Consequences of the Second World War

Q. What were the important consequences of the second world war. List a few.

Q. Which of the following countries emerged as super powers post the Second World War?

1. USA
2. China
3. USSR
4. Britain

Q. Identify the principles of UN from the following:

1. Preserving world peace
2. Emphasis on human rights
3. Increased militarisation
4. Promoting social progress

Q. What were the various steps taken post the 2nd world war to avoid another such major war from breaking out?

Q. UNESCO stands for ______________.

1. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
2. The United Nations Education, Science and Cultural Organisation
3. The United Nations Enforced, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
4. The United Nations Enforcing, Science and Culture Organisation

Q. The United Nations Organisation was formed on ___________.

1. 10 October 1945
2. 24 October 1945
3. 10 October 1944
4. 24 October 1944

Q. Which among the following statements is/are true about the League of Nations?

1. It was established as an initiative of victorious Axis powers at the end of WWI.
2. Apart from France, Britain, and Germany, other major powers of the world were not a part of this organisation.
3. Many League members like Denmark, Norway, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands, and France all fell to Hitler in WWII.
4. It was formally disbanded on 19 April, 1946, and its powers and functions had been transferred to the nascent United Nations.

Q. Which of the following is/are not the consequences of the World Wars?

1. Colonisation of Asia and Africa increased.
2. UN replaced League of Nations
3. Around 25 million military casualties and 52 million civilian casualties.
4. European countries economy weakened.

Q. In which year did Italy emerge as an independent nation state?

1. 1861
2. 1871
3. 1817
4. 1870

Q. Write the full form of UNESCO, WHO and UNICEF.

Q. Which of the following countries were newly formed after the First World War?

1. Austria
2. Hungary
3. Yugoslavia
4. Britain

Q. The United Nations Organisation was formed on ___________.

1. 10 October 1945
2. 24 October 1945
3. 10 October 1944
4. 24 October 1944

Q. Identify the consequences of the World War II from the following.

1. Colonisation of Asia and Africa increased.
2. UN replaced League of Nations
3. Around 25 million military casualities and 52 million civilian casualties.
4. European countries weakened.

Q.

What is the name of Phan Boi Chau’s seminal literary work?

1. The History of the Loss Vietnam

2. The History of the loss of Indo-China

3. None of the above

4. The History of the Nam-Viet

Q. S1 : Eighteen years ago, Germany became whole and free again after forty years of cruel partition.
S6: On October 3, 1990, reunification was ceremoniously enacted.
P : But on November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall was miraculously breached.
Q : Within ten months after the Wall came down, Germany had regained its national unity.
R : Not many contemporaries had expected this to happen, or to happen within the span of their lifetime.
S : The Cold War was suddenly over, the Iron Curtain collapsed, communism melted away.

1. P-R-S-Q
2. R-P-Q-S
3. R-P-S-Q
4. P-R-Q-S

Q. Which of the following countries was not part of Axis powers

1. Germany
2. Italy
3. Japan
4. USSR

Q. What were the important consequences of the second world war. List a few.

Q. When did the UN Charter come into force after the end of WWII?

1. 24 October, 1945
2. 25 October, 1945
3. 23 October, 1945
4. 22 October, 1945

Q. State the full forms of the following agencies of the United Nations : UNICEF and UNESCO.

Q. Which of the following countries emerged as super powers post the Second World War?

1. USA
2. China
3. USSR
4. Britain