Monday, 30 September 2013

World History - 3


Question
Answer
Christopher Columbus died in the year
1506 AD
De Champlain was a
French Explorer
China was also known as
Chung hua
Alexandria was founded by
Alexander
In the first Punic War fought in 264-261 BC,the Romans defeated
Carthaginians
Modern Parliament was introduced by
Edward I
The Disease which struck Europe in the 14th Century was
Plague
In the thirteenth Century,Russia was overun by
Mongols
In 1260,the Mongol army was defeated by the armies of Islam at
Ain Jalut
Timur died in the year
1405 AD
The first colony established by the English in north America was
Jamestown
Henry IV was assassinated in
1610 AD
The War of the Grand Alliance was fought during
1689-97 AD
The War of the Spanish succession was fought during
1701-14 AD
In 1707,the two countries who became united were
England and Scotland
Napoleon crowned himself as Emperor in
1801 AD
Napoleon brought a detailed revision of the French Legal System called as
Code Napoleon
In 1805,the French fleet was destroyed at
The Battle of Trafalgar
The unification of Italy took place during
1858-1870 AD
The unification of Germany was carried-out during
1864-1870 AD
In 1870,Germany waged war with
France
In 1822,the country which was declared an independent empire was
Brazil
Abraham Lincoln,the American President was a republican from
Illinois
The 1849 Gold-Rush was due to gold discovered at
Northern California
Between 1836-1847,USA was at war with
Mexico

World History - 2


Question
Answer
The first Prime Minister of Independent Kenya was
Jomo Kenyatta
Malenkov became the Soviet Prime Minister after the death of
Stalin
The first British Prime Minister was
Sir Robert Walpole
The French revolution took place during the years
1789-1799 AD
The British Commander who surrendered before the Americans and French at York town in 1781 was
Lord Cornwallis
The American War of Independence was faught during the years
1775-1783 AD
Stalin became the Premiere of USSR in
1924 AD
Lenin was succeeded by
Stalin
In the Second World War,atomic bombs were dropped in Japan which destroyed
Hiroshima
Leningrad was built by
Peter I
White House,the residence of the President of the USA is located at
Washington DC
In European History,the year 1848 is known as
Year of Revolution
The first Prime Minister of Israel was
David Bengurian
The English King who was prepared to exchange his kingdom for a horse was
Richard III
Nixon was succeeded by
Gerald Ford
Nixon resigned in the year
1974 AD
The First World War broke out in
1914 AD
In the year 1959,Chinese occupied
Tibet
A big Naval expedition sent by Philip II against England was known as the
Spanish Armada
Magna Karta is also known as the
Bible of English Constitution
The king who was forced to sign the Magna Karta was
King John II
Winston Churchil died in the year
1965 AD
Battle of Britain was fought in the year
1940 AD
Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa in 1941 against the
Soviet Union
Bolschevik Revolution took place in
1917 AD