Easy World History Quiz

 

1 - During the American Civil War, who was President of the Confederate States of America?

2 - What world-famous monument is shown below?

3 - What is the latest state to join the United States, bringing the number to 50?

4 - Where was the largest Jewish state in history located?

5 - Of which country was Salazar dictator?

6 - Which of those books was written by Caesar?

7 - What was the first capital of ancient Egypt?

8 - Which of the following is one of the Seven Wonders of the World?

9 - The ancient city of Antioch lay within the boundaries of what modern country?

10 - How many U.S. Presidents were assassinated during their terms in office, and who were they?

11 - Which of those territories was never under European control during the 19th century?

12 - In what year did a Wall Street crash start the "Great Depression"?

13 - Between which two countries was the 1939 Pact of Steel signed?

14 - Which American nation had a native European-style monarchy for over fifty years?

15 - Where was Christopher Columbus from?

16 - Before the Meiji Restoration, who was the effective ruler of Japan?

17 - To which country did Russia send 200,000 troops to stop its loss of land to multiple independent nations?

18 - What was Ferdinand de Lesseps's greatest achievement?

19 - Which sultan extended the Ottoman Empire to within 90 miles of Vienna, which he unsucessfully beseiged?

20 - What U.S. naval commander signed the Treaty of Kanagawa in 1854, opening Japan to the west for the first time?

 

  

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