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
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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 USS Maine
The Bismarck
The Lusitania
The Titanic
4
Who was known as the "Iron Lady" in the 20th century?
Angela Merkel
Indira Gandhi
Golda Meir
Margaret Thatcher
5
Who first landed on the moon in 1969?
Yuri Gagarin
Neil Armstrong
John Glenn
Buzz Aldrin
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Welcome to Level 2!
CONTINUE
7
The Berlin Wall was built in which year?
1945
1961
1953
1971
8
The Titanic sank in which year?
1915
1910
1912
1918
9
Who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in 1914, which led to the start of World War I?
Leon Czolgosz
Lee Harvey Oswald
Gavrilo Princip
Vlado Chernozemski
10
What was the cause of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Fidel Castro seized power in Cuba
Cuba launched an attack on the US
The US attempted to invade Cuba
The USSR placed nuclear weapons in Cuba
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Welcome to Level 3!
CONTINUE
12
Who succeeded President John F. Kennedy after his assassination in 1963?
Gerald Ford
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
13
The Bolshevik Revolution took place in what year?
1936
1921
1905
1917
14
The apartheid system was implemented in which country in the 20th century?
United States
Australia
South Africa
Argentina
15
Who was the US President at the start of the Korean War?
John F. Kennedy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry S. Truman
16
What was the main topic of the Bretton Woods Conference in 1944?
The establishment of the United Nations
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
17
Welcome to Level 4!
CONTINUE
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Who was the leader of North Vietnam during the Vietnam War?
Pol Pot
Kim Il-sung
Ho Chi Minh
Mao Zedong
19
Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Harriet Quimby
Bessie Coleman
Jacqueline Cochran
Amelia Earhart
20
The Non-Aligned Movement was established during the Cold War to create an independent path for nations not allied with...
NATO or the Warsaw Pact
Britain or France
The UN or the League of Nations
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
Indira Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
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?
Winston Churchill
Clement Attlee
Anthony Eden
Neville Chamberlain
25
Which of the following countries did NOT gain independence from colonial rule in the 20th century?
Ghana
Algeria
India
Brazil
26
Who was the emperor of Japan during World War II?
Akihito
Meiji
Hirohito
Taisho
27
The "Miracle of the West" refers to the rapid reconstruction and economic growth of which country after World War II?
Italy
Germany
Japan
France
28
The Rwandan genocide was a mass slaughter of the ______ ethnic group by the _______
Hutu, Xhosa
Zulu, Tutsi
Hutu, Tutsi
Tutsi, Hutu
29
The Iran-Contra affair involved the sale of weapons to Iran in order to fund rebels in which Central American country?
Honduras
Guatemala
El Salvador
Nicaragua
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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