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World History

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World history encompasses major events like the English Civil War, the American Civil War, and the Spanish colonization of Mexico. This hub provides practice questions on treaties, dynasties, and feudal systems. These concepts are essential for general awareness preparation in UPSC and SSC exams.

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World History Questions

Multiple choice

How did the British feel about the colonies after the French and Indian War?

  1. They should tighten up its control.

  2. They should allow the colonists to defend themselves.

  3. Should allow all decisions to be made in colonial assemblies

  4. To dissolve all colonial assemblies.
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A Correct answer
Explanation

After the war, Britain faced massive debt and believed the colonies should contribute to the cost of their own defense, leading to a shift away from salutary neglect toward tighter imperial control.

Multiple choice

How did the colonists go against aiding the British in the French and Indian War?

  1. Militias refused to leave their own colony.

  2. Colonies refused to raise taxes to support the war effort.

  3. Many colonists continued to illegally trade with Canada.

  4. All of these
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Colonial resistance to the war effort included reluctance to provide troops for other colonies, resistance to taxation, and continued illicit trade with the French in Canada.

Multiple choice

How were the British able to turn the tide of the war in their favor?

  1. Effective leadership of the new Prime Minister, William Pitt

  2. Overwhelming support from colonial militias.

  3. Funds raised by colonial assemblies to help finance the war.

  4. All of these
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Explanation

William Pitt the Elder became Prime Minister and shifted British strategy to focus on the North American theater, providing massive financial support and military resources that turned the tide of the war.

Multiple choice

What territory was the French and Indian War fought over?

  1. Canada

  2. The Ohio Valley

  3. Florida and the Gulf coast

  4. The Louisiana Territory
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The conflict was primarily sparked by competing claims over the Ohio River Valley, which both France and Britain viewed as essential for their respective expansion and trade interests.

Multiple choice

Who fought the French and Indian War?

  1. England and Indian Tribes

  2. France and Indian Tribes

  3. England and France

  4. England and Spain
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The French and Indian War was the North American theater of the Seven Years' War, fought primarily between the British Empire and the French Empire, with various Native American tribes allied with each side.

Multiple choice

When and where did the General Crisis occur?

  1. 17th to 18th century Europe

  2. 16th to 17th century Russia

  3. 17th to 18th century Southeast Asia

  4. 16th to 17th century Ottoman Empire
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Explanation

The General Crisis refers to the widespread political, economic, and social instability that occurred across the world, but most notably in 17th-century Europe.

Multiple choice

What was an example of indirect rule?

  1. French rule in Haiti

  2. Use of Sepoys in India

  3. Belgian rule in Africa

  4. Spanish control in the Americas
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Indirect rule involves governing through existing local power structures. The British use of Sepoys (Indian soldiers) and local princes to maintain control in India is a classic example of this.

Multiple choice

Which was a factor in entering the Spanish-American War?

  1. yellow journalism

  2. identifying with a rebelling colony

  3. Sinking of USS Maine

  4. All of these
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Yellow journalism, the sinking of the USS Maine, and sympathy for Cuban independence were all significant factors that contributed to the U.S. decision to enter the Spanish-American War.

Multiple choice

Which is true about TR's efforts to gain rights to Panama Canal zone?

  1. Rough Riders invaded Columbia

  2. helped a Panamanian revolutionaries vs. Columbia

  3. Signed a treaty with Spain

  4. Sided with Columbia in a revolution
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B Correct answer
Explanation

When Colombia refused the U.S. proposal for the canal zone, Theodore Roosevelt supported Panamanian rebels in their fight for independence from Colombia, which then granted the U.S. the rights to the Canal Zone.