Welcome to the Ultimate 20th Century History Quiz! Prepare to journey through time across 25 questions, divided into 5 levels of rising difficulty. Each level offers a checkpoint; miss a question, and you'll restart from the last level reached, not the beginning. Test your knowledge, learn something new, and enjoy as you navigate through the riveting twists and turns of the 20th century. Are you ready for the challenge? Take a deep breath and let's dive into 20th century history!
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Welcome to Level 1!
BEGIN
2
Who was the President of the United States during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
3
The sinking of which ship contributed to the U.S. entering World War I?
The Bismarck
The USS Maine
The Titanic
The Lusitania
4
Who was known as the "Iron Lady" in the 20th century?
Angela Merkel
Golda Meir
Indira Gandhi
Margaret Thatcher
5
Who first landed on the moon in 1969?
Buzz Aldrin
John Glenn
Neil Armstrong
Yuri Gagarin
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Welcome to Level 2!
CONTINUE
7
The Berlin Wall was built in which year?
1971
1945
1961
1953
8
The Titanic sank in which year?
1918
1912
1915
1910
9
Who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in 1914, which led to the start of World War I?
Leon Czolgosz
Lee Harvey Oswald
Vlado Chernozemski
Gavrilo Princip
10
What was the cause of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The US attempted to invade Cuba
The USSR placed nuclear weapons in Cuba
Fidel Castro seized power in Cuba
Cuba launched an attack on the US
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Welcome to Level 3!
CONTINUE
12
Who succeeded President John F. Kennedy after his assassination in 1963?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Lyndon B. Johnson
13
The Bolshevik Revolution took place in what year?
1936
1905
1917
1921
14
The apartheid system was implemented in which country in the 20th century?
South Africa
Australia
Argentina
United States
15
Who was the US President at the start of the Korean War?
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
16
What was the main topic of the Bretton Woods Conference in 1944?
The creation of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank D.
The division of Germany after World War II
The initiation of the Marshall Plan
The establishment of the United Nations
17
Welcome to Level 4!
CONTINUE
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Who was the leader of North Vietnam during the Vietnam War?
Kim Il-sung
Pol Pot
Ho Chi Minh
Mao Zedong
19
Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Amelia Earhart
Harriet Quimby
Bessie Coleman
Jacqueline Cochran
20
The Non-Aligned Movement was established during the Cold War to create an independent path for nations not allied with...
The UN or the League of Nations
Britain or France
NATO or the Warsaw Pact
The US or China
21
Who was the first Prime Minister of Israel, taking the role in 1948?
David Ben-Gurion
Golda Meir
Menachem Begin
Yitzhak Rabin
22
Who was the leader of the Indian National Congress during India's struggle for independence?
Vallabhbhai Patel
Jawaharlal Nehru
Indira Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
23
Welcome to Level 5, this is the final level!
CONTINUE
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Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom at the start of World War II?
Clement Attlee
Neville Chamberlain
Winston Churchill
Anthony Eden
25
Which of the following countries did NOT gain independence from colonial rule in the 20th century?
Brazil
India
Ghana
Algeria
26
Who was the emperor of Japan during World War II?
Akihito
Hirohito
Taisho
Meiji
27
The "Miracle of the West" refers to the rapid reconstruction and economic growth of which country after World War II?
Italy
Germany
France
Japan
28
The Rwandan genocide was a mass slaughter of the ______ ethnic group by the _______
Hutu, Tutsi
Tutsi, Hutu
Hutu, Xhosa
Zulu, Tutsi
29
The Iran-Contra affair involved the sale of weapons to Iran in order to fund rebels in which Central American country?
Nicaragua
Honduras
Guatemala
El Salvador
30
Who was the leader of the Free French Forces during World War II?
Charles de Gaulle
Philippe Pรฉtain
Pierre Laval
รdouard Daladier
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Congratulations! You made it all the way to the end, and you're a winner! Superb work, dear player, well done. You have... READ MORECongratulations! You made it all the way to the end, and you're a winner! Superb work, dear player, well done. You have bested all SIX parts of our 20th-Century History Marathon! You must have a phenomenal memory and an avid interest in history's greatest events and people. WAY TO GO!
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