriptures?

Answer 33

The Koran

Question 34

Who founded Islam?

Answer 34

Muhammed

Question 35

What were the three pre-Columbian civilizations in the Americas?

Answer 35

Mayas, Aztecs, Incas

Question 36

Where did the Mayans live?

Answer 36

Mexico

Question 37

Who created the most accurate calendar in the world?

Answer 37

The Mayans (for their time)

Question 38

Where did the Aztecs live?

Answer 38

Northern Mexico

Question 39

When were the Aztecs defeated by the Spanish conquistadors?

Answer 39

Early 1500s

Question 40

Where did the Incas live?

Answer 40

West coast of South America, including Peru

Question 41

Who defeated all three pre-Columbian empires (Incas, Mayas, Aztecs)?

Answer 41

The Spanish conquistadors, in part also due to their diseases