History of the 20th Century

The 20th century is THE century. Arguably the most influential century of the last 1000 years or more, the 20th century saw a boom in globalization and technology the world had never seen before. Are you familiar with some of those events that shook the world?
 
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Who created a mass panic in 1938, when his radio broadcast of "The War Of The Worlds" was believed to be true?
Bud Abbott
Orson Welles
Mason Adams
Goodman Ace
 
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Which British monarch was on the throne at the beginning of the 20th Century?
King William IV
King George III
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Victoria
 
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Which American President saw active service in both the first and second World Wars?
Roosevelt
Reagan
Eisenhower
Truman
 
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James Earl Ray was responsible for who's death in 1968?
John F. Kennedy
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr.
Mahatma Gandhi
 
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The famous movie 'Gone With the Wind' came out during the...
1940s
1950s
1930s
1960s
 
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Alexander Fleming revolutionized medicine with the discovery of penicillin, during the...
1920s
1910s
1940s
1930s
 
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An international organization was created after World War I in the hope of preventing further conflicts in the future. What was it?
United Nations
Comintern
NATO
League of Nations
 
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The League of Nations had failed to prevent World War II. What replaced it?
United Nations
European Union
Warsaw Pact
NATO
 
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One side of the forces fighting in WWI had Germany, Austria-Hungary and which of the next powers?
Belgium
Italy
China
Turkey
 
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Who lead the Russian Revolution in 1917?
Vladimir Lenin
Leon Trotsky
The Romanov Family
Joseph Stalin
 
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In 1930, now-famous Mahatma Gandhi was the leader of a peaceful protest against the British rule in India. What was it known as?
Ides of March
March for Our Lives
March for Life
Salt March
 
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Which two countries were granted independence from Britain in 1947?
Malta and Israel
Pakistan and Malta
Israel and India
India and Pakistan
 
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