Who led the Haitian Revolution, resulting in the establishment of the first independent black-led nation in the Americas?
Toussaint Louverture
Simon Bolivar
Miguel Hidalgo
Jos� de San Mart�n
Correct Answer :
A. Toussaint Louverture
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The Arab Spring, a series of protests and uprisings in various Arab countries, began in which year?
2010
2011
2009
2012
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Nelson Mandela
Desmond Tutu
F.W. de Klerk
Oliver Tambo
Which country dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II?
United States
Soviet Union
Germany
Japan
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1991
1989
1993
1995
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To enforce colonial rule in Africa and Asia
To create a single world government
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Constitutional monarchy
Absolute monarchy
Democracy
Feudalism
Nelson Mandela was released from prison in 1990 and later became the President of which country?
South Africa
Zimbabwe
Nigeria
Kenya
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Nikita Khrushchev
Joseph Stalin
Leonid Brezhnev
Mikhail Gorbachev
What was the codename for the Allied invasion of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944?
Operation Overlord
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Market Garden
Operation Torch
What event marked the official beginning of World War II in Europe?
German invasion of Poland
Battle of Britain
Invasion of France
Pearl Harbor attack
The Cultural Revolution in China was initiated by which leader?
Mao Zedong
Deng Xiaoping
Chiang Kai-shek
Zhou Enlai
Which battle is considered the turning point of the Pacific Theater in World War II?
Battle of Midway
Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle of Okinawa
The Balkans region experienced significant conflicts in the 1990s, including the Bosnian War. Which countries were involved?
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia
Greece, Turkey, and Bulgaria
Albania, Macedonia, and Montenegro
Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 ended a war between the United States and which country, resulting in significant territorial gains for the U.S.?
Mexico
Spain
France
Britain
Which event led to the unification of Italy in the 19th century?
Risorgimento
Congress of Vienna
The Garibaldi Expedition
Treaty of Versailles
Which African country gained independence from Portuguese colonial rule in 1975 after a long struggle for liberation?
Angola
Mozambique
Guinea-Bissau
Cape Verde
Who succeeded Franklin D. Roosevelt as President of the United States after Roosevelt's death in 1945?
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Who was the leader of the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia known for the Cambodian Genocide?
Pol Pot
Ho Chi Minh
Kim Il-sung
Deng Xiaoping
The 2011 Arab Spring protests led to the ousting of long-standing leaders in several Middle Eastern and North African countries. Which leader of Libya was overthrown and subsequently killed?
Muammar Gaddafi
Hosni Mubarak
Bashar al-Assad
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
What was the purpose of the Potsdam Conference held in 1945?
To discuss post-war Europe and Germany's occupation
To plan the invasion of Normandy
To negotiate the terms of Japan's surrender
To establish the United Nations
The Maastricht Treaty in 1992 established which economic and political union in Europe?
European Union
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Warsaw Pact
Council of Europe
The Treaty of Waitangi in 1840 established British sovereignty over which country?
New Zealand
Australia
Canada
South Africa
The Byzantine Empire was the continuation of which earlier empire?
Roman Empire
Persian Empire
Ottoman Empire
Macedonian Empire
The Boxer Rebellion took place in which country?
China
India
Japan
Russia
Who was the first President of independent India?
Jawaharlal Nehru
Mahatma Gandhi
Rajendra Prasad
Sardar Patel
The Balkans region experienced significant conflicts in the 1990s, including the Bosnian War. Which countries were involved?
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia
Greece, Turkey, and Bulgaria
Albania, Macedonia, and Montenegro
Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine
The Treaty of Versailles was signed after which war?
World War I
World War II
Spanish-American War
Napoleonic Wars
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Israel and Palestine
India and Pakistan
North and South Korea
Russia and Chechnya
Which African country gained independence from Portuguese colonial rule in 1975 after a long struggle for liberation?
Angola
Mozambique
Guinea-Bissau
Cape Verde
The Peloponnesian War was fought between:
Athens and Sparta
Greece and Persia
Rome and Carthage
Macedonia and Persia