The World in the Twentieth Century

Q. ____________called the 20th century as the age of extremes.

1. Eric Dawson
2. Eric Colbsawm
3. Eric Hilton
4. Eric Hobsbawm

Q. defined the twentieth century as the 'Age of Extremes'.

1. Eric Dawson
2. Eric Hobsbawm
3. Eric Hilton

Q. Which of the following statements are true regarding the changes in the twentieth century?

1. All countries chose socialism.
2. Literacy rates increased.
3. Life expectancy increased.
4. People realised the importance of Democracy.

Q. When Herbert Hoover was elected as President in 1928, the U.S. economy appeared to be in a _________.

1. Recession
2. Recovery
3. Period of prosperity
4. Depression
5. Bank crisis

Q. After the Second World War, which city served as the capital of the Federal Republic of Germany?

1. Berlin
2. Munich
3. Frankfurt
4. Bonn

Q. Pick the correctly matched pair/s from the following:

1. GDR - German Democratic Republic
2. FRG - Federal Republic of Germany
3. GDR - German Democratic Reorganization
4. FRG - Eastern Germany

Q. Which of the following statements is/are true regarding the changes in the twentieth century post the World Wars?

1. All countries chose socialism.
2. Literacy rates increased.
3. Life expectancy increased.
4. People realised the importance of democracy.

Q. The United Nations Organisation was formed in.

1. 1945
2. 1917
3. 1929
4. 1955

Q. The Progressive movement's most significant impact on American society was ______________________.

1. eliminating corruption in the political system.
2. convincing large segments of the working class to support socialist ideas.
3. establishing that federal legislation can be used to regulate business.
4. putting the issue of civil rights for African Americans on the national agenda.
5. setting the United States on an isolationist course.

Q. Which of the following is the subject of the cartoon above?

1. The development of the American Federation of Labor
2. Herbert Hoover's economic policies during the Great Depression
3. Franklin D. Roosevelt's economic policies during the New Deal
4. Woodrow Wilson's economic policies during the Progressive Era
5. Muckrakers' sensationalist practices during the Gilded Age

Q. ____________ called the 20th century as the age of extremes.

1. Eric Dawson
2. Eric Hobsbawm
3. Eric Colbsawm
4. Eric Hilton

Q. Pick the correctly matched pair/s from the following:

1. GDR - German Democratic Republic
2. FRG - Federal Republic of Germany
3. GDR - German Democratic Reorganization
4. FRG - Eastern Germany

Q. The United Nations Organisation was formed in.

1. 1945
2. 1917
3. 1929
4. 1955

Q. ____________called the 20th century as the age of extremes.

1. Eric Dawson
2. Eric Colbsawm
3. Eric Hobsbawm
4. Eric Hilton

Q. Which of the following statements is/are true regarding the changes in the twentieth century post the World Wars?

1. All countries chose socialism.
2. Literacy rates increased.
3. Life expectancy increased.
4. People realised the importance of democracy.

Q. defined the twentieth century as the 'Age of Extremes'.

1. Eric Dawson
2. Eric Hobsbawm
3. Eric Hilton