20th Century Historical Events Quiz

What started the World War I?

• The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles
• The bombing of Pearl Harbor
• The fall of the Berlin Wall

What was the outcome of the Treaty of Versailles, signed in 1919?

• The unification of Germany
• The official end of World War I
• The start of World War II
• The formation of European Union

Who became the first head of government of the Soviet Union in 1922?

• Vladimir Lenin
• Joseph Stalin
• Leon Trotsky
• Mikhail Gorbachev

When did Hitler come to power in Germany?

• 1929
• 1933
• 1938
• 1940

What ended the World War II?

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles
• The fall of the Berlin Wall
• The invasion of Normandy
• The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Who was the leader of the Chinese Communist Revolution?

• Deng Xiaoping
• Jiang Zemin
• Mao Zedong
• Hu Jintao

What was the name of the famous protest march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965?

• March on Washington
• Freedom Ride
• March on Selma
• Selma to Montgomery March

Who was the first man to walk on the moon?

• Yuri Gagarin
• Neil Armstrong
• Buzz Aldrin
• Michael Collins

What was the name of the famous protest movement in East Germany that led to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989?

• The Velvet Revolution
• The Rose Revolution
• The Orange Revolution
• The Peaceful Revolution

What was the primary cause of the Gulf War in 1990-1991?

• Disputes over oil resources
• Invasion of Kuwait by Iraq
• Collapse of the Soviet Union
• The rise of religious extremism