Tag: history
Questions Related to history
What was the name of the British Indian Empire?
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The Punjab
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Kashmir
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The Raj
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Kolkata
Where in Africa did King Leopold conquer?
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Congo
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Rwanda
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Ethiopia
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South Africa
How far did Gandhi walk during his campaign against the salt tax?
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240 miles
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100 miles
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400 miles
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2400 miles
The Salt March, which took place from March to April 1930 in India, was an act of civil disobedience led by Mohandas Gandhi to protest British rule in India. During the march, thousands of Indians followed Gandhi from his religious retreat near Ahmedabad to the Arabian Sea coast, a distance of some 240 miles. Hence, Option A is correct. Among the rest, none of these estimates correspond to the one recorded, hence, incorrect.
When did the race for colonies begin?
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1650
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1750
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1850
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1950
Which event saw campaigns against tax and acts of defiance against the British?
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Tax riot
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Railway march
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Salt march
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Pepper march
What was Britain's primary goal in building an Empire?
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Gaining power and wealth
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Spreading Christianity
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Dominating other races
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Waging wars
With respect to its colonies, British mercantilism meant that the government and the merchants became partners with the goal of increasing political power and private wealth, to the exclusion of other empires.Many statesmen before 1914 were convinced that the concept of the struggle for existence was also valid in foreign policy. Empires and nation states were seen as entities that could rise and fall. According to the principle of Social Darwinism, only the strongest states would survive. Colonial expansion was therefore viewed as a precondition for gaining access to necessary resources. This imperialist mood was directly influenced by the idea of the “survival of the fittest”. Hence, Option A is correct. The rest of the factors were the means by which they intended to gain control over other countries. It was not their aim, but methods of gaining the aim, hence, these are incorrect.
Under the leadership of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the Muslim League believed in the creation of a separate Muslim state. They created the nation of:
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Pakistan
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Manchuria
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Islamabad
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None of the above
The campaign to establish an independent Muslim state by the Muslim League came to prominence in the 1920s and 30s. It was led by the philosopher and poet Muhammad Iqbal and Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Pakistan was created, as an Islamic state, out of the partition of the UK's Indian Empire, at independence in August 1947. Hence, Option A is correct. Among, the rest of the options, Manchukuo, officially the State of Manchuria prior to 1934 and the Empire of Manchuria after 1934, was a puppet state of the Empire of Japan in Northeast China and Inner Mongolia from 1932 until 1945. It was founded in 1932 after the Japanese invasion of Manchuria, and in 1934 it became a constitutional monarchy. Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan. Hence, these are incorrect.
What resource was valuable in Congo when King Leopold took over?
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Rubber
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Cotton
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Soil
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Oil
The first train that was built to allow lots of immigration to Western Canada in early 20th century was called:
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Canadian Pacific Railway
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Canadian Atlantic Railway
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Canadian Transpacific Railway
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Canadian Transatlantic Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway was originally built between eastern Canada and British Columbia between 1881 and 1885 (connecting with Ottawa Valley and Georgian Bay area lines built earlier), fulfilling a promise extended to British Columbia when it entered Confederation in 1871. It was Canada's first transcontinental railway. Now primarily a freight railway, the CPR was for two decades the only practical means of long-distance passenger transport in most regions of Canada and was instrumental in the settlement and development of Western Canada. Hence, Option A is correct. The Canadian Atlantic Railway connected Georgian Bay on Lake Huron with the northern end of Lake Champlain via Ottawa, ON. Canadian Transpacific Railway is the same as Canadian Pacific Railway and the Canadian Transatlantic Railway is the same as the Canadian Transatlantic Railway. Hence, the rest of the options are incorrect.
What revolution made France and Great Britain want to colonize Africa?
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Industrial
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French
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Ottoman Empire
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None of the above